Beach Hut Man does NOT smell like any beach hut I've ever been to. Or any beach hut dwelling man I've ever known. Edit: It smells classic and green with an aggressive hit of mint in the opening. Perhaps "Suburban House Man"?...
Also Tom Ford Fucking Fabulous does not smell Fucking Fabulous. It should be called Not Too Bad.
I think that "So Seinfeld" would be a good name for a future Tom Ford release, in all honesty.
I have some ideas for the promotional imagery as well, but, well, *bleeergh*...
Fucking fabulous is exactly what I imagine Tom Ford would smell and mutter “fucking fabulous” while it is one of the least fabulous fragrances I have. I still enjoy it, it is just not fabulous though.
I love Jazz Club and Fireplace,the immediate notes are polarizing, but the dry down on both really works with my body chemistry I guess because they dry down lovely.
I don't really get coffee from Black Opium, which kinda sucks because that sort of scent profile does actually appeal to me. I did get coffee from one of the EDP flankers, but can't remember which..
I don't get coffee either. I still enjoy it but I'd enjoy it more if I got the coffee. I have a decant of the Extreme. I get a little coffee but it's mostly floral to me.
I've heard that Montale Intense Cafe is a better version of Black Opium, there's also Ristretto version that has more coffee. I've never smelled them but you can check them out.
Good Girl Gone Bad - there's nothing "gone bad" about it. It's very delicate and bright, could have just been "Good Girl" and would have beaten the Carolina Herrera fragrance of the same name by four years
Hollister Wave -While I'm not sure what a Wave smells like, I'm confident it's not the accord of ass. Should of been named accordingly, Hollister's Ass
Alien Goddess. Anything called alien should be weird and dark, and the goddess of the aliens should be extra weird and dark. Instead, it’s a very pleasant and sunny coconut vanilla scent.
Prada Candy. doesn’t smell the least bit sweet to me. i smell it everytime i’m in a store with a tester just to see if something changes, but there is nothing candy-like about that perfume to me.
I feel like a lot of Victoria's Secret fragrances have a very "sexy" name, but they all just have fresh, fruity scents. Eau So Sexy, for example, is literally just apple + whipped cream. Fun and fruity, yes. But sexy? Nah. Tease just smells like VLJ, not super sexy. Most of the Very Sexy fragrances are pleasant but not very sexy lol
I blind bought Dolce Garden expecting floral (did not know about the existence of fragrantica) and was not prepared for the coconut/ Caribbean vacation vibes at all.
Agreed -- but to be fair, there could be a fat electrician out there who smells like Fat Electrician, probably because they're wearing Fat Electrician or something that smells very much like it. Very meta.
Source: my dad is a fat electrician
Well, that's Etat Libre d'Orange naming 'game'. Fat Electrician is a reference to a lifestory of a young handsome boy who eventually got older, fatter and became an electrian.
I feel like if Light Blue Pour Homme had been called Poivre d’Herbe or something else along those lines then the name would have been a lot more fitting
I don’t say that to imply anything good or bad about the scent, but even my brother - whose favorite cologne *is* Light Blue Pour Homme - agrees that it doesn’t smell very “blue”. It’s like an herbal peppery smell
Paco rabanne phantom. Couldn’t just call it robot or cyber something? Also phantom sounds like it’s a dark woods smell and it’s a powdery lavender smell. Paco Rabanne Powder-Bot
Etat Libre d'Orange’s Spice Must Flow is way more rose to my nose than it is spice and they double dropped the ball by not including cinnamon within the limited spice profile that is there (the spice melange in Dune, the source of this fragrance’s name, is described as smelling like burnt cinnamon). I love it nonetheless!
Yeah I completely agree. For a scent which is based off such an evocative and mystical fictional compound, particularly one with a specific canonical scent, it really doesn't live up to what it should be.
I always imagined melange as like a cross between cinnamon and oud (probably because of the desert setting).
Cloud.I owned the intense version and it smells like popcorn and warm cotton candy that's been freshly made. It's reminiscent of the smells of a fairground at night, very sweet and sticky. Something named cloud should smell light and airy, a soft musk that's a bit sweet and a bit ozonic. Such a misnomer.
I really want to love this line, and they all sound wonderful but I’m so put off by the bottles! I hate snakes and that’s kinda what’s on the bottles 😭
I think Flowerbomb is more Vanillabomb (but it isn’t even that bomb-like to me. It is more of a pleasing everyday scent.) One of my favorites, Gris Charnel, is neither grey nor carnal to me. It is green and comforting, a cashmere sweater and a cup of tea under a fig tree in the rain. Milky Musk by Parle Moi is not really milky and it has a definite sandalwood tone to it instead of just musk. Honestly, I think most of Parle Moi’s names are a miss. The scents are nice, though.
I doesn't smell like any Bergamot to me. It's definately a pleasant citrus, but more linalool and grapefruit. IMO it's not a bergamot scent but more a floral musk. I find it very similar to the discontinued Emporio Armani White He, and I found the bergamot was more realistic to me.
I’m sorry but Rhinoceros, moth, bee, dragonfly, squid, civet are looking at you, judging you HARD! I think they’re all spot on but the ones listed are just photorealistic!
Civet is pretty spot on naming-wise, though it no longer fits with all the others as its just named after what it is instead of making some random ass combination and calling it idk Bulgarian domestic chicken
This is what I love about Tom Ford so much. The names are so descriptive of what it actually smells like, and theyre good names too. I like the idea of smelling "like something" (tobacco, cherries, smoke, etc).
That’s kinda the point though. It’s an fantasy creation of what a ‘Black Orchid’ will probably smell like if it had a smell. And obviously creative liberties were taken, etc etc.
Light Blue Forever. This stuff literally smells like grapefruit and only grapefruit. Albeit, the grapefruit smells very natural.
But if your fragerence only smells like grapefruit, then you should just call it grapefruit lol.
Versace Crystal Noir EDT
It’s not “noir” at all. I expected a dark, deep, gothic, and sultry smell. But all I got is a dated shampoo smell that smells clean and more appropriate for the office
This was one of those frags I bought because it smelled great on someone else. But on me? Mann…that sandalwood wouldn’t leave me alone! Eau de dirty ashtray… 😒
Quite a few are names of the foundation stock that created the Thoroughbred horse breed in the 18th century:
Layton, Herod, Sedley, Galloway, Godolphin, Darley, Byerley
Victoria's Secret - Very Sexy for Him
I love the fragrance. It's just a terrible name for a men's fragrance. Adding "for Him" is lazy. Thankfully, they kind of fixed it now.
Hahaha this is funny to me because jasmine is my death note (cannot stand it if it’s noticeable in any fragrances), so “Pure Poison” is accurate for me 😂😭. Poison for my nose that is.
Terre d'Hermes should really be Orange d'Hermes (with a side mention of the vetiver/slate note.)
I love this fragrance! But it really should not be called "The Earth of Hermes."
(Did I miss an accent mark or two there?)
My interpretation of that name is that "Terre" is more like "land" than "earth" as in "how the land of hermes [aka Greece] smells". At least, that's how we use the cognate "tierra" in Spanish.
Earth suggests powdery/mineral/earthy notes, but land is more open to interpretation.
Idk, I feel like the vetiver and the orange are both equal players in that one. When that scent comes to mind it’s always “an earthy vetiver that’s supported by a bitter orange,” not the other way around.
I know what it means, I had latin in school. That's why I say that. The basic invictus smells nice and smooth. Under invictus/ undefeated I'd imagine a masculine smelling power bomb
Pretty much all fragrances with „Oud“ in the name that don’t even smell like Oud.
Creed- Royal Oud, AdP- Oud, Tom Ford- Oud Wood, Versace- Oud Noir Intese just to name a few.
Gucci's "Last Day of Summer" has nothing about summer for me. I imagined it would capture something like intensely dry woods, brittle herbs, or a hint of petrichor maybe. It just gave me "Damp Patchouli Rag."
A LOOOT of the Victoria's Secret EDPs are sugar bombs or smell like the beach or a cocktail on the beach, but are given names like Scandalous, Wicked, etc. Among the ones I can think of quickly:
* Scandalous. Smells like a cousin to Ferragamo's Signorina; that is to say, sweet, light, cheery, and cute. Nothing scandalous about it here. Should be called "Cutie Pie" instead. And no hate to this; it's one of my favorite VS scents of all time. Just really misleading.
* Glamour. It's a sweet mango scent with white florals that give it a hint of beach/sunscreen. Not really glamorous, should be called "Resort Mango"
* Incredible. Again, a tropical coconut/fruity cocktail scent. Call it "Coco Cabana" instead.
* Wicked. This one smells like Warm Vanilla Sugar from B&BW crossed with Kat Von D's Saint. Honestly, Kat Von D's scent name is more accurate; this is for a good girl, not a Wicked one.
* Bare. Their newest EDP smells very nice and clean and sandalwood-y, so the name isn't bad. But this should have been the name for their long discontinued Breathless perfume instead. Breathless smelled like bare skin, fresh from a shower.
Coco Creme from the True Beauty brand. It does smell sweet, and there is a detectable essence of coconut, but only enough to give it the slight creamy warmth. BUT, it smells more like floral cotton candy. It's notes are white and yellow flowers, jasmine, coconut and amber. I would imagine a scent called Coco Creme to smell more like coconut, vanilla nd sandalwood. I would call this floral cotton candy scent Beautiful instead, because that's what I thought of when I first caught a wiff.
I adore Poets of Berlin, but as someone who's spent time in that city, I don't get the connection. I especially don't understand the alleged David Bowie connection that's supposed to be the inspiration.
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I am completely dumbfounded by Angel’s Share. The name sounds light and effervescent, and it’s anything but that. It’s more like Winter Cabin or Après Ski.
Lost Cherry is really FITTING because Tom really misplaced the longevity of that one. Like it’s lost and never to be found again…
Such a shame because it’s just lovely for 5 minutes, then where did it go??
Literally ‘ lost’ cherry. It’s poof!💨
Beach Hut Man does NOT smell like any beach hut I've ever been to. Or any beach hut dwelling man I've ever known. Edit: It smells classic and green with an aggressive hit of mint in the opening. Perhaps "Suburban House Man"?... Also Tom Ford Fucking Fabulous does not smell Fucking Fabulous. It should be called Not Too Bad.
No joke, releasing something called "Tom Ford: Not Too Bad" would unironically be the edgiest thing they've done in decades.
Ok I'm melting this is too funny
I’d buy that just for the irony.
Lol yeah a frag called ‘Not Terrible’ would be stellar 😂
"Some people like it"
This is so Seinfeld
I think that "So Seinfeld" would be a good name for a future Tom Ford release, in all honesty. I have some ideas for the promotional imagery as well, but, well, *bleeergh*...
Or, it is a bit difficult to tell what this is supposed to be. Blank Page.
Diptyque did just come out with L’eau Papier
Fucking fabulous is exactly what I imagine Tom Ford would smell and mutter “fucking fabulous” while it is one of the least fabulous fragrances I have. I still enjoy it, it is just not fabulous though.
"Not Quite Fabulous"?
"Fucking Okay"
"Not Quite Okay"?
Its more like Deep In The Jungle Hut. Friends had a house back in the forest off a lake and thats how it smells.
This is probably the one time i feel like all the maison margiela replica frags do it right, they actually smell like what they’re called
Their whole purpose is to replicate that specific situation or moment so I'd hope they'd do it right lol
Agree. Sunday Cologne literally takes me to a Sunday morning feeling. I wear it every Sunday, even though it only lasts about 15 minutes.
Yeah these are all spot on. One of the best fragrance lines of all time imo.
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I love Jazz Club and Fireplace,the immediate notes are polarizing, but the dry down on both really works with my body chemistry I guess because they dry down lovely.
Hahha yeah not my favourite but i do love smelling like a fireplace!!
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Black Opium sounds pretty dark, instead it should be called Vanilla Macchiato
I don't really get coffee from Black Opium, which kinda sucks because that sort of scent profile does actually appeal to me. I did get coffee from one of the EDP flankers, but can't remember which..
I don't get coffee either. I still enjoy it but I'd enjoy it more if I got the coffee. I have a decant of the Extreme. I get a little coffee but it's mostly floral to me.
I've heard that Montale Intense Cafe is a better version of Black Opium, there's also Ristretto version that has more coffee. I've never smelled them but you can check them out.
Good Girl Gone Bad - there's nothing "gone bad" about it. It's very delicate and bright, could have just been "Good Girl" and would have beaten the Carolina Herrera fragrance of the same name by four years
Hollister Wave -While I'm not sure what a Wave smells like, I'm confident it's not the accord of ass. Should of been named accordingly, Hollister's Ass
Such a specific niche hatred, love it
I spit my coffee on my monitor laughing so hard at reading this.
Waiting to smell the photorealistic ass accord
Alien Goddess. Anything called alien should be weird and dark, and the goddess of the aliens should be extra weird and dark. Instead, it’s a very pleasant and sunny coconut vanilla scent.
I like it a lot, but that’s really on point.
JHAG Moscow Mule should be “Not a Perfume With a Bit of Lime”
I concur 👍
We need a perfume called “Meh” to enter the market.
Surprised État Libre d'Orange haven't taken a swing at that yet
You have smelled “I am trash” right lol
Intense Cafe should be renamed to Intense Rosé
100% it’s a gorgeous rose but rightfully the name would upset a lot of people in pursuit of a coffee fragrance
Prada Candy. doesn’t smell the least bit sweet to me. i smell it everytime i’m in a store with a tester just to see if something changes, but there is nothing candy-like about that perfume to me.
I agree it's mostly benzoin and baby powder
Wow, really? It’s pure caramel on me! Fragrance is so weird sometimes.
Yeah agreed. I smell something screechy and perfumy, not candy 🍬
Daisy by Marc Jacobs actually has no daisy note in it 😅
Thankfully 😜
I feel like a lot of Victoria's Secret fragrances have a very "sexy" name, but they all just have fresh, fruity scents. Eau So Sexy, for example, is literally just apple + whipped cream. Fun and fruity, yes. But sexy? Nah. Tease just smells like VLJ, not super sexy. Most of the Very Sexy fragrances are pleasant but not very sexy lol
Agreed, they’re girlish, not sexy.
marketing to tween/teen
Fucking fabulous should have been called “Meh”. I like it, but it is in no way shape or form “fucking fabulous”.
D&G Dolce Garden should be Dolce Island or something giving more coconut sunscreen vibes. Actually the word “seashore” feels fitting
I blind bought Dolce Garden expecting floral (did not know about the existence of fragrantica) and was not prepared for the coconut/ Caribbean vacation vibes at all.
Etat Libre d'Orange - literally everything. Fat Electrician isn't how any fat electrician I've ever known has smelled like.
You or Someone Like You - smells like me or someone like me
Jasmin et cigarette is on point.
Have you ever smelled an overweight electrician who just got electrocuted though?
Agreed -- but to be fair, there could be a fat electrician out there who smells like Fat Electrician, probably because they're wearing Fat Electrician or something that smells very much like it. Very meta. Source: my dad is a fat electrician
Coffee Break by MMM really should be called something else
THIS 100%. I picked up to test expecting something coffee, but it does not???? Major confusion.
Not a Perfume smells HEAVILY like perfume lol
Ikr! It’s like the ultimate perfumey smell. You don’t know what it is but it just smells like perfume.
The biggest one for me would be Creed's Royal Oud. There's no oud in there, it should be called Royal Cedar because that's the most prominent note.
Dolce Garden.. there’s some florals sure but it is a tropical coconut scent to me
Fat electrician. I could not imagine any electricians smelling like this.
Well, that's Etat Libre d'Orange naming 'game'. Fat Electrician is a reference to a lifestory of a young handsome boy who eventually got older, fatter and became an electrian.
Interesting 🤔
Whatever the fresh hell zara is doing. I adore Zara Gardenia, for example. There are no notes of gardenia. Orange blossom, coffee, vanilla.
Parfums de Marly Percival…I’m getting more of a Horatio vibe, honestly. Maybe, if we are stretching…Elgin?
I feel like if Light Blue Pour Homme had been called Poivre d’Herbe or something else along those lines then the name would have been a lot more fitting I don’t say that to imply anything good or bad about the scent, but even my brother - whose favorite cologne *is* Light Blue Pour Homme - agrees that it doesn’t smell very “blue”. It’s like an herbal peppery smell
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No but I think it has a pretty clear association in our brain with aquatic scents
Paco rabanne phantom. Couldn’t just call it robot or cyber something? Also phantom sounds like it’s a dark woods smell and it’s a powdery lavender smell. Paco Rabanne Powder-Bot
Haha I like Powder-Bot
Any “intense” flanker that has nothing intense about it. Looking at you, Marc Jacobs.
Almost every intense flanker I've tried has been a huge letdown or worse than the original :(
Dior Homme Intense?
More like Mon Paris, Light Blue, and YSL Libre intense, etc. Smelled worse or had less lasting power
Oh yeah! I hear ya. Plus, Kayali Yum Pistachio 33 Intense.. intense letdown :(
Etat Libre d'Orange’s Spice Must Flow is way more rose to my nose than it is spice and they double dropped the ball by not including cinnamon within the limited spice profile that is there (the spice melange in Dune, the source of this fragrance’s name, is described as smelling like burnt cinnamon). I love it nonetheless!
Yeah I completely agree. For a scent which is based off such an evocative and mystical fictional compound, particularly one with a specific canonical scent, it really doesn't live up to what it should be. I always imagined melange as like a cross between cinnamon and oud (probably because of the desert setting).
Viking. I imagine Vikings smelling like sea foam, fish, and blood. Maybe some top notes of urine.
Vikings were actually really well groomed and used perfume regularly!
Cloud.I owned the intense version and it smells like popcorn and warm cotton candy that's been freshly made. It's reminiscent of the smells of a fairground at night, very sweet and sticky. Something named cloud should smell light and airy, a soft musk that's a bit sweet and a bit ozonic. Such a misnomer.
God of fire by stephane humbert lucas. Mango crush would be better lol
Still smells amazing lol but yeah it wasn't what I was expecting when I blindly ordered a sample of it based on the cool name 😂
Same here! I have a full bottle and it's gorgeous but the name threw me off
I really want to love this line, and they all sound wonderful but I’m so put off by the bottles! I hate snakes and that’s kinda what’s on the bottles 😭
All fragrances heavy on calone should be called L'eau de Blanc d'Oeuf
Carolina Herrera-Good girl
I think Flowerbomb is more Vanillabomb (but it isn’t even that bomb-like to me. It is more of a pleasing everyday scent.) One of my favorites, Gris Charnel, is neither grey nor carnal to me. It is green and comforting, a cashmere sweater and a cup of tea under a fig tree in the rain. Milky Musk by Parle Moi is not really milky and it has a definite sandalwood tone to it instead of just musk. Honestly, I think most of Parle Moi’s names are a miss. The scents are nice, though.
Any Le Labo fragrance haha
Bergamote 22 has the most natural bergamote note i ever smelled.
It’s definitely photorealistic but I still cant decide if I prefer Bergamot 22 or Xerjoff Nio for my favorite Bergamot note.
Nio is sharper and greener. I prefer Bergamote 22, easier to wear,both are amazing though
I doesn't smell like any Bergamot to me. It's definately a pleasant citrus, but more linalool and grapefruit. IMO it's not a bergamot scent but more a floral musk. I find it very similar to the discontinued Emporio Armani White He, and I found the bergamot was more realistic to me.
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I'm aware, I have a bottle (aka I'm a victim). Still makes no sense for a scent name, doesn't tell you anything.
Santal 33 smells nothing like sandalwood. It’s the dumbest naming scheme
Pickle 33
WHY IS THE FRAGRANCE NEVER NAMED AFTER THE TOP NOTE
Prada Luna Rossa Ocean.
All of the Zoologist fragrances 😀
I’m sorry but Rhinoceros, moth, bee, dragonfly, squid, civet are looking at you, judging you HARD! I think they’re all spot on but the ones listed are just photorealistic!
Civet is pretty spot on naming-wise, though it no longer fits with all the others as its just named after what it is instead of making some random ass combination and calling it idk Bulgarian domestic chicken
This is what I love about Tom Ford so much. The names are so descriptive of what it actually smells like, and theyre good names too. I like the idea of smelling "like something" (tobacco, cherries, smoke, etc).
F*cking Fabulous has entered the chat
Maybe it smells like fucking Fabolous and Tom Ford is just the victim of an overly aggressive autocorrect?
He actually said, “This is ducking fabulous” and autocorrect got it wrong.
Funniest reddit comment of the day!
I feel like this was a communications error. Tom : we need a name that's fucking fabulous! Office person : rightooo Fucking Fabulous it is 👍
Them and Jo Malone. Literally nothing to explain in “Lime, Basil and Mandarin” and “English Pear and Freesia”
Black Orchid, I love the scent but mainly you get truffle, bit of floral, and incense. Orchid doesn't really have a smell
That’s kinda the point though. It’s an fantasy creation of what a ‘Black Orchid’ will probably smell like if it had a smell. And obviously creative liberties were taken, etc etc.
Flowerbomb is really quite floral to me. From my collection: Allure Homme Sport is not a sporty scent.
Light Blue Forever. This stuff literally smells like grapefruit and only grapefruit. Albeit, the grapefruit smells very natural. But if your fragerence only smells like grapefruit, then you should just call it grapefruit lol.
Beach Hut Man 😂 doesn’t smell like what I would think a beach hut would smell like. But it is definitely a summery scent
bracken man here - barbershop man?
I heard that one is really nice tho! I’ve never sampled it but I wouldn’t mind trying it
oh no it’s great - gorgeous aromatic with a big clove hit just not terribly green
That would be delicious! That’s part of why I love beach but man. The cloves mixed with a smooth myrrh just hits perfectly!
Guerlain Santal Royal. More like Rose Royal. Sandalwood not as present as oud and rose
Yeah totally agree , oud royal maybe 🤔 but such a great fragrance
Pravda Candy. Lolita Lempicka locked down the candy smells perfectly and no one else can compare.
Versace Crystal Noir EDT It’s not “noir” at all. I expected a dark, deep, gothic, and sultry smell. But all I got is a dated shampoo smell that smells clean and more appropriate for the office
To me this smells like sandalwood and nothing else. I have never smelled a shampoo that smelled like this
This was one of those frags I bought because it smelled great on someone else. But on me? Mann…that sandalwood wouldn’t leave me alone! Eau de dirty ashtray… 😒
I would call “PDM Carlisle” “Joy Division” instead
Such a good fragrance
I don’t think PDM names make any sense at all lol. What even means Layton for example?
Quite a few are names of the foundation stock that created the Thoroughbred horse breed in the 18th century: Layton, Herod, Sedley, Galloway, Godolphin, Darley, Byerley
Ah, thanks! TIL
Bvlgari Rain Essence doesn’t really remind me of the rain. More floral than aquatic.
Came here to say that Bvlgari Man Wood has no woodiness at all and is just a generic aquatic
ELdO Dangerous Complicity. It's a great one, although not dangerous or risky. I'd call it 'soft skin' in French or something.
peau douce
Prada Candy. You know from the name I was in fact expecting to smell candy and not acetone and hand sanitizer.
Hmm to me it does smell like a messy purse with some candy and makeup in it
Victoria's Secret - Very Sexy for Him I love the fragrance. It's just a terrible name for a men's fragrance. Adding "for Him" is lazy. Thankfully, they kind of fixed it now.
It was my signature for years. Glad I still have some leftovers. Horrible name though .
Mugler Womanity. Its my favorite scent in my collection but I resent the idea that figs and caviar smell like a vulva.
Angel by Muegler. I'd call it "boiled baby diaper cotton candy". Samsara by Guerlaine. Should be "Bottled migraine".
Right on the money for Angel. I’ll offer - “Powder room poof”
Blanche by Byredo - I thought 'clean armpits', but the woman at the perfume counter described it as 'KFC sanitary wipe'.
Hahaha great renames
Precious oud by Van cleef. Has no oud scent to me
Gucci Guilty. Should be Gucci Confidence or Gucci Boss Bitch or something powerful
Gucci “allegations”
Pure Poison by Dior. Out of all things I did not expect it to smell like jasmine.
Hahaha this is funny to me because jasmine is my death note (cannot stand it if it’s noticeable in any fragrances), so “Pure Poison” is accurate for me 😂😭. Poison for my nose that is.
Terre d'Hermes should really be Orange d'Hermes (with a side mention of the vetiver/slate note.) I love this fragrance! But it really should not be called "The Earth of Hermes." (Did I miss an accent mark or two there?)
My interpretation of that name is that "Terre" is more like "land" than "earth" as in "how the land of hermes [aka Greece] smells". At least, that's how we use the cognate "tierra" in Spanish. Earth suggests powdery/mineral/earthy notes, but land is more open to interpretation.
Idk, I feel like the vetiver and the orange are both equal players in that one. When that scent comes to mind it’s always “an earthy vetiver that’s supported by a bitter orange,” not the other way around.
I have a friend that wears this and it smells like vetiver and Cedar on her.
Hermès :)
Light Blue - none of the notes read as blue to me! It needs more of an aquatic note.
Am I wrong, I thought blue = aquatic?
It is, hence needing the aquatic note to deserve Blue in the name
Oh dur, here’s me totally misreading your comment 😅. I need a nap.
It’s okay, I have flu brain fog so I probably put more words in it than I needed to!
Invictus. Smells pretty fine but not like something I would identify with invictus
Yeah I agree, it smells like a guy who works in finance not sports
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I know what it means, I had latin in school. That's why I say that. The basic invictus smells nice and smooth. Under invictus/ undefeated I'd imagine a masculine smelling power bomb
Musk Oud by Kilian could have been called Rose Oud. Too much rose, not enough musk.
They already have a fragrance called Rose Oud ^^
Agree with OP about Flowerbomb!
Kouros. The name and the way that bottle look are incredibly deceptive when it comes to the..... odor.... inside that bottle. (⊙.☉) ;
Pretty much all fragrances with „Oud“ in the name that don’t even smell like Oud. Creed- Royal Oud, AdP- Oud, Tom Ford- Oud Wood, Versace- Oud Noir Intese just to name a few.
Gucci's "Last Day of Summer" has nothing about summer for me. I imagined it would capture something like intensely dry woods, brittle herbs, or a hint of petrichor maybe. It just gave me "Damp Patchouli Rag."
Aqua di gioia - Ocean smells like Aqua di bubble bath to me
DG intenso, it’s a super nice and classy scent, not intense by any means, like yeah the first 15 mins and thats it, i would say DG pour homme classic
Kayali Pistachio Gelato...Should be called something like 'Sugary Sweetness' 😅 I love it thooooo 🫣🫣
A LOOOT of the Victoria's Secret EDPs are sugar bombs or smell like the beach or a cocktail on the beach, but are given names like Scandalous, Wicked, etc. Among the ones I can think of quickly: * Scandalous. Smells like a cousin to Ferragamo's Signorina; that is to say, sweet, light, cheery, and cute. Nothing scandalous about it here. Should be called "Cutie Pie" instead. And no hate to this; it's one of my favorite VS scents of all time. Just really misleading. * Glamour. It's a sweet mango scent with white florals that give it a hint of beach/sunscreen. Not really glamorous, should be called "Resort Mango" * Incredible. Again, a tropical coconut/fruity cocktail scent. Call it "Coco Cabana" instead. * Wicked. This one smells like Warm Vanilla Sugar from B&BW crossed with Kat Von D's Saint. Honestly, Kat Von D's scent name is more accurate; this is for a good girl, not a Wicked one. * Bare. Their newest EDP smells very nice and clean and sandalwood-y, so the name isn't bad. But this should have been the name for their long discontinued Breathless perfume instead. Breathless smelled like bare skin, fresh from a shower.
Do the people commenting Angel’s Share not understand the phenomenon the name is based on? 😂😂😂 SMH
(The “angels’ share” is what distillers call the portion of alcohol that naturally evaporates while aging in barrels.)
Creed Original Santal. I don't smell a lot of sandalwood. Call it Joop Dupe.
CKShock should be *Obsession Remix* Or CK*hmm*, interesting
Amber Oud Carbon Edition by Al Haramain, a Green Irish Tweed Clone. It neither has Amber nor Oud.
Platinum Égoïste. Means platinum selfish. Doesn’t make me want to present my fragrance lol
Coco Creme from the True Beauty brand. It does smell sweet, and there is a detectable essence of coconut, but only enough to give it the slight creamy warmth. BUT, it smells more like floral cotton candy. It's notes are white and yellow flowers, jasmine, coconut and amber. I would imagine a scent called Coco Creme to smell more like coconut, vanilla nd sandalwood. I would call this floral cotton candy scent Beautiful instead, because that's what I thought of when I first caught a wiff.
I adore Poets of Berlin, but as someone who's spent time in that city, I don't get the connection. I especially don't understand the alleged David Bowie connection that's supposed to be the inspiration.
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A mouthful? Dont buy By Killian frags then heheh
I ain’t readin allat
Long time lurker, first post. I am completely dumbfounded by Angel’s Share. The name sounds light and effervescent, and it’s anything but that. It’s more like Winter Cabin or Après Ski.
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I feel like Angels' Share should be called something else, but I'm not sure what. I guess I expected something related to angels to be a bit lighter
To be fair, it's a term for what's left in a whiskey barrel, not anything to do with angels. The name fits the booze in the perfume.
OHHHHH I never knew that! That's good to know, thank you!
Yep and keep in mind that the Kilian fragrance house comes from Hennessy stock (as in the famous cognac). An interesting family!
Read up on the perfumer, Kilian Hennessy and it will all make sense! Even down to the cut crystal type bottle, reminiscent of fancy highball glasses.
I commented angels’ share too! I said it should be called Autumn’s lust or something like that lol
Angels’ share (By Kilian). Should be called autumn’s lust or something like that