Products you can't stand the smell of.

[TheLemonisinPlay]

Hi,

I was thinking the other day about how important scent is in a product. I particularly hate the smell of palmers but I use it anyway because it really helps my scaly legs.

What products do you hate the smell of?

Yankee candles and the perfume poison, there was a smoker at work she used to pop out for fag n then spray it in the lift on the way up it was hideous

KFC restaurants. Have to hold my breath as I walk by one.

Angel perfume . Aghh I feel a migraine coming on

Oh I love Thierry mugler Angel perfume! You are all wrong. I cherish my little bottle of it.

Excellent link Frugal. Thank you.

Like so many other posters, I hate Angel perfume, also anything with heavy peach or other fruity or sugary smells, even Mitsouko. Dislike the smell of strawberries, and find the smell of blackcurrants or blackberries while cooking extremely unpleasant. Hate many Dior scents (especially Poison and Dune - though I used to love old-style Diorella). Joop and Lush and White Musk all seem overpowering. I dislike most scented candles and those tree-shaped car air fresheners, also scented detergents/household cleaners (especially mock apple); I buy unscented if possible, or citrussy.

Strongly agree with poster above who said hot meaty/spicy food on trains can be offensive.

On the other hand, I do like lemon, cloves, menthol-and-eucalyptus (in moderation) , dill, fennel, aniseed, parsley and coriander. And many 'green' perfumes, especially those containing galbanum. And some kinds of incense, especially myrrh and frankincense. And blackcurrant leaves, and cut grass.

Pantene products. All of them. Went off them 13 years ago, when pregnant and to this day, if I get a whiff....I want to throw up.

Anything vanilla.

Silly bully cow from hell used to come to school stinking of it.

I really dislike plug in air freshener things, really make me feel suffocated, traditional hand made joss sticks and open windows are much nicer.

Also department stores that have lots of beauty products make me heave.

Another Elnett hater here, it sticks in my throat.

Obv yy to any and all Lynx products

Angel and most other gourmand type perfumes give me the heaves.

Lush products - just walking past the shop makes me heave.

That Body shop Hemp hand cream

Sickly perfumes like Paris, Angel etc

I had to stop using Trilogy rosehip oil because the smell made me feel sick.

I am super sensitve to smell, so really like using products with my own 'feel good' scents. Currently LOVE Neals Yard Bee Lovely mandarin & honey body lotion, Nivea Happy Time shower creme and Bamboo hair shine spray (yum).

Elnette too Bishbo

Angel by Thierry Mugler.

Just so fucking strong, and Lush products. I just want to faint walking past that shop.

Clarins eau Dynamisante has a horrible musty undertone to it... Yeuch. Was gutted recently to try one of those pricey Jason shower gels (free of all noxious ingredients, all lovely and herbal etc). DH treated us to a massive bottle. Just smelled of mould.

Clinique Aromatics Elixir. Can smell it 30ft away
Artificial vanilla - cloying yuk.
But I like 8hr cream, carmex, pink Mitchum and eau dynamisante

Any impulse smell reminds me of the smell of Bo as it was used liberally by girls I went to school with in lieu of washing. Same goes for lynx. Reminds me of teenage boys armpits and smelly feet.

I hate the smell of:
Hope and Glory Heel Genius.
Palmers Cocoa Butter body lotion/ cream.
(Their Coconut one is gorgeous though).
Angel perfume.
Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream.
Any Pomegranate Noir - Aldi or JoMalone
Lancome Tresor
St Tropez tan can't remember which one.
Lime Basil and Mandarin
YSL Rive Gauche

@TheLemonisinPlay

I do agree with the smell of Elnett. It is very rare that I use hairspray. Only when very windy. One day it was rather windy. I used L'heure Bleu perfume and sprayed my hair with Elnett. At 62 I finally felt rather grown up!!!

Anything that smells of food. I don't want plum and cinnamon bodywash or apple scented soap or strawberry lipgloss. I want fresh scents or woody floral scents.

Radox stress relief and the muscle soak bath stuff. Something weirdly suffocating about them. I get a horrible claustrophobic feeling when I smell them.
Soap&Glory- horrible and cheap teenage smell. Very strong and lingers.
Britney Spears Circus perfume- pure sweat.
Calvin Klein Contradiction perfume- I squirted a lot on myself when it was first released - just before I went on a coach trip. I have never felt so ill in my life and I couldn't escape the smell of it.

I have very sensitive skin and dermatitis so can't use normal soap or shower gel. I bought an Oilatum soap bar in Savers a few months ago to try, as it is apparently good for those with skin conditions. It is hands down the most foul smelling product I have ever used.

Cigarettes! Veet! Most fake tans! Soap & Glory! Germolene! The list goes on

Oh and don’t get me started on some perfumes, Angel. Paris, youth dew! Anais Anais! All smells like fly spray to me 🤣🤣🤣

Zombie thread!

@CambsAlways I hate those perfumes too.