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What's the nastiest perfume you've smelled recently?

95 replies

nangnangnang · 10/01/2008 09:07

Thread inspired by Kate Moss's vile offering.

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Beauregard · 11/01/2008 14:13

Then again i like Poison and many others mentioned on here so i have very bad taste.

themoon66 · 11/01/2008 14:15

Body shop Dewberry... There was a bloke at work who was shagging a colleague (both of them were married to other people). He used ot shut his office door and put the 'Do Not Disturb' sign up. We knew he was in there, shagging, because the smell of her Dewberry seeped out around the door frame. We used to be gagging and giggling outside in the corridor

Piffle · 11/01/2008 14:19

Kylies one is vile
( I fel guilty saying that as she is divine but it is shiteous)

chocoholic · 11/01/2008 14:19

I was given some J Lo Glow but I still can't bring myself to try it. I'm sure I'm over the age when wearing celebrity perfume is allowed.
Am I missing an absolute joy?

(I'm another who wore Poison in the 80's and thought I smelled divine )

colditz · 11/01/2008 14:30

I like CK Eternity, Ghost, Kenzo Flowers (although it smells talcy to me), and this one in a pink bottle that Boots did a couple of years ago, that I've forgotton. It was sweetish.

But my friend smells disgusting if she wears any of those - she smells nice in lemony zingly seafresh smells. I smell better with heavy sweet scent.

anyone else find they need less perfume when they go out since the smoking ban>?

merryberry · 11/01/2008 14:38

that there kate moss one. i sprayed it on self during idle mo waiting for prescription.

gack

katwith3kittens · 11/01/2008 14:52

I luuuurve Poison, the new white one especially !

Dont like Chanel No 5 or Aromatics and would NEVER ever think of even trying a seleb one. Why would I ?

My dad bought me Rive Gauche as my first perfume many many years ago. I never wear it now but whenever I'm at an airport or something I give it a spray and it takes me back ....................

nangnangnang · 11/01/2008 15:52

Ah, dewberry, I remember poisonous clouds of the stuff hanging over my school. Even worse than the teachers' Charlie.

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MaryAnnSingleton · 11/01/2008 16:05

I used to slather myself with Body Shop's vanilla oil which apparently smells like semtex,the explosive (this was during a speight of IRA activity in London) and it alarmed the staff in a branch of Next...also people used to comment that they could smell play doh whenever I was around

jezzemx · 11/01/2008 16:13

CKone - Smells of nats pee

Someone once bought me Opium I sprayed it on myself - got a huge headache - threw up everywhere. I thought I had a bug.
Used it again the following week - same thing happened. It ended up in the bin!!!!!
uuurrrggghhhhh

jezzemx · 11/01/2008 16:14

Oh and too much Red Door smells vile and reminds me of old ladies (the only time I smell it is if I walk past an old lady!!)

jezzemx · 11/01/2008 16:20

Can anyone remember a perfume called Audace [sp?] from the 70's/80's.
My friend and I used to wear her mums when we were younger.
I think it was by the makers of Tweed etc... uurrgghhh

MeAndMyMonkey · 11/01/2008 16:22

My dp barfs if we ever have the misfortune of walking past Lush... any body shop perfume is vile, but I think Poison was the worst ever. So 80s!
This reminds me - I used to love Wrappings (dreadful name) by Clinique... discontinued, I think (unless anyone can enlighten me)?

kittywise · 11/01/2008 16:25

Opium, now that was really foul.

AmersG · 11/01/2008 17:57

Youth Dew for sure, I used to work on an Estee Lauder counter and that would set me off with a headache for hours!

lizandlulu · 11/01/2008 19:33

oh i love the smell of lush shops!! i love their soaps.

CrushWithEyeliner · 11/01/2008 22:00

youth dew - smells like old women covering up the smell of fags and musty hair with potent flowers. Hilarious name too.

CrushWithEyeliner · 11/01/2008 22:02

oh and whenever I wore Glow b J-low a girl at work would ask if anyone could smell immac and I would just want to hideLOL

megglevache · 12/01/2008 13:26

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Buda · 12/01/2008 13:37

I loved Wrappings too.

I used to love Opium and Paris. Never liked Poison or Georgio. Like White Linen too. And Paloma Picasso.

I liked Angel for a while.

I like Be Delicious too.

Have just bought Jo Malone's Lime Basil and Mandarin. Like it.

I never liked Chanel No 5 but did like Chanel Christalle and Chance.

Also used to like Allure.

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