I have found with many scents that I do not like initially that allowing the soaps to air out for several days or even weeks allows some of the tops notes to evaporate leaving an improved scent. I found the scent of Tabac to be repulsive when first unwrapped, but after leaving it uncovered for a few weeks, I can use the soap with no issue. I find the DG scents to be somewhat "gamey" at first. Airing out the soaps definitely helps improve the scent. That also allows some of the dominant notes to tone down.
I meant Chatillon Lux colognes/aftershaves. His taste is just weird IMO. A friend of mine spent a fortune on CL fragrances and brought them to me to smell as he knew that I once had a vast collection of 'old school' men's fragrances. I thought they were disgusting. Vintage Givenchy Gentleman they ain't.