Strange thing about Czech and Speake for me

[heirkb]

Has anyone noticed that Czech and Speake (specifically Cuba and 88) end with a slight note of dog**** when on their skin? Like literally dog****. I get rose for a microsecond, some more rose with a slight what's that, then bam I get dog****. Very very strange. I had some people smell my arm to make sure and they smelled the same thing. I think there's something in their colognes that reacts weirdly with my skin
The lavender smelled wonderful though, so I'm not sure

 

[Scentronic]

There are so many types of dog ****... Could you be more specific?

Um... No. No DS in there, as far as I can tell. I was sort of stressing at one point over my Creed Bois de Santal, because the sandalwood does have a very soft and somewhat poop-like creaminess, but upon extensive examination, no poop could be verified.

 

[tubamann]

Well, is there any henna in it? I've noticed a faint smell of cow in perfumes with that ingredient. One example is some of the perfumes from Arabian Oud.

 

[The Knize]

not really in 88 or Cuba, but a barnyard note (literally urine and/or poop, although cos/horse poop is a different smell than dog poop) is not a bad thing in most scents or in high end French pinor noir

is it like what some foks get from Pinaud Lilac Vegetal? that is more a mulch smell to me, but . . . .

not just earthy but poop, eh? I actually do not get much earthy in either 88 or Cuba and I have spent a lot of time with 88

not saying it is not there, though, on your skin

 

[heirkb]

I think it's just my skin. It's kinda like...if you have some dog**** on your shoe and you lean in and smell it after it's dried down a bit. Not that sharp, nose burning dog**** smell, but that deep and disgusting smell that's left after it's allowed to dry a little.
Very very strange stuff

 

[The Nid Hog]

I'm thinking that your dog has an excellent diet. Whatever he's droppin' you should be bagging and selling.

Seriously, I don't get the poop thing from 88. But cstrother is right. There are some strange notes in high end perfumes. I just got a bottle of Jicky for my wife and it has a civet note early on that might cause you to shudder a little until you get used to it.

 

[The Knize]

Luca Turin says that civet (taken from the anal glands of the civet, which looks like cat but is closer genetically to a mongoose) smells fecal and another source says if you do not believe it pop open some Jicky! I do not have any Jicky to try it! Joy has lots of civet, too, apparently.

"Indole: a chemical compound which smells floral at low concentrations, fecal at high concentrations"

"a distinct whiff of castoreum (that fecal basenote so characteristic of older Guerlains"

Real ambergris in pure form is supposedl to smell pretty off putting, too, as I recall.

 

[thunderball]

There are so many types of dog ****... Could you be more specific?

Classic. I have a few Czech & Speake fragrances too and I haven't smelled anything offensive yet (I don't consider the marijuana notes in Citrus Paradisi to be offensive).

 

[tsmba]

I'm with you, Dave....I always wonder about the crowd that describes scents as smelling offensive. Just read the comments on BN about Muscs Koublai Khan! I hadn't heard anything about Citrus Paradisi smelling like cannabis. That sounds like a statement made by someone who has never smelled cannabis! Same thing with Fresh "Cannabis Santal".

Some folks have vivid imaginations!

 

[Emmett]

Dog****, ew. Barnyard smells I actually like, but dog**** is foul. Sorry for your experience, man!

 

[Scentronic]

Classic. I have a few Czech & Speake fragrances too and I haven't smelled anything offensive yet (I don't consider the marijuana notes in Citrus Paradisi to be offensive).

I think I know what you're talking about...

I hadn't made that association as of yet.

It smells like going over your pot dealer's house (who has several cats and grows high-end weed in his closet) and eating an orange.

 

[BROWNS]

You say that like it's a bad thing, I thought the goal of these high end scents were to make the user smell like a European??

Please don't take offense my Euro-friends, I couldn't resist.

 

[BarryR]

I don't get any poop smell from C&S and like most of them. I think #88 is excellent. Perhaps the slightest hint of urine with initial application of Cuba, but that goes away quickly.

 

[The Knize]

I think I know what you're talking about...

I hadn't made that association as of yet.

It smells like going over your pot dealer's house (who has several cats and grows high-end weed in his closet) and eating an orange.

I think I know what you're talking about, too, although I would not have made the association and I do not have a weed dealer to go visit to test the theory. Glad to see some discussion of Citrus Paradis. I really like it myself. Would love to have about 30 ml of it.

 

[richmondesi]

I think I know what you're talking about, too, although I would not have made the association and I do not have a weed dealer to go visit to test the theory. Glad to see some discussion of Citrus Paradis. I really like it myself. Would love to have about 30 ml of it.

I've got the Paradisi, and I love it. It needs to open up a little when you put it on, but man it's pleasant about 30 minutes in.

 

[Rusty Jackknife]

Absolutely!! Though moment I put on Cuba, I instantly smell ****. My nose registers some really nasty notes.

I have put on many fragrances that have not agreed with me. These two (Cuba and 88) are the only ones that I had to immediately wash off. Disappointing... as I really wanted to like Cuba.

I don't care about a drydown or it being "my skin". If there's even 2 people in this world that can smell **** when applying these fragrances; they aren't coming close to my skin again.

RJ

 

[RoyalKooparillo]

Hmph, I've never had that experience with C&S, but body chemistry can do weird stuff with scents.

The only fragrance I have that I'd consider smelling somewhat poopy is MPG Santal Noble. Really bizarre. And occasionally I'll get a strong patchouli note as well (which I detest). But the drydown is wonderful, deep sandalwood with hint of coffee.

 

[drumana]

No, but Hammam Bouquet smells like **** on me. haha. I'm serious. It's weird.

 

[Obsessed]

This thread is an absolute classic! Possibly the highest ratio of hilarious posts to total posts of any thread in recent memory.

 

[The Knize]

Luca Turin says that civet (taken from the anal glands of the civet, which looks like cat but is closer genetically to a mongoose) smells fecal and another source says if you do not believe it pop open some Jicky! I do not have any Jicky to try it! Joy has lots of civet, too, apparently.

"Indole: a chemical compound which smells floral at low concentrations, fecal at high concentrations"

"a distinct whiff of castoreum (that fecal basenote so characteristic of older Guerlains"

Real ambergris in pure form is supposedl to smell pretty off putting, too, as I recall.

I still do not have any Jicky, but turns out my wife has some Joy. Civet is kind the aroma, just like they say.