What cologne disappointed you?

[Bookie]

Dissapointed is wrong word here but D&G The one.I heared so many praises and decided to try it. Nothing special.
On the second note, so many youtube reviewers called my favourite scent boring and nothing special however I like it, I wear it very rarely however each time I wear it I get compliments. Perhaps it's cultural divide West- East.

 

[emwolf]

Just about anything with vetiver. Vetiver has a tendency to dry down to a beef broth scent on me.

 

[ouchyfoot]

Tom Ford Grey Vetiver...meh!

 

[AlphaFrank75]

My latest disappointment. After being spoiled with Jazz Prestige, which is great, Jazz it too light for my tastes.

 

[esky15]

DR Harris Marlborough. To me, it smelled like the old butts from the ashtray of that old Buick that has been sitting in the bush for 35 years.

 

[Featherweight]

Just about anything with vetiver. Vetiver has a tendency to dry down to a beef broth scent on me.

The herbal notes in Guerlain's version could certainly contribute to that impression of that scent.

This one, in its ribbed bottle formula, was a huge letdown for me when I blind bought it ten years ago. Luckily the latest version is different enough that I'm warmed up to the scent and wear it frequently now.

 

[Slock]

Le eau de Issey pour homme. Headachy, synthetic, despite a million good reviews. Gave to wife, don't laugh, could be unisex. Lemon fizz right?

Le Male. Now you can laugh! minty fougere doesn't work, again a million positive reviews. Could be a biased crowd that likes the bottle ... should toss it. Or leave it at that one bar downtown ...


AA

Yes LeMale is awful. I tried a sample it made my eyes water and it woke me up after I fell asleep.

 

[Jubejubilee]

Dunhill Century. There’s a bitter note in there (the cypriol?) that makes it difficult to love. I can still pull it off if I spray lightly.

 

[DaveHStone]

Tabac aftershave a few years back... blind buy... the scent wasn't what I would've expected.

 

[Zig the Pirate]

Bath & Body Works Midnight.
I don't shop there, but my daughter (Mini Zig) had a gift card and wanted to do something nice.

Midnight is listed as having cedar leaf, amber musk, and black pepper. It's said to smell like Sauvage, but I really can't tell. It only lasts for about an hour on my skin. That's just not enough for a $40 clone.

 

[RicoSuave]

Truffitt & Hill’s “West Indian Lime.”

Despite its steep price point, it dissipates as quickly as a cheap drugstore aftershave.

 

[RicoSuave]

My latest disappointment. After being spoiled with Jazz Prestige, which is great, Jazz it too light for my tastes.

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Damn, they STILL make that?!

 

[DaveHStone]

Truffitt & Hill’s “West Indian Lime.”

Despite its steep price point, it dissipates as quickly as a cheap drugstore aftershave.

I feel your pain, but then aftershave is not a perfume. It is not meant to last long. It is perfectly normal for a quality aftershave to dissipate quickly, as it only contains 1% fragrance oil or even less. If you want a lasting fragrance with silage and projection, you should couple your T&H aftershave with a matching "cologne".

 

[AlphaFrank75]

Damn, they STILL make that?!

No, but it's not too hard to find. Finding a fair price though is another story.

 

[emwolf]

Just about any vetiver based scent. For some reason vetiver dries down on me into a scent resembling vegetable broth. I walk around the rest of the day wondering, "who's cooking alphabet soup?"

 

[RicoSuave]

No, but it's not too hard to find. Finding a fair price though is another story.

Wonder if it’s even WORTH finding.

I’m a bit of a fragrance “hound” myself, and I remember YSL’s “Jazz” from, like…, the EIGHTIES!

Man, I would think any available bottles would be “off,” if not just flat, with little actual scent left.

Unless, it’s a super PREMIUM, “high end” perfume, ala “Creed’s,” I would think any remaining scent from a fragrance of that era would be LONG gone.

 

[RicoSuave]

I feel your pain, but then aftershave is not a perfume. It is not meant to last long. It is perfectly normal for a quality aftershave to dissipate quickly, as it only contains 1% fragrance oil or even less. If you want a lasting fragrance with silage and projection, you should couple your T&H aftershave with a matching "cologne".

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Huh?

That’s what I was referring to, the COLOGNE pictured in your post (retail - about $75 bucks ).

 

[jdp93]

My most recent disappointment was Xerjoff Erba Pura. I am a huge fan of the house, but this one DID NOT work for me. It was a nuclear strength, chemical smelling mess that I couldn't wait to be over.

 

[DaveHStone]

Huh?

That’s what I was referring to, the COLOGNE pictured in your post (retail - about $75 bucks ).

OH well... that's disappointing then. Sorry to hear.

 

[AlphaFrank75]

Wonder if it’s even WORTH finding.

I’m a bit of a fragrance “hound” myself, and I remember YSL’s “Jazz” from, like…, the EIGHTIES!

Man, I would think any available bottles would be “off,” if not just flat, with little actual scent left.

Unless, it’s a super PREMIUM, “high end” perfume, ala “Creed’s,” I would think any remaining scent from a fragrance of that era would be LONG gone.

With reasonable care fragrances can last decades without any issues, but as always there are exceptions.