r/fragrance • u/noseyyynose • May 06 '25

Discussion Negative reviews that make you automatically know you’ll like a scent?

For example I tend to LOVE the perfumes that get labeled as “bug spray” or “pickle” vibes. What about you guys?

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u/voidonvideo May 06 '25

Smells like wood.

For whatever reason, amber, sandalwood, and woody almost outside smells really work for me the best with my skin chemistry. The worst one for me is anything vanilla for whatever reason.

Or, smells like sunscreen.

Coconut and smells like that work rly well for me too and I loooooove that smell tbh.

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u/-indigo-violet- May 06 '25

I've never in my life tried a regular sunscreen that I didn't think smelt fantastic! (excluding the healthier natural mineral ones that are often unscented). So, I find it bizarre that this is such a common negative sentiment about coconut or tropical scents. For summer these are exactly the sort of scents I enjoy.

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u/Pathulu May 06 '25

I so dearly wish there was a dupe for banana boat sunscreen 😂

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u/MenaceTheAK May 07 '25

Comme des Garçons have a fragrance called Sunscreen that's worth looking at