Question:
I recently realized that I just can't handle synthetic peach in a lotion or perfume. For some reason, my nose detects it right away and it just makes me want to gag! This is really strange, since I like eating peaches and like the scent then. Hmmmm....

Pineapple is another scent I don't care for, unless it is REALLY disguised in a tropical fragrance.

What fragrance notes are a major turn-off for you? This poll is very much open to answers other than those listed.

Choices:
Coconut
Pineapple
Peach
Vanilla
Floral

 

I voted floral. I cannot STAND lavender scents, and generally don't like any florals at all, except for rose, lilac, and sometimes tropical flowers.

Coconut ... ugh!! I am very picky about what I like with a coconut scent to it. I like Maui Waui, and I can tolerate Creamy Coconut *very* sparingly. Other than that, everything smells like suntan lotion to me.
I even had to give away my VBN splash because it smelled like Coconut macaroon cookies to me.

I would vote for Jasmine...I guess that falls under floral...I like plain coconut scents but anything "tropically" makes me gag. If they made a coconut scent like Hawaiian tropics suntan oil I'd be all set!

I voted for pineapple, but I don't like coconut fragrances either. Some floral scents are good, but I agree w/ Solace about jasmine being a terrible floral scent. However, I don't think it's so much about the individual scent note that makes a fragrance good or bad. I think it's more about how the individual scent notes blend together. For instance, VS Pure Seduction is made of casaba melon, plum, & freesia. I don't like plum & I don't like melon, unless it's mixed w/ a floral scent (like Plumeria). Therefore, the blend of the notes cancels out the individual notes that I don't like & thus results in a fragrance that I find pleasing.

I don't think I have ever really liked a peach scent. Then again, I don't really like peaches. The only scent I REALLY don't like is Musk in its true form, or as a top not. Like BBW moonlight path and The Body Shops White musk. I really don't like them... myself.

I agree with olfactory girl, musk is horrible. moonlight path and breathe comfort and romance have the worst musky smells.

Amber! Anything with Amber in it makes me wanna gag. I nearly vommitted over White Ginger and Amber, and that Breathe Romance is nothing but a barf-fest for me. VS had an old scent, Warm Embrace, or something like that? It smelled like azz to me. Amber Romance from VS is the only one I can tolerate much.

I voted floral just cause i hardley wear floral scents they so easily can smell like grandma! but I have to agree with the musk stuff smells like the old middle eastern men that try to hit on me, You know the type that wear more perfume than grandma! the only amber scent I ever liked was the amber eau de toillete from l'occitane it's discont. now ,but it was lovely

Any of these are bad in abundance, but I must say that musk is the worst if overdone. Moonlight Path is too much for me, but a friend of mine recently becamse addicted to it and an older brother of mine loves it. It doesn't make me gag, but it's still too much for me.

Lavender! Can't stand it! Also not a big fan of musk but depending on the scent I can tolerate some stuff with musk in it.

Floral! Anything with a hint of musk and i can't stand patchouli!

blossom, yuck!especially cotton blossom.
peach, not too fond of that one.moonlight path
and rapberry.i dont like anything to strong or spicy.

You know, I just remembered one thing that I can't stand: verbena. Anything that claims to have a verbena scent makes me sick. I once received a bottle of Coconut Lime Verbena, and it made me want to die when I wore it. My mom was very surprised by this, because she knows I like coconut and tropical scents. The Le Couvent de Minimes Lemon Verbena also made me want to puke. Anything that claims to have verbena in it makes me sick.

Aww, I like verbena...

Oh, I like Verbena too. I like the LeC Lemon Verbena, but the Honey & Shea scent makes me want to gag! Funny how everyone has such different reactions to the same scents.
The Breathe Energy (ginger verbena) is my favorite. I don't actually know what verbena is, but it always smells like lime to me, which I love.

Anything really floral smells terrible on me.
I find that strong scents like musk, vanilla and creams smell good on me.

I can't stand baby powder fragrance! And a lot of perfumes seem to have that note in them. I think I may actually be allergic to it. A man got on the bus in the seat across from mine once and he smelled like it and I got an hour-long sneezing fit!

Anything floral.
Peach - smells like cat pee

Floral..especially anything with Gardenia or Freesia. Interestingly enough (or not ) I went to a site that sells fragrances and they list the notes in each one I notcied that most of the perfumes I really can't stand have either gardenia or freesia or both as one of the notes.