Your WORST Blind Buys

Let's hear it, people. Your worst blind buys.

Mine, even though I own few FB, is definitely Hawas for Him

There was this time when I was really intrigued by the Patchouli note. Lots of people kept repping Patchouli Eau de Toilette as the real thing. So I bought a bottle. Well that’s some unapologetic damp hippie shizzle right there! Luckily it was only a 30ml bottle.

I got a sample of Le Patchouli Eau de Toilette Intense. Haven't tried it yet, but it seems to be pretty much identical to Patchouli Eau de Toilette

I don't own them anymore but:

Arpège (1993) Eau de Parfum

Éclat d'Arpège Eau de Parfum

Eau de Rochas L'Essentiel (Love the classic Eau de Rochas (2015) though, but this one smells like 4711)

L'Aimant Eau de Toilette

Luckily those were all 'cheapies'

And then there are some that I hardly wear, too many to mention actually, blind buying is just not a good idea.

Also got two 'blind gifts' (my own fault: I put it blindly on my birthday-list): a sample set of Maison Crivelli. I really detest all scents that are in it, at least I now know I needn't explore that house any further and a sample-set of Maison Violet, all very bad performing scents and not interesting either in my opinion.

Sad to hear @Ringtale , I liked quite a few of them! Which set did you get, the one with the Oud smells or the other one?

Curious about your thoughts on Le Patchouli Eau de Toilette Intense@DAVID043329

I'll get on testing it, as soon as I finish testing my Amouage samples

JPG Scandal pour Homme 

Parfums de Marly Pegasus

Amouage Interlude

Affinessence Vanille-Benjoin

Tiziana Terenzi Gumìn

Pachulí Kozha

Shalimar Souffle de Parfum

601 - Amber & Gaiacwood

Marfa Eau de Parfum

Savoy Steam Eau de Parfum

@Ringtale a blind sample set isn't so bad! Just think of those gifts as having saved you from a potential future Maison Violet or Crivelli blind-buy.

For my part, Cool Water Eau de Toilette. My thoughts when buying it were "it's cheap and a classic, even if I don't like it then it's a piece of perfume history that's good to have in a collection", but damn, I wasn't expecting to dislike it quite so much.

And I can't even excuse this... "Tubbees Strawberry Cheesecake | Grandeur". I don't know what I was thinking. I'm pretty sure my thought process was "wouldn't it be so funny if I actually really liked this one?" At least it was only $10.

@Ceesie, The sample set contained: Oud Maracujá ; Hibiscus Mahajád ; Tubéreuse Astrale ; Oud Stallion and Safran Secret

Sboy for Him hands down

Khamrah

Velvet Oud

Shamal

Rare Fig

Granada

I think it has been 10+ years since I've had a bad blind buy 😅 Nowadays all my blind buys have been successful. I remember probably the last bad one being Blv II which wasn't available for test anywhere but the notes sounded amazing and exactly like my thing. But nope, I definitely disliked the fragrance. Swapped it away several years ago already though.

Bentley for Men Intense is my worse blind buy.

L'Homme is second. It’s not a true blind buy because I did test it on a strip at a store once and liked it; I didn’t test it on skin, though. Then I bought a bottle, tried it on skin, and wasn’t a fan. It smells like “fresh linen” scented air fresher. Luckily I purchased the bottle with a gift card I received and it only cost me $10.

Thanks for mentioning that one. It gets so much hype that I almost bought it myself, and sometimes it pops up in an online discounter so I was tempted to. Not anymore 😁

@Ceesie Glad I could save you the trouble. It’s definitely not my cup of tea.

Worst blind buys ever

Russian Oud II

VIII: Rococo - Immortelle

Campvs Martivs

Coriolan Eau de Toilette

Parisian

Light My Fire

Vodka on the Rocks

Madison pour Homme

2 - Citrus, Wood, Suede Leather

Après Cologne

Gentleman's Nostalgia

Terre d'Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver

Bentley for Men Intense

Nizam

Yea….that’s it for now. 😂

My worst blind buys were

Felino - I technically didn't buy this as it was a gift for me, but it was a blind gift. Yikes. The animalic notes here aren't the issue, it's the absinthe, hazelnut and vanilla, which create a horrifically sweet gunpowder-like scent.

Mémoire d'une Odeur - Honestly not a bad one overall but not for me. Far too loud in the opening. I only bought it because it was cheap.

Bois Mystique Eau de Parfum - Again, not a terrible one but it's pretty boring. I'll wear it, but only for events where I have to smell boring.

I suppose if those were my three worst ones, I've done pretty good. A fair chunk of my collection is blind buys due to the lack of options for sampling where I live, but apparently I've done pretty good to only have three that didn't impress me!