THE "DEALBREAKER" NOTES: What ruins a fragrance for you?

We’ve all been there—you see a great bottle, the hype is real, the reviews are glowing... and then you smell that one note that makes you want to scrub it off immediately.

I recently realized my #1 dealbreaker by mistake. I picked up Error 416 (Dua’s version of Bad Boy Le Parfum), and that Cannabis/Hemp note is a hard "no" for me. It doesn’t matter how well the rest of the scent is blended; if that's in there, I’m out. It’s just too literal for my taste.

My runner-up is Coconut. Unless I’m literally standing on a beach in the Caribbean, I just don’t want to smell like suntan lotion all day.

I want to hear from the group: What is the one note you could not care less about—or flat-out hate—in a fragrance? Is it the "pickled" Sandalwood? The "cat-pee" Blackcurrant? Overpowering Clove or Civet?

Drop your fragrance "villain" in the comments!

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