Has an Ex Ruined a Scent for You?

August 19, 2008

The scenario: Your ex wore a certain cologne/deodorant/scented something-or-other for the entire duration of your relationship, and now you can't bear the smell. Not even on a cab driver or brother-in-law. Or, their favorite scent of yours now only reminds you of them (goodbye, sweet Narciso . . .). Has this ever happened to you?

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Perfume Bella Poll

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Cider Morten 4 years 37 weeks

yes, several scents (and songs) have been ruined by ex-boyfriends.

xoxoxx 4 years 39 weeks

Whoops...made a mistake! My scent is really SWEET Honestly. The hell was I thinking? You see, that's what exes do to you. :p

linmaru 4 years 39 weeks

Kenneth Cole Black, and Guess something (the blue one). Both men I had completely fallen for wore Guess, at times it got confusing. Its hard talking to him again, and he still wear the same cologne, brings back urges that go with the scent.

linmaru 4 years 39 weeks

Kenneth Cole Black, and Guess something (the blue one). Both men I had completely fallen for wore Guess, at times it got confusing.Its hard talking to him again, and he still wear the same cologne, brings back urges that go with the scent.

tigr3bianca 4 years 39 weeks

Goddess by Baby Phat was what I used to wear but can't because of the memories it brings back. For me, scents and smells from anything be it hygeine products or just the atmosphere in a place carry a lot of meaning and thus trigger memories.

sweetpeabrina 4 years 39 weeks

Yes. I love Issey Miyake but can't smell it anymore without the ex reminder.

Morenasobuena 4 years 39 weeks

Curve no longer smells good to me anymore..but it's great because my boyfriend doesn't like that scent

xoxoxx 4 years 39 weeks

Sort of...I have this perfume that I LOVE, called ...Be Kissable. I wore it all the time when I was with my ex, and when we broke up, I stopped wearing it, because it reminded me of him too much. I went back to my original scent, True Honesty.

brutalcupcake 4 years 39 weeks

Yes, but eventually I get over it...or at least, tell myself that.

cmill38 4 years 39 weeks

Aqua di Gio...it seems to be a popular one that ruined it for us. i have mixed feelings about it. i don't think i could ever date anyone else that wears it as a guy I date for 2 years straight and then off and on for the past 4 years wears it. There's mixed feeling because its one of those "someone who makes me so angry because of all the hurt but someone that makes me the happiest person in the world at the same time" kind of thing. it's one of those scents that i immediately smell when another man wearing it walks by and i just stop for a minute and remember the good times. haha!

cjmara805 4 years 39 weeks

Aqua Di Gio... I loved that scent and felt so safe when I smelled it. Now I'm utterly disgusted. One of my coworkers wears that and it's a horrible reminder every time he walks by.

UrbanBohemian 4 years 39 weeks

Excellent question....and the answer is a definite yes!

Autumns_Elegy 4 years 39 weeks

My ex wore pretty cheap cologne. He wore Lynx Voodoo and Rexona (some random smell). For a while my next boy wore BOTH of those, and would often wonder why I refused to hug him while he was wearing that. Thankfully my current beau occasionally breaks out the Hugo Boss.

Autumns_Elegy 4 years 39 weeks

My ex wore pretty cheap cologne.He wore Lynx Voodoo and Rexona (some random smell).For a while my next boy wore BOTH of those, and would often wonder why I refused to hug him while he was wearing that.Thankfully my current beau occasionally breaks out the Hugo Boss.

OliviaJin 4 years 39 weeks

Oh, fo sho. I actually TOTALLY mishandled the relationship, and smelling his cologne always reminds me of him, which always reminds me of how I treated him SO badly without meaning to. I don't even know what it is, but I recently smelled another guy wearing it and couldn't bring myself to talk to the guy for more than a minute before I had to excuse myself!!

tigerfire21 4 years 39 weeks

no exes, but the hot but evil boy I used to know in high school used to wear one that i really liked ( I don't know what it was.), and when I smell it I remember him.

tigerfire21 4 years 39 weeks

no exes, but the hot but evil boy I used to know in high school used to wear one that i really liked ( I don't know what it was.), and when I smell it I remember him.

rebelchipmunk 4 years 39 weeks

Aqua Velva aftershave. It was our little thing; when he'd shave, and put on his Aqua Velva, he'd come to where ever I was at and say "CLEAN! SMELL!" and I'd thus proceed to put my nose on his cheek and take a big whiff of that smell. I loved it. I agree with you Mstinalin, love the scent, but I don't want it to bring back memories. I hate how when I really miss a person, their scent seems to linger everywhere I go. I hope it doesn't happen anytime soon

rebelchipmunk 4 years 39 weeks

Muirnea 4 years 39 weeks

I actually love the scent a guy used to wear! He was one of those bad boy types and we had a month long fling (best way to describe it,ha), nothing serious what so ever... And so there were no hard feelings or anything when we went our separate ways, so the smell brings back a lot of good memories.

mstinalin 4 years 39 weeks

Polo Blue. I still love the scent but I cant stand how it brings back the memories.

ilanac13 4 years 39 weeks

fortunately - i don't put that much importance on something that an ex gave me or wore. there's this one perfume that i LOVE that i probably never would have tried if an ex hadn't bought it for me, and now to this day i'll still wear it - it's one of many that i rotate.

neonbee 4 years 39 weeks

Yeps. Aqua di Gio will never be the same. My past two exes wore it and now, the guy I'm dating is also wearing it. I think I should give him an ultimatum.

KathleenxCouture 4 years 39 weeks

HAHAHA Lovestephunnie I'm in the EXACT SAME situation. The ex wore A&F Cologne and he doused himself in it and now even when I am remotely near (or even 100 feet away) from A&F in the mall or if I smell it on someone I freak. It makes my skin crawl now

lovestephunnie 4 years 39 weeks

Oh gosh yes-- my ex wore this scent from a&f so now EVERY time I walk past the store, I smell it and I feel the need to run. It sucks because he and I had this insane love of Hot Tamales (the candy) and whenever I smell the a&f scent, I also smell cinnamon!

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