Shoppers reveal the worst smelling perfumes... and why they are done 'blind buying'

While there are many fragrances that are universally beloved, with people spending hundreds to snap them up, which are the ones that are truly hated by women?. On Reddit, perfume devotees discussed their biggest fragrance regrets, talking about the scents they spent mega-bucks on without testing first.

One woman explained that she bought 12 fragrances in a year 10 were 'blind buys.'. 'I would probably wear two of them regularly and they were cheap,' she said, before admitting, 'everything else was an expensive mistake.'. She explained that from now on, she'll be sampling all of her perfumes before buying them.

'There's a world of difference between what I imagine a fragrance to be and actually sampling it,' she continued. 'These fragrances are nothing what I imagined them to be and it's better to waste 10 bucks on a bad sample than $200 on full bottle I can't finish.'.

Some of her biggest fragrance regrets are options from Juicy Couture. Another she found simply didn't smell right on her body - BDK's $250 Gris Charnel, which 'was praised a lot but it's got this cumin-like note I didn't expect and just doesn't work with my skin chemistry.'.

While there are many fragrances that are universally beloved, with people spending hundreds to snap them up, which are the ones that are truly hated by women? (stock photo). One Reddit user said J.Lo's Glow (left) 'smells like expensive ivory soap' and another said the $18 Al Rehab French Coffee (right) was a 'disappointment'.

Another no-no was J.Lo's Glow, which she said 'smells like expensive ivory soap.'. The Jennifer Lopez musky citrus scent has mixed reviews online, with one upset purchaser writing, 'I nearly gagged. Reminded me of an all purpose cleaner. With the millions of dollars J. Lo has, I find it unbelievable that she'd ever be caught dead wearing anything like this.'.

One woman called Donna Karan $130 Cashmere powdery floral perfume an 'expensive mistake.'. The $18 Al Rehab French Coffee was another 'disappointment,' with Amazon reviewers comparing it to burnt coffee in the pot. Other women agreed, saying they gave up on blind buying and now apply perfumes in person.

'I mostly bought blind this year and the last blind purchase I made I absolutely hated it,' one wrote. Another chimed in, 'I would be WAY too scared to buy a scent blindly!!! I had a perfume I went to four different stores in a day so I could smell it before purchase.'.

'It's not that I'm super picky, but I've been given stuff that is either too over powering, or just not me at all,' they explained. Some of the biggest fragrance regrets are options from Juicy Couture, known for its kitschy bottles with charms. Not everyone agreed with rushing to beauty stores to try out fragrances first, with some appreciating the surprise of not sampling and blind buying (stock photo).

However, not everyone agreed with rushing to beauty stores to try out fragrances first. 'I gave up on in person sampling,' one commenter wrote. 'There's a lot of other smells in the air in a perfume department which affects my perception of a fragrance. I also need to wear a fragrance more than once to get a good feel for whether it works for me,' she continued.