with a lot of people who strongly dislike it, but a few good comments about different types of smells it can have.
I also thought I hated it, but I think the prime offenders are people who use "pure" patchouli oil instead of bathing. (I live in a traditionally hippie university town.) Spoiler: it does not mix well with BO, nor does it cover it. It can smell earthy but clean, especially as a supporting note.
If you want to go farther, this is the search I used: "site:reddit.com patchouli varieties" and you can change out "varieties" to "recommendations" for specific scents.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/Perfumes/comments/t5ijaw/what_does_patchouli_smell_like_to_you/
with a lot of people who strongly dislike it, but a few good comments about different types of smells it can have.
I also thought I hated it, but I think the prime offenders are people who use "pure" patchouli oil instead of bathing. (I live in a traditionally hippie university town.) Spoiler: it does not mix well with BO, nor does it cover it. It can smell earthy but clean, especially as a supporting note.
https://www.reddit.com/r/fragrance/comments/k4e6lk/best_patchouli_fragrance/
this is all recs, but mostly for fragrances that feature patchouli as the focus. It's not a bad place to start.
If you want to go farther, this is the search I used:
"site:reddit.com patchouli varieties"
and you can change out "varieties" to "recommendations" for specific scents.