Fragrances you loved on the opening then couldn't scrub off fast enough?

It's so weird when this happens. I tested Givenchy Gentleman at a department store yesterday (I'm a woman but I really like masculine scents) because on first sniff it reminded me slightly of the old Féminité du Bois for some reason, which is an all-time favourite. I was intrigued and instantly thought oh I love this.

Walked around for a bit and after fifteen minutes of drydown I was like oh my god, this is horrible, get it off me. Perhaps it's the benzoin but it ended up having that horrid, harsh "stick in my throat" note that ones like Bleu and Sauvage have, to me. Blehhhh.

Have you had this happen?