Your favourite smells?

[Cruella]

<<<goes to check ingredients of all perfumes!

BTW...Just a little question. Which smell do the young men like? :innocent: :whistle: :wink:

So this post had me thinking, what are your favourite smells? Keep it clean boys and girls!

I love;
Freshly cut grass
Petrol
Lemon
Vanilla
Musk
Fahrenheit aftershave :yum:
Amor Amor perfume
Woman DKNY

[WittyBird]

i love the smell of a thunderstorm and rain something clean and fresh about it! :what:

[Piglet]

I love;
Freshly cut grass
:yeah:

Vanilla scented candles
Roast beef cooking - mmmmmmmmm!
My boyfriend! (And he's clean :wink: )
Tablet (Scottish toffee cooking - mmmmmm)
Estee Lauder's Beyond Paradise
My dog when she's wet
My hair when I've got a new shampoo on (funny but you lose the smell of the regular one eventually)
The beach
Fresh clean air

There must be more... there's nothing quite so nice as a lovely smell though, huh? Nice thread Cruella! (Except you're weird for the petrol smell :whistle: )

[Minnie M]

Babies
Sea air
Sented Flowers
Freshly washed clothes

[Piglet]

i love the smell of a thunderstorm and rain something clean and fresh about it! :what:
:yeah: I love the whole feel of that sort of weather - reminds me of being stuck indoors playing lots of great games and having quality family time!

[Tiggerbabe]

Nice thread Cruella! (Except you're weird for the petrol smell :whistle: )
This from the woman that likes the smell of her wet dog
:confused: :rofl: :rofl:

[Piglet]

This from the woman that likes the smell of her wet dog
:confused: :rofl: :rofl:
:yeah: Yep! :D

How could I forget ....

bacon

boiled ham

mmmmmm - need to get back into cooking proper Sunday roasts! Yum yum

[Feelingpink]

So this post had me thinking, what are your favourite smells? Keep it clean boys and girls!

I love;
Freshly cut grass
Petrol
Lemon
Vanilla
Musk
Fahrenheit aftershave :yum:
Amor Amor perfume
Woman DKNY

Definitely freshly-cut grass, like a lot of others
First few days of autumn & spring (they have their own smell)
The clean soapy smell of a guy who has just shaved
Bergamot (like in earl grey tea)
Lapsang Souchong tea
Logs burning on an autumn fire, with freshly baked raisin scones
Coco (perfume)
A baby's hair
Summer thunderstorms
A lover's body
Extra virgin olive oil
Jasmin
Satsumas
Old-fashioned big red roses like your grandma grows

[robd]

A field of freshly cultivated onions.

[Stuart]

I was tempted to say"Napalm in the morning" but instead I'll go for:

1) Coffee; and
2) Freshly cut Pine.

[Missy D]

i love the smell of a thunderstorm and rain something clean and fresh about it! :what:

:yeah:

Plus i love the smell of someone cooking me dinner.
My perfume Agent Provocateur.
Freshly cut crass.
Roses (preferably not bought from the North Circular).



The smells i hate most are:-

My dance shoes:eek: I could find them in my house blindfolded:rofl:
My daughters hamster (who is obviously going for the guiness book or records for living the longest.:mad:

[Little Monkey]

First few days of autumn & spring (they have their own smell)
The clean soapy smell of a guy who has just shaved
Bergamot (like in earl grey tea)
Logs burning on an autumn fire, with freshly baked raisin scones
Summer thunderstorms
Jasmin
Satsumas
Old-fashioned big red roses like your grandma grows
:yeah:

Also:
Honeysuckle on a hot summer's night
My dog when she's DRY!!
A really clear, frosty day (yes, funnily enough they do have a distinct smell!)
The sea
Freshly baked bread
Any food cooking that contains garlic....:drool:
Freshly ironed clothes (hmmm, but I hardly ever iron:confused: )

[WittyBird]

Thought of a few more...

Just like most people fresh cut grass / summer garden when flowers are jsut opening

Gucci - Envy
Calvin Kleine (sp?)- Truth
Stamford Bridge when Chelsea are winning :rofl:
Sunday Roasts
a freshly opened good wine
Christmas day
6pm when im just leaving work
Someone elses fish n chips!
Freshly ground coffee
Freshly baked bread

[Little Monkey]

Christmas day
Someone elses fish n chips!
Freshly ground coffee


How could I possibly forget these???

Particularly christmas smells..... Mmmmmmm...... Spices, scented candles, freshly baked cakes, mulled wine, good food......:drool:

[dee]

I just love the smell of

Marzipan
Candles when blown out
Petrol
Summer rain
My boyfriend as i don't have one

[Cruella]

I just love the smell of

Petrol
See, i'm not the only weird one!

[Cruella]

I hate the smell of
Tar
Cigarettes
Coffee
Fish
Yuk they all turn my stomach, so if your a road worker who had fish for your dinner followed by a cappucino and a cigarette, please don't ask me to dance!!
But if your a gardener or petrol attendant that wears Fahrenheit and has just eaten vanilla ice cream.:whistle:

[CeeCee]

Great thread, well done Cruella.

I love the smell and taste of almonds so marzipan and almond croissants do it for me every time.

CC

[Gadget]

The smell of a woman's feshly washed, still damp hair.

The smell of wood smoke from a camp fire.

The smell of wild garlic crushe under-foot while walking through woods.

The smell of the first sizzle when huge wet drops of rain hit a summer pavement.

The smell of open sea.

The smell of the bakers at 3am.

The 'woody' smell of a forest while the rain drips off leaves arround you.

The smell of freshly baked pizza when you've just been outside for hours and you're starving.

[Little Em]

MATCHES WHEN THEY BEEN BLOWN OUT!!

an my perfume... Angel... its beautiful!! :grin:

[Bangers & Mash]

Hayley's farts - brings back memories :wink: :innocent: :rofl:

[jockey]

So this post had me thinking, what are your favourite smells? Keep it clean boys and girls!

I love;
Freshly cut grass
Petrol
Lemon
Vanilla
Musk
Fahrenheit aftershave :yum:
Amor Amor perfume
Woman DKNY
I have enjoyed reading all the posts on this subject. Personally I find vanilla very alluring and so do my customers as it outsells all other incense flavours..
Freshly baked bread.
Xmas dinner
Red wine
Wet hair (female).

[Zebra Woman]

Definitely freshly-cut grass, like a lot of others
First few days of autumn & spring (they have their own smell)
The clean soapy smell of a guy who has just shaved
Bergamot (like in earl grey tea)
Lapsang Souchong tea
Logs burning on an autumn fire, with freshly baked raisin scones
Coco (perfume)
A baby's hair
Summer thunderstorms
A lover's body
Extra virgin olive oil
Jasmin
Satsumas
Old-fashioned big red roses like your grandma grows

Wow what a list FP :clap: DITTO to all of those :drool:.

I would only add.

The smell of bacon and eggs for breakfast especially if you're outdoors/ camping.
All BBQ smells unless it's burnt :sick:
Red wine
Dark chocolate
WD40
Marker Pens
New Leather things
Freshly ground coffee
Gin and Tonic
The Lynx Effect
Kouros

I used to like the freshly cut grass smell but now I get hayfever so I've gone off it :tears:.

[Icey]

My mums roast dinners when I am visiting and very hungry
The lunchtime waft of garlic from the Thai restaurant next to our office - we all act like Bisto Kids
Freshly washed and line dried clothes
Bonfires
Fresh cut grass
Woods after the rain
Foggy days

[Cruella]

WD40
.
:what: Or does it remind you of muscular oily mechanics?

[Zebra Woman]

:what: Or does it remind you of muscular oily mechanics?

No actually.

Happy memories of my motorbike I think . :innocent:

Although I am not averse to a man in overalls .




(with nothing underneath)

[Katie]

Here are some I can think of:

Herbal essences shampoo - Blackcurrant and avocado
Dove soap
Georgia (peach blusher by Benefit)
candles when they have been blown out
bonfires
coffee beans
roast dinner
Stella McCartney perfume
Gucci Envy (for men)

[under par]

Many great smells above.

My all time favourite smells are
the waft of newly laid tarmac on a hot summers day,
the smell of freshly cut/mown grass
the smell that eminates from most Indian restaurants that drives my tastebuds wild,
The smell of bacon being grilled or fried in the morning,
the aroma of fresh ground coffee perculating.mmmmmm!:yeah:

[Katie]

Just a thought, I used to love a perfume by Estee Lauder but now I can't wear it because it reminds me of an ex-boyfriend. Funny that, what was once my fav scent can then make me feel a little queasy! :sick: Great excuse to buy a new fragrance! :clap:

[senorita]

Freshly cut grass
Lemon
Vanilla
White Musk
Fahrenheit Dior aftershave
Bacon
Fresh warm bread
Fresh mountain air
Fresh washed clothes/sheets
Fresh ground coffee
Honeysuckle flower
Channel mademoiselle
Armarige de givincy
Scented candles especially vanilla
Fish & chips
Satsumas
Fresh roses
Kourous
Inside of new leather cars
Indian & thai cooking
Roast dinners
My parents cooking

[jivecat]

Likes:
Damp earth in springtime
A lover
Frying onions
Coal smoke in the night air
Oriental lilies
Pear's soap
New carpet
Freshly cut lime
Basil
Babies

Dislikes:
Artificial Pot Pourri
Strong perfume
The smell of makeup

[Will]

Likes:
Babies

EH? :really:

It's a turd machine in a blanket man!!! GROSS!:angry: :angry: :angry:

[jivecat]

EH? :really:

It's a turd machine in a blanket man!!! GROSS!:angry: :angry: :angry:


Thanks for that evocative description, Will, it'll stay with me. I mean a freshly bathed, fluffy, little head of baby's hair, to be more accurate. Not when they're smeared with stale, milky sick and have a gippy tummy and a leaking nappy, obviously.

[jivecat]

PS. Or maybe it's just a girl thing. You're not really triple mad at me for saying I liked the smell of babies, are you? Some of us take these smileys very seriously, y'know.

[Lory]

A lover

Any particular one, or they all smell the same? :D

Likes....

Candy floss at the fair
Babies cheesy feet (not just any old babies though, they have to be mine )
The waft from rapeseed oil fields on a summers evening
Toasted fruit buns
Bonfire night and Jacket potatoes cooked on the bonfire
Lenor 'sleep sensations', lavender and camomile
Ambre Solaire (means i'm on holiday) + hot sunbaked skin
Beauty salons
percolated coffee
Jack daniels
Fruit teas (although I can't stand the taste of them)
The aroma you get from 'deglazing a frying pan' with brandy
Roasted chestnuts
Frosty autumn mornings

Dislikes...

Wet dogs or dry ones for that matter
Wet fish shops
The catalytic converter on my car when it starts up
Petrol
The dentist
Pepperami

[jivecat]

Any particular one, or they all smell the same? :D

I'm sure they all smelt different at the time but I don't know if I could smell them apart now!


Wet dogs or dry ones for that matter


Don't like the smell of dog but love the smell of a happy cat's neck when it's been lying in the hot sun.

[Cruella]

Don't like the smell of dog but love the smell of a happy cat's neck when it's been lying in the hot sun.
Don't like the adult dog smell but love the smell of puppies!!

[Lory]

love the smell of puppies!!
I bet there's so many men who've bit there lip over that comment Di! :whistle: :rofl:

[under par]

I bet there's so many men who've bit there lip over that comment Di! :whistle: :rofl:

Biting ......biting....ouch!:rofl:

[CJ]

Am not sure how to describe this, but it's the smell of Autumn.

The air changes and, I think, the smell of the falling leaves, plants and trees changing make the smell but I don't know...

I just know it reminds me of when I used to think that I had a red glow when I went out in the mornings after my Redibreak and of my birthday (which in Autumn) as a kid...

Oh, oh... And fresh toast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Will]

PS. Or maybe it's just a girl thing. You're not really triple mad at me for saying I liked the smell of babies, are you? Some of us take these smileys very seriously, y'know.
Obsolutely not mad at you at all for liking babies smells. Just mad at the stench the little turders make and that I've had to put up with.

[dee]

Obsolutely not mad at you at all for liking babies smells. Just mad at the stench the little turders make and that I've had to put up with.

Im sure Kate is not that bad??

Sorry bad joke

[KatieR]

I love the smell of ashphalt when it rains after a really hot day (not sure you really get it much here in the UK).

But in Austalia, up in the Northern Territory during the wet season, you might have a 42 degree C day and then it just buckets with rain. As the rain hits the road it is just the most amazing smell.

Oh and I like the smell of Vicks (it reminds me of my Nan) and the smell of Lavender always reminds me of my mum putting lavender on a handkerchief in my pillow when I wasn't feeling well when I was little.

[jivecat]

But in Austalia, up in the Northern Territory during the wet season, you might have a 42 degree C day and then it just buckets with rain. As the rain hits the road it is just the most amazing smell.



We get something like it after a hot, dry spell when the rain first hits the layer of rubber particles ground into the roads.

[angelique]

Love the lists that people are coming up with...they all great and so many FAB smells that evoke fantastic memories but I have one to add

TINSEL

Surely I can't be the only person to like this smell?
It's great fun in my house when we're putting up the Xmas decs...I beat the children out of the way in order to get to the box and sniff the stuff first!:confused:

My children used to think I was ..."strange" but there's a level of acceptance about it now :rofl:

[Stuart]

Something I can't stand the smell of is Fish and Chips.

When I was a student, I lived for one year in a bedsit over a chipshop. The smell first thing in the morning of the congealed fat and all the rubbish used to turn my stomach, and still does even though it was over 20 years ago.

[jammy]

my fave smells are

hugo boss in motion (aftershave)
desil green (aftershave)
the smell of petrol :whistle:
hair washed in nice shampoo
any cookin that cummin is in wow
pear drop sweets
winter days
fresh cut grass
bonfire night all that gunpowerd in the air
coffee

[CJ]

my fave smells are

any cookin that cummin is in wow


Mushroom stew?!!?:eek:

[Lindsay]

...
the smell of petrol :whistle:

:yeah:
mmmmmmmmmm....


leather.
and new books.

:yum:

[jammy]

and new books.

yeh :yeah:

Mushroom stew?!!?
i hate mushrooms but i love 2 slice them yeh i know im weird

[Monika]

My favourite smells...

Cinnamon :yum:
Coconut
Chocolate
Welding fumes (metal...mmmm)
Burning wood (proper wood fireplace or bonfire)
Countless male and female perfumes
Autumn - cold crisp and you just know it is autumn
Leather

Worst smell
Newly cut grass (allergic so smells trouble)
Cigarettes (a lot of my asthma attacks related to someone smoking near me)

Mon x

[Anna]

Fav smells


freshly baked chocolate cake
cigarettes (unbelievable I know but it gives me a headrush:blush: )
aqua di gio by georgio armani (my ex bf :drool: )


Least fav smells


nailpolish remover
that chemical smell when you're in a swimming pool and you get chlorine up your nose.. :sick: yuck
BO

[Stuart]

The smell when you go into any delicatessen...mmmm.

[Dance Demon]

Mushroom stew?!!?:eek:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: .........

[Little Monkey]

Worst smell
Newly cut grass (allergic so smells trouble)
Cigarettes (a lot of my asthma attacks related to someone smoking near me)

:yeah:

Freshly cut grass gives me awful hayfever, and cigarette smoke gave me my fist ever asthma attack...:( So I totally agree with you!

Oh, and I hate:
Car fumes
The smell of earth worms after it's rained really hard and they come out of the ground!:sick:
My downstairs neighbours flat: A mixture of cigarette smoke (lots!!!), deep fried food, cats and boiled cabbage!:sick: :sick: :sick:

Oh, but being a potter, I love the smell of a slab of fresh clay and the smell of a raku or woodfired kiln!:) Unfortunately I only have an electric kiln, so it's not often I get to smell the latter...:(

[Trousers]

the smell of engineers panicking 'cos the plant won't run and it's nothing to do with you!



the smell of hot oil on the engine casing of a big motorbike,



oh and the smell of a girls neck as her hair brushes over your face.

[Barry Shnikov]

Warm spring morning after overnight showers

Flat roofing tar being melted

My houseplant what I always thought was lemon verbena but it doesn't look like one

Basil

Airfix glue

Chanel Coco Mademoiselle perfume

Least favourite smell -

...cigarettes. I swear I can detect the smell of cigarettes with the sort of sensitivity usually associated with male moths and female pheromones - in the parts per billion...

[jacksondonut]

Just bin reading all through the thread...lovely memories having been revived...(and strange in places):wink:
No one has mentioned the smell of Caramel Macchiato and Egg Nog coffees from my favourite coffee shop.. STARBUCKS.. so yummy, I swear I am addicted to it..:drool: :drool:

It even tastes delicious too.... :cheers:

ps and most of the aforementioned things before me.. x
:clap: :clap:

[Cruella]

Fresh Coriander, i find this smell really addictive :confused:

[Crazy Russian]

New books
:yeah: :yeah: :yeah:

and

Early spring morning...
:yeah::yeah: :yeah:

[jacksondonut]

One I forgot..

The smell of the ocean, on a calm warm evening, with the sun setting slowly in front of your eyes.. peaceful, serene, calm and hypnotising... wonderful.

:yeah:

[Donna]

I love the smell of


Cinnamon
The london underground :drool:
Freshly baked bread and cakes.
Curry
Cerrutti 1881
Burberry weekend
Hugo Boss
Pure Poison(the perfume!)

Smells I hate

Poo
BO

[jacksondonut]

smells I hate

Poo
BO

Ooohh, and stale wee... (especially from mens toilets...) :eek: :eek:

[ToeTrampler]

Starch

Baking bread

Acetone

[Petal]

Freshly cut grass (the green kind)
Home baking
Hypnotic poison(perfume)
Petrol!
Coffee
nice cologne/aftershave on a man

[TiggsTours]

Blown out candles
Fresh bread
That really fresh rain smell
The smell of someone you love, not their aftershave or perfume, just their "them" smell
Chocolate

[drathzel]

Blown out candles
Fresh bread
That really fresh rain smell
The smell of someone you love, not their aftershave or perfume, just their "them" smell
Chocolate
:yeah: to it all! (before LMC gets narfed about quoting the whole post):)

[Missy D]

:yeah: to it all! (I love the smell of hamsters and wish Lw would buy me one):)

Fear not Drathzel I have one you can have! comes complete with cage, food and very quiet wheel.

[drathzel]

Fear not Drathzel I have one you can have! comes complete with cage, food and very quiet wheel.

HA HA HA:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: i am not allowed a hamster sorry!:tears:

[Missy D]

HA HA HA:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: i am not allowed a hamster sorry! but hear you have a lovely cat that needs a home:tears:

Yes indeed i do! Real show cat too. Have a look in the hamster thread in 'Take it upstairs' it has no voice so mimes meow!

[drathzel]

Yes indeed i do! Real show cat too. Have a look in the hamster thread in 'Take it upstairs' it has no voice so mimes meow!

poor cat! altho i hear cats dont like water, but feel free to chuck him in the irish sea and see if he swims across to me:rofl: