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What is your favorite scent, and why?

Asked by nromstadt (626points) January 25th, 2012

My favorites are the smell of the cedar box that my dad and I made one summer, and the lotion that I bought before going on my first date in high school. They give me a sense of calm warmth. I’ve also had scents ruined for me by bad memories, as they remind me of people or times I’d prefer to forget.

What about you?

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SpatzieLover's avatar

The smell just before a rain.

I prefer fresh clean smells from nature.

My grandparents home smelled like them. We still have that smell in a few of their furniture pieces in our home…The smell floods me with blissful memories of them.

Coloma's avatar

Mountain air. It has a chocolate scent, it really does. So sweet. I also love the smell of alfalfa hay and horses, rain, the smell of snow and Gardenias, and, dare I say, really lovely fresh marijuana. lol

Least favorite smells, cat litter box, body odor and exhaust fumes. ;-)

Lightlyseared's avatar

The smell of rain on concrete in the summer.

cookieman's avatar

Coffee beans.

I find it calming. In fact, I keep a mug full of them on my desk.

jazmina88's avatar

fresh sheets…..

with the softness…..

downtide's avatar

Leather, saddlesoap and sweaty horse. Brings back many happy memories.

marinelife's avatar

Evergreen-scented fresh air. (from the northwest)
The smell of the sea.

Nimis's avatar

The smell of warm skin.
Warm skin smells differently than cold skin!

Eucalyptus.
My elementary school had lots of them.
Makes me think of childhood.
That and the smell of the ocean.

MilkyWay's avatar

Freshly laundered clothes. Makes me wanna gobble them up…

YARNLADY's avatar

Too many to count – all of the above, plus cinnamon – except when they are overwhelming. A marketing gimmick was tried in my local store that ended very quickly. They put in an aroma generating machine that spewed out cinnamon so strongly it almost chocked me.

Now, the stores have put a rather large flower shop in the front corner by the entrance because their marketing team told them it would help put customers in a buying mood. I actually do appreciate that.

Aesthetic_Mess's avatar

Paper
Vanilla
Gasoline
COFFEE

nikipedia's avatar

Boyfriend.

cookieman's avatar

I too like the smell of @nikipedia‘s boyfriend.

…What. What?!

HGl3ee's avatar

I love the smell of Autumn and marijuana..

An Autumn walk with my dog and some of the green and I’m in my own little slice of heaven :3

SavoirFaire's avatar

Apples.

I don’t know if I can explain it, though perhaps it is in part because I grew up near an orchard.

AshlynM's avatar

Orange and vanilla scent.
Freshly cut grass.
Smell of Chinese food.
The smell of Zest body soap.

flutherother's avatar

My favourite scent is night scented stock on summer evenings. Or leaf mould in the autumn.

Joker94's avatar

The smell of fall and summer, a good restaurant, and some particularly good marijuana.
@HGl3ee You’ve got the right idea!

SuperMouse's avatar

My husband and my children.

Scent in nature, citrus blossoms and star jasmine.

nikipedia's avatar

@cprevite, I wouldn’t blame you! He smells like Old Spice and awesomeness.

Berserker's avatar

My pillows, wood burned fire, new video game smell and fresh coffee.

digitalimpression's avatar

The scent of a woman of course.

Also, freshly cut grass and rain.

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