Mmmmm... smells so good...

[catinthedark]

so what scents make you happy? give you comfort? make you swoon? the obvious and the not so obvious... (see my list below)

i was thinking about this as i was walking home this afternoon. there is a wholesale pastry shop/factory on the corner of my street, and when they are baking, an entire three block radius is enveloped in the sweet smell of baking bread and cake. it's heaven.

add to that the blooming trees on my street (not sure what kind they are), and well, i could sit outside and breathe deeply for hours (and i live right in downtown smoggy toronto!).

other scents i love:

- vanilla

- H2O coconut hand cream - reminds me of the beach

- pout lip gloss. yummy.

- rubbing alcohol (yes, really)

- the sweet smell of my dog. she has a smell to her that i find so, so comforting. impossible to describe, but it's her, and it gives me great comfort.

i'm sure there are more....

[jannieC]

I love the smell of the beach (ocean, salt air), babies, coffee, onions and garlic cooking (really), almost all Aveda products, peppermint...I'm sure there are others that I can't think of right now. I'm really sensitive to smell.

[DrummerDeanna]

Oh I love smells...

Right now..the smell of "that special someone" is totally getting me...awww

Other favorites include:

Rain
Rain in the desert
Rain in the mountains
Mountain Air
The smell of mountain air near a lake
Mint
Baking Cookies
Baking Brownies
Turkey
The smell of home when the air conditioner is turned on for the first time of the season

My blankie

And Cat...I understand, because one of my favorite smells is Clancy...there's just something about the smell of your pets...I like the way my moo smells for sure.

[rbs3676]

Fresh cut tuberose...gardenia...vanilla...sandalwood incense...

If you've ever been to the Mirage and Treasure Island Hotels in Las Vegas, they scent their air with a combination of the above scents and it's heaven.

rbs

[Madness Fades]

New Car Smell,
Freshly cut grass smell,
The smell of a new Turner Guitar (seriously its class)
WD40,
Diesel and petrol.
Clinique "Happy" shower gel,
Indian Restruants,
Espresso

Thats it i think ...

[michelle2677]

Oh I love smells...

Right now..the smell of "that special someone" is totally getting me...awww



I thought you didn't like the way bop smelled because he smells like smoke and a dirty ass :shrug:

[GODDESS6]

my neighbors white lilac bush
a fresh mowed lawn
rain
my husband
puppies
musk oil
nag champa,,,,really even before stevie sang of it
freshly washed cotton dried on a clothesline
i know there's more, but i am at a loss for more as of now~

[Kelly]

honeysuckle
Jasmine candles from Yankee Candle Company
morning after a night of rain
fireplaces burning in my neighborhood
Pine/ the smell of Christmas trees or wreaths
freshly mowed lawn
my kitty cat
my son's hair after a hot bath
babies!! I love the smell of a clean baby! (even the smell of spit up milk in their neck is ok...:shocked: )
my coffee brewing in the morning
Candle shops
bakeries....yum!
bacon frying

[sara1998]

Freshly cut grass
Fire from a fireplace or outdoor firepit
Ocean air
Sweet Pea from Bath and Body Works
And this stuff....
http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml;jsessionid=NLMUVCPPAU50XLAUCJABXCQ?id=P176712&categoryId=RP&shouldPaginate=

[catinthedark]

Rain


you reminded me of another favourite:

rain in the summer. that is, the smell of rain on what was scorching hot pavement.

[DrummerDeanna]

I thought you didn't like the way bop smelled because he smells like smoke and a dirty ass :shrug:

:laugh: :laugh:

You bitch :lol: I can't even believe you brought Bop up again..of COURSE I'd like the way he smells...it's connected to so many memories :p


you reminded me of another favourite:

rain in the summer. that is, the smell of rain on what was scorching hot pavement.

Oh yes, I do like that...unless you're in a urine soaked city in which the rain only brings out the smell of urine, that I'm not a fan of :p

[skcin]

Fresh cut grass
Autumn (does anyone know what I mean?)
Campfires
Pumpkin pie
Citrus fruit
Gasoline (really)
A lit match (really - not with the gasoline, though :laugh: )
A freshly lit cig (but not first thing in the morning - it's nauseating then)
Coffee brewing (although I don't drink it)
Pine trees
Donna Karan Cashmere Mist perfume
White Barn Candle Co. Golden Mimosa candle

[strandinthewind]

the smell of napalm in the morning ;) :D

[Musicman408]

The Beach smells really good. I also love the smell of Food. This is a little embarassing, but I like the smell of new books.

[foxyluva]

Wood. I like the smell of wood.

[estranged4life]

Wood. I like the smell of wood.

I could run with your quote so easily...:laugh:



Anyway -

Honeysuckle
Rain
Incense
Roses

[catinthedark]

Autumn (does anyone know what I mean?)

i know exactly the smell you mean. i think it's, for me, like the smell of spring. know what i mean by that? some people call it the smell of mud. :laugh:


Coffee brewing (although I don't drink it)


and how could i forget coffee??

also - i love the smell of bacon cooking - especially when i roll out of bed at noon on the weekend and take my dog outside, and smell my neighbours cooking it. but i hate bacon. go figure.

[CelticGypsy]

I love the scent of............

fresh roses

lavender anything (candles, colonge, soap, etc)

gardenia colonge

lilacs growing in my yard

vanilla

sugar cookies as they are baking

pumpkin pie as it's baking

my hubby's colonge:) on my hubby:)

my little three week old grandson after he has his bath and his mom has put baby lotion on him and he's so cute in his little outfits:angel:

herbal essense shampoo

freshly mowed lawn

evergreens

fresh baked rolls/bread

Rain

the beach in California where we vacation

the smell of bacon..............even though I can't eat very much anymore:(

[GarboSpeaks!]

My fav smells in this order:
Green Apple (ANYTHING green apple. Not red or yellow. Green!)
Earl Grey tea
Eucalyptus (can't get more clean or healthy a feeling smell)
Fresh cut grass (reminds me of childhood & sunshine)
Autumn (I so get what you mean, especially the month of October)
The Sea (preferably not New Jerseys or San Frans...a nice clean sea, like Carmel)
Rain
Pomegranite
Freshly dug earth (though thought of in terms of buriel...the cleanliness and realness of it invigorates me)
Boucheron cologne for men... this "Bop" thing could wear it, and I'd do him
um, those are my top favs. Likely more. Coffee, etc, but those above are what make me all warm & fuzzy.

[gretchen]

Fresh baked bread - reminds me of my Dad baking bread all the time, still does
Fracas parfum - heaven in a bottle, Stevie wears it too!!!!
lilacs in our yard - at night in the summer when the breeze blows, the fragrance floats into the bedroom thru the open window :)
Crabtree & Evelyn Tuscan Cypress home fragrance spray - smells like the Italian countryside, so lovely
Freshly cut grass
The summer rain on a hot, humid night
Cape Cod at sunset - The wonderful salt air, so clean
The peony hedges in our yard
Bounce dryer sheets - I want to live in the laundry after it's done drying
Sauteeing onions in butter - oh my god!!!
Chicken roasting in the oven
steaks on the grill
A freshly lit match
Nag champa - love it
My fiancee right out of the shower :nod: :nod: :nod: :D
Freesia
Toll House cookies baking in the oven
Madagascar vanilla
Pumpkin pie
Dirty Girl conditioning shampoo
Axe Boost shower gel
Healing Garden Jasmine shower gel - OOOOO!!!!
My dogs -they always smell fresh and clean
strawberries and tangerines
lemons
patchouli - reminds me of night and vampiric notions, sensuality

[skcin]

^ I hate the smell of patchouli. Reminds me of dirty hippies. :laugh: I do love steaks on the grill though. And ITA with the people that mentioned bacon frying. YUM!

[chiliD]

so what scents make you happy?

I love the way cocaine smells.





:laugh:


And, patchouli...and, sandalwood.

Oh, and night-blooming Jasmine.

[gretchen]

I love the way cocaine smells.





:laugh:


And, patchouli...and, sandalwood.

Oh, and night-blooming Jasmine.

What the flip??????? :lol: :lol:

[catinthedark]

^ I hate the smell of patchouli. Reminds me of dirty hippies. :laugh:


it will forevermore remind me of madonna. remember the first editions of the like a prayer cd? scented with patchouli.

[mikeschmike]

I love the smell in this room. It's the sunken garden area of the Como Park conservatory in St. Paul.

http://www.geocities.com/bmw328driver/Conservatory.jpg

http://www.american-products.com/Minnesota2007/september.jpg
Opposite view

[carrie721]

^^ beautiful! let's go :D

[JazmenFlowers]

^^^
can I tag?

there are lots of things I love the smell of, but what I can think of now is anything freesia, anything linen, money and leather

[carrie721]

^ of course, baby!

i love the smell of vanilla, chlorine, gasoline, chocolate chip cookies, lavender, umm ... that's all i can think of.

smells most people like that i loathe: baking bread, freshly cut grass.

[Richard B]

smells I love;

peanut butter
wild lavender
first rain
gardinas
cheese fondue
cedar
eucalyptus
sandalwood
roasted garlic
mustard
my girlfriends pretty little muffin

[foxyluva]

my girlfriends pretty little muffin

:shocked: :laugh:

[mikeschmike]

^^ beautiful! let's go :D

^^^
can I tag?


It's really lovely there. That whole park is great actually. There's a japanese garden, and a really nice zoo with a new addition that opened up. I think there's a sloth there now? Well worth the airfare for both of you, and anyone else who wants to come. :thumbsup: :lol:

[petep9000]

A freshly cut Christmas tree

Peach-colored roses

Lilacs- and it is lilac time here in NY, and at my mothers house today I found her lilac tree and went over to it and inhaled.....such a wonderful spring smell

The smell of an oil burner- my dad was an oil burner mechanic. Brings me back...

The smell of a piping hot freshly made NY pizza when you open the box- don't try this with Dominos or Little Caesar, it's not the same thing.

The smell of the walkway leading to the lighthouse at Robert Moses State Park here in NY. On one side is the ocean and it's beautiful fresh, salty, windy smell- on the other side are rambling, thorny seaside roses.

I don't smoke, but I do like the way the inside of a pack of unfiltered cigaretts smells.

[Rickypt]

red wine
cilantro
rain
coffee
freshly washed sheets
Christmas
lavender

[carrie721]

It's really lovely there. That whole park is great actually. There's a japanese garden, and a really nice zoo with a new addition that opened up. I think there's a sloth there now? Well worth the airfare for both of you, and anyone else who wants to come. :thumbsup: :lol:

i love japanese gardens :thumbsup: we'll definitely go some day.

[Richard B]

coffee



I forgot that one.
Love it.

[GarboSpeaks!]

smells most people like that i loathe: baking bread, freshly cut grass

"LOATHE?????" Wow that's pretty harsh. I mean, I get it w/ the baking bread smell. Sure it's ok, but when I think of bread baking I think of the word "yeast" and giggle like a 8 yr old, so maybe I can understand the eh factor of not liking bread smells. But freshly cut grass? It's just such a happy smell. Have a traumatic experience w/ freshly mown lawns???;)

[carrie721]

"LOATHE?????" Wow that's pretty harsh. I mean, I get it w/ the baking bread smell. Sure it's ok, but when I think of bread baking I think of the word "yeast" and giggle like a 8 yr old, so maybe I can understand the eh factor of not liking bread smells. But freshly cut grass? It's just such a happy smell. Have a traumatic experience w/ freshly mown lawns???;)

LOL actually "yeast" does play into it because i'm an 8 year old at heart :laugh: but i loathe the grass smell because i have terrible allergies, so i don't have happy associations with it, just stuffed up ones. :distress: :laugh:

[JazmenFlowers]

i love japanese gardens :thumbsup: we'll definitely go some day.
I do too...in fact, I love anything Japanese. hell, I may move to Tokyo.

[mylittledemon]

so what scents make you happy? give you comfort? make you swoon? the obvious and the not so obvious... (see my list below).

Pumpkin candles

Christmas trees

Vanilla

the beach air

flowers

[EveryHour]

Sandalwood

"India Temple" oil

Nag Champa

Freshly opened bag of good coffee beans

Grapefruit

[Josh2003]

Tequila :D
Clean linen
Pumpkin anything (mmm...now I want some pumpkin ale)
Lily-of-the-Valley
My grandma's house

And oddly enough, the smell of skunk will forever remind me of my very first semester of college. I would smell one walking back to my room late at night, or to a friend's room, and every time I smell one at night, it takes me back four years. Weird, yes.