What is your favorite smell?

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   Time4Travelposted 14 years ago

   We encounter smells all of the time-- during the holidays, at malls, in forests, etc. But, which smell is your favorite?
   
   I'll start...
   
   Beeswax

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      pennyofheavenposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Spring

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         Time4Travelposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Flowers, grass, life reawakening... definitely a great smell!

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      Dave Harrisposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I have many favourites including freshly cut grass, freshly baked bread or doughnuts, the ocean, fresh coffee, cooked bacon, chocolate, cinnamon, vanilla and peanut butter to name but a few!

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      kimberlyslyricsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      men

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   camloposted 14 years ago

   I find all kinds of smells appealing; lavender, wax crayons, tarmac, freshly painted rooms, the sea, a pine forest, bread baking ... the list is endless. To define a favourite is an impossible task. I've never really thought about it. An interesting question.

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      Time4Travelposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I know what you mean! There are so many wonderful smells to choose from. My own list is endless too... vanilla, the smell after it rains, cinnamon, the beach, the list goes on. Beeswax candles are one of my favorite smells.

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   evvy_09posted 14 years ago

   For use on myself I love soft and girly scents like vanilla or cherry.  As for my house I go for the sharp and clean scents like orange and lemon.

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   shazwellynposted 14 years ago

   Actually, the smell of a newly washed man, with some Paul Smith extreme is a must for me.  Yes, I know it is a bit base instinct, but it really hits the spot for me *blush*

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   ediggityposted 14 years ago

   Cinnabon.

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   Richieb799posted 14 years ago

   My ex's bedroom used to smell of lavender or something that was nice

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   hubzerposted 14 years ago

   All baked pies fresh from the oven. cheers Hubzer

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      Time4Travelposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Yes, I agree. The smell of baked goods is heavenly!

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   2uesdayposted 14 years ago

   Laundry fresh in from the washing line or rose water.

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      Time4Travelposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Ahh... the smell of clean... nothing quite like it!

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   Deborah Sextonposted 14 years ago

   Nag Champa

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    seanorjohnposted 14 years ago

    Very philisophical question. I think Confucious had something to say about this." Every man loves the smell of his own *****
    Personally I go for freshly baked bread and coffee aroma.

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    Diffugere_nivesposted 14 years ago

    Great question with so many answers. I think bread baking and fresh coffee brewing are two of my favourites along with freshly cut grass (preferably without the sneezing I get with it)and chocolate melting. I also like the smell of early morning rainfall though I'm not sure if that would vary place to place, by me it seems to freshen the factory and road smells into something natural and fulfilling, but it could just be me

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       Time4Travelposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       The smell of rain makes me think of warm, exotic places Where I live, it rarely rains, so I find that smell exhilarating.

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    sofsposted 14 years ago

    The smell of rain on the parched ground,
    The smell of flowers wafting in from the garden at dawn,
    The smell of fresh air on the mountain top,
    The smell of a BABY
    The smell of Christmas... has a distinct smell in my memory..and so on..
    
    I had a wonderful time remembering .. thanx 

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    habeeposted 14 years ago

    Horse.
    Frasier fir tree.
    The ocean.
    Paul Sebastian men's cologne.
    Cloves.
    Wood smoke.
    Ivory soap.
    Suntan oil.
    Yeast rolls.
    Bacon frying.
    Fresh cut hay.
    Equine sweet feed.

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    Denise Handlonposted 14 years ago

    Great question.
    I have many smells I enjoy, not necessarily a single one, but for various reasons of nostalgia, or pleasure, they resonate with me:
    
    flower fragrances, in particular lilac and honey suckle
    gasoline;
    musk,
    woods,
    cedar,
    a forest,
    apple pie,
    bread baking,
    chocolate chip cookies out of the oven,
    musk
    my skin when the sun soaks into it,
    coconut suntan lotion,
    the ocean,
    fresh cut grass,
    my late husband's cologne,
    baby lotion...

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    europewalkerposted 14 years ago

    Chocolate and coffee.

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    logic,commonsenseposted 14 years ago

    a woman's genitals, freshly washed of course!

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    KCC Big Countryposted 14 years ago

    Leather
    Honeysuckle
    Cedar
    Gardenia
    Magnolia
    Coconut
    Orange citrus

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    Deborah Sextonposted 14 years ago

    Smell is closest to memory, than any of the other senses. (It stimulates memory)

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    SomewayOuttaHereposted 14 years ago

    ...vanilla - have a nice natural skin cream with the scent
    ...jasmine - natural oil; love it
    ...sweet frankincense and sage and other natural incense (not the sticks) - i burn lots of it - the natural resin burned on incense charcoal - especially in the winter

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    gracenotesposted 14 years ago

    1. The ozone released into the air before or after a rain shower.
    
    2.  When I used to water ski, the smell of the lake around me (maybe ozone there too?)
    
    3.  On certain damp days, the smell of sycamore or cottonwood trees, which is somewhere between earthy and spicy.
    
    4.  If you've ever had a parrot as a pet -- parrot feathers (a warm earthy smell).
    
    5.  Orange blossoms
    
    6.  Vetiver
    
    7.  Texas Mountain Laurel for the 2 weeks they bloom in Spring.

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    edelhausposted 14 years ago

    hands down may favorite smell was  my little boyafter he'd been outside playing all day.  He smelled like sunshine, sweat and... him!  Course, now he older so - not so sweet :-0

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    kmackey32posted 14 years ago

    My favorite smell is my mans smell...

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    mega1posted 14 years ago

    the smell in the woods - especially under the bay trees

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    Wendy Krickposted 14 years ago

    Honeysuckle
    coffee
    chocolate
    clean cotton sheets
    babies
    vanilla
    lilac
    
    I'm sure there are many more but here are a few...

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    Denise Handlonposted 14 years ago

    Fresh cut oranges

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    ralwusposted 14 years ago

    my wife after she works up a sweat.

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    Extinct Soulposted 14 years ago

    The smell of a newly laudried matress, linen and pillow of my bed.

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    richtwfposted 14 years ago

    The Sea
    
    My wife

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    donotfearposted 14 years ago

    Ahhhhhhhh......Jungle Gardenia.

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    heart4thewordposted 14 years ago

    Cinnamon Rolls:)
    Hot Chocolate:)
    Fresh Baked Cookies:)

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    jacobkuttytaposted 14 years ago

    smell of the fresh bread

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    Bail Up !posted 14 years ago

    Fresh brewed coffee &
    Coconut or tropical suntan lotions

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    princess gposted 14 years ago

    coffee
    
    babies
    
    tanning oil
    
    oranges

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    princess gposted 14 years ago

    I forgot chocolate

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       The Baking Guruposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       ocean
       cinnamon
       muffins baking
       lavendar

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    elayne001posted 14 years ago

    lavendar
    cinnamon
    freshly baked bread
    a freshly washed baby
    clean sheets

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       Kerry43posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       fresh linen
       rain in the redgum forest in Australia
       a new babydoll

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    Don Shipposted 14 years ago

    The smell of Petrol.
    The smell of a newly painted house.

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    TechTrendyposted 14 years ago

    The ocean.

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    saleheensblogposted 14 years ago

    definitely smell of babies

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    tymmyposted 14 years ago

    I think mine would be the smell of the Ocean in the wee hours of the morning. I don't get to smell it often, but when i do, I savour every minute of it.

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    Bellamieposted 14 years ago

    Mom's spaghetti sauce

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    thirdmilleniumposted 14 years ago

    The smell that wafts through the air around a tea factory
    
    The smell of coffee beans being ground
    
    Your girl's hair after she washes it, no matter what soap she had used
    
    Well ok, it is the smell from the just opened Dom Perignon 

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    Denise Handlonposted 14 years ago

    Babies

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    ddsurfscaposted 14 years ago

    puppy breathe

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    TheJmanposted 14 years ago

    has to be vanilla!! seriously... i find it intoxicating!

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    Beth Godwinposted 14 years ago

    Paul Sebastian does smell good!  I love to smell the Ocean, rain, and clean cotton dried outside.

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    Cagsilposted 14 years ago

    Fresh Roses!

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    camloposted 14 years ago

    I look forward to the smell of freshly cut grass at this time of year.

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    Hauntyposted 14 years ago

    juniper berry

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       camloposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I like the smell of gin, too.

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    Denise Handlonposted 14 years ago

    lavender

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       jeremytorresposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Viand

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    Rosie2010posted 14 years ago

    I love the fresh out-of-the shower smell on a man.

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