Comments on: Favorite Smells http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/09/26/favorite-smells/ A perfume blog about all things perfume - reviews, shopping, recommendations. Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:35:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DEDE http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/09/26/favorite-smells/comment-page-1/#comment-35643 DEDE Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:39:47 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/09/26/favorite-smells/#comment-35643 It is strange but my 2 all time favorite smells are NEW CARPET and our CEDER CHEST that held our fresh linen when I was a kid. The scent I miss the most is the smell of my mom. Then some other favorite smells I just love are the following , My poodle, Fresh baked Chocolate chip cookies, Sugar and burned sugar ,Cinnamon ,Berries – strawberries, blue berries, raspberries ,Nuts – Peanut butter, cashews, hazelnut, roasted chestnuts , Popcorn both fresh and slightly burned ,Fresh baking bread, pie, muffins, Toast, Warm cider ,Coconut ,Lemons, limes, oranges, mangos, pear, Crenshaw melon, watermelon, ,Vanilla, almond scent ,Hot drinks chocolate mochas, coffee, hot steaming black tea ,Herbs fresh basil, cilantro, lemongrass ,Cooking onions, garlic, bacon ,Turkey with stuffing, Roast, Steak, Lighting storm before and after ,Rain ,River, Lake ,Fishing, Autumn leaves ,Fresh cut grass ,Flowers Rose, Lilacs, citrus blossoms, honey suckles, hydrangeas, gardena, jasmine, marigolds, Fresh fallen snow ,Desert dirt before and after a rain ,Winter breeze ,Tar road ,Horses ,Hay ,Leather ,Chlorine in swimming pools ,New carpet, Basement “cement”, Cellar – musty ,Workshop, Sawdust, Wood – cedar, oak, pine, birch bark ,Campfire ,Christmas trees ,Salty beach ,Burned out match ,Gasoline ,Diesel fumes ,New tires “rubber” and burnt rubber ,New car ,Oil ,Garage ,Plastic ,Scotch tape ,Permanent marker ,Fabric softener ,Laundry detergent ,Clean laundry ,School smells - new Crayola crayons, paste, ink, typewriter ribbons, paper smells, news papers, paint, clay, playdough, chalk, fresh copied paper ,New book, Motor cross race – dirt, mud with gear and fumes from the bikes, New babies, Baby powder, lotion, wipes, Kids hair, Cigarette smoke “since I use to smoke” DID I MISS ANY? It is strange but my 2 all time favorite smells are NEW CARPET and our CEDER CHEST that held our fresh linen when I was a kid. The scent I miss the most is the smell of my mom. Then some other favorite smells I just love are the following , My poodle, Fresh baked Chocolate chip cookies, Sugar and burned sugar ,Cinnamon ,Berries – strawberries, blue berries, raspberries ,Nuts – Peanut butter, cashews, hazelnut, roasted chestnuts , Popcorn both fresh and slightly burned ,Fresh baking bread, pie, muffins, Toast, Warm cider ,Coconut ,Lemons, limes, oranges, mangos, pear, Crenshaw melon, watermelon, ,Vanilla, almond scent ,Hot drinks chocolate mochas, coffee, hot steaming black tea ,Herbs fresh basil, cilantro, lemongrass ,Cooking onions, garlic, bacon ,Turkey with stuffing, Roast, Steak, Lighting storm before and after ,Rain ,River, Lake ,Fishing, Autumn leaves ,Fresh cut grass ,Flowers Rose, Lilacs, citrus blossoms, honey suckles, hydrangeas, gardena, jasmine, marigolds, Fresh fallen snow ,Desert dirt before and after a rain ,Winter breeze ,Tar road ,Horses ,Hay ,Leather ,Chlorine in swimming pools ,New carpet, Basement “cement”, Cellar – musty ,Workshop, Sawdust, Wood – cedar, oak, pine, birch bark ,Campfire ,Christmas trees ,Salty beach ,Burned out match ,Gasoline ,Diesel fumes ,New tires “rubber” and burnt rubber ,New car ,Oil ,Garage ,Plastic ,Scotch tape ,Permanent marker ,Fabric softener ,Laundry detergent ,Clean laundry ,School smells – new Crayola crayons, paste, ink, typewriter ribbons, paper smells, news papers, paint, clay, playdough, chalk, fresh copied paper ,New book, Motor cross race – dirt, mud with gear and fumes from the bikes, New babies, Baby powder, lotion, wipes, Kids hair, Cigarette smoke “since I use to smoke”
DID I MISS ANY?

]]> By: Wendy http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/09/26/favorite-smells/comment-page-1/#comment-1806 Wendy Sun, 01 Oct 2006 21:31:09 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/09/26/favorite-smells/#comment-1806 The smell of freshly mowed grass! The smell of freshly mowed grass!

]]> By: Vimal Solanki http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/09/26/favorite-smells/comment-page-1/#comment-1777 Vimal Solanki Fri, 29 Sep 2006 05:40:08 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/09/26/favorite-smells/#comment-1777 I guess its about how close you are to nature. I have never had an opportunity to live in the country side or a village, and therefore my nostrils are used to inhaling only the city [read pollution, smoke and all the crap that comes along]. But whenever I get a chance, I love to smell a lot of nature, and all natural. Some of this natural stuff may come in unusual packages [like the cow]. Thanks Giselle. Way to go, Chaya Ruchama. Do you know, dried cow dung can also be used in place of coal on a BBQ. Roast a corn cob or cheese or potatos [sorry, I am a vegetarian and don't roast animals] on it, and see the difference in the way it tastes. it smells like heaven too. I do not know if any of you people remember, but there indeed was a fragrance launched many many years ago which smelled of the first rains on earth. I guess its about how close you are to nature. I have never had an opportunity to live in the country side or a village, and therefore my nostrils are used to inhaling only the city [read pollution, smoke and all the crap that comes along]. But whenever I get a chance, I love to smell a lot of nature, and all natural. Some of this natural stuff may come in unusual packages [like the cow].

Thanks Giselle. Way to go, Chaya Ruchama.

Do you know, dried cow dung can also be used in place of coal on a BBQ. Roast a corn cob or cheese or potatos [sorry, I am a vegetarian and don't roast animals] on it, and see the difference in the way it tastes. it smells like heaven too.

I do not know if any of you people remember, but there indeed was a fragrance launched many many years ago which smelled of the first rains on earth.

]]> By: Giselle http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/09/26/favorite-smells/comment-page-1/#comment-1764 Giselle Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:55:17 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/09/26/favorite-smells/#comment-1764 I agree with the cow dung comments from Vimal. I spend a lot of time visiting relatives who burn turf (from the peat bogs) and a lot of American & Japanese tourists visit and some will say to me, "Doesn't that smell horrible? How do these poor people cope?" The turf smoke drifts from the chimneys and it smells wonderful to me. It goes with the rain and the gorse and the heather and the sheep dung and the constant wind picks it all up and makes a fragrance, and yes, it needs the sheep dung to be complete. I never thought of it before ever, as a complete fragrance, thank you Vimal! I agree with the cow dung comments from Vimal.
I spend a lot of time visiting relatives who burn turf (from the peat bogs) and a lot of American & Japanese tourists visit and some will say to me, “Doesn’t that smell horrible? How do these poor people cope?” The turf smoke drifts from the chimneys and it smells wonderful to me. It goes with the rain and the gorse and the heather and the sheep dung and the constant wind picks it all up and makes a fragrance, and yes, it needs the sheep dung to be complete. I never thought of it before ever, as a complete fragrance, thank you Vimal!

]]> By: chaya ruchama http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/09/26/favorite-smells/comment-page-1/#comment-1748 chaya ruchama Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:38:06 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/09/26/favorite-smells/#comment-1748 Dear friends- I was trapped at work yesterday, when this post began... So many of your favorites echo my own, and I love you for your frankness ! Dina- I hennaed my hair for years [years ago], and remember the odor fondly- it was the best part ! Vimalji- you don't have to sell me on the merits of cow dung- I can't wait to attend the Topsfield Fair, which opens this Friday...it is my personal mission to meet with every cow, sheep, goat, chicken, pig, bunny, cavy, et al... For a city gal, it thrills me... For all those who love babies' heads, the smell of their sleeping loved ones, and sweaty men [preferably clean, first !] I kiss you ! One summer, 19 years ago, I remember being on a crowded train in late July- no a/c- and being in the last throes of advanced pregnancy, when I became passionateky aware of the most powerful, glorious smell... I found myself irresistibly drawn- To the tiniest, least good-looking Puerto Rican gentleman ! [Poor fellow, he would have been SO chagrined...] I think I would have yielded my unwieldy self to him without restraint, right there and then... Such is the power of scent... Dear friends-

I was trapped at work yesterday, when this post began…
So many of your favorites echo my own, and I love you for your frankness !

Dina- I hennaed my hair for years [years ago], and remember the odor fondly- it was the best part !

Vimalji- you don’t have to sell me on the merits of cow dung- I can’t wait to attend the Topsfield Fair, which opens this Friday…it is my personal mission to meet with every cow, sheep, goat, chicken, pig, bunny, cavy, et al…
For a city gal, it thrills me…

For all those who love babies’ heads, the smell of their sleeping loved ones, and sweaty men [preferably clean, first !]
I kiss you !

One summer, 19 years ago, I remember being on a crowded train in late July- no a/c- and being in the last throes of advanced pregnancy, when I became passionateky aware of the most powerful, glorious smell…
I found myself irresistibly drawn-
To the tiniest, least good-looking Puerto Rican gentleman !

[Poor fellow, he would have been SO chagrined...]

I think I would have yielded my unwieldy self to him without restraint, right there and then…

Such is the power of scent…

]]> By: Vimal Solanki http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/09/26/favorite-smells/comment-page-1/#comment-1743 Vimal Solanki Thu, 28 Sep 2006 09:25:12 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/09/26/favorite-smells/#comment-1743 Dear Ina, you must visit a village in rural India, where common folk coat their mud floors with layers of cow dung. Believe me, its NOT yucky. While it certainly does not beat a Guirlain Vetiver or Green Irish Tweed, dried cow dung has a very ethnic, earthy scent. And Ina, if you freak out on smelling the cellar or your mama's kitchen apron, i am sure you'll love the dried dung as well. On second thoughts, floors coated with cow dung are quite hip. If the modern world has adopted age old herbs, henna, ayurvedic drugs and yoga, it wouldn't be too far when you would start liking stuff like cow dung!! Dear Ina, you must visit a village in rural India, where common folk coat their mud floors with layers of cow dung. Believe me, its NOT yucky. While it certainly does not beat a Guirlain Vetiver or Green Irish Tweed, dried cow dung has a very ethnic, earthy scent. And Ina, if you freak out on smelling the cellar or your mama’s kitchen apron, i am sure you’ll love the dried dung as well. On second thoughts, floors coated with cow dung are quite hip. If the modern world has adopted age old herbs, henna, ayurvedic drugs and yoga, it wouldn’t be too far when you would start liking stuff like cow dung!!

]]> By: Ina http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/09/26/favorite-smells/comment-page-1/#comment-1742 Ina Thu, 28 Sep 2006 03:49:31 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/09/26/favorite-smells/#comment-1742 Patty, yeah! Way to go! ;) Vimal, um, cow dung? This is hilarious. Dinazad, I love your fave smells! Can't recall what henna smells like, though. Cait, thank you! How could i forget about fires. Elle, bread baking! Of course! March, bacon!! Yeah, baby! Greeneyes, love the smell of fresh cut grass! Helene, maybe it's cranberry? Lots of Russians like to can berries, so that explains it. Love the smell of black bread, too! Marina, ah, I can just about imagine. :) Giselle, floor wax brings back tons of memories for me, too. :) Robin, ah, baby's head. Swoon! No, I don't remember that paper smell. Hmm. Iris, sawdust is a fave here, too. Teri, chlorine in the pool? Um, hmm. ;) Cindy, Christmas trees, yes! Love the smell. Peppernuts, I adore the smell of all Indian dishes! With a passion. Tom, I'm yet to smell the night-blooming jasmine. Jealous. Lauren, love the smell of lilacs in bloom! Patty, yeah! Way to go! ;)

Vimal, um, cow dung? This is hilarious.

Dinazad, I love your fave smells! Can’t recall what henna smells like, though.

Cait, thank you! How could i forget about fires.

Elle, bread baking! Of course!

March, bacon!! Yeah, baby!

Greeneyes, love the smell of fresh cut grass!

Helene, maybe it’s cranberry? Lots of Russians like to can berries, so that explains it. Love the smell of black bread, too!

Marina, ah, I can just about imagine. :)

Giselle, floor wax brings back tons of memories for me, too. :)

Robin, ah, baby’s head. Swoon! No, I don’t remember that paper smell. Hmm.

Iris, sawdust is a fave here, too.

Teri, chlorine in the pool? Um, hmm. ;)

Cindy, Christmas trees, yes! Love the smell.

Peppernuts, I adore the smell of all Indian dishes! With a passion.

Tom, I’m yet to smell the night-blooming jasmine. Jealous.

Lauren, love the smell of lilacs in bloom!

]]> By: Lauren http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/09/26/favorite-smells/comment-page-1/#comment-1741 Lauren Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:58:21 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/09/26/favorite-smells/#comment-1741 leather car interior - particularly in a Mercedes, I feel like they have a distinct smell all their own - this always reminds me of my grandmother and my favorite aunt, being a kid and hoping that a ride in the car would take us somewhere new and intriguing. Lilacs in bloom. Stops me dead in my tracks every spring. It is absolutely intoxicating, and I stop and think of the first spring I noticed this smell, in Charleston, S.C. You've got me thinking....:) leather car interior – particularly in a Mercedes, I feel like they have a distinct smell all their own – this always reminds me of my grandmother and my favorite aunt, being a kid and hoping that a ride in the car would take us somewhere new and intriguing.

Lilacs in bloom. Stops me dead in my tracks every spring. It is absolutely intoxicating, and I stop and think of the first spring I noticed this smell, in Charleston, S.C.

You’ve got me thinking….:)

]]> By: Tom http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/09/26/favorite-smells/comment-page-1/#comment-1740 Tom Wed, 27 Sep 2006 23:15:49 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/09/26/favorite-smells/#comment-1740 the smell of the air after a thunderstorm: that clean bracing ozone smell. The smell of an ld car- all wood and leather and oil and old chrome. "Nostalgia" tries to get it but just missess The smell of the night-blooming jasmine we have in LA during the Santa Ana winds- makes you want to be Fred MacMurry. Or Barbara Stanwyck. Or both the smell of the air after a thunderstorm: that clean bracing ozone smell.

The smell of an ld car- all wood and leather and oil and old chrome. “Nostalgia” tries to get it but just missess

The smell of the night-blooming jasmine we have in LA during the Santa Ana winds- makes you want to be Fred MacMurry. Or Barbara Stanwyck. Or both

]]> By: peppernuts http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/09/26/favorite-smells/comment-page-1/#comment-1739 peppernuts Wed, 27 Sep 2006 21:36:52 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2006/09/26/favorite-smells/#comment-1739 ..Apples in wooden boxes, kept fresh in the cellar, the smell of very old books-some kind of sweet,dry mildew, a real rose (one hour ago I had the chance to smell one, it was the most beautiful rose I smelled for years!), fresh white truffels, the hot and clean scent if I iron clothes, skin after sun and sea, fresh cut wood, indian dishes....ad infinitum:) ..Apples in wooden boxes, kept fresh in the cellar, the smell of very old books-some kind of sweet,dry mildew, a real rose (one hour ago I had the chance to smell one, it was the most beautiful rose I smelled for years!), fresh white truffels, the hot and clean scent if I iron clothes, skin after sun and sea, fresh cut wood, indian dishes….ad infinitum:)

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