Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove You guys are amazing and hitting on most of my cylinders. Thank you! Lemons....kindegarten paper (the dirty-looking kind with the red and blue lines)...children's art paste with the little plastic trowel things....wintergreen....old books......wood.....dare I say---wool, especially wet wool....Brut....red hots...Junior Mints....pretty lotions and candles.....Downy......clean necks ripe for nuzzling....Ovaltine (either from the jar, which must be whiffed or from a steaming mug).... I could do this all day. What a splendiforous topic. *sigh*
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Hotel rooms Hardware stores Fresh paint Definately not candle stores. The individual candles always smell nice, but just walking past them in the mall is often enough for me ot get light-headed. Anyone else feel that way?
Originally Posted By lilgoofymom yeah the candle stores can be a bit overwhelming. Perfume shops in the mall too. I forgot about wintergreen. I love the smell & taste of wintergreen. Brings back memories of sharing wintergreen lifesavers with my dad.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I totally get the break cleaner, I can almost smell it now. My weird smell is an idling travel bus. It HAS to be the kind with the potty in the back. It reminds me of a 6 week tour I took around the US as a teen. 70 teenagers and about a dozen chaperons crossing this great nation in 2 busses... Good times!
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb More conventional smells: Waffle cones, caramel popcorn, home made Rice Crispy Treats, coffee, especially that burnt coffee smell at the entrance to DCA and bread rising (as well as baking)
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter Most of my favorite smells have already been mentioned, but I didn't see this one. . . the smell of the soap in DLR's bathrooms. It's not that it's the most wonderful smell in the world, it's just that I associate it with Disneyland. Makes me happy just smelling my hands as I walk around the parks--lol!
Originally Posted By Tiggirl Good one Pixie! Along that same vein... I love the hand stamp smell and I always get one even though I don't need one. It smells lemon-y fresh! ~Beth
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove Ewwww to the last 2 posts. I'm in the minority, I know, but the hand stamps and the bathroom soap are heinous to me. I'd much rather have some lovely Bath & Body works smells in the bathroom soap. <---prepares for the onslaught by ducking and covering.
Originally Posted By RockyMtnMinnie I sniff the handstamp and than I get laughed at because my nose is glowing on the rides.
Originally Posted By beamerdog >> Root Beer<< I forgot how much I love this one. I once had a teacher who told me that the "new car" smell was formaldehyde. Don't know if that's true ;-)
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Oh yeah with campfires, I love the way my hair smells after I've been sitting around the fire!
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Fresh cut lawn on a baseball field. A leather baseball glove. A new baseball. Is it spring yet?
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Ahh just bought DH a new glove so he can help out with DD softball team!! It smells great!
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Tamales steaming in the house. Hot mole boiling in a cast iron pot. Prime Rib incase with special horseradish rub slow cooking. Is it dinner yet?
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Lighted lavendar candles in my bathroom. Fresh cut roses in a vase. Lime & Lemon butter rub applied right after a hot hot bath. Is it time to unwind yet?
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Cinnamon sticks... Spice cake baking... Piping hot coffee scent filling my truck in the morning... A raging fire with cedar and California sage burning in it in the Roundhouse...
