If someone could smell for the first time today, what aroma would you rec?

[ohiosmith]

[Lochloosa]

1. Hands Down....Shalimar

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[pipi_k]

5. I'm one of those unfortunates

with such messed up body pheromones that a lot of really good perfumes smell like shit on me.

This is one of them. Poor Mr Pipi got me some one time. I might as well have bathed in Dollar Store cologne. I stunk.

My three favorites are "Poison", "White Diamonds", and "L'air du Temps"

At least I don't smell like car air freshener or someone's wet dog.

[Lochloosa]

8. That is to bad....Shalimar is so understated...you have to get really close to someone wearing it

[AnneD]

30. I have worn Shalimar for years....

But I swear I think they reformulated it in the 70's. If it were a natural smell, I would recommend lavender because some wonderful florals can be too overpowering to a new nose.

[Denninmi]

2. This.

It's nirvana.



Queen of the Night cactus blossoms. (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)


A female client came in our office last year and was wearing a perfume that was hauntingly similar. I wasn't brave enough to ask her what it was, but had I, I would have bought some just to use as air freshener around the house.

[redwitch]

3. Good coffee? An old fashioned rose? An orange?

The air after a good summer rain. The ocean, sheets hung out on the line to dry. Lilacs. Oh my goodness, too many to choose from and I mostly take them for granted, shame on me! Oh I know! A pizza fresh out of the oven because not only would they be smelling it for the first time it would actually taste like something too!

[fizzgig]

38. rain and lilacs

two of my favorites.

[Rambis]

4. Puppy

[HopeHoops]

10. Puppy BREATH, wet puppy HAIR, or the first place DOGS sniff?

[cyberswede]

15. Frito feet!

LOL

[pipi_k]

6. Can't choose just one so

Damp soil, freshly cut wood, a new paperback book, leather, lilacs, roses, honeysuckle (I have tons of it in my yard), Christmas tree, bayberry candles, apple pie baking, Stetson mixed with real patchouli oil (explanation...I had a boyfriend years ago who mixed them...it drove the women crazy).

[redwitch]

7. How could I have forgotten Christmas tree and bayberry candles?

[HopeHoops]

9. Fresh basil.

[Rambis]

11. Turf fire (Peat fire)

[Robyn66]

12. Fresh Rosmary (nt)

[IcyPeas]

13. peeling an orange

[cyberswede]

14. Lilac, and cedar

(like the inside of a cedar chest).

[AtomicKitten]

16. Gardenias on a warm summer night.

[AtomicKitten]

17. Cilantro.

[OhioChick]

18. Lilac bush

[RebelOne]

19. Freshly baked bread or freshly popped popcorn. n/t

[Rowdyboy]

37. Freshly baked bread is the best smell in the world, hands down....

Glad someone else understands.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

20. New Baby

[Shrek]

21. Napalm n/t

[LibDemAlways]

22. Freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. n/t

[Major Nikon]

23. All of them

[Bertha Venation]

24. 1. Oranges. 2. Clinique Aromatics Elixir

Oh, wait -- that second one is only for a lesbian who is in lust with the woman who's wearing it.

Oranges. Definitely oranges.

[sadbear]

25. Onions cooking in bacon fat!

[applegrove]

26. Yummy!

[Tabasco_Dave]

27. Jet fuel

I love the smell of it when I'm near the airport.

[cherokeeprogressive]

28. Fresh strawberries. A blooming rose. Rain.

Laundry fresh off the clothesline. The soap aisle at the supermarket. Peaches. Night-Blooming Jasmine. Honeysuckle. Cooking bacon. Fresh coffee brewing. Garlic.

I have no idea.

[benld74]

29. Peanut Butter

[Hula Popper]

31. A wet Lab

drying in front of a pine fire or lilacs....

[handmade34]

32. lavender

cloves
pine
fresh rain
new hay
not necessarily all together

[blaze]

33. My first thought was lilacs... and I'm not sure why...

good childhood memories maybe....

but a lot of other responses resonated... puppy breath/feet... fresh brewing coffee.... damp soil.... cut wood....

Dang. I take so much for granted!

[grasswire]

34. no one has mentioned lavender!

Or lemons or limes.

[grasswire]

35. among floral scents, two good ones are daphne, and lily of the valley

both are heavenly.

[HarveyDarkey]

36. Frying bacon

I pop my popcorn in bacon fat, DELISH!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

39. Lilacs, stargazer lilies, frying bacon, baking bread, Balm of Gilead trees,

lilies of the valley, lavender, fresh-ground coffee beans, new cars, aviation fuel (one of my quirks), attar of roses, bee balm.

[fizzgig]

40. hot coffee

lilacs, bacon, fresh bread, cookies baking, the mountains.

there's this little white flower i first encountered on the boutonniere i got my boyfriend for prom. it's the most wonderful fragrance i've ever come across, i had them all over in my wedding. it's an orchid, i think, but i can't remember for the life of me what they're called and google is no help.