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Just got some shower gel called Boreal Forest. I smell (Original Post) applegrove Nov 2025 OP
Like the sound of that! 2naSalit Nov 2025 #1
I love citrus. I hate lavender. applegrove Nov 2025 #2
Favorite scent is cinnamon buns True Dough Nov 2025 #3
Along that line croissants smell good baking in little bakeries all over Paris. Go for a walk applegrove Nov 2025 #7
That's what I call a "roll model" Niagara Nov 2025 #19
I'm more of a True Dough Nov 2025 #21
Loafing around again! Niagara Nov 2025 #23
Vanilla sunflower. bucolic_frolic Nov 2025 #4
Vanilla mmmmm! Never smelt a sunflower. applegrove Nov 2025 #8
Makes me sound like an old lady from the Victorian era. . . Collimator Nov 2025 #5
Lilac Emile Nov 2025 #6
I get a dizzy headache from real lilacs. I better not try lilac. applegrove Nov 2025 #9
It's a very controversial scent on another forum I belong too IronLionZion Nov 2025 #17
The city of Rochester, NY, has a large park with hundreds of lilac bushes... 3catwoman3 Nov 2025 #32
Just a Public Service Announcement (PSA) Dave in VA Nov 2025 #10
I used to have a coworker who wore copious amount of perfume Nittersing Nov 2025 #12
So true, sometimes they are the worst offenders! Dave in VA Nov 2025 #13
I get it. Fragrance (usually) doesn't incite mine--all a result of abrupt barometric pressure changes... hlthe2b Nov 2025 #24
Oh, I'm not immune to being the human barometer. Dave in VA Nov 2025 #25
Death Wish coffeee brewing! GreenWave Nov 2025 #11
Low key fragrances OddMom20 Nov 2025 #14
I like Urban Woods and Tabac IronLionZion Nov 2025 #15
Old Spice Classic for on-me. - but pine is good, and gardenias and jasmine, of the naturals. UTUSN Nov 2025 #16
I had an elderly lady that I use to care give for a few years ago Niagara Nov 2025 #18
Oh. You can't smell through your phone so are safe from applegrove Nov 2025 #20
Thank you, applegrove 🌲 Niagara Nov 2025 #22
I still like sandlewood. Laugh if you must. marble falls Nov 2025 #26
I love sandalwood. Ritabert Nov 2025 #30
I'm old... buzzycrumbhunger Nov 2025 #27
"...it really took the edge off when a guy slobbered after me and declared I smelled like sex." 3catwoman3 Nov 2025 #33
Seriously! buzzycrumbhunger Nov 2025 #36
I think some men believe that simply being male is all that is needed... 3catwoman3 Nov 2025 #37
Light floral elleng Nov 2025 #28
Boreal Forest Shower Gel Ingredients Rendville Nov 2025 #29
My eyes!!! TURPENTINE OIL!!! applegrove Nov 2025 #39
I like the smell of vanilla; coconut; and lilacs, although not all at once. MIButterfly Nov 2025 #31
When my wife and I lived in Loveland, CO, we used to take lilac strolls in town... Harker Nov 2025 #35
Citrusy fragrances, pine, bergamot and lavender for body products. 3catwoman3 Nov 2025 #34
coconut is my favorite Skittles Nov 2025 #38
I like lavender or musk MustLoveBeagles Nov 2025 #40

True Dough

(26,667 posts)
3. Favorite scent is cinnamon buns
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 07:30 AM
Nov 2025

But if I lather that on, I have all kinds of critters tailing me.

applegrove

(132,211 posts)
7. Along that line croissants smell good baking in little bakeries all over Paris. Go for a walk
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 08:10 AM
Nov 2025

at about 3 or 4AM and yum.

IronLionZion

(51,268 posts)
17. It's a very controversial scent on another forum I belong too
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 09:31 AM
Nov 2025

The Lilac scent doesn't work for everyone. For some folks it smells like a great flowery scent. For others it smells like cat pee.

3catwoman3

(29,406 posts)
32. The city of Rochester, NY, has a large park with hundreds of lilac bushes...
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 07:45 PM
Nov 2025

...of all colors. One year, they were giving out samples of a lilac perfume - it was awful. Very chemical.

Dave in VA

(2,285 posts)
10. Just a Public Service Announcement (PSA)
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 08:43 AM
Nov 2025

As someone who suffers from Chronic Migraine I wish that everyone would consider how much scented products they apply. My worst attacks generally occur after I have encountered someone who has decided that they must apply the entire bottle, can, stick, etc. because more is better. I do a monthly injection of Emgality and use Nurtec when I need and they have reduced my attacks greatly, but they don't eliminate them. OK, rant over, but please use these scented items sparingly. Thanks for listening.

Nittersing

(8,381 posts)
12. I used to have a coworker who wore copious amount of perfume
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 08:52 AM
Nov 2025

Found out some time later she was a smoker, but didn't want anyone to know... including her family!!

Dave in VA

(2,285 posts)
13. So true, sometimes they are the worst offenders!
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 09:01 AM
Nov 2025

I've had to leave restaurants when the wait staff take a break outside to smoke and then load up on the smelly stuff to try and cover up the smell and then pop over to your table the see if you need something! BOING! Instant migraine.

hlthe2b

(113,970 posts)
24. I get it. Fragrance (usually) doesn't incite mine--all a result of abrupt barometric pressure changes...
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 02:32 PM
Nov 2025

Unfortunately, the latter cannot be avoided...

Dave in VA

(2,285 posts)
25. Oh, I'm not immune to being the human barometer.
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 06:53 PM
Nov 2025

I have multiple triggers. Smells, barometric pressure, sudden loud sounds. Just to name a few. The injections have helped tremendously but I still get a violent head banger every week or two. Sorry you have to be a fellow traveler with this nasty pain.

To OP, didn't mean to hijack your thread.

OddMom20

(68 posts)
14. Low key fragrances
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 09:03 AM
Nov 2025

Are my game. I just got a new one called Lotus Water that’s a bit like sunshine and ocean with a smidge of floral. I like it, and I figure it’s gotta be good since my 10 year old has used half the bottle already.

IronLionZion

(51,268 posts)
15. I like Urban Woods and Tabac
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 09:17 AM
Nov 2025

I checked the scent profiles of both, and they have tobacco. Apparently I like the smell of green tobacco leaf because I hate the scent of smoked tobacco.

Taconic Shave Urban Woods https://www.taconicshave.com/shaving/solid-cologne-urban-woods/
Fragrance Notes: Cedar. Tobacco. Bergamot

Tabac: https://tabac.de/en/collections/tabac-original
a blend of bergamot, neroli, lavender and is accented with tobacco, oakmoss and vanilla.


Both are available for shaving products: soap, cream, aftershave, and cologne. Tabac also has bath soap, deodorant, and a bunch of other products.

UTUSN

(77,795 posts)
16. Old Spice Classic for on-me. - but pine is good, and gardenias and jasmine, of the naturals.
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 09:23 AM
Nov 2025

Niagara

(11,850 posts)
18. I had an elderly lady that I use to care give for a few years ago
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 09:46 AM
Nov 2025

I couldn't be around her real Christmas tree because it infused a migraine headache for me.


Other items that produce a migraine for me: vaping juice, certain cologne, certain perfumes and all scented candles.


Obviously I can't go into candle and Bath and Body Works type of stores.


Please don't be creeping up on me, applegrove. I don't want a migraine today.





applegrove

(132,211 posts)
20. Oh. You can't smell through your phone so are safe from
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 11:05 AM
Nov 2025

my pine smell. I will keep scent intolerance in mind when I venture out.

buzzycrumbhunger

(1,931 posts)
27. I'm old...
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 07:05 PM
Nov 2025

… and patchouli has always been my thing.

Have to admit it really took the edge off when a guy slobbered after me and declared I smelled like sex, though. *willies*

Otherwise, I also like bergamot and pine-y scents.

3catwoman3

(29,406 posts)
33. "...it really took the edge off when a guy slobbered after me and declared I smelled like sex."
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 07:49 PM
Nov 2025

Not a good pickup line - sheesh!

buzzycrumbhunger

(1,931 posts)
36. Seriously!
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 09:08 PM
Nov 2025

Factor in that I was married at the time (big mistake) and he was standing right there with us, and I was probably a foot taller than this dude—who lived on a boat that couldn’t go anywhere. Absolutely nothing compelling about the guy—unless you’re talking about the desire to run in the opposite direction.

3catwoman3

(29,406 posts)
37. I think some men believe that simply being male is all that is needed...
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 09:56 PM
Nov 2025

...for women to find them desirable.

elleng

(141,926 posts)
28. Light floral
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 07:12 PM
Nov 2025

is my description for my faves; used to wear a small spritz on wrist every day. From Nina Ricci. There are several, L'air du Temps was most popular, means "the spirit of the times."

I have about 2/3 of a container still available of a different one , which my daughter and I try occasionally. Nina is one, described as 'fruity,' Premier Jour is another, described as floral, with notes of gardenia, orchid, and sweet pea.
Citrus: It includes a hint of mandarin for a fresh, bright opening.

THANKS for the discussion; reminding me of SO MUCH!!!

Rendville

(176 posts)
29. Boreal Forest Shower Gel Ingredients
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 07:13 PM
Nov 2025

“Ingredients: Aqua, sodium C14-16 olefin sulfonate, glycerin, lauryl glucoside, sodium chloride, benzyl alcohol, lauryl hydroxysultaine, lauramine oxide, linalool, myristamine oxide, parfum/fragrance, sodium sulfate, alcohol, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, pinene alpha, turpentine oil.

Warnings: Avoid contact with eyes.”

https://montreal.lufa.com/en/marketplace/product/boreal-forest-shower-gel-19908

MIButterfly

(2,696 posts)
31. I like the smell of vanilla; coconut; and lilacs, although not all at once.
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 07:26 PM
Nov 2025

My mother and I used to come back from Vegas on the red-eye, walking through the airport at 5:00 a.m. to the scent of freshly baked Cinnabons! Oh, baby! ❤️

Harker

(17,785 posts)
35. When my wife and I lived in Loveland, CO, we used to take lilac strolls in town...
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 08:09 PM
Nov 2025

comparing and contrasting the different aromas of the flowering bushes along the sidewalks.

Ahh.

3catwoman3

(29,406 posts)
34. Citrusy fragrances, pine, bergamot and lavender for body products.
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 07:51 PM
Nov 2025

I love the smell of cinnamon and vanilla, when coming from food. I don't want to smell like something to eat.

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