The Smell Thread

[Pomai]

Share with us what:
1.) you like (or love!) the smell of
2.) you don't like (or hate!) the smell of
3.) weird things you like the smell of

Anything. Person, place, thing, whatever. Or any other olfactory subject you'd like to discuss.

This thread idea came to mind today as I was browsing a Toys R Us ad that had Crayola Color Crayons on sale. For some reason it made me think how, more than anything else about it, I really like how Color Crayons SMELL! Yes, that's just one of the WEIRD things I love the smell of. Crayons have that unique waxy-textile scent to them. Perhaps this is a physiological sense of affection acquired from childhood.

I LOVE the smell of Cedar wood, which is what first attracted me to the ambiance at the Shack Hawaii Kai. The entire place is paneled in solid Cedar planks, and the scent of it fills the air in there. Love that! I'm thinking of a way to add Cedar planks into the interior design of my condo. That'd be nice!

As a kid I used to hate the smell of Chinese Parsley, therefore I hated its flavor, but as an adult I love all sensory aspects of it. Good stuff.

Then there's Harm Ha, a Chinese shrimp paste, which smells nasty straight out of the jar, but throw that into a pork and watercress stir fry and it begins to smell and taste awesome!

[Adri]

I like the smell of sun dried laundry.

I don't like the smell of a lot of things but what comes to mind just now is tar, cigarette smoke, blood (not necessarily all together).

Weird thing I like the smell of....hmmmmm...I liked the smell of my nephew when he was a baby and he was clean.

[Mike_Lowery]

I love the smell of: saw-cut pine, bagoong (always smells like home), brand new Nikes, girls coming into work smellin like haircare products, the smell of a hotel room when you walk in after check-in, Issey Miyake colognes, that bread smell that every JCPenney had for some reason, and the smell in Longs Drugs.

I detest the smell of cigarette smokers.

[tutusue]

My sniffer doesn't work anymore. :(

[Pua'i Mana'o]

I cannot handle the smell of someone throwing up.

If I smell the sweat (not cologne!) of a handsome man, I damn near lose my mind.

We don't have the right avatar to accompany my last point *ahem*.

[Menehune Man]

Love the smell(s) of...
Damp tropical forests
Ocean breezes
small camp fires

Hate...
The sand Island waste water treatment plant,
when I'm downwind. Whew!

[Kaukura]

a lot of LIKES:

Green apple scent
the smell of Gîtanes in a French speaking country.
the smell of humidity. [My version]
(green plants, rain and sun)
the smell of REAL leather on a well made pair of mens shoes.
the smell of Faaa Airport in Papeete Tahiti, that mixture of tiare flowers and Jet Fuel.

DISLIKE
Cat litter Boxes. I dont care who you are, your box stinks :D

[GeckoGeek]

If I smell the sweat (not cologne!) of a handsome man, I damn near lose my mind.

In a good way or a bad way?



How about smells we miss? Like popcorn - in Sears. (I'm probably dating myself on that one.)

[Pomai]

How about smells we miss? Like popcorn - in Sears. (I'm probably dating myself on that one.)Ooh yaah! Even today, whenever I arrive at the ground floor of Sears Ala Moana from the escalator, I swear I still smell it!

Same thing for Old Navy next door. It still smells like Woolworths. Ala Moana Shopping Center must have "smell ghosts" of its past tenants. It's permeated in the concrete. :D

Bummer though. Ala Moana McDonald's doesn't smell like India Imports (isn't that where it was?). Or wherever I.I. was, near there. Remember that incense fragrance in that store?

[Surfingfarmboy]

"Good" aromas I enjoy:

The aroma of coffee brewing (even though I don't drink it)
The aroma inside of a bakery or donut shop
Fresh cut grass
The scent of wild roses growing along the sea here in RI when they are in bloom in late spring
The citrus-based aroma found inside Jamba Juice locations
Caramel corn being cooked at country fairs


Smells I dislike:

Odors from pig farms
The smell of hamburgers and steak barbequeing on a grill at a cookout
Odors from paper mills
Excessively cologned men/perfumed women
Oil-based paint

"Odd" smells I enjoy:

Cigars being smoked
Pipes being smoked
The scent of sulphur burning

[Jack Hawksmoor]

I like the smell of my mistress's hair brushing agaisnt my lips.:)

I don't like the smell of the air on a commercial flight, in fact i am afraid of that smell, especially the bad place.

Odd:

The smell of Baghdad International Airport when i first landed in Iraq.:confused:

[tikiyaki]

LIKE :
The smell of a fresh pot of coffee brewing
The smell of Bacon cooking
The smell of a fresh pot of tomato sauce simmering in a house. Reminds me of going to granma's house as a kid, and holidays when my mom cooked up a storm
Fresh Basil and fresh mint
LOVE The smell of pot when someone lights up :-) - Reminds me of my first concerts as a teenager in the 70's
Anything being baked
The Ocean Air
Nag Champa incense burning.

DISLIKE :
Cigarette smoke
Booze on someone's breath
Hot Tar
Budweiser Beer
The smell of a rock club during the day when the band loads in for a gig. Stale beer and god knows what else

STRANGE :

My dogs feet smell like Fritos...I kinda like that. :eek:

[cezanne]

I love the smell of the ocean
Hate the smell of someone elses burp
Weird smell I like is the exhaust gas smell from nitro/methanol-burning model airplanes.

[GeckoGeek]

"Good" aromas I enjoy:

The scent of wild roses growing along the sea here in RI when they are in

Honeysuckle vine blooming at night.

[GeckoGeek]

Or wherever I.I. was, near there. Remember that incense fragrance in that store?

Barely. I think it was a good smell. Some incense smells want to make me gag. It might be because it's too strong.

[Pomai]

STRANGE :

My dogs feet smell like Fritos...I kinda like that. :eek:Ha ha! Now that I think of it, that's how our dogs' paws smell, too! Could be pretzels, but definitely not Dorito's. :D

Another odd one I like is the smell of Play-Doh, in a "doughy-textile" kinda' way.

Also the smell of the rubbery plastic used for those vintage Japanese (Kikaida) action figures.

Gotta' love that "new car smell" as well. Especially if the upholstery is leather. Yet even something like a Nissan Sentra has a fantastic "new car smell" interior smell. :o

[helen]

My sniffer doesn't work anymore. :(

My sense of smell has lost some of the edge compared to what it was 20 years ago.

"Good" aromas I enjoy:
"Odd" smells I enjoy:

The scent of sulphur burning

Then you might enjoy model rocketry. During my teen years the smell of the engine exhaust was quite noticable which smells like rotten eggs, then I stopped doing after my 2nd year in college and didn't do model rocketry until 1994. When I did I sort of noticed that smell of the exhaust was gone. Figured that Estes must have changed their model rocket engines during the time I wasn't flying.

It wasn't until the late 1990's that I was flying a rocket at Kapiolani Park, when it landed this young kid picks up my rocket before I got to it and he was holding the rocket away from his body, like one would be holding smelly garbage.

He said it smells stink and I asked him what it smells like and he says "rotten eggs".

That's one of the things that hinted I'm old but I still can function.

[tutusue]

I can't smell it but I'd probably like...
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.
:D

[Pua'i Mana'o]

In a good way or a bad way?


well, I'm thinking more like torture, seeming as I am a respectable married woman. ;)

[Pomai]

How about perfume, cologne and/or aftershave? Which ones do you like and dislike?

Back in the 90's I used ETERNITY for Men and DRAKKAR. "Old school". lol Then I got into Lagerfeld PHOTO.

I currently use GRAVITY Cologne spray, which is relatively cheap (about $17 on sale), but I really like it, as it matches my body chemistry, smells masculine, and most importantly, it's subtle. Not one of those elevator fumigators. lol

Also, I only wear cologne when I'm going out somewhere. Not to work.

Just a couple quick mists around the neck area. Not da' kine' undah da' arm pit, on the belly, down the back, down the crotch. You know da' kine? lol

For aftershave, I use a basic skin lotion.

My girlfriend wears GUCCI ENVY me, which also matches her body chemistry well.

[Pua'i Mana'o]

If I wear eau de parfum, I flip my hair over and mist once or twice at the base of my hairline, flip hair back over, run my fingers through it, and then wash off my hands. Less is more.

Usually though I wear fancy schmancy anti-perspirant and that suffices.

[Surfingfarmboy]

I can't handle having a cologne or aftershave on. The constant smell of having something like a cologne or aftershave on would ultimately give me a nasty headache, (I get wicked bad migraines on average about once every six weeks which I handle with Fioricet), so therefore I avoid using them. In fact, all of the shaving creams I use must be unscented, because they too, with their residual scents, drive me equally batty as well.

Speaking of perfumes, colognes, and aftershaves: I'm amazed how some people have the ability to identify what brand of a perfume or cologne they are smelling with one or two whiffs of it. For me, all perfumes and colognes smell identical to me, whether they are Joy, Polo, or Pheromone.

[acousticlady]

I wear scents verrrry sparingly. Usually on special occasions. Lately it's been Juicy Couture. I tend to spray the air and walk into it. Otherwise I choke on it. That goes for any purfume. I hate when you can smell someone who's been out of the room for 10 minutes.

[kiwidiva]

I LOVE the smell of windex!

When I am pregnant, my sense of smell is even more sensitive than normal so when I'm pregnant, I love the smell of windex even more and as a result, I have the cleanest windows & mirrors because I spend a lot of time spraying windex.

When I'm pregnant, I also love the smell of fresh paint. Our post office on base was being painted during my last pregnancy so I would check my mail box multiple times a day just so I could inhale that smell!

tutusue, did you see the recent story on kgmb 9 news about people with no sense of smell? did you know there is a name for it and it's estimated 2 million americans have it?

it turns out stacey loe can't smell either so she did a story about people with chronic olfactory dysfunction or anosmia (kinda like i no smell ya!)

pretty interesting coz my sister also has no sense of smell. her workplace got evacuated due to a "suspicious smell" and she was like, "what smell?" even as her co-workers were throwing up around her! i always forget and ask her, "what's that smell?" to which she always replies, "what smell?"

if you had a sense of smell and have lost it - it may have been caused by a virus and it could be possible to fix it with surgery.

if you've never had a sense of smell (like my sister) then there may not be a cure. i wonder how having no smell affects her (and your) sense of taste.

[Pomai]

Have you ever known someone who is color blind? A friend I used to hang around with was color blind, and every now and then I'd say something like "Whoah, check out that Blue Civic!" or "Check out that hottie in the pink shorts!" off-the-cuff without thinking about it, and he'd give me this really pissed-off look, as if I was making fun of him. He got really mad, and truly it showed he was frustrated about it.

I also met someone who lost their sense of taste after a bad car accident. (I think I wrote this here before). She said eating a steak was the most horrible sensation. Like chewing on rubber and cardboard. Just horrible. Because of that, she mostly ate soup. I can imagine not having sense of smell would affect the eating experience, as TutuSue has mentioned before.

I hope I'm not being insensitive about this lack of sense. Did that make sense? lol

Interesting to hear how pregnancy increases the sense of smell. I wonder if most women experience that? I understand it increases a lot of things. The power of hormones. :D

pretty interesting coz my sister also has no sense of smell. her workplace got evacuated due to a "suspicious smell" and she was like, "what smell?" even as her co-workers were throwing up around her! i always forget and ask her, "what's that smell?" to which she always replies, "what smell?"

if you had a sense of smell and have lost it - it may have been caused by a virus and it could be possible to fix it with surgery.

if you've never had a sense of smell (like my sister) then there may not be a cure. i wonder how having no smell affects her (and your) sense of taste.

[tutusue]

[...]
tutusue, did you see the recent story on kgmb 9 news about people with no sense of smell? [...]
I did see it, thanks. It was very interesting.
pretty interesting coz my sister also has no sense of smell. her workplace got evacuated due to a "suspicious smell" and she was like, "what smell?"[...]
The inability to smell can be dangerous. I can't smell toxic fumes either. Nor can I smell food that's gone bad. The doctor told me to expect "phantom smells" and that the "smell" of smoke is a common one. Every time that one hits I run around making sure it's not coming from a real fire!
if you had a sense of smell and have lost it - it may have been caused by a virus and it could be possible to fix it with surgery.
It was caused by the flu almost 3 years ago. The doc said I had a 1/3 chance of my sense of smell returning; a 1/3 chance of it returning partially and a 1/3 chance of it never returning. I can't remember what time frame he gave me...either within 6 months or one year. At this point I'd guess I have approx. 10-15% of my sniffer back. I thought it was a little more than that awhile back but I think that was due to those phantom smells! It doesn't disturb me enough to have surgery altho' the ENT doc never mentioned surgery.
[...]i wonder how having no smell affects her (and your) sense of taste.
Taste and smell go hand in hand. I can "taste" sensations such as sweet, sour, salty and spicy hot but I can't distinguish flavors. I'm forever laughing at myself for proclaiming that something really tastes good! Habits die hard!

[cynsaligia]

one smell i find truly amusing is that of the rancid, panicked scent of figurative tires burning. it comes from all the desperate and furiously sanctimonious backpedaling people do when they're caught in the suffocating confines of their ill-conceived but compulsive need to display to the entire world all the ways they have poor judgment.

been smelling a lot of that lately in certain threads of HT. :rolleyes:

[kiwidiva]

I feel sorry for my sister with no sense of smell but she's never had one so doesn't know what she's missing.

It must affect her taste too but like I said, she doesn't know... she does put a lot (and I mean A LOT) of salt on her food so maybe that is compensating for what she can't taste.

When I was sick recently, I couldn't smell or taste anything and it was horrible!

Sis says the worst thing about not being able to smell is that she doesn't know if SHE smells so she is overly concerned with putting on deodorant and perfume - just in case!

Have you ever known someone who is color blind?
I never have... but that must suck too!

one smell i find truly amusing is that of the rancid, panicked scent of figurative tires burning. it comes from all the desperate and furiously sanctimonious backpedaling people do when they're caught in the suffocating confines of their ill-conceived but compulsive need to display to the entire world all the ways they have poor judgment.

:D :D :D LOL @ ericncyn!

[Pomai]

Sis says the worst thing about not being able to smell is that she doesn't know if SHE smells so she is overly concerned with putting on deodorant and perfume - just in case!Which brings to mind that product BodyMint (http://www.bodymint.com/), a pill that supposedly works chemically from the inside vs. a topical cover-up. Anyone ever try BodyMint? Does it work for you or someone you know? If so, this could at least provide more social confidence for people with chronic olfactory dysfunction.

[GeckoGeek]

I could never smell my own oder so it's no difference to me.

As for BodyMint, I think it falls outside of FDA testing. I'm Not sure as I want to take it only to find in 10 years that it causes something unpleasant.

[tutusue]

[...]Anyone ever try BodyMint? Does it work for you or someone you know? [...]
Yes...
Yes...
It's a wonderful product, afaic. I don't take it according to directions except the first 2 days. Then I drop down to 1 tablet per day. I'm not sure that would work for someone larger, tho'. It really does work. I tested it by not wearing deodorant to aerobics class one day...and warning everyone up front! Body Mint worked!
[...]
As for BodyMint, I think it falls outside of FDA testing. I'm Not sure as I want to take it only to find in 10 years that it causes something unpleasant.
GG, here are the ingredients:
chlorophyllin
dicalcium phosphate
cellulose
stearic acid

[GeckoGeek]

GG, here are the ingredients:
chlorophyllin
dicalcium phosphate
cellulose
stearic acid

Sorry, don't mean nothing to me. I know just enough about chemistry and biology to know that harmless stuff mixed together can be harmful and even vitamins taken in too great a concentration can be deadly.

[EastCoastTropics]

I love (and miss) the fragrances of the island flowers which is why I went into the soapmaking business! :D And I love the smell of soap as its cooking in my oven before I add the fragrance oils to it.

Other faves: brewing coffee, cotton candy as its being made! Mmmm.....sweet and warm smelling!

Smells I hate: cigarette smoke and bad breath.

[kiwidiva]

It's a wonderful product

Mahalo tutusue!

Maybe I'll get my sis some to try... since she's not in America - FDA approval won't faze her at all...

GeckoGeek - I understand your apprehension and share some reservations myself. I think that sweating is one of the body's ways of removing toxins from your system so I limit my use of deodorant to when I'm outside of the house (never to sleep in or when I'm at home) - really just for the sake of those around me.

No scientific reasoning but my own sense that if you don't get those toxins out by sweating, then they stay in and that can't be good for your lymph nodes.

Tutusue - did Body Mint stop you from sweating or just stop your sweat from smelling? Although since you have no sense of smell, you wouldn't know, right??

So, is it a deodorant (doesn't make you smell?) or an anti-perspirant (makes you not sweat??) Or do I have this all wrong???

PM - I love the smell of a handsome man too! ESPECIALLY my husband!! My daughter likes to "smell" me... and him... she's weird like me!!!

In Fijian custom, we don't kiss we "smell" each other. Kind of a cheek-to-cheek, take a deep breath through your nose kind of greeting. I never asked why but thought it might be similar to our Maori greeting (hongi - honi in Hawaiian) where we press noses and inhale - to share breath. Not so much a smelling thing...

[tutusue]

[...]
GeckoGeek - I understand your apprehension and share some reservations myself. I think that sweating is one of the body's ways of removing toxins from your system so I limit my use of deodorant to when I'm outside of the house (never to sleep in or when I'm at home) - really just for the sake of those around me.
KD...deodorant doesn't prevent sweating. It just "deodorizes" the area where it's applied.
[...]
Tutusue - did Body Mint stop you from sweating or just stop your sweat from smelling? Although since you have no sense of smell, you wouldn't know, right??
My sense of smell, rather the loss of it, is a recent thing, within the past 3 years. I first tried Body Mint (http://www.bodymint.com) in 1999 when I started a low carb diet which, in the initial stages, causes a horrible taste in the mouth (aka...bad breath...really bad breath!). It worked like a charm for that. I've already mentioned my aerobics class experiment!
So, is it a deodorant (doesn't make you smell?) or an anti-perspirant (makes you not sweat??) Or do I have this all wrong???
Body Mint is not an antiperspirant. It "deodorizes" from within (systemically) which is why it helps with odors from top to...errrr...bottom! That also includes feet!!! Chlorophyllin is a derivative of chlorophyll. The product doesn't stop natural body eliminations; sweat or otherwise! It just neutralizes the odor. In addition, what goes in green...comes out green. And I'm not talking about perspiration! :D

Underarm odor is caused by bacteria. Didya know that a cotton ball saturated with rubbing alcohol and applied like deodorant is also a good deodorant? Trouble is, it has a drying effect so after a coupla days itching sets in!

As an aside, did you know that Body Mint is a local product? Oh, and I have no affiliation!

[kiwidiva]

did you know that Body Mint is a local product

Yes, I saw that on the website.

Body Mint was initially developed to help those in Hawaii beat the year round tropical heat.

I'm intrigued enough to even try it myself... thanks for the info!

Can I buy it locally at a store or should I just order it online?

[zztype]

GOOD

Freshly-ground coffee
The smell of the earth and rainforest while hiking or mountain biking deep in Hawai'i mountains
Sea spray
Licorice

[tutusue]

[...]
Can I buy it locally at a store or should I just order it online?
Long's carries it and they often have it on sale; anywhere from 9.95-12.95 a bottle. It's more expensive online plus you have to pay shipping.

[GeckoGeek]

Body Mint is not an antiperspirant. It "deodorizes" from within (systemically) which is why it helps with odors from top to...errrr...bottom!

While I understand the attraction of what the product does, that sounds like quite a powerful effect on the body's chemistry - and that's what bothers me. Regardless of how natural the ingredients, the results seem most unnatural. (Of course my mother when told about how great "natural" things are would reply "so is arsenic". :D )

[tutusue]

Just curious, GG...and, btw, I have no problem with you being cautious about the product...do you take a multi vitamin or a B complex supplement? I ask because both cause one's shi-shi to turn a somewhat bright yellow! And, depending on the ingredients, the odor of one's shi-shi can also be affected. I remember vitamins containing yeast even made my skin smell a bit! TMI?! Anyway, I'd guess Body Mint falls under the banner of food supplements which, as you know, aren't regulated by the FDA.

Chlorophyllin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorophyllin) is the active, anti-odor ingredient. The other ingredients listed on Body Mint's label are also found in vitamins and other food supplements.

But, as you stated, you feel the combination hasn't been tested and, therefore, you're leery of it. And, yes, vitamins (mainly the fat soluable ones) taken in too high a dosage can be problematic, too. Ditto for too much water.

Nuthin's safe, I tell ya!

[leashlaws]

LIKE :
The smell of a fresh pot of coffee brewing
The smell of Bacon cooking
The smell of a fresh pot of tomato sauce simmering in a house. Reminds me of going to granma's house as a kid, and holidays when my mom cooked up a storm
Fresh Basil and fresh mint
LOVE The smell of pot when someone lights up :-) - Reminds me of my first concerts as a teenager in the 70's
Anything being baked
The Ocean Air
Nag Champa incense burning.

DISLIKE :
Cigarette smoke
Booze on someone's breath
Hot Tar
Budweiser Beer
The smell of a rock club during the day when the band loads in for a gig. Stale beer and god knows what else

STRANGE :

My dogs feet smell like Fritos...I kinda like that. :eek:
:D I must say, I concur with almost all of your post - especially about your dog's feet........I used to call our beloved Maggie (RIP 9/28/04) "Frito Feet."
That Nag Champa stuff is interesting, I actually have some.

I also like the smell of a tagine cooking with lots of fruits and chicken, the smell of an ice cold martini, steaming mussels, cilantro, fresh earth coming off carrots from the KCC market when washed, Ritz Carlton blue Spa candles, almost any candle by Jo Malone, toast freshly buttered, clean fresh sheets, lavender, a great red wine, bourbon, maile lei, french onion soup, fireplaces - one of my neighbors has a fire going now, wet pavement I could go on and on but I need to get back to making a wreath, the smell of the glue from the glue gun is interesting. I have a huge box of wine corks that I was sifting through and I could smell wine from the past and cork.

One thing I cannot cannot cannot stand, makes me always want to gag - and I know this will not be popular is arare! I hate that smell. I almost completely lost my lunch in March on a plane back from Kona with the person behind me chomping away on what seemed to be an endless bag making the flight seem endless. I also hate :eek: the sound of other people eating which amongst a couple other reasons is why I don't go to the movies........

[kiwidiva]

Ooh almost forgot - I love the smell of puakenikeni! Get me a puakenikeni lei and I'm in HEAVEN!!

[leashlaws]

You're right! I almost forgot Pakalana!

[GeckoGeek]

Just curious, GG...and, btw, I have no problem with you being cautious about the product...do you take a multi vitamin or a B complex supplement?

When I think about it, I take a standard daily one. Nothing fancy.


I ask because both cause one's shi-shi to turn a somewhat bright yellow! And, depending on the ingredients, the odor of one's shi-shi can also be affected. I remember vitamins containing yeast even made my skin smell a bit! TMI?!

Well, stuff coming out of the normal channels for waste products doesn't worry me to much. Obviously what comes out depends on what you put in. But I've never thought about sweat being a normal method for the body to get ride of waste products.

Anyway, I'd guess Body Mint falls under the banner of food supplements which, as you know, aren't regulated by the FDA.

Exactly!

Chlorophyllin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorophyllin) is the active, anti-odor ingredient. The other ingredients listed on Body Mint's label are also found in vitamins and other food supplements.

Thanks for the info. I'll have to look into sometime.

But, as you stated, you feel the combination hasn't been tested and, therefore, you're leery of it. And, yes, vitamins (mainly the fat soluable ones) taken in too high a dosage can be problematic, too. Ditto for too much water.

Nuthin's safe, I tell ya!

Watch out for Dihydrogen Monoxide (http://www.dhmo.org/). Nasty stuff.

[kiwidiva]

I've never thought about sweat being a normal method for the body to get ride of waste products

Oh, I think it was me that hinted at that... like I said, no scientific basis behind my thinking but as tutusue said, the odor in sweat is caused by bacteria which in my mind, is better OUT than IN... which is why I use deodorant (sparingly) not anti-perspirants...

Underarm odor is caused by bacteria. Didya know that a cotton ball saturated with rubbing alcohol and applied like deodorant is also a good deodorant? Trouble is, it has a drying effect so after a coupla days itching sets in!
Of course I use deodorant after my shower in the morning but before I reapply during the day, I'll dab some anti-bacterial gel under my arms... it's my portable shower when I can't have one... sorry if it's TMI... but it freshens up the area before I deodorise... one smell I HATE is the smell of deodorant OVER sweat... it doesn't fool anybody!

[Pomai]

Have you heard of a trail called "Friendship Garden (http://friendshipgarden.org/index.html)" in Kaneohe? Growing up, we used to go there every now and then. One thing that immediately hits you as you walk towards the entrance is this fragrant scent of what seems like pine and a very strong, sweet, floral aroma. It's really quite magical.

Way up past Tantalus on Round Top Drive you also catch a nice pine scent.

No denying that ocean spray smell as you drive along Oahu's North Shore. I so love that. Negative ions.

Also up Haleakala on Maui, you catch the snappy air combined with the minty scent of Eucalyptus.

Or walk along any access road in Waikiki and smell the wonderful aroma of hotel dumpsters. lol

[Pua'i Mana'o]

While I understand the attraction of what the product does, that sounds like quite a powerful effect on the body's chemistry - and that's what bothers me. Regardless of how natural the ingredients, the results seem most unnatural. (Of course my mother when told about how great "natural" things are would reply "so is arsenic". :D )

both my husband and I have taken this for years. It doesn't remove our smells, it makes the body smells "healthier". Eat a red hotdog and see what that does to our body odor for a good 24 hrs. This is the same thing-body mint, which is nothing more than condensed chlorophyll, is just food, like spirulina or spinach.

[modpirate]

Ooh yaah! Even today, whenever I arrive at the ground floor of Sears Ala Moana from the escalator, I swear I still smell it!


I remember that too! Now why did the Sears Ala Moana popcorn smell so different from any other popcorn anywhere? I swear I've never smelled anything quite like it since.

Anyway, the smells I like: Christmas trees, fine tobacco, just about any kind of flower.

Smells I dislike: Urine, cow manure, pigs, and Joy by Patou. I know, it's the most expensive perfume in the world, but to me it just smells foul.

Weird smells I like: Gasoline, skunks, horse manure.

[Pomai]

I remember that too! Now why did the Sears Ala Moana popcorn smell so different from any other popcorn anywhere? I swear I've never smelled anything quite like it since.I think it was a combination of smells such as new clothes, new appliances, rubber tires and POPCORN that got continuously recirculated in the store via the air conditioning system. lol

Gotta' love that "new clothes" smell. Almost as good as that "new car" smell. Or that "new shoes" smell. "New carpet" too! Also, the smell of a new plastic model kit (especially Tamiya) when you first open it. Like, what else? "New plastic"! lol

Back to flowers, I also love the the fragrance of a fresh Maile and Pakalana lei.

[skeeterbess]

Love:

The smell that hits you in the face at HNL when you come down the concourse after you've been away - the smell that says "I'm home!"
That forest-y smell when you hit the first cool spot as you cimb the Mount Ka'ala trail.
My herb garden - mostly a rosemary smell, but with marjorum, mint, basil, garlic chives and lavender - wish I could bottle that fragrance.
Toasted cheese!
Coffee, bacon, the hot-sugar aroma of candy-making, fried onions, sage, cinnamon
New-books
Old books
Crayons, play doh, chalk, paste - kid smells!

Icky stuff:
I used to do monthly pest control services in New Orleans. The smell of bars that had been closed up overnight - stale smoke, beer, barf, sweat - always made me gag. And men's rooms - old urine and deodorant cakesand cheap aftershave - ugh!
Bourbon Street. Take all of the above & add rubbish cans full of seafood leavings - not pleasant at all.
There are pig, chicken and dairy farms near where I live. I don't notice them most of the time, but when the trades die *I*just*have*to*leave* Nasty, nasty, nasty!
Dog barf

I use after-shower spritzer instead of perfume. I keep several different scents in my car. It goes on pretty strong, but fades to a background scent pretty quickly. See, I get really sweaty when I work (especially if the house I'm doing has a crawl space & I have to put on coveralls & knee/elbow pads) and I don't want to smell nasty when I meet someone at the next job, so I spritz when I'm a few minutes away from arriving. I also delude myself into believing that the spritzer and mint gum cover the ciggy smell, but probably not.

[Menehune Man]

Hate:

Fireworks smoke/smell.
Yuck!

[modpirate]

I think it was a combination of smells such as new clothes, new appliances, rubber tires and POPCORN that got continuously recirculated in the store via the air conditioning system.

NEW TIRES AND POPCORN! That was it, the Sears Smell! Okay, now to try to recreate it...

I have to add to my "weird" list: my husband has been prescribed this special super germ-killing mouthwash, and though he says it tastes foul, I just love the way it smells. To the point that I've seriously suggested that he use it as aftershave.

oh, and I like the smell of gunpowder.

[cynsaligia]

being at my mom's house for the holidays reminded me that i love the smell of good bagoong. my mom makes her own--raw fish plus salt in a jar, let ferment. the smell of that plus tomatoes, onions, and cooking rice is comforting to me.

i know lots of you wouldn't agree agree with me on that one, but that's okay. ;)

[Composite 2992]

Scents of good memories:

The smell of jet exhaust is reminiscent of the old days when airports were open air and that blast meant you were going on a trip. Much later it was a blend of old sweat in the upholstery and gasoline when I learned to fly airplanes.

An odd mix of seawater, creosote and old grease or oil from the pier when I was a little kid. That's nostalgic.

Cooked castor oil (model engine lubricant) from the days of flying model airplanes.

Burned rifle powder, from when I first learned to shoot a gun at a Boy Scout camp.

A combination of salt air and hot lava rocks when our family would go fishing near Blow Hole or Makapuu.

[kiwidiva]

Long's carries it and they often have it on sale; anywhere from 9.95-12.95 a bottle.

Body Mint is on sale at Longs right now - about $10 per bottle for a one-month supply.

I'm giving it a go - haven't noticed anything yet though...

[tutusue]

Body Mint is on sale at Longs right now - about $10 per bottle for a one-month supply.

I'm giving it a go - haven't noticed anything yet though...
Possibly others have? ;)

[leashlaws]

O.K., it's a reality but not pretty.......when I walk the dogs I take bags along and when they do their thing I bag it and leave it where it lies.....on the way back (we go about 2 miles) I pick up said leftover bag and take it home. I do not put it in my rubbish bin directly but have a little bucket on the side of the driveway by the hedge that I deposit them all until collection night when my husband puts them in the bin finally. Sometimes from the hot sun it's a little funky when I pick them up off the lawns and it's even worse if some bird tries to pick one up, drops it in the street and a car runs over it, I still pick it up but that smooshed stuff somehow aerates more than just a set down bag. 99% of the time I do not have any problems picking it up due to aroma.;) BTW, from my name you can tell I'm really vigilant about upholding the laws as set for responsible pet ownership, leash laws being a big offense in my neighborhood all the time with loose dogs and such and owners who are very nonchalant to brain dead about the concept.

[kiwidiva]

Possibly others have?

:D Possibly! Hopefully!! ;)

[Lika]

Love: Fresh plumerias, my lover, pine trees, camp fires and what's cooking at camp, "warm puppy" after she's been sleeping in the sun.
Dislike: cigarette smoke, people w/ too much cologne on them.
Weird: Pinesol.

[cyleet99]

love: fresh mowed grass, esp sweetgrass (spicy smell, reminds me of the mountains of Virginia and grandma's)
jet fuel and flight lines (born and bred air force dependent)
dirt (when I'm digging in it to garden)

hate: cigarette smoke and ashtrays
and there are a couple of smells that I HATE that I choose not to
discuss further...bad juju at work, if you know what I mean.:(

And weird smells that I kinda like are gasoline and fox smell
We had a bassett hound once that smelled like popcorn.

[SusieMisajon]

I love the smell of a barn full of horses, or a barn full of cows. Goats and pigs are another thing, however.

The smell of a slightly sweaty man, taking that first puff of a cigaette or that first glug of a beer can be sexy.

The smell of my menstrual period isn't something that I could say I love or hate...but that particular smell is a sign that all is well and healthy with my body.

[aoimizu]

Good:cedar,pine,juniper,sage,earth,flowers,surf,BB Q,citrus,wildfire,cut grass,dryer sheets,cloves,bakery,wild spearmint/fennel/rosemary,cooking venison/fresh salmon,coconuts

Bad:burning plastic,landfill,sulpher,rotten eggs,tobacco smoke/ashtrays,asphalt,ammonia,