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What's a smell you love that's odd/unusual?

252 replies

junipoor · 05/08/2021 18:21

For example, for me it's

freshly laid carpets,

rubber rings, anything smelling of armbands of floats etc

Antiseptic

Euthamol toothpaste (love the taste)

Petrol (when I open the little hole for petrol I have a quick sniff Blush)

OP posts:
Planttrees · 05/08/2021 19:25

Coccoina glue
Vicks
Freshly cleaned leather horse saddles

Riapia · 05/08/2021 19:27

T GEL Shampoo.
Jeyes fluid.

CheerfulBunny · 05/08/2021 19:28

Big thumbs up for dog's cheeks. My dear departed eldest dog's cheeks were divine, the younger one just stank of dirty ears and boy dog, bless him.
Also - hamster feet. Smells of popcorn.

TheLeadbetterLife · 05/08/2021 19:28

@tnetenba

The sweaty milk smell of my bra if I've leaked, I'd say that is pretty odd/disgusting. I also like the smell of the gunk from pierced ears Envy, rank!
I like the smell of the inside of my watch strap - a mixture of leather, sweat and perfume. It's probably disgusting to anyone else.
BellaTheDarkOverlord · 05/08/2021 19:29

Playdoh

CheerfulBunny · 05/08/2021 19:29

Horses generally smell sweet and gorgeous. I find men don't get this for some reason.

Whirlywooo · 05/08/2021 19:29

Hot tar
Creosote
New rubber (on the sole of a new pair of pumps)
Petrol
Germoline
Petrichor
Freshly printed leaflets

Musmerian · 05/08/2021 19:30

Yes to petrol, rubber , I love the smell of rubber car mats, new tubes of tennis balls and brasso.

Kayjay2018 · 05/08/2021 19:31

Tinsel - I love it when I open the plastic box it's stored in and you can just smell it

Galassia · 05/08/2021 19:31

Two or my dogs smell divine. Their paws, their velvet necks are just divine.

The other one has coarse hair and is low to the ground and is a different breed altogether and doesn’t smell great.

HardStaringBearFromDarkestPeru · 05/08/2021 19:31

Engine oil

Petrichor

Wowcherarestalkingme · 05/08/2021 19:31

Wallpaper paste
Wet tarmac
Dusty wooden floors in hardware shops

IWentAwayIStayedAway · 05/08/2021 19:33

Firelighters!

AuntMasha · 05/08/2021 19:33

Petrichor

Tarmac when there’s men working and a tarmac lorry. I just stand around and inhale.

Horses. They smell beautiful 😻

comebacksunshines · 05/08/2021 19:38

Newly Lit match
Tinsel
Play doh
Freshly cut wood

ShrinkingViolet9 · 05/08/2021 19:38

Pencil sharpenings
Wax crayons
Fountain pen ink
The top of a cat's head when you bury your nose in and take a good hard sniff
The rolls of caps that kids used to have for making toy guns bang

GrumpyMiddleAgedWoman · 05/08/2021 19:39

Natural running water. I can stand next to waterfalls and just inhale.

LadyJaye · 05/08/2021 19:40

@ISpeakJive

The smell of tinsel and pine trees/needles. Just reminds me of Christmas.

Freshly cut grass reminds me of lazy summer days...

As soon as I read your comment, I could smell it! Grin

I love that smell, too - I LOVE Christmas and all its constituent parts.

spanktastic · 05/08/2021 19:41

Bleach
Coal tar soap
Creosote

DragonmotherKhaleesi · 05/08/2021 19:42

My dogs ears, the smell on an ear ring when it's been removed and the smell of my wrist after I've taken my watch off! Blush

Purplealienpuke · 05/08/2021 19:44

Leather.....
Yep, does things to me 😉

Tittyfilarious81 · 05/08/2021 19:48

The smell of a brand new catalog I miss that smell

ofwarren · 05/08/2021 19:48

Petrol makes me feel sick 🤮
Grapefruit, both real and artificial
Rabbit hutches
Cats paws
Horses
Newborn baby
Blue cheese

QuattroFormaggi · 05/08/2021 19:49

German celery soup.

My sheets after washing in Ecover and then line-dried. I stand in the siting cupboard with my nose pressed into piles of bedding!

Cinnamon raisin bagels being toasted.

Aviation fuel. Especially at about 6am on a quiet, dewy, hazy summers morning.

A warm wooden hut, or a sauna cabin.

tnetenba · 05/08/2021 19:50

@TheLeadbetterLife, yes to a sweaty watch strap too!