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Weird smells that you like

215 replies

BiscuitLover09876 · 05/10/2021 20:30

Another slightly odd lighthearted thread!

I've realised that I really love the smell of dust burning on a radiator Blush

Anyone else?

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WheelieBinPrincess · 05/10/2021 20:31

A damp old church or a cellar. I can’t describe it but it’s like a fresh yet musty, breezy kind of smell that comes off the brickwork. I love it.

WormYourHonour · 05/10/2021 20:33

An old village pub 30 years ago.
A mix of ale, smoking, countryside and stew cooking in the kitchen. Pubs don't smell right since the smoking ban.

NovRainbow5 · 05/10/2021 20:34

Camomile lotion, the smoke after you blow a candle out and old books… I find the smells really comforting.

BiscuitLover09876 · 05/10/2021 20:35

I love all of these so far!

A dusty old book, ooherrr

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tellmetologoffIamaMNaddict · 05/10/2021 20:35

My cat's paws

MildCreamyCheddar · 05/10/2021 20:35

That strange smell when you use the hoover.

Chubbybum · 05/10/2021 20:36

Hoover bags. Used ones

BiscuitLover09876 · 05/10/2021 20:36

The rabbit hutch is another one

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BiscuitLover09876 · 05/10/2021 20:36

Ok I don't get the hoover ones 🤣

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Stroopwaffle5000 · 05/10/2021 20:37

@MildCreamyCheddar

That strange smell when you use the hoover.
This is what I came on to say! I've loved it since I was a kid and everyone thinks I'm weird! 🤣
FortunesFavour · 05/10/2021 20:37

Petrol! I’ve always loved the smell of it, v strange.

mineofuselessinformation · 05/10/2021 20:38

The smell of an old-fashioned pub - stale beer, with a bit of nicotine thrown in there - I grew up in one!

WheelieBinPrincess · 05/10/2021 20:38

I had a cockatiel and the back of his neck where his soft feathers were smelt like stale popcorn and I loved it BlushGrin

TopCatsTopHat · 05/10/2021 20:39

Libraries /second hand book shops. Very comforting smell.
Germoline, the original version.

WormYourHonour · 05/10/2021 20:39

Nail varnish remover.

Love that, reminds me of pear drops.

bambooelectrictoothbrushhead · 05/10/2021 20:39

The smell of ironing

TillyDevon · 05/10/2021 20:39

The smell when it rains hard on dry ground
Sparklers

hanketypankety · 05/10/2021 20:40

Old books
The smell of the electric radiator at my parents house - takes me straight back to childhood
Old pubs
Swimming pools

friggingnora · 05/10/2021 20:41

I love the stale beer smell of a pub in the morning.

As a child I used to love sniffing the back of the TV.

AmDillDandin · 05/10/2021 20:41

Wet hedges

Becks lager

Petrol

Hot water bottles

my own farts

NewLifePending · 05/10/2021 20:41

I love the hoover smell too! And new carpet. LOVE a trip to Dunelm to smell the rugs 😂

Belsizepark · 05/10/2021 20:41

Puppies.

Jammydodger1981 · 05/10/2021 20:46

Fresh tarmac

Borisjohnsonshairbrush · 05/10/2021 20:47

The smell of satsumas in peel.
Playdough
Agree with the radiators
Brand new bedding out of the plastic
Brand new school bag
Old books
B&Q
IKEA

SerenShine · 05/10/2021 20:47

My dog's cheeks ❤