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What smells like the 90s to you?

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Jknow · 29/10/2022 11:35

I had a sudden random flashback today to this Charles Worthington shampoo that I used in the 90s as a teenager (when I could convince my mum to buy it for me). It smelled so delicious, and used to leave my hair really nice. Feeling nostalgic for the 90s now. What smells remind you of that era?

What smells like the 90s to you?
OP posts:
AlwaysFoldingWashing · 02/11/2022 19:46

Impulse body sprays
Body shop white musk

Idratherbepaddleboarding · 02/11/2022 19:49

Exclamaion, Impulse o2, Lynx Africa, Body Shop Dewberry, L’Oreal for kids.

SunburstsOrMarbleHalls · 02/11/2022 20:29

Salon Selectives Shampoo & Conditioner

Exclamation perfume

Fahrenheit after shave

Bodyshop Fuzzy Peach oil

xPeaceX · 04/11/2022 13:16

Exc!amat!on was lovely
It was like Donna Karen NY, the apple 🍏 one

OceanbreezeSun · 04/11/2022 14:29

Most of the body shop oldies like dewberry & the satsuma shower gel

Exclamation, Tribe, Tommy Girl, CK One perfumes

bubblegum smell
any Christmas associated smell , like roast dinners, cinnamon, vanilla.

MintyGreenDreams · 04/11/2022 14:30

Blue WKD

MrsWarboysHandGrenade · 04/11/2022 14:34

Mine are mostly perfumes! Does anyone remember those little sets Boots sold with 5 mini fragrances in? There’d be Exclamation, Charlie Red, So….? and a couple more I can’t remember.

Definitely CK One, I still love it though. And Gap Dream, really miss that, it’s still sold in the USA.

And a non-perfume one - the papery slightly dusty smell of a newsagent/sweet shop.

HippyChickMama · 04/11/2022 14:58

The shampoo in the op and also the Nicky Clark Hairomatherapy one in the metal bottle
Dewberry and White Musk
Rimmel Black Cherries lipstick (I still have a half used one somewhere and I sniff it occasionally, the new ones don't have the same smell)
CK Be
I had a roll on body glitter that had a weird coconut smell, years later I used some baby wipes on dd that smelt similar and it took me right back to the tail end of the 90s

Parrotpretty · 04/11/2022 19:15

This

What smells like the 90s to you?
TheYearOfSmallThings · 05/11/2022 18:38

Ah yes, Sixth Sense. Which one should you wear today?

What smells like the 90s to you?
TicketToRideFan · 05/11/2022 18:40

Body shop Dewberry.

YouAreShoutingAtTea · 05/11/2022 18:44

Teen spirit

Sgtmajormummy · 05/11/2022 18:46

DM had Gloria Vanderbilt perfume all through the 90s.
Brown Thomas in Dublin reeked of Giorgio Beverley Hills.
I got married in a cloud of L’Eau de Isssey Miyake.

LipbalmOrKnickers · 05/11/2022 18:53

Nicky Clarke Hairomatherapy in the metal bottle with the green flash.

Impulse O2

Natrel deodorant

Body shop Hair Salad

Blueberry Hubba Bubba

All gone but not forgotten - if I concentrate I can still imagine the smells now.

PelvicFloorClenchReminder · 05/11/2022 19:26

Sun-in - the acrid aroma of impending oranginess and regret.

ZaZathecat · 05/11/2022 19:27

Teen Spirit
(Sorry, couldn't help myself!)

AmethystMoonShine · 05/11/2022 20:08

Impulse ‘On Fire’
CK One
Body Shop banana shampoo & conditioner
Body shop peppermint foot cream
Dior Poison
Mad Dog 20 20
Smirnoff Ice
Peach Schnapps
Southern Comfort
Marlboro lights

blackheartsgirl · 05/11/2022 21:56

Yy to the body shop lip balms. There used be a kiwi one, can’t smell anything vaguely kiwi scented without thinking of that

BoxOfCats · 06/11/2022 01:50

Reckon Fire & Ice

BoxOfCats · 06/11/2022 01:50

*Revlon Fire and Ice

wanttokickoffbutcant · 06/11/2022 02:01

Fags

wanttokickoffbutcant · 06/11/2022 02:03

For gods sake that was meant to say FCUK but thinking about it fags also works….

TooHotToRamble · 06/11/2022 02:07

White Musk, Dewberry, Patchouli and tiger balm.

SabsFabulous · 06/11/2022 02:12

White Musk - from the body shop

inigomontoyahwillcox · 06/11/2022 02:31

White Musk or Dewberry from The Body Shop ... of the smell of the henna hair dye when you added water to it.

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