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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?
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MissBattleaxe · 29/10/2022 12:25

Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey. All my friends wore it. I was wearing Chanel Cristalle in the 90s.

Perihelion · 29/10/2022 12:25

Club smell: a mix of cigarette smoke, sweat, smoke machine, spilt drink, farts, joint smoke and poppers.

Jknow · 29/10/2022 12:25

Also those massive rubber erasers from WH Smith that were rounded like bars of soap, used to love the smell of them.

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mrs55 · 29/10/2022 12:26

SpookabooAtTheZoo · 29/10/2022 11:39

Purple scented gel pens. I think the artificial scent was "grape" but I've never yet had a grape that smelled anything like it.
Charlie gold. Just typing the words makes me remember the smell. Ditto Avon Soft Musk.

I’ve had flashbacks now of the grape smell!

ABlindAssassin · 29/10/2022 12:26

Impulse Free Spirit in the orange can!

70sShmeventies · 29/10/2022 12:27

Gosh I’ve got loads - Versace red jeans, Paul gaultier perfume, the really sweet smelling Ralph Lauren perfume, gel pens, lip gloss, sunny d, impulse/Charlie spray, lynx, turkey twizzlers! The predominant smells at my comp school in the 90s.

BritInAus · 29/10/2022 12:27

Body Shop ananya perfume / products with the dark pink label.

also Cerutti 1881, Caroline Hererra 212 and Les Belles de Ricci perfumes.

SuperCamp · 29/10/2022 12:27

CK One

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Swannning · 29/10/2022 12:27

Fags and Calvin Klein Obsession was my early 90s (pre-children) smell. After that Sudocrem and vomit.

SuperCamp · 29/10/2022 12:28

Body Shop White Musk

70sShmeventies · 29/10/2022 12:28

Oh forgot - herbal essence shampoo, fructose (?) shampoo and someone else has mentioned Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey. pop tarts!

Cosycover · 29/10/2022 12:29

Tommy girl

MadeInChorley · 29/10/2022 12:29

Lynx Oriental (dates) or CK Eternal for Men (rich dates). I can almost smell it again walking into the local football club lounge where they had discos for the under 18s.

Bryterlayter1 · 29/10/2022 12:29

Itstarts · 29/10/2022 11:53

Teen spirit

I clicked on the thread to just to find this tweet. You have not let me down.

threegoodthings · 29/10/2022 12:30

I loved a perfume from Gap called Dream. I would still wear it sometimes if it hadn't been discontinued.

soupmaker · 29/10/2022 12:30

runninglikewater · 29/10/2022 11:41

Weed, patchouli, dewberry body spray.

Exactly this until about 1995 when dewberry was replaced by CK One and patchouli by Chanel No19!

MeltingWinterSnow · 29/10/2022 12:31

Givenchy Amarige perfume. That smell and hearing Kylie sing ' Give me just a little more time' transports me straight back to the early 90s.

MeltingWinterSnow · 29/10/2022 12:33

Also the smell of Malibu liquor

MissAmbrosia · 29/10/2022 12:34

I still have Givenchy Amarige

Itstarts · 29/10/2022 12:34

Bryterlayter1 · 29/10/2022 12:29

I clicked on the thread to just to find this tweet. You have not let me down.

😁

Although, 90s does remind me of the "mosh pit" that would always start at school discos when Smells Like Teen Spirit was played (just the y8/y9 boys excuse to knock as many people over as possible rather than a mosh pit)

VariationsonaTheme · 29/10/2022 12:35

Eternity. For the longest time it reminded me of holidays because I had a very small bottle of it that I took whenever I travelled anywhere.

Also CK One.

mileaminnie · 29/10/2022 12:36

Body shop ananya
Lou Lou
Anais anais
Poison
Cerruti 1881
Bath pearls
Dewberry

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mileaminnie · 29/10/2022 12:37

Ooh Benetton used to do a perfume called Colours. What I'd give to be able to sniff that right now !!!