Your favourite, unusual smell?

[stepintohannakey]

Mine are.. a match being lit

A damp airing cupboard! Live in a new build and quite annoyed I can no longer breathe in the smell of a slightly damp but clean towel smell cupboard. Not sure people will understand from the explanation

The smell of those strong antibacterial wipes used to wipe over skin before a needle is inserted

My children's hair after waking up

Not sure how unusual but:

Dishwasher after being cleaned
Petrol
Sharpies
Antibacterial wipes

Petrol.
Tarmac.
Creosote
Rubber.

Petrol
Tesco anti-bac spray
Sharpies
Burnt out candles
My dogs' cheesy paws

I love the match too. Errrr silage (covers face in embarrassment), stables, polished wood, fire lighters (predictive text tried to say ‘fire fighters’ I’m sure they smell great too😅!!!

TCP, Germoline and Dettol

Germoline
carbolic soap
gripe water

Windolene the pink one that dried white - I love it.

Chlorine from a swimming pool but a particular chlorine on concrete smell from the weird concrete ramp hallway to the rec center near my childhood home.

Creosote
TCP

My Dad used to love the smell of just-pulled party poppers

Not sure they count as unusual but I love the smell of bleach, chlorine at the swimming pool, a damp flannel, garlic and onions cooking.

Popcorn paws

New books
Cigars
Brand new rubber
Brand new tennis balls

I like the smell of manure when it is spread on the fields!

also petrol, creosote.

Those little yellow flowers, in bushes. Remind me of early childhood playing out in summer. I love it, and it brings me right back

Love the match smell too, maybe it's not so unusual?
Also
Leather
Fresh washing
Unlit cigarettes 😳

Tar and creosote - the old stuff, not the modern stuff they use now.

Pipe smoke

My cats paws - they smell of digestive biscuits.

Fresh lavender

Old, musty houses and antiques, books etc.

God I’ve found my people!

Yes to a damp airing cupboard!

I generally love the smell of damp 🫠

Chlorine is stunning 😂

Hot tar, petrol, TCP, Damp flannel

Forgot he hot tar!! I love the smell of aeroplane fuel too- the smell you get on runways

Petrichor. When the pavements, or earth is so hot after days of sunshine, and it then rains.

I mostly love that it has it's own special word.

My cat smells of cheese

Yes, to gripe water
Bonfires
Damp grass

@murasaki I love that smell too, no idea it had it's own word. I love it!

My cat when she wakes up from a nap

Petrol

That bonfire smell in my hair and clothes when I've been sat by a proper fire

The smell of a party popper casing just after it has popped

Gosh I love a damp flannel to suck and chew on not pregnant!

But my PICA was so bad when pregnant with my son, I wanted to chew on washing powder and sniffed lavender zoflora like it was a drug