Laundry combination for lasting smell and compliments?

[ForFunnyMember]

Hi all,
Was just wondering what does everyone use for a long lasting and well complimented and noticed fresh laundry smell to their clothes, bedding towels etc? My routine gets heavily complimented and have gotten friends and family and colleagues onto at least parts of my routine depending on what they liked.
I'll go first:

Detergent: Persil colour protect (liquid) for coloured clothes. Surf tropical Lily (liquid) or sometimes Ariel original liquid for bedding towels etc with scoop of oxi any brand.

Softener: Lenor outdoorable - spring awakening
Scent beads: Lenor Spring awakening (only for clothes, sometimes towels, doesn't last long on my bedding and find it expensive enough as it is)

I dry everything on the maiden inside (sometimes dry my sheets outside) but drying clothes outside takes any smell out for me unless it's super sunny and warm.

oh and please keep it on topic... I am aware of the chemicals, luckily no one in my family has allergies. So if you don't like scented laundry, this one is not for you. Thanks.

tell me your go-to!

I gave my friend a book and she immediately sniffed it, I was and she said “everything from your house always smells so good”

I miss the Asda Golden Orchard fabric conditioner and haven't found an alternative yet.Lenor used to do a Febreze version in a green bottle and that smelt nice too.
Our towels are good quality Egyptian cotton which are fine with any products. My family and I like having scented laundry which I usually dry outside.
I do use an Eco egg most of the time.
Each to their own regarding washing with and how not a bad topic OP x

I want my laundry to smell neutral so you can smell my expensive perfume!

@ForFunnyMember

Is that your laundry room OP ? it’s lovely

"which is not offending anyone". You're wrong there, I'm afraid. There are many people, such as myself, who hate smells and feel ill if we cannot escape them. It is extremely antisocial to go into enclosed spaces such as trains or restaurants smelling of anything. Whether you like the smell or not is irrelevant. You should not inflict smells on other people. It's inconsiderate.

animal (beef) fat will do that, which is one of the ingredients

If we are talking anti social stinky smells maybe we should look at banning dogs, smoking and macdonalds before laundry detergent

Exactly. The world is full of smells - some you might like, others you might not.

I'm a Fairy fan but not the silly scent boosters, I can’t abide some of the others, Persil makes me heave. I quite like those laundry detergents tbh. This is a great thread.

The name ‘Tallow and Ash’ conjures up an image of a stinking Victorian midden to me. What sort of marketing genius thought that one up ? Still, people seem to be sheeping for it 🤷🏻‍♀️

I use Tallow&Ash (date night).
I find it’s the only scent that can last more than one day on bedding, I have a heavy sweater in the household, due to a medical condition.
You can smell it as you pass the bedroom door.
Its a bit expensive, I buy it when it’s on offer at Tesco

I know it smells glorious, but does it actually get your whites properly white?

The comfort botanicals fabric softener smells really strong and seems to last ages!

Sorry I did not see your post I have just posted very similar. What an awful brand name and worst of all it’s actually vegan so why are they using such a name that just makes you think of some sinister slaughterhouse and smouldering grates ?

Sorry was meant to quote @MadameCholetsDirtySecret

Ugh. That disgusting stench when you but something from Vinted and it reeks of laundry crap.

I swear people have forgotten what clean clothes smell like. They smell of nothing. If your clothes are drenched in some Fairy FooFoo Flower it means they’re not clean. They're imbued with unnecessary and unpleasant chemicals.

It’s the same vomitous combo as when people use glade plug ins to ‘hide’ dog smell. Or spraying febreeze to ‘hide’ the smell of minging trainers. It doesn’t.

I’d rather forgo the unnecessary and eco disaster laundry products and have my clean clothes smell of nothing. Except my perfume when I want it.

^ I love keeping on top of my laundry, but even I think this thread is barking

I agree with those who say wearing strongly fragranced clothes in public is anti social. A colleague had migraines triggered by other people’s over fragranced/conditioned clothes and personally I don’t want to be exposed to all those chemicals any more than needed

It's not nice
It's nor fresh

Hth....

Seriously I am not the biggest fan of fabric conditioners, pumping air fresheners, fabreeze etc but wouldn't normally comment on it
But this is ridiculous

I knew you were in for a pasting, OP! This is Mumsnet where people want to slap you with an ASBO for using fabric conditioner because the slightest whiff of anything slightly scented will have them blue lighted to hospital. Imagine complaining about the smell of laundry on public transport where the usual smells are unwashed bodies and stale urine.

I use Fairy non-bio powder and almond and manuka honey softener. I also throw in Dettol laundry sanitiser in the pre-wash for towels, bedding, dog bed, etc. Personally, I don’t feel scent boosters are necessary.

I use lidl or aldi powder and I don't use conditioner or scented beads (mainly due to cost)

But I love when people smell of strong washing powder so 🙃 there you go !

I'm a fan of using vinegar or baking soda pre wash

The M&S non bio liquid smells lovely. I alternate between that and powders (persil non bio and fairy bio)
I don’t use any fabric conditioner but I do put a slosh of the dettol lavender sanitiser in for towels, bedding and sports stuff.

I can't believe its actually possible to waste money like this

I thought I’d taken a wrong turn somewhere and ended up on the Mrs Hinch tips forum wherever on the internet that is……

I’m highly allergic to all sorts as is dd2. Persil is the worst offender but most powders make me want to rip my skin off.

That said I’d pick laundry powder over mildew any day. Anything that doesn’t smell like mildew is a winner imo

I love nice smelling laundry! It's no different to enjoying a nice perfume.
Fairy non bio and Comfort Sandlewood and Honeysuckle for me. I like the Lenor Spring Awakening crease releaser but I don't find the fabric softener strong enough for my liking.

Ha! Dd has an amazing nose and can often tell which family has been at our house by the smell their clothes leave behind. Def the case that some are much more distinctive than others.

i have never told them that they smell…