To think it smells nice?

[ThePoorWeeDonkey]

I really love the smell of petrol. My DH thinks I'm mad (because poisonous etc). I think tar smells nice too. Am I the only one?
Share your unusual smell choices with me....

The smell of freshly mown grass makes me think of Spring and home.
Silage reminds me of Christmas when I went home from Uni.
Also quite like the smell of my own farts, the more pungent the better.

When it’s hot in the summer and rain falls on tarmac- that dust evaporating off the ground mmmm

Another one for hoof oil - especially one that comes in a red cylindrical can.
The saddle soap that is a glycerin rectangle in a cadborad box.....Lasts forever.
Cooked linseed (but not linseed oil)
Horse, generally - but that soft bit at the side above the mouth and under their nostrils - and so SOFT!

Nivea - did someone else post this?
BUT BUT, different products smell different - skincare vs body lotions etc. I went on a trip far far away and had Nivea with me, I think just the basic blue bottle with the white top. I have tried every.single. one, and can't seem to get that fragrance again.....
I know they have an actual fragrance line, but don't want to risk the disappointment. (The eye make up remover comes closest....)

I liked the exhaust fumes when I was little. The proper hardcore 70's leaded stuff.

Creosote. I used to love that smell so much. To me it is the smell of summer as everyone used to creosote their fences when the weather was warm and dry. I used to take big deep breaths whenever I passed a recently treated fence because I loved the smell so much. I don’t think it’s allowed to be sold in the U.K. and I think it’s been about 20 years since you could get it. I would love to smell it again although suspect it’s massively bad for you hence it being withdrawn.

@Frauhubert

When it’s hot in the summer and rain falls on tarmac- that dust evaporating off the ground mmmm

I love this too. Think it's got a name - petriclor I think. Will have to Google now!

Pine fresh floor cleaner like you used to get in schools.

Dettol, TCP, Witch hazel, Band new car and a sauna not sure that one has been mentioned yet

I love petrol, creosote and washing powder.

I love the smell of tar.. I had whooping cough when I was little and my mum got hot tar from a road worker (back in the 70s) and it helped clear my chest.. maybe it’s a throw back to then

Craving the smell of petrol, amongst other smells, is a sign of anaemia. When my iron was low, I used to crave the smell of tar, smelling salts and charcoal.

Creosote, new tires, Swarfega, cheap flip-flops, plastic umbrellas, Dettol.

@whatamesssss

I liked the exhaust fumes when I was little. The proper hardcore 70's leaded stuff.

Ditto I have memories of my mother retrieving me from the back end of a coach circa 1972 😵‍💫

Brochures and some magazines

My weird thing is what I don't like the smell of - warm pastries. If I smell baking croissants or something it actually makes me want to be sick.

Oh and I just remembered, I LOVE the smell of vinegar!

Petrol is a revolting smell imo.

Horses,diesel, fresh cut grass, freesias,outside in the summer after a light rainshower

Wood - fresh sawdust or shavings. It takes me right back to my dad's workshop.

@Frauhubert
Petrichor

Leather and petrol

Love the smell of glossy printed magazines / catalogues (like Argos!)
Really don’t like the smell of petrol though, I associate it with being travel sick as a child

I now like cigarette smoke as I rarely encounter it and it reminds me of the past and my grandparents

I love the smell of petrol but my favourite is the smell of matches after they’ve been blown out

Old, musty, wood pannelled houses
Dusty summer houses or conservatories.
Forest pine, genuine not some guff in a can. Chamomile, fresh brewed coffee and the very best is new carpets.