To ask how people get their clothes smelling so nice???

[Haemagoblin]

I just got a dress through that I bought on eBay and it smells so good! Like the smell that comes out of a laundrette as you walk past.

I was my clothes using various washing powders and dry them on the line outside where possible. They smell clean but neutral - not this really strong 'just washed' smell!

What is the secret, proper grown ups??

Yes me too. I have pretty well given up buying clothes on ebay. Even the brand new stuff smells scented. I wonder if some of the unwanted odour is actually in the bag, or if the seller squirts them with fabreze or similar?
It is such a personal thing.

Surf deep sea makes my clothes smell like expensive mens aftershave. Subtle but sexy and luxurious.

I use a scoop of washing soda with detergent, then vinegar as a softener. I get told how nice my washing smells!

Laundry obsession runs through my family and I'm as badly afflicted as the rest of them. If I don't have a constant supply of at least 4 different detergents and conditioners on the go, I get the wobbles.

My absolute favourite is the Rituals fabric conditioner, but it's ridiculously expensive, so it's saved for 'best' only (ie. guest room bedding). I've also had some great results by mixing together the dregs of near-empty bottles of different conditioners and essentially creating my own signature fragrances.

I find that tumble drying until the washing is almost dry and then air drying to finish it off yields the best scent intensity.

This fabric conditioner from M&S always prompts comments from people about how 'lovely your clothes smell'. I love the scent, but it is quite strong, so it might not be for everyone:

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Oh, I love this subject - I could talk about it all day 😂

I love this so much I bookmarked it!

Zoflora in final rinse

@Tuningfork thanks for that it’s difficult to find a non animal fat one

Fabric softener but more importantly the unstoppables. I love strong smelling washing.
Drying outside for me without anything else just smells of wind.

I think they just know that most people prefer scented so they go with that, to avoid feedback about any other smells.

This is one area of grown up life that really has an impact on me.... if the washing smells of wet crusty flannels 😂 just cant bear it
So I have found Cleaning the inside of the drum with zoflora wipe it all around and in the rubber bits. Clean the draw out . Run an empty cycle with bleach after.
I recently found my washing was not smelling good and it was the underside of the draw.
I use a bit of zoflora in each washing. Laundry detergent in the drum fabric softener. Don't overload your clothes horse dry as quick as possible.

Oh come on now op, you should know it's criminal round these parts to have nice smelling laundry!. There'll be swathes of poster's passing out and vomiting at the very thought.
(I use fairy softener smells bloody lovely)

Why does anyone want anything?

What a strange way to respond to someone’s perfectly reasonable question.

MN is very strange place.

I think drying outside takes away the washing powder smell

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I love the fairy one too

You need the liquid not the powder.

I also wondered the same OP then stumbled on the Fairy non bio platinum liquid.

Definitely holds the freshly washed smell more.

A newish or regularly cleaned washing machine.

bio powder, warm washes with hot washes where possible. Don’t use fabric conditioner and our stuff smells amazing. (Lots of persil bio)

It’s those strong scent beads you put in your laundry and give me a migraine!

Yes! I love the Asevi Marseille Soap version. Quite a different (better) scent than any of the UK ones.

Fabric conditioner is a major cause of indoor pollution. Add in wax melt and air fresheners and it must be such an unhealthy environment. Also not sure why people want to walk around in a cloud of fabric conditioner...it smells so awful.

Absolutely agree! I have to wash almost everything I buy from Vinted 5 times to get rid of the horrid smell which negates the sustainability of buying secondhand imho. You can smell it before you even open the parcels!

This new scent stuff is the bane of my life now (buying baby clothes so going through a lot of size changes).

Ditto - this is incredible, thank you!

Fairy makes my clothes smell so nice and I dry washing outside as well, as much as weather permits anyway

This!! I always think that other people's clothes smell amazing. Then a few weeks ago I got a random message from someone on Vinted asking me what on earth I'd washed the clothes with as they smelled fantastic! I was in disbelief that she had the right person at first!

Smaller loads in the washing machine make a difference

I think shameless you need more detergent than you think, softener helps although I don't use it anymore and some people use fabric scent sprays like febreeze or the lenor spray in items they're selling.