Best fabric softener for strong, long lasting scent....

[theladylovescupcakes]

....you know the kind that you can smell on other people's clothing as you walk past? Mine never seems to smell after the clothes have been dried and ironed. I've tried the scent boosters but they're quite expensive. Thanks in advance.

[BeautifulBatman]

Lenor wild flower bloom - bright pink bottle. It's amazing. I love doing laundry in my house, you can smell it all the way upstairs. It lasts forever on clothes and linen too.

[chaiselounger]

I want the strongest smelling one there is!

[PontyGirl]

it is a combo of detergent (powder, always) and softener. I use the pink surf one and the gold and pink comfort one (honeysuckle and something). my house and clothes smell lovely

[christmasisnearlyhere1]

when i wash my sons bedding in Ariel you can so smell it

he has a few sets so the recently washed one gets put away,when you put it on the bed and you walk in the room you can really smell it

love Ariel

[theladylovescupcakes]

So, the Comfort Intense works really well! I bought the yellow kind and it's a lovely scent that's still lingering on my washing after drying on the line and being ironed! V pleased. It's half price at Tesco, finishing today.

[GoodbyeToAllOfThat]

I've been using the Lenor scent booster which works very, very well. I don't have much luck with fabric softener. It seems to be cheapest at Wilco.

[MrsHooolie]

I like Fairy powder with Comfort pure (white).
Smells quite strong and after a few weeks I still notice it.

[decisionsdecisions123]

Sainsburys have some fabric conditioner on sale at the moment for £1, its Lenor I think and its blue and called Meadow something or other. I never buy the stuff but it caught my eye at £1 so picked it up. My children loved the smell and asked me to go and buy some more while its still on special offer!

[GuiltyAsAGirlCanBe]

I just did a load with the yellow softener from lidl and it smells lush! I also really love the smell of fairy powder.

[forago]

i use fairy non-bio and fairy conditioner and get a lot of comments from a few people about how nice the kids clothes smell if that's any help?

[Missingsleepandthecat]

DS2 used to like surf, but the last box he had (lavender one) brought his eczema out, but he used the pink one and had no problems
He's a keen fairy and surcare user now but he's been pondering giving pink surf another whirl...
DM always uses Persil bio and any fabric conditioner, when you walk into her house you can always tell if shes done washing lol
I've got Ariel and the waterlily comfort, you can smell it as it dries

[DoItTooJulia]

You're welcome. I actually,asked,a,friend what she used un her washing because it always smelled so glorious. Now when I pass on clothes to a friends dc I get asked what I use!

I think it is the combination of the right detergent and conditioner. I find powder always smells better than liquid, although in the holiday cottage we stayed in this year they had some non bio liquid and that smelled quite strong. Possibly co-op gel. Nowhere near as nice a the fairy tablet/blue Lenor combo though.

[theladylovescupcakes]

I bought Comfort Intense today as it was on special offer so will see how that goes. Thanks for replies.

[SirChenjin]

Thanks for the tip Julia - I am off to Sainsburys tonight to stock up

[HiawathaDidntBotherTooMuch]

I think the answer is to keep swapping, and not to stick to the same scent. I think your nose stops smelling the same scent after a while. I am using the blue Lenor at the moment, and it's a strong smell. I really like it.

[DoItTooJulia]

www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=267558795 Just not the liqui tabs.

[SirChenjin]

Damn. So near, so far...

Julia - what are the Fairy blocks?

[DoItTooJulia]

Blue Lenor.

If you use the fairy blocks (not tabs) and blue Lenor you'll be smelling laundry for days. I promise.

[winkywinkola]

The white Comfort. Love it.

[SoupDragon]

He's a wanker. We don't speak.

[SoupDragon]

It's so strong it actually makes me feel ill.

[teachpeach]

The best result I have for this is from Sainbury's own 2 in 1 liquid - not the capsules, the bottled liquid, in the lavender fragrance. If I wash bedding and then put it away, it still smells gorgeous weeks later. On clothes it seems to release more smell when I move!
I'm not a fan of 2 in 1s as I didn't really believe they work the same as separate products if you know what I mean, but this has converted me- and it's quite cheap.

[SirChenjin]

Oooh - sounds promising. Find out what your ex uses and report back please soup

[SoupDragon]

Strong smelling long lasting smells are rank! Whatever EXH uses takes 3 washes to shift from DCS clothes. It's awful.

[treaclesoda]

I think that you can only smell other people's clean laundry, not your own, it is like you become immune to it or something.