What smell makes you smile

@Anniedup (3651)
Richards Bay, South Africa
July 3, 2007 11:31am CST
Like for instance the smell of a new car, the smell of a loved one, the smell of food!, the smell of a puppy, the smell of a baby or a particular smell that triggers a specific memory. Come on let's exercise our senses!
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@rhinoboy (2129)
3 Jul 07
I agree with your examples and I would add freshly mown grass, bacon cooking, cinnamon, and my wife's hair. I remember when Clinique launched their fragrance 'Happy'. My wife put a sample under my nose to smell and it actually made me smile.
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@Mickie30 (2626)
3 Jul 07
A guy after my own heart I love Happy by Clinique.
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@Anniedup (3651)
• Richards Bay, South Africa
4 Jul 07
I love cinnamon as well, it is such a warm and homely smell! The smell of bacon always makes me hungry and I am a vegetarian! Now does that make any sense! lol! Although 'Happy' by Clinique is not my personal choice of perfumes I must admit it does smell nice. Smelling your wife's hair, hmmm-mm you sound like a romantic husband !
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@rhinoboy (2129)
6 Jul 07
Happy isn'y my first choice of perfume either, I was just really surprised that I actually smiled the first time I smelled it, then she showed me all the guff about it being engineered to inspire happiness etc. I thought they made vegetarian bacon now? I like the smell of her hair SOMETIMES, on the rare occasions she leaves it more than a day or two between washing it smells unique but rank!
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• United States
3 Jul 07
I love this! Annie, who could ever come up with this but you? I love the smell of: My mom--it reminds me of who she is too me. Indian Food--I love Indian food not just because of the taste, but also because it always relaxes me. When I leave the Indian restaurant I frequent, I feel like I just left another world behind. Middle Eastern/North African spices: I makes me think of all the great dishes I create and how good they are. Green Grass: It is a new season, I am ready to have fun. The skin of a baby: It is so pure. The smell of fresh cut fries and funnel cake: I makes me think of all the carnivals I have been to. Hot out-of-the-oven chocolate chip cookies: I love these and they make me feel so comforted. Hot chocolate at Christmas time: It is another comfort feeling. It makes me ready for a good book. Old books: I love to read old books. There is so much to learn from the past, even though the present thinks it has it all together. Pizza: Oh baby...don't get me started....and I love the spinach alfredo pizza, too.
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@Anniedup (3651)
• Richards Bay, South Africa
4 Jul 07
When I started the discussion I said to Joep watch yessie is going to love it! She loves to pamper her with different fragrances! It is amazing how we pick up the 'sent' of our loved ones, Even blindfolded I will be able to smell my daughter if she is in the room! hmmm the smell of chocolate chip cookies, and a hot chocolate drink in winter yummy! Joep is crazy about Indian food, curry and spices, I don't like it that much, but I must admit the smell of curry makes me hungry! Oh don't stop come back later and give us some more!
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• United States
4 Jul 07
Can you imagine simple things like that make us happy? So many people have missed the boat.
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@weemam (13372)
7 Jul 07
I love the smell of HUGO BOSS BOSS aftershave I love when my son or hubby wears it and I keep sniffing , he just laughs , it think it is gorgeous , I love the smell of new babies too , I also like the smell of Paco Rebane Pour Home , I just love a man to smell nice , I think it makes all the difference
@weemam (13372)
10 Jul 07
I will look out for that one and have a sniff xxxx
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
30 Jul 07
Looks like I'll have to buy some Hugo for when I come up and see you LOL! I usually wear Joop! That is my favourite scent, it's fruity like me ;0)
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@Anniedup (3651)
• Richards Bay, South Africa
10 Jul 07
Isn't it strange how we just love the beasts when they smell nice! My husbands favorite is Havana
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
30 Jul 07
For me I love the smell of freshly cut grass! It reminds me that spring or summer is here and it is a wonderful clean and pleasant smell. It always reminds me of grass fights we used to have at school which were fun and bring me to fondly remember the good old days. A lot of us do take our senses for granted
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
30 Jul 07
That's without people mentioning 'smoking' the grass LOL!
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@Anniedup (3651)
• Richards Bay, South Africa
4 Sep 07
Hie hie hear you! :)
@Anniedup (3651)
• Richards Bay, South Africa
30 Jul 07
It is amazing how everyone just loves the smell of freshly cut grass. No matter the culture or country 80 percent of people go crazy when they smell freshly cut grass! :)
@jerryn (819)
• United States
4 Jul 07
Good topic my friend. I like the smell of baby lotion and I like the smell of good food cooking, such as seafood and cakes or pies.
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@Anniedup (3651)
• Richards Bay, South Africa
4 Jul 07
Babies and baby products are always very nice and off course food glorious food, bread, pies, cakes! My mouth is watering, already I don't even have to smell them!:)
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@jerryn (819)
• United States
4 Jul 07
I know what you mean my friend. It's a good thing we don't gain weight by the smell of foods. That would just be awful. We just have to control our behavior when food is in front of us. For me that's a hard thing to do sometimes.
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• United States
3 Jul 07
I love to smell pumpkin pie cooking..and I do so love a baby smell..
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@Anniedup (3651)
• Richards Bay, South Africa
4 Jul 07
Pumpkin do have a strong smell, and yes a baby does smell nice and your heart just goes soft!
@waynet (2650)
4 Jul 07
I don't know about smile but it makes me laugh out loud when I drop a huge windy popping tidal wave of gusty wizz poppers and it stinks like a rotten sewer!
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@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
7 Jul 07
Hmmn, smells good!;) I guess the smell of sea breeze makes me smile, the scent of moist in the morning makes me start my day right. A flower blooming in our backyard would remind me of being one with nature, also reminds me of my younger years growing in a place where floras and faunas co-exist at each other!;)
@Anniedup (3651)
• Richards Bay, South Africa
10 Jul 07
I live in a coastal town and also likes the sea breeze, and flowers no matter what kind it always smells nice!
@Tetchie (2932)
• Australia
4 Jul 07
I love the smell of horses, learning to ride was a feat over difficulties. I love the smell of fresh bread - who doesn't. I love the smell of spring, freshly mown lawns and the sun on my face. I love the smell of damp rocks, tree ferns and waterfalls. I love the smell of my own skin when I get out of a lavender bath. I love the smell of a meal I didn't have to cook. I love the smell of coffee, especially when there is cheesecake to go with it. I love the smell of a breeze when I'm having a good day, it's usually sent by an angel.
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@Tetchie (2932)
• Australia
5 Jul 07
I'm actually glad they don't bottle those great smells cause we would end up de-sensitized to them. For me it's more effective to have the smells take you by surprise and then go on a journey into the space of it.
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@Anniedup (3651)
• Richards Bay, South Africa
4 Jul 07
OH my, now she is a poet, as well! Tetchie what is it with freshly mown lawns, it is a smell which seems to be liked globally! Like I mentioned before, I wonder why they don't put some of our favorite smells in a darn bottle! Imagine yours, the smell of horses, or bacon, or a barbecue! lol! I love the smell of coffee and don't even mention cheesecake!
• Saudi Arabia
7 Jul 07
Burberry perfume, I love bakery smell and you can get the finest and best bakery products in Vienna damnnnn, I love the smell and scent of the person i am sexually attracted 2 and other stuff :D
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@Anniedup (3651)
• Richards Bay, South Africa
10 Jul 07
Hmmm now you are talking I love the smell of a bakery, I have a very sweet tooth, and 'nose; I guess, because when I walk into a bakery I walk around sniff .. sniff.. I know it is kind of rude but I can't help myself, I can't stop!
@Zorrogirl (1502)
• South Africa
4 Jul 07
i have so many that i like. like the smell of new plastic. like barbie dolls. makes me think of christmas when i was young. the smell of my loved ones. my mom always wears tabu perfume. and the smell of strawberries.
@Anniedup (3651)
• Richards Bay, South Africa
4 Jul 07
Now that is a very interesting one, come to think of it I can't think of a particular smell that reminds me of Xmas, will work on that one. Strawberries hmmm never tried to smell them, you have some very interesting smells here my friend!:)
• India
6 Jul 07
WOW now Annie you made me smile trying to remember different smell that i love. I love the smell of earth after the first rain it always brings back my childhood memory where we made paper boats to float on the puddles! i also love rose in fact my perfume is Rose as well and i also love my mom's kitchen always reminds me of the delcious food she serves us! i love the smell of new books again associated with school days.....there was a particular aftershave my dad used to use which i loved a lot and when i get to smell that it always brings a tear strangely enough i used to love the smell of lily but now iam allergic to it
@Anniedup (3651)
• Richards Bay, South Africa
10 Jul 07
I also loved the aftershave my dad used, it was called Tabac, and when ever I smell that it reminds me of him!
• New Zealand
4 Jul 07
lavender always puts a smile on my face. Special memories of my grandmother who I stayed with many times as a child. She would put a drop of lavender oil on my pillow, it always comforted me.
@Anniedup (3651)
• Richards Bay, South Africa
4 Jul 07
Oh I just love lavender, I think I mentioned this before, my granny used 4711 perfume, I wonder what the ingredients were, but that perfume brings back so many happy memories!
• United States
17 Aug 07
My boyfriend wears a cologne called Aramis, which I absolutely love to smell on him. Every once in a while he sprays too much on, but it's a nice smell. It's strong, but not overpowering. When my cat was a kitten, he also had a clean (for lack of a better term) smell when he'd curl up next to me - none of that matted down fur smell that some cats get. Maybe it was a kitten thing.
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@Anniedup (3651)
• Richards Bay, South Africa
19 Aug 07
I am familiar with Aramis and it is a nice smell. I think everything that is still small, if it is a puppy, kitten or a baby, they have a uncontaminated smell about them! LoL!
@Mickie30 (2626)
3 Jul 07
I love Happy by Clinique and also Miss Sixty perfume. I also like the smell of concrete when it's been raining. I like the smell of fresh roses and I also like the smell of barbeques in the summer.
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@Anniedup (3651)
• Richards Bay, South Africa
4 Jul 07
Roses are my favorite as well, but have never tried to actually pick up the smell of concrete after a rain shower! Will try and put my nose to work next time it rains!
@miamilady (4910)
• United States
18 Sep 07
Chocolate chip cookies! I love that smell. Of course, I love the taste even better. I also love the smell of rain, or imminent rain. The smell of babies is pretty cool too, but my kids are older now, so it's been a long time and it's not the same, for me on someone else's child as it was on my own. Maybe when I have grandchildren (in about 10 years hopefully) it will bring back those maternal feelings. The smell of fresh cut grass is a good smell too. Chocolate brownies in the oven, apple pie...okay, getting away from the food smells again. Burning wood smells nice. I'm trying not to let myself talk about Barbecue because I'm trying to get away from the food scents. Puppy or kitten breath is pretty neat too. I think I'm out of ideas now. I'll probably think of something else when I get up and walk away from my computer. Good discussion topic! :-)
@tyc415 (5706)
• United States
3 Jul 07
Oh man, there are so many. The smell of crayons remind me of my school days and that brings back so many good memories. The smell during a fresh rain. The smell of clothes that have been hung outside to dry on a nice spring day. Any baby products, especially Johnson's brand. Home made bread baking and some other baked goods. Fresh mowed lawn. I'm sure after I send this post I will think of more and more.
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@Anniedup (3651)
• Richards Bay, South Africa
4 Jul 07
It is amazing how many people like fresh mowed lawn, I love it as well! I wonder what is the secret behind the smell and why don't they make perfumes that smell like that! Yes think of some more and come and add it!
@rrenwa (45)
• Philippines
4 Jul 07
well i'm a simple person, and a peace of mind is enough to make me smile.
@Anniedup (3651)
• Richards Bay, South Africa
4 Jul 07
Ok rrenwa, I think we get the picture dude! hie hie Oh sorry macho man! lol!