Smells that soothe and comfort you

JupiterKid

Being a bit naughty as it’s a school night and it’s getting past my bedtime...

But do you have a “comfort” smell? An aroma that might remind you of a happy childhood, a really enjoyable holiday, a loving relationship or just a happy time in your life?

For me, some of the aromas include that of :-

Karvol (decongestant capsules)
Badedas
Freshly baked bread
Petrol
Fresh ground coffee (I hardly drink it, mind)
Peppermint
Sweet Pea
Roses
Freshly laundered sheets
Christmas tree (real)

eviltwin

Vicks Vapourub and creosote

justshane

Lavender

Cerveza

I don’t be sniffing any women’s underwear let that be clear.

Freshly cut grass.
Air after a summer shower.
Coffee bubbling on the stove.

Mam of 4

Strong coffee ,
The salty sea air ,
Carnations ,
Sandalwood .

lucalux

Freshly brewed coffee
Wooly jumpers that have been line-dried in the fresh air
High quality cannabis
Eclat d'Arpege perfume, and an avocado bodywash I found, that that smells just like it
Ivy flowers on a summer's evening
A mossy floored forest
Fresh basil on a windowsill, warmed by sunshine
Clean laundry in general
Woodsmoke from a campfire
Chanel Allure Homme on a man
Some men
Petrol
Madagascan Vanilla
Permanent Markers
*Cocaine
Tulsi basil tea
The first daffodils of the year
Meadowsweet
Good dark chocolate brownies
Freshly baked bread
Petrichor (the smell of earth after rain)


*(i may be joking about some of these)

Mam of 4

Petrichor ^^^^^^
Couldn't think of the word , great choice too !

lucalux

Mam of 4 wrote: »

Petrichor ^^^^^^
Couldn't think of the word , great choice too !

I had to look it up to be sure I remembered it right!

Lovely after a good spell of dry weather. Times like that, I don't mind the rain:)

Larbre34

Yor Ma's gee.

Snails pace

I love the smell of:

Freshly cut grass
Hay in a field
Diesel
The smell after rain hitting the ground on a summer's day.

Surreptitious

Sandalwood,
Fresh sheets,
Sex,
Roses,
Freshly cut wood,
Musk,
Freshly baked bread.

fits

Freshly baled hay

Horses

Beeswax

Smells of meat roasting in the oven.

Scribbler100

Freesias
Lilac
(My mother's) apple tart baking in the oven

Leg End Reject

The sea air
Turf
Home cooked chips
Patchouli
Dettol
Weetabix with hot milk
Washing dried outside on a windy day
The smell of Christmas dinner cooking
The air on a frosty morning/night

corks finest

JupiterKid wrote: »

Being a bit naughty as it’s a school night and it’s getting past my bedtime...

But do you have a “comfort” smell? An aroma that might remind you of a happy childhood, a really enjoyable holiday, a loving relationship or just a happy time in your life?

For me, some of the aromas include that of :-

Karvol (decongestant capsules)
Badedas
Freshly baked bread
Petrol
Fresh ground coffee (I hardly drink it, mind)
Peppermint
Sweet Pea
Roses
Freshly laundered sheets
Christmas tree (real)

Lemon or anything citric

Hector Savage

The smell of new books !!

fryup

pipe smoke/tobacco

Aglomerado

My cat's fur.
Freshly ground coffee.

Vanilla and mixed herbs! The cooking variety!!!

Hannibal_Smith

Cadbury's dairy milk

lc180

Fresh bedsheets on a Sunday night when you've a dose of the Monday work fear.

Giblet

The air at the peak of Everest
The "Elephant Foot" at Chernobyl
The smell of the towel after eating Ortolan Bunting
A Cheque for €10 billion
The afterglow of a 50 girl orgy
Adrenochrome

_Brian

I bake bread 3-4 times a week here in the bread maker overnight.

Leave doors open, the early morning smell of fresh baked bread is just wonderful each and every time.

jimbobaloobob

Smell of home,
Essential oils
Smell of the sea

Wilhelm III

Chloroph. clpa;l.c........

Church on Tuesday

Smell of toast and cut grass.

jmlad2020

The smell of Gorse flowering in the early summer gentle breeze


Ahhhhh

Larbre34

Wuster....warchester.......wussussuss. Sauce.

SineadSpears

Opening a new bar of soap. I had the joy of it getting into the shower about two hours ago.

Firelighters. I don't have an open fire but I'd love to have one. Tempted to buy a pack just to sniff them :P

Captain Red Beard

Vaj.

Wilhelm III

Captain Red Beard wrote: »

Vaj.

This stuff?

castletownman

One of my usual routes during my walk takes me past the local bakery, and the smell of all of the fresh bread wafting in the air is divine.

Earlier on the route, in non-lockdown times, I would pass a few restaurants, and that distinctive smell of I think gravy or meat cooking coming from the kitchens makes me salivate.

The first time you immerse yourself in fresh bed sheets and turn your head to the other side of the pillow. And the first time you put on your favourite hoody after a wash.

Someone mentioned it earlier, but yeah "petrichor", particularly on your holidays in a warm country when the evening is setting in, is great.

Wilhelm III

Feisar

Putty

Heather and ferns coming of a breeze up of a lake in the west

Vetiver-based colognes (the smell of my dads hugs)

Grass after rain

Baby powder

Sleeping dogs in a huddle together

Grapefruit scented candles

Coconut scented toiletries

Casseroles simmering in the slow cooker

Bread in the oven

Lavender pillow spray

Verbena and bergamot based colognes, especially in summer for some reason

AllForIt

amyl nitrate

I put in one of the diffuser things when I'm having guests around

biko

Hay
Coffee

meggiemegmeg

Babies. I love the smell of babies. Milky warm hugs

Capt'n Midnight

Petrichor

fryup

here's a quirky one....

...i detest cigarettes esp when smoked indoors the smell lingers for days

BUT i have to confess i kinda like the smell of cigarettes outdoors esp in a public park on a summer's day kinda reminds me of my youth i suppose, one of those smells i associate with summer and summer holidays spending time with relatives that smoked

jack of all

Deleted User wrote: »

I have that album on vinyl. I love the smell of petrichor, freshly sawn timber (especially if it's resinous), creosote and oily smells in general!

Graces7

Nostalgia.… severe hay fever.....

Titzon Toast

Crushing some fresh lavender in my fingers.

McGinniesta

The sweet aroma after I've let a screeching fart. Life affirming

Atlantic Dawn

The smell of fresh burning Jet A-1 fuel coming from the engines of a Ryanair plane, signifies the start of a nice trip away.

sporina

I love the burning smell thats produced from angle grinding.. welding etc.. hmmm...

And petrol..

I hope thats not an indication of some kind of psychotic personality or the like..:pac:

Wanderer2010

Some hand sanitizers strike the perfect balance between too little alcohol and too much. TerminB8 hand sanitizer is very pleasant and has a lovely feel to it.

Montage of Feck

AllForIt wrote: »

amyl nitrate

I put in one of the diffuser things when I'm having guests around

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7mEB2wnDLQ

iamstop

A dank basement full of old records.
A hoppy AF IPA
Fresh paint
Lime juice
The honey factory
Old books
Pine Trees
Yer Ma's Gee