Smells that soothe and comfort you

JupiterKid · 27-01-2021 2:11am #1

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 · 27-01-2021 2:13am

Vicks Vapourub and creosote

justshane · 27-01-2021 2:15am

Lavender

Cerveza · 27-01-2021 2:15am

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

27-01-2021 2:15am

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

Mam of 4 · 27-01-2021 2:21am

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

lucalux · 27-01-2021 2:28am

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 · 27-01-2021 2:38am

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

lucalux · 27-01-2021 2:47am

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 · 27-01-2021 4:03am

Yor Ma's gee.

Snails pace · 27-01-2021 9:20am

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 · 27-01-2021 9:23am

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

fits · 27-01-2021 9:25am

Freshly baled hay

Horses

Beeswax

Smells of meat roasting in the oven.

Scribbler100 · 27-01-2021 9:38am

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

Leg End Reject · 27-01-2021 9:40am

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 · 27-01-2021 10:03am

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 · 27-01-2021 10:27am

The smell of new books !!

fryup · 27-01-2021 12:02pm

pipe smoke/tobacco

Aglomerado · 27-01-2021 12:04pm

My cat's fur.
Freshly ground coffee.

27-01-2021 12:08pm

Vanilla and mixed herbs! The cooking variety!!!

Hannibal_Smith · 27-01-2021 12:11pm

Cadbury's dairy milk

lc180 · 27-01-2021 12:13pm

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

Giblet · 27-01-2021 12:15pm

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 · 27-01-2021 12:15pm

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 · 27-01-2021 12:17pm

Smell of home,
Essential oils
Smell of the sea

Wilhelm III · 27-01-2021 12:22pm

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

Church on Tuesday · 27-01-2021 1:34pm

Smell of toast and cut grass.

jmlad2020 · 27-01-2021 2:52pm

The smell of Gorse flowering in the early summer gentle breeze

Ahhhhh

Larbre34 · 27-01-2021 2:57pm

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

SineadSpears · 27-01-2021 3:09pm

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 · 27-01-2021 4:57pm

Vaj.

Wilhelm III · 27-01-2021 4:58pm

Captain Red Beard wrote: »

Vaj.

This stuff?

castletownman · 27-01-2021 5:06pm

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 · 27-01-2021 5:11pm

Feisar · 27-01-2021 5:21pm

Putty

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

27-01-2021 7:16pm

27-01-2021 7:29pm

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 · 27-01-2021 7:31pm

amyl nitrate

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

biko · 27-01-2021 7:40pm

Hay
Coffee

meggiemegmeg · 27-01-2021 7:47pm

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

Capt'n Midnight · 27-01-2021 9:29pm

Petrichor

fryup · 04-05-2021 10:58am

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 · 04-05-2021 12:59pm

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 · 07-05-2021 5:59pm

Nostalgia.… severe hay fever.....

Titzon Toast · 07-05-2021 7:13pm

Crushing some fresh lavender in my fingers.

McGinniesta · 07-05-2021 8:04pm

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

Atlantic Dawn · 07-05-2021 8:06pm

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 · 07-05-2021 8:17pm

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 · 07-05-2021 8:18pm

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.