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Lochloosa
(16,062 posts)pipi_k
(21,020 posts)with such messed up body pheromones that a lot of really good perfumes smell like shit on me.
This is one of them. Poor Mr Pipi got me some one time. I might as well have bathed in Dollar Store cologne. I stunk.
My three favorites are "Poison", "White Diamonds", and "L'air du Temps"
At least I don't smell like car air freshener or someone's wet dog.
Lochloosa
(16,062 posts)AnneD
(15,774 posts)But I swear I think they reformulated it in the 70's. If it were a natural smell, I would recommend lavender because some wonderful florals can be too overpowering to a new nose.
Denninmi
(6,581 posts)It's nirvana.
Queen of the Night cactus blossoms. (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
A female client came in our office last year and was wearing a perfume that was hauntingly similar. I wasn't brave enough to ask her what it was, but had I, I would have bought some just to use as air freshener around the house.
redwitch
(14,944 posts)The air after a good summer rain. The ocean, sheets hung out on the line to dry. Lilacs. Oh my goodness, too many to choose from and I mostly take them for granted, shame on me! Oh I know! A pizza fresh out of the oven because not only would they be smelling it for the first time it would actually taste like something too!
fizzgig
(24,146 posts)two of my favorites.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)cyberswede
(26,117 posts)LOL
pipi_k
(21,020 posts)Damp soil, freshly cut wood, a new paperback book, leather, lilacs, roses, honeysuckle (I have tons of it in my yard), Christmas tree, bayberry candles, apple pie baking, Stetson mixed with real patchouli oil (explanation...I had a boyfriend years ago who mixed them...it drove the women crazy).
redwitch
(14,944 posts)HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)Rambis
(7,774 posts)Robyn66
(1,675 posts)IcyPeas
(21,856 posts)cyberswede
(26,117 posts)(like the inside of a cedar chest).
AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)OhioChick
(23,218 posts)RebelOne
(30,947 posts)Rowdyboy
(22,057 posts)Glad someone else understands.
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,831 posts)Shrek
(3,976 posts)LibDemAlways
(15,139 posts)Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)Bertha Venation
(21,484 posts)Oh, wait -- that second one is only for a lesbian who is in lust with the woman who's wearing it.
Oranges. Definitely oranges.
sadbear
(4,340 posts)applegrove
(118,596 posts)Tabasco_Dave
(1,259 posts)I love the smell of it when I'm near the airport.
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)Laundry fresh off the clothesline. The soap aisle at the supermarket. Peaches. Night-Blooming Jasmine. Honeysuckle. Cooking bacon. Fresh coffee brewing. Garlic.
I have no idea.
benld74
(9,904 posts)Hula Popper
(374 posts)drying in front of a pine fire or lilacs....
handmade34
(22,756 posts)cloves
pine
fresh rain
new hay
not necessarily all together
blaze
(6,354 posts)good childhood memories maybe....
but a lot of other responses resonated... puppy breath/feet... fresh brewing coffee.... damp soil.... cut wood....
Dang. I take so much for granted!
grasswire
(50,130 posts)Or lemons or limes.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)both are heavenly.
HarveyDarkey
(9,077 posts)I pop my popcorn in bacon fat, DELISH!
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,661 posts)lilies of the valley, lavender, fresh-ground coffee beans, new cars, aviation fuel (one of my quirks), attar of roses, bee balm.
fizzgig
(24,146 posts)lilacs, bacon, fresh bread, cookies baking, the mountains.
there's this little white flower i first encountered on the boutonniere i got my boyfriend for prom. it's the most wonderful fragrance i've ever come across, i had them all over in my wedding. it's an orchid, i think, but i can't remember for the life of me what they're called and google is no help.