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Edited by Gill Burrell, Tuesday, 8 Mar 2022, 10:30

My favourite smells include;
1, The smell of fresh Coffee in the morning with warm Croissants or hot toast with marmalade.
2, The fresh earth and the morning dew in the garden.
3, Pine trees in the summer
3, Flowers like Jasmine, Honeysuckle and roses. freesias, lavenders,daisies, gardenias, daffodils
Freshly cut grass
Mints, mint leaves
4, A bakery shop
5, A chocolate shop
6 Macdonalds ( sorry couldn't resist- mines a plant burger)
6, Freshly washed sheets that have been blowing in the fresh air.
7, A freshly Creosoted fence (my own preference!)
8, The smell of a new born baby
9, A meadow of fresh wildflowers
10, A Red Wine ( like Cotes du Rhone with a chocolatey or strawberry smell! ) A good Port wine
11, Strawberries
12,  An Orange or a lemon
13 An Apple
14 Hot Custard and Apple pie
15  Vanilla
16 Pancakes cooking
17 fresh Hay
18  balloons
19  Leather luggage new hand bags
20, A Good Compost
21 Leaves
22 A gentle smoke of a bonfire
23 A madrass Curry
24 Incense and candles
25 New shoes
26 Old Books

And my cats when they come in from the garden!

What are your favourite smells?

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Judith McLean

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Hi Gill

My favourite smell is the scent of sweetpeas

It brings back memories of my favourite aunt who grew them each year

I would spend all my summer holidays and any other holiday if i could get away with it with them on the farm

Still miss her after many years

Judith

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Hi Judith,

Sweet peas are lovely !  I should have put it on the list but I forgot. They do indeed smell really good!

It is nice that certain smells can bring back good memories like of your aunt. I hope your studies are going well and that you are finding it interesting.

Best wishes 

Gill

Julie

My favourite smell

My favourite smell is the smell of opium perfume. It reminds me of when I was sixteen and had my first boyfriend and my first expensive present. It was a time when I was young and innocent. I thought there was good in everyone I met. It was a time I had so many new experiences in life, with butterflies in my stomach. A time with so many dreams and plans. I am now fifty-three, and opium is still my favourite perfume.

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Hi Julie,

What a lovely story you gave behind the scent of Opium!  

I have never smelt this particular perfume, but it must have been very alluring to have had such powerful unforgetable effect.

Thank you 

Gill

Nicky Van Tol-Williams

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I loved reading your list! Some of my favourites are:


Plumeria flowers which I first smelled in Hawaii many years ago. Intoxicating.

Chanel No.5 

Freshly grated truffle


Nicky



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Hi Nicky,

Hawaiian flowers wonderful must smell great!

Chanel no 5 perfume has a lovely scent.

I love the smell of grated truffles too!