Favorite/Least Favorite Scents

[Mr. DS]

Yeah  admit its a bit of an odd subject.  It all began when I walked into a recently cleaned bathroom today and noticed how awesome its smells.  It got me to thinking to what other scents (some normal, some a bit abnormal) I like such as;

Freshly cut grass, Ocean (I even like low tide which around here reeks),  Bananas, Onions-yeah its odd but I love the smell of them freshly chopped, just about anything on a grill, Irish Spring soap, freshly brewed coffee, cooking bacon

Then theres the smells that make me want to yak such as;

Stale urine, puke, day old popcorn

What are some of your favs or least favs?

[RCMerchant]

I like the smell of mothballs. . It reminds me of my Grandma's (Bless her Soul) old house. I like the smell of Thanksgiving day. And the wind in late fall. Gasoline. Cigars. Old comic books. Fresh news print. Hot tar. A pig farm(breath that country air!). A pretty girls perfume. Whiskey. Coffee in the morning. Bacon frying. 

Hate...? Hospitals. Vomit. p**s. sh1t. Road kill. Dogs with mange. Rotton taters. Rotton vegtables. Garbage in general. Raw sewage. Dead fish. Night crawlers that have set in the trunk of a car for a week in a bait box. Stale beer. Liver (yeeech!). Unleaded gas. Or rotton eggs,for that matter. Farts. 

[Patient7]

Good: Cinnimon buns, the sweetest smell on this planet.

Bad:  My spanish classroom the second you walk in, its very stale, like if you fried up some cardboard.

[Ash]

My all time favorite smell is fresh ground coffee.  
I don't drink coffee but I love opening a can of Folger's and taking a big whiff.
The smell of a rose is also one of my favorite scents.
When I was a kid, my mom used to have a rose garden and I always remember putting them up to my nose and giving them a big sniff.

The smell I hate the most is other people's s**t.
If I walk into a bathroom where someone just took a dump, I will immediately start gagging and if it's bad enough, I will puke.

[indianasmith]

Hmm . . . I love the sweet scent that rises off the lake in early summer.  It's a scent that is cloying and nasty when it is too strong, but when it is just a hint, it reminds me of fish, arrowheads, my boat, my Dad, and my childhood rambling along the lakeshore.


Worst smell . . . burnt microwave popcorn.  The stench that will not die.

[LilCerberus]

I used to love the smell of burning rubber when I was younger, but not so much these days. Not sure why, 'cept maybe coming down with old man's nose.

I have one of those Oreck air purifiers. I like the way it smells after washing the ion grill.

This time of year, the honey suckles are in bloom. That never gets old, no matter how bad my hay fever gets.

I don't know anything about sniffing wine or champagne, but I enjoy it. Probably the only thing I miss about drinking.

I can't stand the smell of paper. Too many years of busting my a** in binderies. I've got a friend who works as a graphic designer for a print shop. Claims he loves the smell of new business cards. It bugs me.

And, of course, long time readers should know, I'm very apprehensive of anybody who wears Aremis.

[Ash]

Worst smell . . . burnt microwave popcorn.  The stench that will not die.

At my old job, it seemed like every day some idiot put a bag of popcorn in the breakroom microwave for 5 minutes or more.
(everyone knows you should only nuke microwave popcorn for about 2.5 to 3 minutes)
That burned popcorn smell would make its way through our part of the building and linger for hours...sometimes until the next day.

[Derf]

Favorites: Vanilla. Brown Sugar. Cinammon Rolls. Pumpkin pie. Bacon. Fresh-baked bread. Fresh flowers. The inside of a bakery.

Least favorites: Stockyards. Cat farts. Bug spray. Strong body odor. Hair spray. Beauty salons. Burnt plastic. Doggy doo tracked inside. My wife adds: Axe body spray, lavendar and teenagers.

[LilCerberus]

I don't like the smell of babies. Not just a loaded diaper or, the smell of milk & puke on their breath, but that distinct aroma that only babies have which makes me sick. (sigh) But what're ya gonna do? I mean, they're babies. They can't help it, kinda like men.

I'm not sure why, but there's something I find strangely sentimental, warm & inviting about someone whose house reeks of too d*&% many dogs, none of which has ever had a real bath.

[RCMerchant]

I don't like the smell of babies. Not just a loaded diaper or, the smell of milk & puke on their breath, but that distinct aroma that only babies have which makes me sick. (sigh) But what're ya gonna do? I mean, they're babies. They can't help it, kinda like men.

I'm not sure why, but there's something I find strangely sentimental, warm & inviting about someone whose house reeks of too d*&% many dogs, none of which has ever had a real bath.

I love the smell of a filthy mutt...it smells like....I dunno...victory.

[CheezeFlixz]

I like the smell of the country, and the woods.

I ab-so-freakin'-lutely CAN NOT stand the smell of someone who hasn't bathed in about a week. Smelly, stinky body is just vile and gross. (You hear me Amish on Saturday afternoon ... hear me ... take a damn bath!!)

[Shadow]

Likes: A salty ocean breeze on the beach, pipe tobacco (even though I don't smoke), freshly baked bread, oranges and strangely enough, Chevron Multigrade Delo 400 15w40 diesel engine oil.

Dislikes: anything poop related, diapers (clean or dirty), wet dog, doggie breath, spoiled food and my Aunt Joanne.

[LilCerberus]

There's something about the smell of sage that I find funny, as in Ha-Ha funny.

I don't have that much experience with sage, but the reason I find it funny is because the people I meet who try it don't either.

It doesn't matter if it's a big bowl, or a teencie little ash tray. They'll light it up thinking it's no different than incense, that it'll just smolder discretely in the background, leaving behind a sickeningly sweet aroma just strong enough to cover the smell of whatever the hell else they've been smoking, only to act all surprised & nervous when they see the room getting all smokey & stinkie, & they snatch the bowl up & make a mad dash for the nearest exit before they set off the fire alarm.

[Mr. DS]

Night crawlers that have set in the trunk of a car for a week in a bait box

Yep RC, I've been there and smelled that, thus totall agreeing with you. 

I've noted B.O. coming up and yeah I've passed some people that could knock a skunk out with their odor. 

Some more favs I thought of;
Lilacs
Certain parts of the supermarket (mainly the bread isle)
Garden shops
Fresh mulch
Pipe Tobacco

Some more least favs;
Boston (it, like many cities, is a mix of back bay, exhaust and god knows what else)
Port-a-Pottys (especially in the hot summer sun)
Cigarette smokers (no offense smokers but it kind of clings to you)
Grease Traps
Cauliflower or Cabbage cooking

[Raffine]

Good: Puppy breath

Bad: Dog breath