I've read somewhere that the olfactory sense is particularly effective in jogging memories. I absolutely concur.

I sprayed on some Thierry Mugler "Angel" cologne today and all I can think about is France! France! France! (It's where I first smelled the women's version worn by a friend.) Now I DEFINITELY need to go to Europe this year!

Anyway, what are some of your favorite scents? Or scents, at least, that take your mind back to a particular time or place?
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Aveda Control hair stick reminds me of Hawaii, loads of purfumes remind me of their respective hosts and times.

The old olfactory-memory conection is very real!!

Jill Sander - Sun / Love
71 - Comme des Garcon / Sex

A mix of marijuana and peppermint reminds me of two particular neo-hippy friends in undergrad.

Burning gladstone cigarettes - Home !

Smell of the first drops of rain on a hot day - Spain

Fhunkin said:

Hey, what's up with you and the whole Comme des Garcons/sex thing? Does that scent get you horned up?

The smell of coal reminds me of my maternal grandparents' town, where there are mines all around.

The sent of the aftershave 'l Homme - Roger&Gallet reminds me of England. That's where I first smelled it, been trying to get some for years now, but I think it doesn't exist anymore

Coffee reminds me of feeling sick during pregnancy.

The smell of the ocean brings me back to some happier childhood memories.

Lotus reminds me of feeling sexy.

Vanilla reminds me of freedom

Lammastide said:

Only Nr.2, Nr.71 & Kyoto !
They have some amazing leather cloathing occasionaly but that doesn't make me go off !!

Biblos perfume reminds me of Santa Barbara.

Cold rainy days reminds me of mimosa plants, salmon and Longview, and Astoria Washington..

The smell of Trussardi cologne reminds me of my boyfriend, he was wearing it when we first kissed.

The smell of fresh cut grass reminds me of being a kid back when we went to my aunts out in LI by the water and go to fire island.

The smell of this pine/evergreen ornament that goes on my mom's christmas tree reminds me of christmas' when i was a kid sitting watching rudolph the red nose reindeer and frosty the snowman

Givenchy reminds me of my first 3 some

Whateva said:[quote]
The smell of the ocean brings me back to some happier childhood memories.
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Me too !!

Jergens has a lotion scented Cherry Almond. It takes me back to the times my mom used to braid my hair cuz the stuff she used smelled just like it.

When I smell Stetson eau de cologne, I get a hard-on.
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TheOrgerFormerlyKnownAs said:

That reminds me of my mom too! She used to rub it all over after she got out of the shower and she would take any excess and rub it on my face. It used to make me feel so special

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Funny... that cherry almond scent also reminds me of childhood. My mother used to buy Jergens all the time. On Sunday mornings before church, the entire house would smell like some mix of it, her perfume and the cocoa butter in her makeup.

the early morning air...reminds me of those first day's of school every yr.

Christopher said:

The smell of damp fall leaves reminds me of this.
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Does anybody have a smell sparked by a memory? Sometimes I will think of a memory and then I will smell something from that memory but it's all in my mind because the smell I'm smelling for that brief second is nowhere near me. This happen to anyone else?

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I do... Whenever I go and visit my mom and I go up to my old room, I can still smell a perfume I use to wear.. (Eternity).. Its very surreal!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Well... er... when I think of adult bookstores, I think of the smell of Lysol and cigarettes -- and vice versa.

...But that was a LOOONNNG time ago!!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Once, when I was a kid, I was watching the show "Night Court" and drawing a huge sign for a church function. Now, whenever I see the show, I recall the smell of permanent markers and vice versa.

Thierry Mugler "Angel" is the bomb although when I spray mine on I think L.A. L.A. L.A.

Lammastide said:

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

YES! Innit the strangest friggin' thing? It drives me crazy...I start sniffin everything around me to find it. Especially if it was that givenchy I was talking about earlier

Olfactory hallucinations are a symptom of some mental disorders. Maybe we're telling on ourselves.

BabyCakes said:

Speaking of surreal...

My grandma passed away 10 years ago. Not too long ago I had a dream, the kind that is so real that you can't tell it's a dream, and I was standing outside my grandma's old house. Everything was silent, no cars, no people not even chirping birds. There was no sound at all.

I walked up to the door and knocked and the door opened. I peeped in and saw that the front room was completely bare. I called out to see if anybody was there and there was no answer.

I pushed open the door and walked in. The house was completely empty. Just the walls, floors and ceiling. I went from room to room reminiscing of all the good times I had there. Then I went to my grandma's old arts and crafts room.

As I opened the door I could see that this room was furnished with all her old stuff. Then as the door swung completely open I broke into sobs. My grandma was standing right there.

I ran to her and cried in her arms telling her how much I missed her. She pulled me away and looked me in the eyes and said "Silly, I haven't gone anywhere. See I'm right here with you". Then I smelled her. It was her scent. As soon as I smelled her I woke up from the sheer emotion of it. I had actually cried in my sleep cuz when I woke up I had tears on my face and in my eyes. And for a fleeting moment in my waking from that dream I could still smell her...

I love you granmda

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Awww, Richard, now I want to hug you!