Ask Lemmy

I've never liked oil diffusers of any kind. I feel like my throat is closing up

Love Durian.

Hate white mushrooms (champignons)

I can't stand the smell of garlic to the point of retching if I do. Just the thought of it makes me unwell. It's a long story, why I'm like this xD

Oddly sweaty people, not like a sour unwashed sweat, but a showered person just lightly sweating on a warm day is weirdly endearing.

Love the smell of petrichor, the smell of the world after a good rain, especially if the temperatures are cool and crisp. Bonus if it’s deep in the temperate rainforests of the Canadian PNW, with no civilization near.

Love the smell of fresh-cut grass, reminds me of my youth even if it’s one of the only things that makes me sneeze uncontrollably (my only known allergy).

Marigolds bring me all the way back to childhood, as my mother had them planted around the entire house. I take one whiff, and for the briefest of moments I am a five year old without a care in the world. To this day I collect and re-sow their seeds everywhere I can. I particularly like the small ones with the dark orange and deep crimson flowers.

Hate the smell of tar with every fibre of my being. I could never be a roofer or a road worker or a street resurfacer for that reason. It makes me gag uncontrollably with even the faintest whiff.

Durian

I like the smells of tiger balm, kimchi, and fish sauce.

I think this is an outlier because I've been asked to never bring that stuff in the office anymore.

I hate the smell of freshly sliced bell peppers. I can’t really explain it. It just smells so wrong for a vegetable.

I like the smell of ammonia. I use ammonia based cleaners almost exclusively. Bleach smells like nothing to me, like if TV static was a smell.

I dislike strong perfumes, and I hated doing laundry for a long time and would put it off as long as I could before my grandma introduced me to scentless detergent. I don't use scented dryer sheets either. I shouldn't be able to smell my clothes after a wash. It's gag-inducing.

I like the smell of other people. We work so hard to scrub ourselves clean, but I like to smell of people, even sweaty. I ask my spouse not to shower too often, lol. (Not trying to ask them to be super stinky... just a little favor.) I sneak a little smell every time I hug my kids.

IDK if this is popular or not, but I never hear anyone talk about it, so *shrug*

I love the smell of basements. The humidity and the green, decades old moss on the wall gives off this refreshing yet mature scent. As a plus, it's also often cooler than the air at ground level. Mmmm.

I like the smell of skunk.

I like the faint smell of cigarettes from a distance.

Banana

I like the smell of moldy houses. I've been told it's a health hazard, so I don't engage or encourage it, but when people excuse the smell in their residence, I tell them I like it.

I love the smell of dittos, it's unlikely I'll ever smell that again. I also love the smell of garages.

I hate the smell of food after I've finished a meal. Every weekend I make protein blueberry pancakes. The house smells delicious until I'm done eating, and then it feels cloying.

I reaaallly hate the smell of other people, except my husband. I feel like I have an extra strong sense of smell, and I really hate the scalp smell some people have, especially during a humid summer. Nauseating! And forget about it if I can smell your feet through your shoes, I will definitely make some excuse and leave. And body odor, especially from people who don't use deodorant or shower every day. I know that's a personal choice and I should be tolerant but it's so overpowering, I really hate it.

Now that I think about it, I guess these aren't too uncommon after all.

I dislike the smell of Fenugreek in people.

In food, it's fine. But if you cook with it, it lingers on your clothes. And that bothers me.

I love the smell of a softball field after the field crew has just watered it with a hose. I love the smell of damp dirt.

Motor oil is a smell that I really like. It's from growing up around mechanic shops, I think.

I hate the smell of sandalwood. It's just overwhelming and I can't get past the heaviness of it. My coworkers use a tobacco and sandalwood scented room spray and I want to gag every time.

New car smell, it's awful. Sort of stale plastic if I were to describe it.

Amplified by long trips on bad roads as kid. Guaranteed to make you feel like vomiting on some sections. Now when I anticipate/pack for a trip I tend to smell that again even though I'm not even in a car.

Perfumes and air fresheners. They all smell like toxic chemicals to me.