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Smells that awaken happy memories.

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By *ddie1966 OP   Man
23 weeks ago

Paper Town Central, Essex.

There seems to be a lot of posts about aftershave, EDT, EDP and fragrances in general, but what smell, when you get a whiff of it, brings back happy memories?

I'll kick off with my favourite of Bay Rum at the barbers once a month with my Grandad. Sitting on a padded plank and getting a sixpence for being a good boy.

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By *ensuallover1000Man
23 weeks ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Chalk and colouring pencils.

It evokes happy memories from childhood for me 😃

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By (user no longer on site)
23 weeks ago

Freshly cut grass always reminds me of the start of the cricket season when I used to play

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By *he Silver FuxMan
23 weeks ago

Uttoxeter

The smell of tomato stalks - I am transported back to my grandfather’s greenhouse, also geraniums- his conservatory was always full of them

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By *inxy777Woman
23 weeks ago

essex

Fresh cut grass, school holidays, fun times and not a care in the world! X

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By *ickleTheWonderSchlongMan
23 weeks ago

Ends

Ooo. Great question. Chicken shops fanning out the smells of their chicken reminds me of secondary school and eating chicken and chips with my friends.

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By *he turned me GreyCouple
23 weeks ago

Warwick and Coventry

White lightning and joop, getting mashed up in the park....

Mr

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By *ddie1966 OP   Man
23 weeks ago

Paper Town Central, Essex.


"The smell of tomato stalks - I am transported back to my grandfather’s greenhouse, also geraniums- his conservatory was always full of them"

I can totally chime with this, except in my grandads case it was chrysanthemums.

The cuttings went outside of the chrysanthemums. And the tomatoes went in the greenhouse after the soil was sterilised.

The heady smells of a cottage garden and greenhouse.

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By *nnCeeWoman
23 weeks ago

East of Eden, West of Hell

There's a fir tree in my garden which, when I walk past it sometimes, smells like the fir trees in my grandparents garden. The smell of it transports me back 40 years.

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Every so often, I'll smell a sticker, and it reminds me of the Panini Care Bears sticker album I had in the 80s.

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The smell of Brut reminds me of snuggling into my Dad's arms and feeling so loved and protected.

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By *ddie1966 OP   Man
23 weeks ago

Paper Town Central, Essex.


"White lightning and joop, getting mashed up in the park....

Mr "

White lightening... God, I miss that stuff..

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By *wb699Man
23 weeks ago

Belfast


"There seems to be a lot of posts about aftershave, EDT, EDP and fragrances in general, but what smell, when you get a whiff of it, brings back happy memories?

I'll kick off with my favourite of Bay Rum at the barbers once a month with my Grandad. Sitting on a padded plank and getting a sixpence for being a good boy."

Loved the smell of the butchers years ago. 😂

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By *rimal InstinctCouple
23 weeks ago

Carlisle

I once got a whiff of a certain type of cleaning product, I've not found out which it is. I was transported to when I was about 5, and I was in the kitchen with my auntie in the summer house asking for something while she was preparing food.

It was so weird but amazing. I kept trying to retrace my steps just so I could go back there in my head again.

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By *ddie1966 OP   Man
23 weeks ago

Paper Town Central, Essex.

I find it absolutely amazing how a certain smell can make us regress back many years to our childhoods and usually happy memories. Better than relaxed regression therapy (can't use the expected word for some reason, but you know the word)..

The human mind and olfactory system are marvelous things, and even people with severe degenerative memory issues can be whisked back many years and remember things we would expect them to have forgotten.

They say dogs see the world through smell. I don't thinks were that far behind them to be honest.

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By *ivemealadybonerWoman
23 weeks ago

somewhere

Cold tar soap, the orange block of soap, instantly reminds me of my nanny and grandad, sometimes I just have a whiff of it in Sainsbury's and instantly feel happy x

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By *idnightkissWoman
23 weeks ago

worcester


"Cold tar soap, the orange block of soap, instantly reminds me of my nanny and grandad, sometimes I just have a whiff of it in Sainsbury's and instantly feel happy x"

Same for me and even buy one occasionally to have in bathroom

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By (user no longer on site)
23 weeks ago

Freshly cut grass reminds me of life as a child, playing outside, our weird gardener that we had had for ages who would cut the grass by hand and make a massive pile of it which he’d tie and let dry in the sun.

The smell of petrol reminds me of dirt bikes and motorcycles that I bravely rode or drove with my siblings on hot summer days.

The smell of sea spray reminds me of peace, tranquility, serenity, and a recent sailing adventure with a friend.

The smell of Acqua di Gio reminds me of summers in Ibiza during university. Specifically a guy I spent loads of time with one summer and all the madness we got up to.

The smell of rice and beans reminds me of home and my grandparents.

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By *Silver-Man
23 weeks ago

Mold

Smell of Brut 33 reminds me of my grandad

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By *orningGlory555Man
23 weeks ago

Wells


"Fresh cut grass, school holidays, fun times and not a care in the world! X "

This, back when life was simpler, well for me anyway

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By *h3rry Bomb80Man
23 weeks ago

the moon

Bounce (tumble dryer) sheets …

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By *ozzybear1981Man
23 weeks ago

preston

The outdoors, the Lake District I love the smell of when hiking.

The sea, both are so peace and calming, I definitely need to get to my happy tranquil places again soon

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By *hePleasurerMan
23 weeks ago

Cheshire

Freshly baked madeleine cakes.

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By (user no longer on site)
23 weeks ago

The smell of savlon reminds me of when my daughter was learning to walk as a toddler.

We nicknamed her “bambi” as she was always tripping over her own feet

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By *ittlebirdWoman
23 weeks ago

The Big Smoke

Estée Lauder Youth Dew. For my mum ♥️

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By *till gameMan
23 weeks ago

Oldham

The smell of ralgex/ deep heat

Great memories of playing football

Changing rooms full of banter and laughs

And of course towel whipping 😀

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By *rafter69Man
23 weeks ago

upminster

My Grandads old spice aftershave

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By *till gameMan
23 weeks ago

Oldham


"My Grandads old spice aftershave"

I still wear old spice, but then again I am that old 😀

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By *929Man
23 weeks ago

bedlington

2 stroke engine running

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By *ddie1966 OP   Man
23 weeks ago

Paper Town Central, Essex.


"2 stroke engine running "

That would be Castor R two stroke oil then.

Many memories of the local scramble meet.

Addictive, but, alas gone now.

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By *oonbath89Man
23 weeks ago

radstock

Freshly cooked doughnuts down by the beach , warm and soft , loaded with sugar , reminds me of being on a uk holiday when I was a kid

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By *ealMissShadyWoman
23 weeks ago

St Albans/ Welsh Borders

My Mums Charlie blue perfume. I still have her bottle of it, it brings back great memories

Dad's Old Spice and Brylcreem

Honeysuckle, it used to grow on the hedge in our garden, beautiful smell in summer

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By *aidbacklover2021Man
23 weeks ago

perth

American cream soda takes me right back 60 years

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By *orningGlory555Man
23 weeks ago

Wells


"2 stroke engine running

That would be Castor R two stroke oil then.

Many memories of the local scramble meet.

Addictive, but, alas gone now."

Yes, great smell, was the same karting, never washed my overalls just so the smell lasted longer after a weekend

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
23 weeks ago

The Town by The Cross

Maybe an older Scouser will vouch for this .....

Walking into Lewis's in Liverpool ( NO not fucking John Lewis okay! )

Lewis's ..... the smell of fresh cucumber and coffee wafting over from the ground floor Bistro .......

It just sent a message to eat. So i'd nip up to the 5th floor for a plate of chips and a knickerbocker glory ...... heaven

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By *aytime78Man
23 weeks ago

Aylesbury


"White lightning and joop, getting mashed up in the park....

Mr "

mad dog 20/20 thunderbirds squigy black and oh smelling the coulours on a acid trip the good old days

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By *aytime78Man
23 weeks ago

Aylesbury

walking past the fish mongers always want to go fishing

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