I’ll start with the fact that I kind of like the smell of gasoline, and also bleach for some reason.
I’m not a fan of the “new car smell”, for some reason. The “new computer smell”, on the other hand, is a rare treat.
I think the only reason that some people say they like it is because of the association with, you know, a new car.
When I was a kid, my grandparents got a new car. I got sick in it all the time because of it. I hate that smell to this day - but at least I don’t get sick anymore.
Perfumes and air fresheners. They all smell like toxic chemicals to me.
Cologne or perfume on a human. Stop. It’s not nice, I don’t want to smell you.
Cat piss does not smell particularly bad to me.
Maybe it’s toxoplasma speaking.
I have cats, but they mostly pee where they’re supposed to.
The icky cat pee smell happens when they pee on things not designed for cat pee, and then those things aren’t adequately washed. E.g., suitcases, clothes, curtains, backpacks.
So, someone in my position might not think cat pee smells terrible, except I’ve been to houses where the cats weren’t as well-behaved, and those houses stank.
When my wife and I were house-hunting, one of the houses we disqualified solely for the cat pee smell.
I hate the smell of raw brown sugar. I like it in foods, and it’s fine cooked, but the raw smell makes me gag.
I love the smell of bleach.
Absolutely hate the stench of coffee. About the only thing worse is coffee with vanilla in it. Disgusting.
Ooh, I was struggling to come up with one but you helped me think of one: vanilla-scented anything is gross in my opinion. Real vanilla is fine but the synthetic stuff is nasty. Unfortunately for me, all of my friends seemed to love vanilla-scented candles and lotions and I couldn’t escape it as a teen and college student. Bleh.
For me, coffee is okay, and I love vanilla, so I’ll have to disagree here
I know some people like the after rain smell but I despise it. Makes me think Im surrounded by dead worms
TIL
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.
I love the smell of wood burning/camp fire smell. There’s something I find comforting about it. I’ve yet to find a candle that exactly replicates the smell, but if I ever do, I’m buying 50.
Theres a tea called lapsang souchong. Its a smoked black tea.
I tell people its campfire tea. God damn it smells good. Better than any candle ever will be.
Edit: if you don’t really want to drink it you could also just use it as potpourri with it and get that wonderful campfire smell
Seconded. It’s like drinking a smoky campfire. It’s definitely not for everyone, or can be overwhelming. I like it occasionally. Nobody else in my house can stand it.
Theres a russian caravan which iirc is half and half assam and lapsang souchong which might be more palatable to people, but ill go full campfire for myself, everytime
I hated tea (well, didn’t really hate. Just didn’t see the point) until I had Smokey Earl Grey at my friend’s house which I immediately called Bacon Tea. The sweet from the Earl Grey plus the smokey from the Lapsang Souchong really reminded me of a good thick cut piece of bacon dipped in maple syrup.
Then they recommended straight up Lapsang Souchong if I liked the smokey tea. I haven’t drank anything else since. That was like 8 years ago.
A number of loose leaf tea places ive been to have a cream of earl grey tea i like. Ill have to mix them, that sounds delicious!
I actually can’t stand tea, like TEA tea, but I do like herbal teas. I like the idea of using the lapsang souchong as potpourri, though! I’ll try that.
Now you have me thinking “can you water plants with tea? What plants would benefit from the tea?” Would the aroma also maybe help keep bugs away? Or would it attract more bugs"
I think you and i just developed a new organic pesticide! And who says hate isnt constuctive! Lol
Lavender because of garbage bags. Scented garbage bags are awful.
Lavender. It’s too strong
My Latin-American upbringing hurts reading this. I loveeee lavender smell. I’ve associated it with cleanliness.
The smell of diesel and 2stroke mix are nostalgic for me.
Also I love the smell of vinegar.
When I was a kid, my dad had a newspaper distribution business. We had a series of diesel box trucks. The new ultra low sulfur diesel doesn’t do it for me, but the odd whiff of the old sour stuff takes me back to my childhood.
The last time I smelled it was many years ago. I don’t really expect I’ll ever get that hit again.
I feel like it will burn my nose hair when I smell vinegar 😭
Me too! Only white vinegar though, that apple cider stuff gags me
Agreed!
I take it you like salt & vinegar chips, too? I’m an addict lol
You bet! Also some Chinese food places use a lot of vinegar in their sauces. Makes me smile!
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.
Old musty library!
Cooking chicken and cooking fish just immediately makes me want to gag
Might have ARFID for those things, but I’ve also got a really weird social anxiety about food in a social context, so it just compounds how put off I am when I smell fish or chicken cooking
And then there’s me. I hate the smell of cold chicken but loveeee cooked chicken.
I love the smell of alfalfa, I even have scent modifiers in the scent. People think I’m crazy (not that they don’t already).
Alfalfa hay is the smell of my childhood. It makes me incredibly nostalgic.
