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applegrove

(129,557 posts)
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 05:50 AM Nov 28

Just got some shower gel called Boreal Forest. I smell

like a pine tree. It was nice. What is your favorite scent?

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Just got some shower gel called Boreal Forest. I smell (Original Post) applegrove Nov 28 OP
Like the sound of that! 2naSalit Nov 28 #1
I love citrus. I hate lavender. applegrove Nov 28 #2
Favorite scent is cinnamon buns True Dough Nov 28 #3
Along that line croissants smell good baking in little bakeries all over Paris. Go for a walk applegrove Nov 28 #7
That's what I call a "roll model" Niagara Nov 28 #19
I'm more of a True Dough Nov 28 #21
Loafing around again! Niagara Nov 28 #23
Vanilla sunflower. bucolic_frolic Nov 28 #4
Vanilla mmmmm! Never smelt a sunflower. applegrove Nov 28 #8
Makes me sound like an old lady from the Victorian era. . . Collimator Nov 28 #5
Lilac Emile Nov 28 #6
I get a dizzy headache from real lilacs. I better not try lilac. applegrove Nov 28 #9
It's a very controversial scent on another forum I belong too IronLionZion Nov 28 #17
The city of Rochester, NY, has a large park with hundreds of lilac bushes... 3catwoman3 Nov 28 #32
Just a Public Service Announcement (PSA) Dave in VA Nov 28 #10
I used to have a coworker who wore copious amount of perfume Nittersing Nov 28 #12
So true, sometimes they are the worst offenders! Dave in VA Nov 28 #13
I get it. Fragrance (usually) doesn't incite mine--all a result of abrupt barometric pressure changes... hlthe2b Nov 28 #24
Oh, I'm not immune to being the human barometer. Dave in VA Nov 28 #25
Death Wish coffeee brewing! GreenWave Nov 28 #11
Low key fragrances OddMom20 Nov 28 #14
I like Urban Woods and Tabac IronLionZion Nov 28 #15
Old Spice Classic for on-me. - but pine is good, and gardenias and jasmine, of the naturals. UTUSN Nov 28 #16
I had an elderly lady that I use to care give for a few years ago Niagara Nov 28 #18
Oh. You can't smell through your phone so are safe from applegrove Nov 28 #20
Thank you, applegrove 🌲 Niagara Nov 28 #22
I still like sandlewood. Laugh if you must. marble falls Nov 28 #26
I love sandalwood. Ritabert Nov 28 #30
I'm old... buzzycrumbhunger Nov 28 #27
"...it really took the edge off when a guy slobbered after me and declared I smelled like sex." 3catwoman3 Nov 28 #33
Seriously! buzzycrumbhunger Nov 28 #36
I think some men believe that simply being male is all that is needed... 3catwoman3 Nov 28 #37
Light floral elleng Nov 28 #28
Boreal Forest Shower Gel Ingredients Rendville Nov 28 #29
My eyes!!! TURPENTINE OIL!!! applegrove Nov 28 #39
I like the smell of vanilla; coconut; and lilacs, although not all at once. MIButterfly Nov 28 #31
When my wife and I lived in Loveland, CO, we used to take lilac strolls in town... Harker Nov 28 #35
Citrusy fragrances, pine, bergamot and lavender for body products. 3catwoman3 Nov 28 #34
coconut is my favorite Skittles Nov 28 #38
I like lavender or musk MustLoveBeagles Nov 28 #40

True Dough

(25,429 posts)
3. Favorite scent is cinnamon buns
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 06:30 AM
Nov 28

But if I lather that on, I have all kinds of critters tailing me.

applegrove

(129,557 posts)
7. Along that line croissants smell good baking in little bakeries all over Paris. Go for a walk
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 07:10 AM
Nov 28

at about 3 or 4AM and yum.

IronLionZion

(50,573 posts)
17. It's a very controversial scent on another forum I belong too
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 08:31 AM
Nov 28

The Lilac scent doesn't work for everyone. For some folks it smells like a great flowery scent. For others it smells like cat pee.

3catwoman3

(28,366 posts)
32. The city of Rochester, NY, has a large park with hundreds of lilac bushes...
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 06:45 PM
Nov 28

...of all colors. One year, they were giving out samples of a lilac perfume - it was awful. Very chemical.

Dave in VA

(2,248 posts)
10. Just a Public Service Announcement (PSA)
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 07:43 AM
Nov 28

As someone who suffers from Chronic Migraine I wish that everyone would consider how much scented products they apply. My worst attacks generally occur after I have encountered someone who has decided that they must apply the entire bottle, can, stick, etc. because more is better. I do a monthly injection of Emgality and use Nurtec when I need and they have reduced my attacks greatly, but they don't eliminate them. OK, rant over, but please use these scented items sparingly. Thanks for listening.

Nittersing

(8,001 posts)
12. I used to have a coworker who wore copious amount of perfume
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 07:52 AM
Nov 28

Found out some time later she was a smoker, but didn't want anyone to know... including her family!!

Dave in VA

(2,248 posts)
13. So true, sometimes they are the worst offenders!
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 08:01 AM
Nov 28

I've had to leave restaurants when the wait staff take a break outside to smoke and then load up on the smelly stuff to try and cover up the smell and then pop over to your table the see if you need something! BOING! Instant migraine.

hlthe2b

(112,384 posts)
24. I get it. Fragrance (usually) doesn't incite mine--all a result of abrupt barometric pressure changes...
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 01:32 PM
Nov 28

Unfortunately, the latter cannot be avoided...

Dave in VA

(2,248 posts)
25. Oh, I'm not immune to being the human barometer.
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 05:53 PM
Nov 28

I have multiple triggers. Smells, barometric pressure, sudden loud sounds. Just to name a few. The injections have helped tremendously but I still get a violent head banger every week or two. Sorry you have to be a fellow traveler with this nasty pain.

To OP, didn't mean to hijack your thread.

OddMom20

(55 posts)
14. Low key fragrances
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 08:03 AM
Nov 28

Are my game. I just got a new one called Lotus Water that’s a bit like sunshine and ocean with a smidge of floral. I like it, and I figure it’s gotta be good since my 10 year old has used half the bottle already.

IronLionZion

(50,573 posts)
15. I like Urban Woods and Tabac
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 08:17 AM
Nov 28

I checked the scent profiles of both, and they have tobacco. Apparently I like the smell of green tobacco leaf because I hate the scent of smoked tobacco.

Taconic Shave Urban Woods https://www.taconicshave.com/shaving/solid-cologne-urban-woods/
Fragrance Notes: Cedar. Tobacco. Bergamot

Tabac: https://tabac.de/en/collections/tabac-original
a blend of bergamot, neroli, lavender and is accented with tobacco, oakmoss and vanilla.


Both are available for shaving products: soap, cream, aftershave, and cologne. Tabac also has bath soap, deodorant, and a bunch of other products.

UTUSN

(76,490 posts)
16. Old Spice Classic for on-me. - but pine is good, and gardenias and jasmine, of the naturals.
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 08:23 AM
Nov 28

Niagara

(11,268 posts)
18. I had an elderly lady that I use to care give for a few years ago
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 08:46 AM
Nov 28

I couldn't be around her real Christmas tree because it infused a migraine headache for me.


Other items that produce a migraine for me: vaping juice, certain cologne, certain perfumes and all scented candles.


Obviously I can't go into candle and Bath and Body Works type of stores.


Please don't be creeping up on me, applegrove. I don't want a migraine today.





applegrove

(129,557 posts)
20. Oh. You can't smell through your phone so are safe from
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 10:05 AM
Nov 28

my pine smell. I will keep scent intolerance in mind when I venture out.

buzzycrumbhunger

(1,527 posts)
27. I'm old...
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 06:05 PM
Nov 28

… and patchouli has always been my thing.

Have to admit it really took the edge off when a guy slobbered after me and declared I smelled like sex, though. *willies*

Otherwise, I also like bergamot and pine-y scents.

3catwoman3

(28,366 posts)
33. "...it really took the edge off when a guy slobbered after me and declared I smelled like sex."
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 06:49 PM
Nov 28

Not a good pickup line - sheesh!

buzzycrumbhunger

(1,527 posts)
36. Seriously!
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 08:08 PM
Nov 28

Factor in that I was married at the time (big mistake) and he was standing right there with us, and I was probably a foot taller than this dude—who lived on a boat that couldn’t go anywhere. Absolutely nothing compelling about the guy—unless you’re talking about the desire to run in the opposite direction.

3catwoman3

(28,366 posts)
37. I think some men believe that simply being male is all that is needed...
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 08:56 PM
Nov 28

...for women to find them desirable.

elleng

(141,870 posts)
28. Light floral
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 06:12 PM
Nov 28

is my description for my faves; used to wear a small spritz on wrist every day. From Nina Ricci. There are several, L'air du Temps was most popular, means "the spirit of the times."

I have about 2/3 of a container still available of a different one , which my daughter and I try occasionally. Nina is one, described as 'fruity,' Premier Jour is another, described as floral, with notes of gardenia, orchid, and sweet pea.
Citrus: It includes a hint of mandarin for a fresh, bright opening.

THANKS for the discussion; reminding me of SO MUCH!!!

Rendville

(157 posts)
29. Boreal Forest Shower Gel Ingredients
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 06:13 PM
Nov 28

“Ingredients: Aqua, sodium C14-16 olefin sulfonate, glycerin, lauryl glucoside, sodium chloride, benzyl alcohol, lauryl hydroxysultaine, lauramine oxide, linalool, myristamine oxide, parfum/fragrance, sodium sulfate, alcohol, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, pinene alpha, turpentine oil.

Warnings: Avoid contact with eyes.”

https://montreal.lufa.com/en/marketplace/product/boreal-forest-shower-gel-19908

MIButterfly

(1,761 posts)
31. I like the smell of vanilla; coconut; and lilacs, although not all at once.
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 06:26 PM
Nov 28

My mother and I used to come back from Vegas on the red-eye, walking through the airport at 5:00 a.m. to the scent of freshly baked Cinnabons! Oh, baby! ❤️

Harker

(17,210 posts)
35. When my wife and I lived in Loveland, CO, we used to take lilac strolls in town...
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 07:09 PM
Nov 28

comparing and contrasting the different aromas of the flowering bushes along the sidewalks.

Ahh.

3catwoman3

(28,366 posts)
34. Citrusy fragrances, pine, bergamot and lavender for body products.
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 06:51 PM
Nov 28

I love the smell of cinnamon and vanilla, when coming from food. I don't want to smell like something to eat.

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