This week’s Monday Listicles is “10 Fantastic Smells.” At first, I thought that the topic wasn’t really grabbing me. But then Baguette spent the night throwing up, and I realized that what really smells bad is vomit on your couch. So to distract myself from cleaning, here we go:
- Doughnuts. When we were first married, we lived around the corner from a doughnut shop. The scents that wafted from that block to ours were amazing.
- Vanilla. I once walked into one of my favorite stores and said, “It smells amazing in here–what is that?” The salesperson said, “Vanilla. Apparently it’s supposed to make people buy more.”
- Shalimar. This was my mother’s perfume, and something about it makes me feel like Christmas.
- Oranges. Fresh and clean. I still remember the year that my office got so many chocolate holiday gifts from vendors that all I ate (aside from chocolate holiday gifts) was navel oranges.
- Spices. Cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and more. Again with the Christmas, but also very cozy.
- In-n-Out. Meaty, oniony, saucy, cheesy, yum.
- Newborn baby. That milky sweetness.
- Coconut. Hardly a surprise, considering how much I love Kauai.
- Lavender. Not only does it smell clean and calming, it’s sometimes the only thing that keeps my hands from stinging. Thank you, Avalon Organics!
- Chocolate chip cookies. Oh, my, yes. And they taste good.
So those are the first 10 that come to mind. Clearly food matters to me. What are your favorite scents?
Photo by Sheila in Moonducks, via Flickr. Creative Commons.
Re: In-n-Out, I have a similar reaction to Five Guys.
I’ve tried Five Guys a couple of times, but I’m sticking with In-n-Out.
I miss In N Out. I didn’t appreciate it enough when it was very accessible.
I suspect I’d have trouble moving away from it. Not that I eat it all that often, but I like to know it’s there.
I have only just come back to vanilla after I ruined it for everyone during my great attachement to the Body Shop’s vanilla scents in the 90s. And now, where I live, you can’t buy vanilla essence and I crave it for my baking.
I see from your blog that you’re in Abu Dhabi–I’m guessing it’s because of the alcohol?
I assume so, but it’s another one of those things I don’t really know for sure.
I have a lot of food-related smells on my list too!
How could I forget the sweet intoxicating smell of a doughnut shop? YUM! ..it’s so hard to resist when you pass by one.
I love the scent of coconut bath and beauty products…especially the Coconut Lemon Verbana or something like that – from Bath and Body Works.
Nice!
I worked in a Dunkin’ Donuts in high school, so I actually am a bit turned off by the smell of doughnuts, though they were high on my list growing up.
Grilled meat always makes me hunger; Even when I was a vegetarian, meat on a grill made my tummy rumble.
In the winter, I make a habit out of eating grapefruit for breakfast – people always comment about how good my office smells in the early goings.
I can see how that would be overkill. I had a paper route, and I don’t think most people realize how strong newspapers can smell.
Fresh doughnuts, ummm, now I’m going to have to go see my grandmother. Her’s are the best
Nice!