Men: What kind of smell do you like women to wear?

I would like to smell the woman, not the perfume. So it should be subtle and accentuate her own smell. Which means there's no one answer. It depends on the girl.

Smelly Hair

Hi,

I tend to find that the thing that makes me swoon it the smell of a woman's hair. When it smells right it makes you melt and want to hug her more.

Really sweet or fruity smells are a no-no as they prematurely age a woman and who want's to be reminded of their Nan in those moments? Nothing too strong either. Just a subtle fragrance and nice natural smell.

Also try not to smell like a coconut.

Huw

A favorite topic! It's not so much what I like, but what I don't like. I hate the new fragrances that I like to call "high-tech". They don't just smell, they race across the room, rocket up your nose and burrow into your brain. They make a woman smell like a chemical factory. I'm more attracted to the smell of burning jet fuel than most modern perfumes.

I'm really turned on by natural, floral fragrances, but done lightly. If I detect a light smell of lilac, I'll search the room for the source. The woman wearing it has my undivided attention.

There is only one modern fragrance I like, and that is Eternity...applied lightly.

SpiderGal said:

Take note, women.

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Yeah, do.

Men: What kind of smell do you like women to wear?

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Woman smell.

Yeah, I´d go for natural, and just out of the shower is good. I can´t stand the perfume/cigarettes combination, terrible.

Also, as I have a good sense of smell so most perfumes literally get up my nose.

The perfume smell gets obnoxious.

The way she smelled when she just woke up. Her hair was toussled, her eyes a little puffy, but she woke with a smile and her body smelled feminine.

Yeah, I wish she would have brushed her teeth though. Her breath was rank.

a) It can't be overpowering...meaning whatever it is, don't bathe in it.

b) Honestly, as long as its not pungent, whatever makes HER feel attractive. A woman who FEELS sexy will project that...and that...well, that's just super.

In a bar, desperation is a good smell

I think this is one of those unanswerable questions. Scent is such an individualized thing.

Good perfumes and colognes have phases they go through. The initial one is the strong scent that many complain about but the thing is that the chemicals then combine with a person's own body chemicals to produce a personal unique scent.

I have no idea what type of smell or perfume I like. All I know is if it works or not.

Honestly, as long as its not pungent, whatever makes HER feel attractive. A woman who FEELS sexy will project that...and that...well, that's just super.

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I think that's a large part of the answer to what types of perfumes/smells men like.

The body gives off pheromones and perfumes enhance that process. I think that the pheromones produced can be greatly affected by factors such as emotion, stress and even diet, among other things.

So a large part of what attracts a man will naturally have to do with how the woman feels about herself (I believe this goes both ways too - as in men and cologne and woman being attracted.)

It's no lie that confidence is one of the greatest aphrodisiacs...

Fishy scents are nice; the freshly caught variety, not the week old kind.

Hmm...

Silver King said:

Fishy scents are nice; the freshly caught variety, not the week old kind.

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:rubs fresh herring behind her ears:

I don't generally like a smell until someone I like smells like it. It's all about association.

Speaking of which, funny story -

My first girlfriend had a perfume she used to wear all the time (Shalimar, I think it was). After we broke up, I didn't smell it again and pretty much forgot all about it. Two years later, I was on a bus on Boston on my way to work when I caught a whiff of that scent. Naturally, I had only ever smelled it on one person before, so my initial thought was "what the hell is Heather doing in Boston?" I looked around and tried, as subtly as possible, to figure out where she was.

It turned out that it was a 350 pound black woman sitting behind me.


(For the record, Heather was a little 90 pound Italian girl.)

newmod said:

In a bar, desperation is a good smell

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Only for attracting dogs.

Something light, fresh. Just a little goes a long way.

The only one I remember specifically is Cinnabar (sp?) that a girlfriend used to wear. I liked that.

Nothing gets to me like the smell of a lit cigar, circa Madison Square Garden, 1957.

Smell

I find cheap perfume stinks, but most of the really expensive perfumes are wonderful, if not used to excess.

I asked my husband what his favorite smell on me was, and he thought about it for a minute. Finally, he said that when I've been outside planting or digging in the garden or doing yardwork, he likes the way I smell then.

I don't know if he means it sincerely, or if he just wants me to go cut the grass.

Oh! I just remembered the smell I love the most -

Warm hair smell. Like, the top of a woman's head when she's been out in the sun.

Mmmm...

Hi,

I'm not a big perfume fan. And I loathe anything overpowering, whether scent, candles, health food stores... can't stand it. So, my choice would be either no scent at all or something extremely subtle. As for the actual smell -- hey, I'm a guy, you think I'm going to take so much notice that I remember what I like?!

Cheers,
Steve

PattiTheWicked said:

I asked my husband what his favorite smell on me was, and he thought about it for a minute. Finally, he said that when I've been outside planting or digging in the garden or doing yardwork, he likes the way I smell then.

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Interesting. A combination of dirt and sweat. You could call it Mud Wrassler.

It would be very nice for you if you were a midget

Silver King said:

Fishy scents are nice; the freshly caught variety, not the week old kind.

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When I was in a restaurant with my husband a few years ago, I was wearing a cheap Avon perfume. The man who owned the restaurant told me that I smelled like Heaven