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5 fragrances that I love!

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  1. The natural smell of a baby’s skin, Polo for men and Elizabeth Arden’s 5th Avenue for women.
  2. The earthy smell after the first rain showers… amazing!
  3. Food smells — frying garlic, frying onions, the smell of any of my favorite foods, citrus smells, vanilla, cookies baking…
  4. The heady aromas of certain flowers — mogra or jasmine, raat ki rani (queen of the night), roses…
  5. The fresh smell of crisp, freshly washed linen, bedsheets, pillow covers, starched cottons..

Just love these amazing aromas. What are your favorite ones?

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20 responses to “5 fragrances that I love!”

  1. Agnes Avatar
    Agnes

    Mine are pretty much the same as yours.Jasmine, eucalyptus, babies, rain, food, fresh sheets.Honeysuckle, lemongrass, lemon tea and I love the smell of my cat!

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  2. dr.antony Avatar
    dr.antony

    Our perception of fragrance mostly depends on the mood.Have you seen” Perfume,the story of a murderer” or read the same book?

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  3. Chandrika Shubham Avatar
    Chandrika Shubham

    I liked option No.2 and raat ki rani.

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  4. rohini Avatar
    rohini

    wow…..ur post made me crave for such fragrances…in addition to add to ur list…i also like the fragrance of the new books and new notebooks…..ah !! just love it…

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  5. Tomz Avatar
    Tomz

    Many of yours are my choice too. But as far as I am concerned, my fav smell is the smell of a Nishagandhi flower. The reason is described here in my post ‘The Fragrance of Love’http://myvanitymoments.blogspot.com/2010/05/fragrance-of-love.html

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  6. ANULAL Avatar
    ANULAL

    Rachanji, I have an award for you in my blog…

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  7. BK Chowla, Avatar
    BK Chowla,

    Smell of mud immly after rains.

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  8. Rachna Avatar
    Rachna

    @Agnes Smell of your cat — warm fur, I guess!@Dr. Antony Yes, you are right there. And, sure I am always looking for a good read. I will add this book to my reading list.@Chandrika :)@rohini Oh yes, new books — that’s a great smell. I also remember how excited I used to be with the new text books and notebooks during school. There are so many wonderful things, which we now recall fondly :).

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  9. Rachna Avatar
    Rachna

    @Anulal Thank you, I am honored. I will pick it up soon.@Tomz Sure, I will read your post. Sounds interesting!@BKChowla Heady, isn’t it!

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  10. gayatri Avatar
    gayatri

    Mine is Mogra. I’ve gone to an some extent in getting that..that I’ve collected a few varieties of Jasmines, climbing and non, but, I’m still waiting on them to flower sufficiently. Last winter, the Raat ki Rani flowered well and its the first time I got to feel that intense smell.

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  11. Girish Avatar
    Girish

    The first smell I love is the smell of brand new novels! (I’m crazy right!!)I love the smell of the earth after it rains cats and dogs :)And next thing I love is the aroma of food my mom makes :D@Dr. Antony: That’s a damn boring movie!!Don’t bother with it Rachna!

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  12. R. Ramesh Avatar
    R. Ramesh

    mr bkc..y cant u wait? now i have to repeat what u say hehe: Smell of mud immly after rains.

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  13. Rachna Avatar
    Rachna

    @Gayatri Even, we have a small mogra plant, and it is flowering these days. Even a single flower has an intense burst of fragrance. Raat ki rani — I’ve to source that one.@girish Oh no, you are not crazy. I love the smell of new novels and books just like rohini mentioned. Mom’s food — always yummy. Thanks for giving me a heads up about the movie :).@Ramesh BKChowla sir is always ahead of others 🙂

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  14. nituscorner Avatar
    nituscorner

    lucky people who can enjoy fragrances.I unfortunately can’t due to my sinus problem…..though i love perfumes. most of the time i imagine the smell.lol.

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  15. Cheryl Avatar
    Cheryl

    I love your header photo, just amazing. It is fun to learn more about a blogger friend!

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  16. Rachna Avatar
    Rachna

    @nituscorner Oh, that’s bad about your sinus problem. But, I liked the imagining part you wrote:)@Cheryl Thanks and yes, it is wonderful to know things about fellow bloggers.

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  17. Destiny's child... Avatar
    Destiny’s child…

    My list is just the same as yours. I’ll add johnsons baby powder on it 🙂

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  18. Rachna Avatar
    Rachna

    @Destiny’s Child Yes, reminds me of baby smell, so nice choice 🙂

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  19. iliana Avatar
    iliana

    I like this simple post, which by virtue of imagination brought up pleasant scents to mind 🙂
    I like the scent of a desert after rain, morning sea, fresh herbs, sliced cucumber and lemon, old book, rail roads, and last but not least – the scent of a man I’m in love with 🙂

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    1. Rachna Avatar
      Rachna

      All lovely scents there, Iliana. The scent of the man you love is very potent. It lingers even when he isn’t around.

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