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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 10:33 AM
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Do you have a favorite scent? (candles, perfume etc.)
Edited on Wed May-25-05 10:41 AM by Shell Beau
I love Gardenia. There is also the Trapp candle. They have a scent called Bamboo Sugar Cane. It smells so wonderful. What about you?
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 10:35 AM
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1. Jasmine and nag champa.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 10:35 AM
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3. I buy a nag champa oil for my burner.
Smells good.
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Rainbowreflect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 11:27 AM
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38. Nag Champa is my favorite.
I have incense, soap, massage oil, & perfume oil.
It is my scent of choice.
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 10:35 AM
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2. Freshly showered woman
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 10:36 AM
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5. Any particular soap you like to smell on them?
:spank:
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 12:17 PM
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54. Not Lever 2000
It's too 'soapy' smelling, something nice but not flowery.

And don't even think about putting on Secret deodorant, that stuff fucking reeks
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 11:03 AM
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28. Wanna smell me?
I'm freshly showered! :)
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 11:21 AM
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35. Me too and I have on
Victoria's Secret Strawberries and Champaign lotion. Mmmm!
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miss_kitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 11:11 AM
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31. .
:rofl:
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Jessica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 10:36 AM
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4. I am a full-blown candle addict.
They're all over my house. My favorites are soy jar candles, preferably in cozy food scents - cinnamon bun, pumpkin pie, biscotti, vanilla anything ... etc. :9
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 10:39 AM
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9. I like to buy those during fall.
Edited on Wed May-25-05 10:41 AM by Shell Beau
I am a seasonal candle girl. I buy flowery, grassy, rainy candles for spring and summer. I buy spicy candles for Fall (pumpkin pie, harvest, apple cider, etc.). And for Winter, I love to buy cedar, Balsam fir, mistletoe, jack frost, firewood, etc. Right now I have a meadow mist candle, clean cotton, gardenia, eucalyptus, and 3 more random ones. I LUV candles!
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Jessica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 10:41 AM
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12. I have a clean cotton one in
my bathroom. It's nice. I tried the seasonal thing, but I can't get away from candles that smell like you could eat them!
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 10:42 AM
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16. Yeah they make me hungry though!
Which is acceptable in the Fall because of all the good eating you get to do.
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Lavender Brown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 10:36 AM
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6. I like Gardenia too
It's very fresh. I also like violet, lily of the valley for perfumes. I know it sounds weird, but I had these chocolate scented candles once that were awesome! I can't find them now. :shrug:
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Jessica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 10:39 AM
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10. I could probably point you in the right direction ....
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Lavender Brown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 10:41 AM
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13. Ooh, thanks!
:)
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Jessica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 10:43 AM
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17. You're welcome ...
Old Virginia soy candles are great. Plus, if you spend $30 on the website, shipping is free. :)
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Shoeempress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 10:41 AM
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14. If you like chocolate, try Suave Cocoa Butter lotion. I can't use it
cuz I just crave chocolate, and I'm not really crazy about chocolate.
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Lavender Brown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 10:43 AM
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18. It would be dangerous for me to use lotion that smells like chocolate
I would be hungry all day.
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Shoeempress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 11:43 AM
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43. Exactly why I can't use it anymore
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Demit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 10:37 AM
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7. ooo! my Trapp scent is Patchouli-Sandalwood. Buy em by the case.
And parcel them out sparingly--they sure ain't cheap.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 10:40 AM
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11. No, they aren't, but they are awesome!!!
I also love their Red Currant! It is wonderful!!!!
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 10:48 AM
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20. Have you tried Votivo? A great candle as well.
Same as Trapp though, not cheap. Henri Bendell also has some wonderful candles, but they are more expensive then Trapp and Votivo.
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Demit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 12:00 PM
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51. No, when I find a scent I love I tend to stop looking.
Until they discontinue it, the cretin bastards. (I'm thinking of Crabtree & Evelyn, who made the most heavenly potpourri--light, faintly flowery, made me happy just to walk by it--then when I went back for more they said no, discontinued, it 'wasn't popular'. Philistines.)

Nice thread, btw!
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 01:02 PM
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56. Thanks!
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GCP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 11:45 AM
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47. I thought I was the only one left who loved Patchouli
I must look into these candles :)
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Mutley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 10:38 AM
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8. fressia, lilac
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SarahB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 10:41 AM
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15. Roses
and skin
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 10:47 AM
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19. Roses, Oriental Stargazer Lillies, Wisteria...
those have to be my all time favorite flower scents.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 10:49 AM
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22. I love Stargazer Lillies!
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 10:57 AM
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24. Aren't they the best?
The ones in my garden aren't up yet... still forming... I can't wait to smell them and smell them and smell them... I always get pollen on my nose from shoving it so close to the bloom. :)
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 11:20 AM
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34. They smell heavenly. And they have a strong smell,
but it is so good that it doesn't bother me.
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bertha katzenengel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 10:48 AM
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21. Three:
1. Mrs. V.'s lotion, White Tea and Ginger from Bath & Body Works. Mmmm....

2. My favorite lotion, Mango Mandarin, also from BBW.

3. cologne: Clinique Aromatics Elixir.

Sigh.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 10:53 AM
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23. I never understood the Aromatics Elixir.
My mom used to wear it. I know people out there like it, but I never understood why. The others on your list, though, do smell really good. I love White Tea & Ginger.
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bertha katzenengel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 11:09 AM
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29. my love for the scent started when
I had a HUGE crush on a fellow singer. She wore it. What sweet memories.

We need a :sigh: smiley.
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Jessica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 11:00 AM
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25. Have you tried BBW's
Coconut Lime Verbena? It's an awesome summer scent.
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bertha katzenengel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 11:17 AM
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33. Yep, that's Mrs. V.'s last favorite
And she still uses it. :9
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movie_girl99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 11:15 AM
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32. i have all three of those as well
i have worn aromatics since i was in High School. its truly unique and smells different on everyone. The white tea and ginger is very sensual to me..i put in on after i shower if I'm going to bed. The mango mandarin is great for a Sunday afternoon. I'm very moody about my fragrance, its all about the mood;)
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 11:01 AM
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26. Low-smoke Japanese incense . . .
magnolia oil for diffusing, or lotus incense. I like "quiet" scents.
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 11:02 AM
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27. Orange!
candles, incense, etc. I love the smell of spiced orange.

For a wearable fragrance, I like Dolce y Gabanna's Light Blue.
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movie_girl99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 11:10 AM
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30. patchouli and magnolia
are pure heaven to me. my husband actually found a perfume with both scents in it. It's ab fab.
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 11:50 AM
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48. I love patchouli.
I had a boyfriend when I was just a little 'mo that wore it.

He's now a fashion designer in Paris.







Damn that boy could kiss!
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movie_girl99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 12:14 PM
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52. it is a lovely scent
i have worn it for so long that people say my house smells like it when they come in.
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Cannikin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 11:24 AM
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36. Gain scented dryer sheets
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 11:25 AM
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37. I love the smell of clean laundry. Downy smells so good.
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movie_girl99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 12:15 PM
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53. i have to agree
they do smell nice
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 11:32 AM
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39. a blend of sandalwood, ylang ylang and myrrh

alternating with patchouly
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 11:35 AM
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40. I love woodsy type smells.
Like cedar, sandalwood, patchouli. They smell so good.
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 11:38 AM
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41. thank you

I play with essential oils all of the time! Smells can do so much.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 11:39 AM
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42. I've been buying my oils at the Body Shop.
I hate spending $7 on a small bottle of oil that only lasts a few uses. But they have good scents that are very aromatic. Where do you get yours?
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 11:45 AM
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46. several places
Bath & Body Works, in most malls

New Directions Aromatics, on-line

Young Living Essential Oils, I am a distributor ~ these are the oils I use while doing Aromatherapy
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Lady Effingbroke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 11:44 AM
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44. Vanilla candles from the dollar store.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 01:01 PM
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55. hence your name!
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Maddy McCall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 11:44 AM
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45. Gardenia AND Magnolia
my two favorite candle scents. :D
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 11:56 AM
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49. Cilantro
I love to cook with it too.
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OmmmSweetOmmm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-05 11:59 AM
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50. I love Jasmine the best! It has to be pure essential. I also
love Patchouli, Lavender, Sandalwood and Ylang Ylang. I did just order some Jasmine, Rose and Neroli.

I use them in my baths, oil burners and on candles. Yummy!
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