Isn't it weird how we attach certain happy memories to particular scents? The smell of small red apples makes me long for fall, and I know I'm not alone. Disneyland Paris recently did some research into what scents make cause which memories, and the results are really interesting. Let's have a look, shall we?
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1. Cut Grass = Summertime
2. Baby Powder/lotion = Babies (obvs)
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3. Cotton Candy = Summer Carnivals
4. Bonfires = Camping & Fall Nights
5. Sunscreen = Family Vacations
6. Pipe Smoke = Grandfathers & Uncles
7. Old Spice = Dad
8. Roses = Granny or Auntie
9. Markers = School
10. Lavender = Grandparents
11. Popcorn = Summer
12. Donuts = Summer Carnivals
13. Peppermint = Grandmother
I'd have thought "Christmas."
14. Chanel Perfume = Mother
15. Jasmine = Grandmother
16. Cocoa Butter = Mom & Holidays
17. Pine = Christmas
18. Gas/oil = Dad or Grandfather
19. Chalk = Classroom
20. Bubblegum = Candy Shop & Childhood
21. Vapo-Rub = Childhood Illness
Comments
SarSar: Spot on
Bobbie: My grandparents home smelled of a combo of red wine, garlic, BenGay & cigar or pipe smoke, depending on what Papa was smoking that day. I miss them.
shannon: So true
peony: Bubblegums yum
Ash: HAHA number six is so true!!!
alka: Donuts actually remind me of my grandma & little brother
Isabella: Might be random but I loooove vaporub :P
QueenJ: I loved these
Joowly: Very true. For me pencils = school tests and turpentine = my grandfather because I've was a painter.
sharon: Wow brings back memory's
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