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If you've been directed straight into this page by a search engine, it would be a good idea to read the introduction to the Smell Directory to find out what on earth this is about. Please only click the vote buttons if you actually know what these smells are like! The form to add a new smell is right at the bottom of the page.

Please do not vote more than six times.

Favourite Smells

These are the smells that currently have a positive score when the votes by the "smellers" are tallied-up.

Smell	Submitted by	Current score	Voting buttons
1. Baking bread	theobroma	239
2. Interior of a new car - "new car smell"	theobroma	157
3. Smell of a skunk's musk!	AAA	127
4. Recently-extinguished match	theobroma	58
5. chocolate chip cookies fresh from the oven	Laina	41
6. Freshly laundered clothing	theobroma	35
7. Dryer Sheets	Jossetta	31
8. freshly baked bread		22
9. The air before a storm (ozone)	Karen Fox MD	21
10. wet earth after a spring rain	JJ	18
11. The ocean/beach	theobroma	16
12. the smell of fresh the fresh air in the mountians	rock climber	9
13. Lilac	Lisa	8
14. brownies	first smells remembered!	8
15. wet dog	barbaroo	8
16. the smell after it rain's	michele l	7
17. chicken on the grill	casalady	7
18. Fresh Coffee brewing	Jacq	6
19. Newly cut grass	theobroma	5
20. Lemon or lime zest	theobroma	5
21. Rain on warm ashpalt	Jacq	5
22. Dark Chocolate	Jenny	5
23. coffee	barbaroo	4
24. The smell of thte binding of a new book	MKing	3
25. A Gardenia on the bush	Jacq	3
26. Your favorite soap bar.	Juice	3
27. skunk	barbaroo	3
28. lavendar	barbaroo	3
29. pine trees	barbaroo	3
30. plum	AlaskaGurl	3
31. tomato soup	first smells remembered!	2
32. A good curry/ Indian restaurant	Pete	2
33. Bacon sandwich	Pete	2
34. fried ocra	AlaskaGurl	2
35. cinimmon	AlaskaGurl	2
36. Sharpie	AlaskaBoi	2
37. new magazines	AlaskaGurl	2
38. you	AlaskaBlonde	2
39. petrol fresh from the pump	alex	1
40. Fallen autumn leaves	theobroma	1
41. Newspapers	Max	1
42. newborn baby	yonohesido	1
43. Sun Warmed Cat	Alex	1
44. rubbing alchohol and gasoline	snot nose krew	1
45. when you walk into subway	AlaskaBoi	1
46. orange peels	AlaskaGurl	1
47. Old Navy Gardenia Perfume	AlaskaGurl	1
48. Honey Mustard	AlaskaBoi	1

Neutral smells

These are the smells an evenly-balanced score.

Smell	Submitted by	Current score	Voting buttons
1. Popcorn at the movie theatre	Sam	0
2. Roasted peppers and onions	theobroma	0
3. Wood burning stove fireplace	Karen Fox MD	0
4. freshly painted walls	uzzzulose	0
5.		0
6.		0
7.		0
8.		0
9. your bed	...	0
10. The smell of a zoo on a warm day.	Juice	0
11. Can of sweetcorn	Pete	0
12. Dry roasted peanuts	Pete	0
13. Mountainside in autumn (fungus type smell)	Pete	0
14. Milk that's gone off	Pete	0
15. Fresh Sweet Marjoram	Pete	0
16.	AlaskaBoi	0
17. fish	AlaskaBoi	0
18. cat food	AlaskaBoi	0
19.		0
20.		0
21. A recently extinguished candle.	m_	0

Stinkers

... and these are the smells with a negative score.

Smell	Submitted by	Current score	Voting buttons
1. The nape of a clean baby's neck	theobroma	-118
2. newborn baby smell	carrie	-79
3. The smell of freshly cut roses.	AAA	-43
4. Vomit	Lisa	-24
5. makes me feel like vomiting repulsive intolerable	cigar smoke	-15
6. Nik's mum - errrrrrrrrr	Dean	-15
7. a fart	poo	-11
8. Stale human urine	theobroma	-9
9. Poop	Samantha	-6
10. moth balls	uzzzulose	-4
11. Earwax	theobroma	-3
12. Shorted-out electrical wiring	theobroma	-3
13. new carpet	first smells remembered	-3
14. electrical wires burning	uzzzulose	-3
15. asparagus urine	ctfrench	-3
16. cat poop	alaskaBlonde	-3
17. This isn't a smell but where did all the smells go?	AAA	-2
18. Hair gel	AAA	-2
19. Hot asphalt or tar	theobroma	-2
20. Ozone	Anonymous	-2
21. Chlorox bleach	Laina	-2
22. Your computer screen after you clean it	AAA	-2
23. wet dog	uzzzulose	-2
24. greasy hair!	jules2free	-2
25. http://www.insurance-top.com	insurance auto	-2
26. http://www.insurance-top.com	insurance auto	-2
27. nes Cingular ringtones and more. From website .	ikeio32@google.com	-2
28. blue cheese	barbaroo	-2
29. dead animal on the side of the road	Stormi	-2
30. Litter Box	AlaskaBoi	-2
31. underwear	AlaskaBoi	-2
32. licorice	Anabel	-1
33. a house garage	first smells remembered!	-1
34. fresh garlic	first smells remembered!	-1
35. majik marker	uzzulose	-1
36. inside and old trunk from the basement	uzzzulose	-1
37. Very offensive Nasty	Cecelia Flanagan	-1
38.		-1
39. heavy colgne	Andee	-1
40. semen	ctfrench	-1
41. http://www.insurance-top.com	car insurance	-1
42. The human body after a days work. Not necessary a sweaty body.	Juice	-1
43. tire rubber	barbaroo	-1
44. clorine	AlaskaBoi	-1
45. orange peals	AlaskaGurl	-1
46. Mayo	AlaskaBoi	-1
47. cat food	AlaskaBoi	-1
48. mildew	AlaskaGurl	-1

Cast your vote!

Please note that voting is only for people who can smell or used to be able to! You can vote for an existing smell, either as a "favourite" (increases the smell's score by one) or as a "stinker" (decreases the score). Or, if the smell you have in mind is not yet in the directory, please do enter the details in the form below. I guess smells don't have to be good or bad -- the most valuable additions to the directory might be neutral ones.

Your name:


A short description of the smell:


Your new smell will appear in the "neutral" list initially.

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