Scent is a powerful memory evoker?

Question

What scent (don't be dirty, now) brings back a childhood memory? Everytime I smell Coppertone Suntan Lotion I remember going to the beach as a kid.

Answer 1

a musty smell takes me back to my grandpa's basement in Utah.
i smell it and it's like I'm walking down those steps again.
it's a rush a lot of childhood memories.

Answer 2

i love to take heed to song and it does evoke some memories of the previous, yet scent is way better. I had a boyfriend that wore a particular type of cologne and that i will nevertheless keep in techniques the way he smelled.

Answer 3

The smell of freshly cut wood reminds me of all the holidays spent in a cottage on the countryside when I was a kid.

Answer 4

When I smell flowers blooming i remember playing outside with friends and how much fun it was being out side. Also the smell of Oldspice reminds me of my grandfather.

Answer 5

sunscreen lotion
the after-it-rains smell
fresh baked cookies
smell of playdough
and a certain perfume that I smell on some really old women, I don't smell it very often anymore, but it reminds me of one of my grandmas

Answer 6

honeysuckle. I remember picking handfuls with my brother and sitting in the front yard sucking out the nectar.

Answer 7

Grass
I think of grandpa cutting grass

Answer 8

dewy grass in the morning or after a rain...pleasant times and it seems the world is renewing.

Answer 9

yes,i think of my mum everytime i smell perfume,scent of roses. n when i smell fresh flowers, i think of UK.

Answer 10

baby powder smell reminds me of my baby doll