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Postby Amber_daisy » Thu Jul 29, 2010 11:44 am

...hate the smell of lavender? I mean, it seriously makes me gag. Yet, silly me went out and bought lavender shampoo and conditioner (KMF stuff). WTF was I thinking?

Give me some honey or calendula smelling stuff and I'm good to go.
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Postby Jamie. » Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:36 pm

I love it, but my bff is with you.
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Postby Shannie*Bananie » Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:32 pm

I really like it, though I didn't always. It took a lavender cupcake to change my mind.
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Postby mommy2krj » Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:06 pm

Well....I'd rather smell lavendar than vanilla. Can't stand vanilla!
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Postby LB&J08 » Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:13 pm

personally I am a tea tree oil and calendula fan lately. Lavender is not high on my list of faves but I don't hate it either. I really dig almond.
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Postby friskykitty » Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:17 pm

I love lavender. No help here.
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Postby runi » Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:28 pm

I like lavender. But I only use it at night as it's supposed to make you sleepy. I put lavender lotion on my hands and neck every night at bedtime.

I like citrus smells.
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Postby Sweet Es Mommy » Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:33 pm

mommy2krj wrote:Well....I'd rather smell lavendar than vanilla. Can't stand vanilla!

me too...vanilla makes my a little nauseous as does jasmine...yuck!
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Re: Anyone else...

Postby mommy2krj » Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:49 pm

Sweet Es Mommy wrote:
mommy2krj wrote:Well....I'd rather smell lavendar than vanilla. Can't stand vanilla!

me too...vanilla makes my a little nauseous as does jasmine...yuck!



Glad I'm not the only one! People always look at me funny when I say that I don't like vanilla.....and I always seem to get something vanilla scented during Christmas!

Jasmine kinda depends on how strong it is and if it's synthetic or not. Much like the lavender. Synthetic is nasty and it does smell good when it's outside and natural but I don't use it a lot in my house. I'm more of a fruity smell type a girl....melon and strawberry and scents like that.
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Postby sterre » Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:32 pm

I don't like it by itself. Its nice in a blend with other things, like Neroli.
I love love love honeysuckle and gardenia though. Jasmine is nice too, especially with vanilla. ;)
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Postby mommy2krj » Fri Jul 30, 2010 1:11 am

I have some stuff right now from Bath and Body Works called Butterfly Flower (not at all natural I'm sure) but I love the smell of it!

I used to work in a nursing home. One of the ladies there...an adorable little hispanic woman that didn't speak any English had a lotion that I used to put on her every morning. It was sunflower something or other...can't for the life of me find it or even remember the proper name but she got it for Christmas and I remember opening it and putting it on and just thinking that it smelled like summer. Like every scent that you would associate with warm, sunny days when the grass was green and it was just wonderful. I don't know if I liked it because of that or just because it smelled soooo much better than what most of the ladies wore. But the Butterfly Flower is the closest I have ever come to that scent.

Ok...sorry. It's late and I'm babbling.
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Re: Anyone else...

Postby mrsschepp » Sat Jul 31, 2010 10:02 pm

i love the smell of lavender! reminds me of my grandma....
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