Over the last few years, ASMR has attuned many people to the importance of sound related to sex. However, there’s just as strong a connection between sex and other senses, including the sense of smell. For that reason, we sniffed around the Adult FriendFinder community for tips on enhancing the olfactory elements of your sex life.
Studies Have Shown Scent is a Key Marketing Component
Have you ever walked into a store and sensed a vague smell of fresh oranges, even though the store sold furniture or cars and had nothing to do with produce? That’s because marketing experts have proven that the smell of fresh oranges invigorates consumers who might otherwise be tired when they enter the store. The right scent means more sales for them, and it can also mean more dating success for you.
What Scents Work Best for Dating?
As usual, the answer is it depends. Reading dating profiles, chatting, and talking by phone before you meet may give you a lot of helpful hints, but here are some common examples and why they work:
Fresh Baked Cookies
Popping cookie dough in the oven before a date arrives can increase your guest’s appetite for a lot more than cookies. Add in the aphrodisiac effect of chocolate, and it’s easy to see why chocolate chip cookies usually work best.
Morning Citrus Awakens the Senses
Late-night booty calls can go horribly awry if you aren’t wide awake, even in the middle of the night. Bright scents like lemon or lavender are an excellent way to add energy to the mood.
Cinnamon
Many people subconsciously equate the scent of cinnamon with exotic memories. However, just having the subtle spice drifting through the air at your place may bring out the more adventurous side of any lover.
Ginger
Ingesting ginger can stimulate the circulatory system, and some believe that even the scent of ginger can have a similar effect, which is great for sexual stamina. Just make sure your guest hasn’t had a bad experience with figging in the past, as ginger may not be at the top of their preferred fragrance list. If you don’t know what figging is, look it up at your own risk.
Sandalwood
Often considered one of the most masculine scents, sandalwood sets the tone and lets your partner know you plan on taking charge. A simple scent can do so much to communicate your sexual intentions, and sandalwood is a prime example of that.
Leather
Unlike many other scents, leather is a fetish in its own right. This is because so many people can get completely turned on or even reach orgasm just from the unique sense memories that only leather brings out.
Perfumes and Colognes in Moderation
Let’s be honest. Nobody wants to walk into your apartment and feel like they’re swimming through a never-ending wall of your Drakkar Noir cologne. On the other hand, personal scents from perfumes and colognes can be great aphrodisiacs, and they’re also a way to plant future memories in your lover’s mind so the next time they smell your scent, they will think of you. Just be sure to use any scent in moderation. You want enough to be noticed and enjoyed, but not so much that it overpowers the mood.
A Word About Candles
You might be thinking you have the right scent to set the mood for your next date, but how would you be able to transport it to your apartment, and where would you put a huge pine tree even if you had time to acquire one? The easy answer is, scented candles! Avoid using chemical air fresheners and go with a much more romantic scented candle that provides warm light as well as the fragrance you find most appealing. As with any open flame, safety comes first, so invest in secure candle holders that won’t need to be constantly adjusted. Nobody wants to lose their erection as they wait for you to tilt the candles in another direction.
There’s Always Gwyneth Paltrow’s Vagina
If you’ve gone through the library of scented candles and still haven’t come up with the perfect scent for your sexual encounter, consider Gwyneth Paltrow’s vagina! That’s right, the Academy Award-winning actress famously released a series of scented candles unlike the ones you’ll find at Yankee Candle, and by far, her most famous was a candle she claims has the same scent as her vagina. So even if you and your new partner aren’t fans of hers, it serves as a quality conversation starter, and in some small way, banging your new beauty next to her candle is almost like having a threesome with Gwyneth herself!
A Bad Smell is the Best Example
If you think all this talk about choosing a pleasing scent is just hyperbole, here’s an easy mental exercise that proves the point. Think of the worst thing you’ve ever smelled. Was it a backed-up toilet? Perhaps it was a trip to the garbage dump? Did some weird-looking guy who insisted on sitting next to you on the bus stink in a memorable way? Now that you have that sense of memory in your mind, are you feeling sexy? Of course not… and if you imagine having sex with that stench present, you’ll quickly agree that the way the room and your lover smell matters quite a bit.
A Final Word on Making Sense of Sexual Scents
A scent, much like all the other senses, is a very personal and intimate way to create a signature in someone else’s mind. Choosing something others aren’t using that’s tied to your sensibilities can often heighten the first date or turn a casual encounter into much more. The most important thing to remember is that these things matter, and taking the time to find the right scent shows you’re the kind of thoughtful lover who takes the pleasure of others seriously.
Which scent turns you on the most?
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