I like the smell of cintronella

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Yeah, pretty tame for my first post, but I’ve always wanted to talk about this one in particular.

So if you’re dumb and just call them “off candles” like me, citronella is a bug repellent used in items like sprays and candles. (The most notable brand being “Off.”)

Thing is, I’m obsessed with the candle smell. I love it to death. Every year I wait eagerly for summer to roll around and bugs outside to come to our backyard so I can buy some. (I want to buy them for year round just for smelling but everyone in the house thinks they smell god-awful.)

I’ll sit outside smelling the candles for hours. I truly can’t get enough of the sweet smell, but I just don’t know why. Everyone else I have talked to about it either hates the smell or is neutral about it.

Thanks in advance for the input. ;)

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  • WeirdGuyFromTheSouth
    5 years ago

    Its kind of weird but i could see that

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  • CupHecker
    5 years ago

    They do have an interesting and distinct smell, and I can't say I dislike it myself. Maybe you just associate them with memories of summer? Or because it's such an uncommon, specific smell it just catches your attention. I'd guess it's pretty overall?

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  • Cuntsiclestick
    5 years ago

    Perhaps you associate the smell with a good memory from your past?

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    • ironicowos
      5 years ago

      Perhaps, that seems like the most likely answer.

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  • RoseIsabella
    5 years ago

    Maybe you could get the citronella essential oil somewhere?

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    • ironicowos
      5 years ago

      I have tried. It’s only the candles for some reason. I don’t get the same kick out of anything else.

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      • RoseIsabella
        5 years ago

        I guess you just like citronella candles. It's not abnormal per se.

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