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Studies have shown that the top two favored scents by men are lavender and pumpkin pie! Who would have thunk it?

I am a lover of lavender too. I own a boutique that specializes in all lavender products from bath & body, to sachets and perfume. I can't get enough of it!

Lavender is one of my favorite scents as well, but it can be a bit overwhelming if used in large quantities.

I love using it. My favorite too.

Actually I'm curious where you got the lavender / pumpkin pie information? All the studies I've read said that men tend to go for fruit (strawberry being key) and musk. Also intriguingly guys really go for scents that include a "women musk" scent. I.e. (not surprisingly) they want a smell that reminds them of sex

Do you have a link?

I have read that men like Vanilla scents.

I LOVE lavender, but DH hates it! He's also not crazy about pumpkin pie scent because he doesn't like pumpkin pie. Vanilla is ok with him but not too strong. He prefers spicy, oriental scents like Opium and Youth Dew, which, of course, makes my nose itch. LOL The only fragrance we both really like is Michael by Michael Kors.

This article references the lavender and pumpkin pie issue - http://www.theeyeopener.com/article/3208.

Big attractants appear to be anything food related, especially the scent of cinnamon rolls or possibly chocolate.

Pumpkin pie? That's weird..hahaha

I read some time ago that for women it is grapefruit and cucumbers....

Hmmm I'm not sure that article says it's the scent the men 'preferred' It's talking solely about blood flow, which isn't quite the same thing. The question is which scent a man actually likes, some of us aren't out to have sex with all the guys we meet

In terms of sexuality, like I mentioned above, studies show the #1 scent to get a guy aroused is the scent of a woman, so to speak.

I suppose really that studies are showing that almost half of all men are wearing scents - so it's not so much what they like to smell on a woman, but what they like to smell in general, since they're wearing scents themselves You would have to hope that something they put on and wear all day is something they like to smell ...

I can't seem to find the top male scent on the web. How about the women all ask the men in their lives, and the men all post, and we find out the old fashioned way! What scent do you just honestly "enjoy" smelling?

I'll say my boyfriend is NOT fond of either lavender or pumpkin pie - he loves citrus. Orange, lemon.

I asked my son (age 20) and he said definitely not floral. He said really he doesn't care about scent at all. So he'd rather have no scent (i.e. a "clean" smell).

my husband said I am his favorite scent....but he did mention he loves to smell my hair best and most of the time I use raspberry shampoo. My male cat likes my hair too.

I wear a variety of scents--everything from warm and spicy, to sweet and flowery, to cool and citrus depending on my mood but he says I have an underlying scent of my own that he likes. Mostly I wear Sunflowers or Green Tea in the Summer, and Halston or Obsession in the Winter. Sometimes lighter florals during the day and heavier florals in the evenings. My all around favorite is "Anais Anais". (He works for Elizabeth Arden so I have like 50 different bottles of perfume...)

I think he likes the cool/fresh/watery scents more, the ones like Cool Water, for himself. He wears Grey Flannel too.

Ha. I asked my DH which scents he prefers and he stated "anything not perfumy." That's helpful.

My son says he likes my Vanilla cologne best.

My husband likes what I bought him for his Birthday by Giorgio Armani, Acquo Di GIO
But I like it even more on him. Rar

Lavender is great for helping you relax and sleep. The scent is very soothing.

Suave has a good lavender shampoo out in the Naturals line called Soothing Lavender Lilac.

AVON has lavender fragranced items. www.youravon.com/gdooley

Bath and Body works has lavender in their aromatherapy line. There is linen sprays, etc.

Popcorn is my husbands favorite smell and food. He's allergic to any perfume.

I love lavender, but I seem to be the only one in the house who does.

Pumpkin pie??? Umm...

I can't stand lavender. It gives me a headache.

Yes - some fragrances affect people in different ways.

When you use essential oils especially, there are warnings for some of the scents as well, because of how they can affect people.