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Rec'd on 🪔 what are your favorite smells?

I’m with you on patchouli, it’s basically the only thing my mother wears. -musty thrift shop, not a goodwill since we only recently got one near me, it’s not the same as a good church thrift. -glossier you, i’ve worn it since freshmen year of highschool. it smells vaguely of pencil shavings to me, which adds to the school nostalgia. oh and pancakes, with a whole lot of butter, so good.

@tellulahblue

Feb 21, 2025

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@bigstrongguy

these are all so fantastic! i really agree about the thrift smell — i grew up going to oddball rural ones with my mom, and they’re so different from corporate ones. one of my friends once said glossier you smelled like the wood shavings from her childhood pet hamster’s cage (in a really good way) and it’s so cool to hear another wood shavings find in the scent! such a good one

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