Right now for me, and this may sound weird, but it is the Build A Bear strawberry scent you can get put in your plushie.
Not because I frequently went to the Build A Bear Workshop as a kid. I only recently discovered their strawberry scent as an adult. But the scent reminds me of when I was a kid and I would play with my Strawberry Shortcake toys and it had that sweet strawberry scent.
Also, vanilla is always a classic nostalgic for me as well.
But what about you? What’s your favorite nostalgic scent?
Warm cashews, strawberry, and buttery popcorn also known as the “Hill’s Snack Bar” smell. I always remember that smell associating with getting a new toy or picking out a birthday present.
There’s a novelty candle that tried and largely succeeded at recreating that smell, and I bought one several years ago. I still have half of it left, but it got buried in a box when I moved and is probably still there.
Stock picture, but mine looks exactly like this:
For those too young to remember Hill's or not from the area
Hill’s was a department store chain and as soon as you walked in the front door, there was a massive snack bar that would put even the fanciest movie theater to shame. They went out of business sometime in the late 90s but were a staple growing up in the late 80s/90s.
Okay, random I know, but oh my stars, that is a really nice Mason jar.
It seems like it’s getting hard to find good Mason jars like that nowadays.
(I am an arts and crafts girl, I geek out over this kinda stuff)
It is a nice and legit Mason jar (actually has the “Mason” embossed at the top).
I just dug mine out because I wanted to smell it; thankfully it was where I thought it was. After several years, it mostly just smells like strawberry slushee now but there are still hints of the original nostalgic smell.