How does smell affect enjoyment of sex?

I enjoy a good smelling man. I’ll associate that smell with him.

However. Having raised boys..I can’t do smelly.

I get sexually turned off by BO in others. I smell freakin amazing, so I expect partners to share that courtesy.

Anyone else shut down sexually from smells?

I like men that I'm with to be clean. I am not necessarily into colognes or aftershave. Just plain clean. Bad breath or filthy ass? Forget it!

I use nice scented underarm gel antiperspirant under my arms and my crotch. I've gotten comments like "Ooh, you smell so nice!"

Back when I was 18 and met my first guy, who was 32, I would enjoy the scent of Vitalis Superhold Spray that he used on his hair.

I am a lesbian and not into men but there is defiantly nothing better then a good smelling partner indeed.

Smell, like sound is a huge aphrodisiac for me!

The scent of a sexy man or woman can really send me over the edge! Also, can be said for their sounds as they enjoy our sexual activities, approach orgasm, and experience sheer sexual ecstasy! I am also very vocal in my own pleasures, and hope that my scent is also pleasing for my partner!

I had a partner once who loved to smell fresh sweat, not old, end-of-day sweat!

She would love it when I lay on top of her during sex so that she could bury her face in my armpit to get a good nose full of what she called “Man musk”

Often she would lick and rub her face in it as she came to orgasm!

She loved it!!

@Nic121 Interesting. A couple of years back I was sawing & splitting logs outside my garage which is only a few yards from a public footpath when an attractive woman in her 40s walked past. Without saying a word she walked up, gave me a hug while burying her face in my chest where my shirt was unbuttoned before taking a deep breath. She then let me go & walked away with an enigmatic smile & the comment "You'll do!" Not bad for a guy in his 60s I thought. I have sawn & split a lot of logs there since but sadly have never seen her again.

Bad smells are an immediate turn off.

I can’t stand a dirty woman. It’s a total deal breaker for me. A clean woman, however, is the most delightful thing ever.

Cheap and too strong colognes are a turn off to me. My husband is really great about not using too much or too strong.

Foul odor is always a turnoff. We used to have sex after working out and the clean, somewhat salty and musty, scent of sweat was like a pheromone for us. Maybe it was just that exercise got our endorphins flowing and we were to eager to fuck without taking the time to shower.

If I'm having sex or play, the person better be clean showered and smell fresh!

When I'm very horny and in the process of "getting into it" it's as if no smell or odor can from my wife can "turn me off." In fact, it strangely turns me on even more! I actually start to breathe in harder and enjoy it more. But after I cum, that's it. It's like seeing a pizza on a full stomach.

I've never felt like this with anyone else other than my wife.

In general however, I'm replused by even slightly bad smells and BO.

Women should be like bacon.

They should smell good.

They should taste good.

And they should kill you only very slowly.

When I'm very horny and in the process of "getting into it" it's as if no smell or odor can from my wife can "turn me off." In fact, it strangely turns me on even more! I actually start to breathe in harder and enjoy it more. But after I cum, that's it. It's like seeing a pizza on a full stomach.

I've never felt like this with anyone else other than my wife.

In general however, I'm replused by even slightly bad smells and BO.

@Gstrong I am similar. If I'm horny I can over look certain natural body odors or slight smells. But really bad BO, stink, or uncleanliness can be a deterrent and turn me off.

Why not make the clean up process a joint effort and start foreplay then. 😉

It depends on what the smell is. Stinky from not washing that smells like washed-up fish no thanks. I am not rolling around on that.

Fresh sweat from exertion can turn me on depending on the flavor of the smell. A nice musky or zesty pizza scent makes me just a little horny. I like to sniff dirty laundry and freshly removed shoes. The scent of Tina's shoes makes me want my barefoot stinky feet girl so bad it hurts.

Dirty minds are great. Dirty bodies are not. No-one wants to have sex with a human compost heap.

Apart from smells that are gross; I've found that the sexiness of a woman's scent (be it perfumes or natural clean body) is greatly influenced by how attractive I find her.

My stalker once told me she had a session with a guy who fashions himself to be quite the medfet expert. According to her, his BO was so terrible (A barn on a hot summer day, infested by flies/manure/rancid horse piss) that the whole session was ruined.

Wash up first! 🤢🤮

Someone smelling bad due to poor hygiene and the sexy musky smell that is natural is quite different. I personally like the musky smell of a woman who takes care of herself. It is so sexy and for me is sexually exciting.

A common term in the navy was "If I can't eat her, I ain't going to fuck her."

A common term in the navy was "If I can't eat her, I ain't going to fuck her."

Especially if she smells like the bilge!

I should, in all fairness, say "He" too..

On a lighter note, another quip from my navy days was " Once you get past the smell, you've got it licked" . Worked for some I guess. 😃

Our swabbies weren’t so concerned about odor, they always bragged “they could eat her out ‘til her head caved in!”

I at least shower twice a day but I prefer bubble baths. I put up with the girl who started me on enemas and her ideas. She liked to finger me along with lick and have sex as soon as I walked in the door. She liked the scent and if she could make me somehow go for a few days even better. She talked me into going camping once and took all my towelettes and placed them outside. I searched everywhere. She also liked to sit in front of the potty and watch. That was gross to me. So needless to say that only happened a few times. I have never been with another woman with a bad smell.

Some folks like the floral gardens and some like the swamp 🤷🏼‍♂️

Olfactophillia is a fetish. Some people get off on it, just like some like enemas or bdsm.