What kind of scents do guys like

Just be sure licorice is among the bunch—the scent alone will have him wanting to indulge Having him over for movie night? Pop some popcorn and you'll steal the attention away from the screen. Go nuts for donuts because, girl, he loves the smell of this amazingly scrumptious treat.

Peppermint Candy. The best of both worlds: amazing breath and an aroused boyfriend all in one sniff! Cheese Pizza. We love the taste of yummy cheese pizza, as does your guy, but it's really the scent that gets him going. This Friday, order a whole pie if you want to lock down a night of romance.

He's an ordinary bloke, and sometimes a bit of a dork. Titman thinks Lynx "brings things down to earth". But the ads deliver the same inflated feelgood message - albeit with a knowing wink. One mighty spray from his aerosol and Mr Normal becomes irresistible. And not just to one woman, but to an exorbitant number of them. It's the excessive results that make the Lynx ads funny, allowing the male viewer to laugh at fantasies of male-fragrance potency, while permitting him to enjoy an even more outrageous version of it at the same time.

Women are no more honest than men when it comes to male fragrance. Those who told me they didn't want men to smell of anything would generally add that the man in their lives had a skin smell that was irresistible - because it was natural, real, not some fake read "feminine" add-on from a bottle. Whereupon I would think, "I bet he's using something fabulous and low-lit, something elegant and whited-out like Chanel's Pour Monsieur, or Dior's Eau Sauvage, or that one that smells of expensive French sheets with a naked Frenchman lying on them - Creed's - and she's blocking it from her mind.

It took a while for me to realise that I was no different. I found myself telling perfumer Alienor Massenet that what I loved about my husband was that his skin was the most sensual I'd ever come across, that it was a kind of red-gold caramelised copper with a tang of salty herbs to it and that I would follow it to the ends of the earth.

My husband smells delicious because he usually wears Pour un Homme by Caron, a fragrance which, when blended with his skin, forms the human equivalent of crystal meth. Quite apart from how embarrassing this is in general, I should have realised that he smells delicious because he usually wears Pour un Homme by Caron, a fragrance which, when blended with his skin, forms the human equivalent of crystal meth. Pour un Homme is masculine and clean. While I wouldn't call it powerful, it makes me feel safe, which would answer my bacteria-level "basic need" for a protective rugged male for any offspring I might be planning.

It's not edgy. It won't interest the scent intellectuals. It's just really, really sexy. To die for, unbelievably sexy. Although it may also be in the process of becoming less male. Malle is a legend in the world of perfumery, creator of Les Editions de Parfums, a line of scents by perfumers freed to follow their creative urgings. He is a devotee of vetiver and, with perfume superstar Dominique Ropion, made one of the finest out there.

Vetiver Extraordinaire stars a vetiver stripped of its jagged "camphoraceous notes" and fused with "warmer woods cashmeran, cedar, good sandalwood and a lot of musk - the thing," he adds, "you like so much in Pour un Homme.

I call Malle first off just to riff on the joys of the bitter-cool woody-green note that I, too, am infatuated with, especially when it's nestled just above the clavicle of certain men. But soon he veers from vetiver on to seismic changes sweeping the world of male scent.

It's the rise of the gay aesthetic. This sweet and spicy collection includes shower gel, body lotion, and a body splash, and combines pumpkin and cinnamon with apple, cranberry, and clove, for a subtle, light scent that's alluring, not Thanksgiving.

An alternative, cover your entire body in pumpkin pie and ask him to lick it off. On more fruity notes, the citrus smell produced an arousal reaction in almost 20 percent of men , and it makes sense. Oranges conjure up thoughts of sun and sweetness. The perfume to try: Boss Orange. This scent from Hugo Boss will have his senses tingling, with top notes of sweet apple and soft florals that give way to orange blossom.

The base includes sandalwood, olive wood, and creamy vanilla, another male favorite. Movie night just got a whole lot better thanks to Dr. Alan R. Hirsch's study. Turns out, men are incredibly turned on by the scent of our favorite salty and crunchy snack.

Maybe pick a movie you don't actually want to see? You might be distracted. The perfume to try: Demeter Fragrance Library's Popcorn. It's another unique singular note from Demeter Fragrance Library. This one literally smells like popcorn. Better pop a hole in that popcorn bucket or get ready to bring movie night to the bedroom.

Of course, chocolate is on the list because chocolate is the greatest thing that there is except for maybe my cat, who is also darling, but sadly, whose scent does not inspire lust. The perfume to try: Serendipity 3 Serendipitous. Forget about eating the frozen hot chocolate This perfume has some serious chocolate notes with hints of vanilla and orange both of which are also arousing fragrances.

The guys responded to a scent that doesn't come from the kitchen. The delicate white flower gives off a light, subtle scent that men love: in this study, it heightened arousal in 11 percent of men. The perfume to try: Lily of the Valley by Yardley of London.

This is a watery floral scent that's cool and fresh. Lily of the Valley combines with pink peony and freesia for a subtle floral he won't be able to resist.

Creamy musk and white amber lend some appeal to the scent, and grapefruit and ginger keep it fresh, not overwhelming. Bergamot was found to increase the amount of amino acids in the brain. Why do we care about that? Well, science tells us that these amino acids trigger heightened levels of hormones, leading to an increased libido.

As weird as its origins may be, musk remains a popular — and sexy — synthetic scent today. Andrews describes it as sometimes "very fruity, sometimes floral," but "always soft. According to the study, the spicy confection's odor increased blood flow by some 13 percent. When combined with the scent of soda, the percentage remained the same.

However, black licorice paired with the scent of a doughnut prompted an even stronger, umm , response. Penile blood flow increased by a whopping This is even stranger considering that black licorice is divisive. And yet, the scent of it seems to drive men wild. Licorice is apparently nature's Viagra. While oranges have an especially tantalizing effect on men, they're not the only fruit that can make a woman appear more attractive in a man's eyes.

Avery Gilbert, a sensory psychologist, told Women's Health , "Luscious, fruity notes are disarming but attractive. Regardless, you might just like to wear fruit-based fragrances because you like the way they smell. Whatever your reason, there are tons and tons of fruity perfume options. Brit Sheer by Burberry features some pretty exotic fruit notes, including litchi and yuzu. There's also a hint of mandarin, grapes, pineapple leaves, and even musk — you know, if you want to kill two birds with one stone.

If you want to try something that's not quite so fruity, Giorgio Armani Beauty combines the scent of raspberry with rose and vanilla bean — aka a trifecta of attractive scents. If you take away one thing from the "Human Male Sexual Response to Olfactory Stimuli" study, it might just be that men like doughnuts. They really, really like doughnuts. Although black licorice was found to increase penile blood flow by quite a lot, doughnuts were actually the most prevalent scent in the "Increases in Penile Blood Flow Produced by Various Odors" chart.

Yes, that's a thing. Just a whiff of a doughnut increased the participants' penile blood flow by a median of seven percent. Once a soda was added to that combination, though, blood flow increased to Interestingly, soda didn't have that same effect when paired with licorice. To be fair, soda and doughnuts do sound like a better combo. When the scent of a doughnut was paired with a lavender odor, that percentage went up to 18 percent.

Replace the lavender with some pumpkin pie on the side and that blood flow increases to 20 percent. Weird, right? Ironically, Ariana Grande released her "Ari" perfume in and it just so happened to smell like — you guessed it — doughnuts. And we all know how much Ari loves doughnuts! While you may use peppermint essential oil to help treat a headache, the minty-fresh scent also happens to have an alluring effect on men.