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11	->''"You vampires. Did anybody ever tell you the whole smelling people thing's a little gross?"''
12	-->-- '''Buffy Summers''', ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS7E22Chosen Chosen]]"
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14	This is the TheNoseKnows version of MrFanservice, MsFanservice, and the HeadTurningBeauty. It is the reason why humans invented perfume and cologne. A character with SuperSenses will probably be attracted to a person by their smell, especially if they've got some doggish attributes. Both vampires and werewolves are likely to note that their [[LustObject victim/lover]] smells good.
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16	In RealLife, countless species use {{Pheromones}} for communication, especially for identifying when its members are able to reproduce. In fiction, this is a little more explicit... a character will 'smell sexy', and often there will be a list of exactly ''what'' that character smells like. Expect a man to lovingly bury his face in the girl's hair, or nuzzling her neck as he tells her how wonderful she smells. Often, this calls back to baser, more bestial desires and needs, although it can be 'pure and romantic'.
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18	May be related to LoveIsInTheAir, if the 'love flu' is coming off of one person. See ArousedByTheirVoice for when a character's ''voice'' arouses other characters. May involve SignatureScent or PervertedSniffing.
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21	!Examples:
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25	[[folder:Advertising]]
26	* As already mentioned, this trope is the basis behind cologne and perfume, and thus is behind many often artsy ads for cologne and perfume, as well as Advertising/TheManYourManCouldSmellLike and other Old Spice commercials.
27	* Commercials for Axe body shampoo and spray have women falling all over men who use the products.
28	** One advert for Lynx featured a woman who, leaving the house in a hurry, liberally squirted her husband's Lynx over herself. For the rest of the day she is fighting off lots of enamoured women expressing an interest in her. The message is that Lynx is so potent it turns women into lesbians.
29	* The basis for a shampoo named Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific.
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32	[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
33	* ''Manga/AyakashiTriangle'':
34	** One of the more blatant signs that Matsuri, [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend despite his claims]], loves Suzu occurs when her doppelganger comes to him at night. As she closes in to kiss him, Matsuri knows it's not Shirogane in disguise again because he recognizes the smell of Suzu's shampoo. A later chapter has him enter her bedroom for the first time in years.
35	--->'''Matsuri''': It smells nice and makes me feel good... oh, it's Suzu's smell.
36	** Reo's clan have long developed an acute sense of smell, which she describes as giving her a "fetish for scents". She proudly takes a chance to [[PervertedSniffing smell all over Matsuri's body]], and breaks from the ensuing [[SenseFreak euphoria]] to state it was something she always wanted to do.
37	* ''Literature/{{Campione}}'': While Godou is taking a drunk Erica to her bedroom, he takes notice that she smells really nice, thinking that she probably wears a very expensive perfume.
38	* ''Manga/Classi9'': In the first chapters, Mozart is very fond of Ren's "oriental scent" and clings to her or smells her hair whenever he can.
39	* ''Manga/GunsmithCats'': At one point in the manga, [[MadBomber Minnie-May Hopkins]] explains to her boyfriend (who works with explosives) why she loves him so much: he smells like gunpowder.
40	* ''Manga/HandsomeGirlAndCrossdressingBoy'': After their first date, Iori takes a deep sniff of his dress that has the scent of Hazuki's perfume on it. Just then, he gets a call that she sent him a gift. It turns out to be the same perfume.
41	* ''Manga/IchaichaSuruToOkaneGaWaichauFutariNoHanashi'': When Hanasaki does Aki's laundry, she sniffs each of his clothes before putting it in the machine (at a public laundromat!)
42	* In ''Kanojo wa Sore o Gaman Dekinai'', the main character, due to a traumatic incident, near constantly wears a full body dog mascot suit, which has him sweat a lot. Apparently, this odor is very attractive to his new homeroom student teacher. In fact, the manga itself could be consider an exploration on the scent fetish phenomena.
43	* ''Literature/{{Kanokon}}'': Used as a HandWave to explain why Chizuru and Nozomu are all over Kouta -- due to having recently moved to the city from the countryside, he "smells like forests", which apparently attracts Kitsune and wolf-spirits in equal measure.
44	* ''Literature/KyoKaraMaoh'': In episode 96, Yuuri mentions again [[HoYay how beautiful he thinks Sara is and thinks that he smells nice]].
45	* ''Manga/MadeInAbyss'': Apparently, Nanachi's fur has a sweet and pleasant scent. Just ask [[https://i.imgur.com/6xpVTMt.png Reg]].
46	* ''Manga/{{Noragami}}'': This apparently a trait of gods -- even scruffy drifter gods like Yato smell really nice.
47	* ''Manhwa/SoloLeveling'': Cha Hae-In has a talent that lets her identify Hunters by their smell - unfortunately, they all smell horribly, forcing her to use a scented cloth to filter that smell. Sung Jin-Woo is the first Hunter that smells "nice" to her.
48	* ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'' uses a variant of this. Kaneki is noted to have a very unusual scent, thanks to his [[HalfHumanHybrid unique]] nature and having received organs from a female Ghoul. As such, his scent is a strange blend of human and Ghoul as well as male and female. This earns him a StalkerWithACrush in the form of [[DepravedBisexual Tsukiyama]], who repeatedly engages in PervertedSniffing. More generally, some ghouls don't distinguish between humans smelling "sexy" and "delicious".
49	* ''Manga/UraraMeirocho'': When exposed to alcohol, Chiya releases wild {{Pheromones}} that attract and put in heat animals and humans equally, it works with the same sex because she successfully attracted Koume and Nono.
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52	[[folder:Comic Books]]
53	* ''ComicBook/TheSmurfs'': In "The Wild Smurf", Wild briefly smells Smurfette and then suddenly has the hots for her.
54	* ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'': The Purple Man smells like whatever he wants to smell like so you do whatever he wants you to do.
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57	[[folder:Fan Fiction]]
58	* ''Fanfic/AllAmericanGirlShinzakura'': Aroused Equestrian mares emit a {{pheromone\|s}} called phenethylamine, causing them to smell of dark chocolate.
59	* ''Fanfic/TheApprenticeTheStudentAndTheCharlatan'':
60	** The Seduction Scent magic that Shimmer Silvermane attempts to use on Nova Shine is described as smelling like many things that he holds dear, namely books, lavender (Twilight), and the metallic edge of magic.
61	** The "liquid love" that the Grey Monarch gives to Nova is described as smelling like a great many things Nova Shine holds dear as well. It also smells of lavender, matching Twilight and Clover, of the hops he would smell in beer, of a mown lawn, and many other things. The taste is also said to bring back fond memories as well.
62	* In ''Fanfic/TheChangelingOfTheGuard'', thestrals can [[TheNoseKnows detect changelings through their disguise by their scent]]. Fortunately for the insectoid ponies (or equine insects), the scent they give off is less "delicious" and more "comforting/arousing", much to exiled changeling Idol Hoove's perturbance when he learns of this fact from Mothchaser, a female thestral who has been flirting with him quite blatantly.
63	-->She let out a chittey giggle, nervous. “The night guard has a joke that if it smells like coming home, it’s Idol Hooves coming on shift.” At my concerned look, she clarified. “It’s really a thestral thing. You don’t smell exactly like a pony, you kinda smell… um… good.” She cleared her throat. “Like. Really good. Nobody can really put a hoof on what it is but we like it.”\
64	“...I do recall one of the unicorn night guard begging me for my cologne and then rolling all over me when I told him I had no idea what he meant. It was important for a ‘big date’.”\
65	“Oh yeah, he absolutely got lucky with that one, then. Bold move, but I actually bet it worked?” At my stunned look, Mothchaser blushed. “It’s uh. Yeah. It’s a thing. Actually had to hold one of the New Moons back because they wanted to see if you tasted as good as you smelled.” I stared. She coughed.
66	* ''FanFic/DirtySympathy'': Klavier is comforted by the smell of Apollo's cheap violet cologne. Played with when Daryan smells Klavier's hair, it seems like he's enjoying the smell of Klavier's expensive saffron cologne, but then it [[LipstickMark turns]] into [[IfICantHaveYou something]] [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident else.]]
67	* ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf'': In "Papa's Big Crush," Papa Smurf pursues Smurfette following his HulkingOut moment because he can smell her {{pheromones}}.
68	* ''Fanfic/FarceContact'': A female Vulcan's [[HumansAreSmelly dislike of how humans smell]] is explained by humans smelling like a rutting Vulcan male, which can be smelt for vast distances by the sensitive nose of a Vulcan female, and is therefore known as the ''pong farr''.
69	* ''Fanfic/GinnyWeasleyAndTheHalfBloodPrince'':
70	** As in canon, Amortentia, the world's strongest love potion, smells like whatever attracts you. However, it's recontextualized a bit. Harry doesn't smell Ginny's hair, but a new perfume that Fleur had given Ginny. It also takes Ginny a long time to identify the third thing she smells. It turns out to be [[spoiler:phoenix tears. In her case (and presumably Harry's) the third smell is a ''memory''; Harry's is apparently the first time he saw her as a potential LoveInterest (which happened to be when she wore the new perfume), and for her it's when Harry carried her out of the Chamber of Secrets]].
71	** Ron wonders why he smelled ink in the potion. Ginny immediately looks over to Hermione who is, as always, covered in ink stains.
72	* ''Fanfic/HeroAcademiaDXD'': Rias breathes into Izuku's neck when he returns from his internship, stating that his smell is the best.
73	* ''Fanfic/HeroesByChoice'': [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Ochako]]'s Quirk, instead of her canon GravityMaster power, turns her into a Succubus who, among other things, spreads pheromones that cause people attracted to females to see her as their ideal woman. {{Deconstructed}}, because it causes her to fear that any male friend she tries to make may only want to get into her pants and that her closest friends may have been affected. The fact that Izuku sees her as herself without knowing about the "ideal woman" thing becomes a MilhollandRelationshipMoment.
74	* ''Fanfic/{{Impunity}}'': Series/{{House}} manages to identify a few women, including Cameron and Cuddy, with his eyes closed and without hearing any of their voices, simply by knowing what perfume they tend to favor.
75	* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'': Some fanfics utilize the premise that bonds with Miraculouses create "mating cycles" in humans, with accompanying production of mating {{pheromones}}.
76	** ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/7669114/chapters/17465107 Lady and the Tomcat]]'': Marinette learns that, thanks to her bond with Tikki, she has a "mating cycle" (despite the same bond making her temporarily infertile) in which she gives off pheromones that will make people around her more relaxed, but will have a much more intense effect on her partner Chat Noir. "If he's around you too much during this time, it'll set off the mating hormones in him too. And those will reflect back at you, and the connection will drift back and forth until it's painfully hard to manage." Unfortunately, while Ladybug can alert Chat to this and tell him to stay away from her outside of battle, the two have no idea that their civilian identities are in the same class.
77	--->'''Tikki''': You two can fight akumas together, but long periods of time where he's exposed to the pheromones will be the most detrimental. Like if you two were to sit near one another for an extended period of time.\
78	'''Marinette''': [[DramaticIrony Well, we don't do that.]]\
79	'''Tikki''': Exactly.
80	** ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/10858809/ In Heat]]'': Here the mating cycle comes with more intense symptoms even if the two ''don't'' avoid each other.
81	* ''Fanfic/TwiceUponAnAge'': Implied in ''All This Sh*t is Twice As Weird'' when [[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Cullen]] has to remove his armor during the Wicked Grace game. The Lord Inquisitor's BigBrotherInstinct kicks in and he [[CoverInnocentEyesAndEars covers the Lady Inquisitor's head]] with Cullen's discarded surcoat, much to her annoyance, though she consoles herself somewhat by noting that "at least it smells nice."
82	* ''Fanfic/TheUAGirls'': Mina and Tohru sniff Izuku slightly after he comes out of the shower, and both claim he smells "divine". According to Momo, it's because he's so clean that they smelled his pure pheromones.
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85	[[folder:Films -- Animated]]
86	* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame\|Disney}}'': Frollo shows his lust for Esmeralda by smelling her hair [[PervertedSniffing in a very creepy fashion]].
87	* ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'': A weird version is present in the second movie: Mari Makinami likes Shinji's scent... because he smells like LCL. She also mentions that she doesn't mind the scent of Eva-02, even though it smells like "the previous pilot", Asuka, perhaps indicating there's something special about Shinji.
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90	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
91	* In ''Film/Beast2017'', Moll brings up [[LoveInterest Pascal]]'s smell a few times and clearly finds it attractive. When Polly asks what she likes about him, she half-jokingly brings up his smell. The first time they have sex, she also noticeably inhales as she steps close to him. When [[AbhorrentAdmirer Clifford]] makes a pass at her, she tells him the one thing she always disliked most about him was his "smell".
92	* ''Franchise/TheChroniclesOfRiddick'':
93	** In ''Film/PitchBlack'', Riddick appears to be preparing to shank the new female captain from the shadows, but he simply cuts off a piece of her hair to give it a sniff when she isn't looking.
94	** In ''Film/TheChroniclesOfRiddick2004'', he tells Lady Vaako "It's been a long time since I've smelled beautiful."
95	* ''Film/{{Flipped}}'': In the classroom, Juli often sniffs Bryce's [[SignatureScent watermelon hair scent]] from behind, much to Bryce's annoyance.
96	* ''Film/GregorysGirl'': Gregory uses this to describe Dorothy to Andy, much to his confusion.
97	* ''Film/LegallyBlonde'': Elle's resume is printed on pink, perfumed paper to make it more noticeable to prospective employers. [[spoiler:Her assistant professor (whom she later marries) loves the smell.]]
98	* ''Film/OceansEleven'': In ''Ocean's Thirteen'', Linus uses a powerful {{pheromone\|s}} that makes Abigail Sponder go crazy for him, successfully distracting her and buying time for the other team members.
99	* ''Film/TheWayHeLooks'' includes a scene where [[spoiler:Leo masturbates while wearing and sniffing Gabriel's hoodie, pressing his face against the fabric of the hood to breathe in Gabriel's scent.]].
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102	[[folder:Literature]]
103	* ''Literature/AnitaBlake'': In the earlier books, werewolves and vampires are always telling Anita they can "smell her lust".
104	* ''Literature/ABrothersPrice'': The day after they make Jerin a TechnicalVirgin both Jerin and Ren independently catch the scent of the other on the nightshirts each of them were wearing and bury their noses in the cloth. Ren vows not to wash that shirt. Jerin calls himself a silly boy and puts his into the laundry.
105	* ''Literature/DanganronpaZero'': In one scene, Ryouko revels in the scent left on Yasuke's bedsheets.
106	* ''Literature/DoraWilkSeries'' has werewolves and vampires gifted with a powerful sense of smell, leading to this being a problem for Szelma and Dora. Szelma blames it on her werecat-induced cat {{pheromones}}, while Dora's issue stems from her being a fertility witch.
107	* ''[[Literature/{{Delasangre}} The Dragon DelaSangre]]'': When a female dragon goes into Oestrus, they emit a powerful musk that resembles cinnamon and cloves. Any males outside her own family have difficulty controlling themselves when they smell it, and will fight to the death to become her mate.
108	* ''Literature/HarryPotter'': Amortentia, a love potion, smells like whatever the individual likes to smell most. When smelling said love potion for the first time, Harry picks up a scent he himself can't quite place, but the description given by the narration matches Ginny Weasley, making this an early indication that (earlier crushes notwithstanding) they're [[OneTrueLove soul mates]]. Similarly, Hermione lists two things that she can smell in the potion but stops herself from revealing the third; according to WordOfGod, the one she wouldn't mention was Ron Weasley's hair. In the film her third is spearmint, referencing an earlier scene where Ron gave her toothpaste.
109	* ''Literature/{{Hurog}}'': In ''Dragon Blood'', [[spoiler:Tisala]] sniffs Ward's clothes after he has gone away to let himself be imprisoned in an insane asylum where no one has escaped, yet. She feels a bit silly about it, noting that he probably doesn't like her back, and she's behaving like a creep. (Also, there is no need to get sentimental about his being away, as she of course plans to break him out as soon as she has recovered from the severe injuries that led to him giving her his bedroom to sleep in in the first place.)
110	* ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'': Blödhgarm emits pheromones that cause women to become attracted to him.
111	* ''Literature/MindGames'': When Danielle is in her CatGirl form, she says James smells so good that she can hardly stand it, even when he's covered with dirt and blood.
112	* ''Literature/{{Perfume}}'', a 1985 novel by Patrick Suskind, is arguably the trope codifier. The book's main character is Jean-Baptise Grenouille, an unwanted orphan with a powerful sense of smell. Over the course of the story, he becomes obsessed with capturing and bottling the scent of a woman, turning into a creepy serial killer of virgins. Just before he's executed, he pours single drop of the perfume on himself, throwing the crowd gathered to watch his execution into a lusty orgy. Later, using the whole bottle at once causes him to be torn limb from limb and devoured by beggars.
113	* ''Literature/ThePrincessDiaries'': Mia likes the smell of Michael's neck.
114	* ''Literature/ReignOfTheSevenSpellblades'': Ophelia Salvatori is an UnevenHybrid of human mages and succubi, and constantly releases a Perfume which renders her irresistible to biological males ([[PowerIncontinence she's physically incapable of turning it off]]). Alvin Godfrey addressed the issue by [[BehavioralConditioning casting pain spells on himself until he could be near her without being affected]] ([[StarCrossedLovers she's implied to have fallen in love with him as a result]]), Carlos Whitrow was magically neutered as a child to serve as her minder, while Pete Reston is a SexShifter and becomes immune when he shifts to his female form while unconscious after she kidnaps him.
115	* ''Literature/TheSkyPeople''. [[NubileSavage Tessa of the Cloud Mountain People]] can scent that human explorer Marc Vitrac is attracted to her, and is puzzled [[ObliviousToLove why he can't scent the same about her]].
116	* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'': [[PlayingWithATrope Batted around lightly]] in the [[ExpandedUniverse novel]] ''Metamorphosis''. Data, fully transformed into a human by [[AWizardDidIt an alien quest-ritual]], finds himself romantically involved with a female OriginalCharacter. Smelling her hair during an embrace, the narrative describes the android!Data part of his mind cataloguing pheromones, while the human!Data part angrily demands the right to simply enjoy the scent.
117	* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'': In ''Literature/ShadowsOfTheEmpire'', Prince Xizor has the ability to emit {{pheromones}} at will to attract females. He attempts it with Princess Leia, with only a partial measure of success.
118	%%* ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'': Bella. It's worth noting that Bella feels the same way back at Edward and, to a lesser extent, all the other vampires. It is implied that this holds true for all vampires. Except with werewolves, in which case there's a mutual inversion.%%WHAT holds true?
119	%%* ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'': [[spoiler:Perrin]], due to the fact that [[spoiler: he is a Wolfbrother]].
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122	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
123	* ''Series/The10thKingdom'': Wolf gets really enthusiastic about Virginia's smell, which is part this trope, part to do [[IAmAHumanitarian with a different appetite]].
124	* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'':
125	** Played with when Sheldon moans somewhat amorously after inhaling the scent of [[{{Nerdgasm}} new comic books]].
126	** Amy Farrah Fowler says that Sheldon "smells like a sexy toddler" while she's very tipsy. Apparently, he smells like talc.
127	* ''Series/BloodTies2007'': In one episode, Henry is apparently attracted to the smell of death and can't stop smelling Vicki after she returns from a funeral home.
128	* ''Series/{{Bridgerton}}'': Anthony Bridgerton is infatuated with Kate Sharma's [[SignatureScent lilies scent]] that he often inhales it whenever he gets a chance, particularly when she is near him.
129	* ''Series/{{Forever\|2014}}'': Invoked by Maureen Delacroix, who says she loves Abe's musk, in "The Ecstasy of Agony."
130	* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'': Niles fetishises the smell of Daphne's hair.
131	* ''Series/H2OJustAddWater'': Zane buys a cologne made of ambergris, which stinks about as much as one would expect from whale crap. Unfortunately, mermaids are mesmerized by the smell, which causes problems when [[{{Jerkass}} Nate]] sprays himself with it and all three of the mermaid trio can't keep their hands off him. Thankfully, saltwater washes the cologne off, so Cleo, Emma, and Rikki are able to return to normal and swim like hell away from Nate when he tries to go swimming in the ocean with them.
132	* ''Series/GossipGirl'': Dan says he couldn't possibly [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend have feelings]] for [[spoiler: Blair Waldorf]], and then sheepishly adds "But, you know, she does smell nice..."
133	* ''Series/MrAndMrsSmith2024'': While they’re under the effects of truth serum, John admits he loves how Jane smells and asks if he can smell her neck. An episode before that, he also comments “it smells good in here” after Jane had secretly entered the apartment a few minutes earlier.
134	* ''Series/{{Oz}}'': Keller notes, in "A Cock and Balls Story", that his boyfriend Beecher "Smells Sexy". (the smell being Beecher's father's aftershave).
135	* ''Series/{{Rome}}'': Averted. Cleopatra has to have a child with a Roman [[TheBabyTrap for political reasons]], so her servant Charmian selects Lucius Vorenus for her.
136	-->'''Cleopatra:''' So red! ''(sniffs at him in disapproval)''\
137	'''Charmian:''' Leather, olives... not so bad.\
138	'''Cleopatra:''' ''(grumpily)'' He'll do.
139	* ''Series/TheSentinel'': Blair tells Jim that this is the basis behind two people having "chemistry" together. Jim, of course, was head-over-heels for a woman specifically because she smelled so good.
140	* ''Franchise/StarTrek'':
141	** Klingon females are shown sniffing their mates as foreplay, such as in ''TNG'' "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E20TheEmissary The Emissary]]" and the ''Voyager'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS3E15BloodFever Blood Fever]]".
142	** In ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', Seven of Nine does this to B'Elanna when she's possessed by the personality of a Klingon male in "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS5E7InfiniteRegress Infinite Regress]]".
143	** ''Series/StarTrekPicard''. Romulan intelligence agent Narek has started a relationship with Soji [[HoneyTrap to get information on her]]. At one point he reports to his superior, his sister Narissa, who [[IncestSubtext sniffs his neck]] (a Romulan's olfactory sense is superior to a human's).
144	--->'''Narissa:''' I can smell her on you. The smell is remarkably...carnal.
145	* ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'': Captain Jack Harkness has 51st-century {{pheromones}}.
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148	[[folder:Music]]
149	* Music/EdSheeran: Mentioned in "Shape of You", where he says that his bedsheets still smell like the girl who was in it the previous night.
150	* ''Music/{{Gackt}}'' has gone on many a Japanese TV show hosted by [[EvenTheGuysWantHim men]], only to have them remark how beautiful they find him and how good he smells.
151	* Mentioned as something that the singer is "amazed" by in the Music/{{Lonestar}} song of the same name.
152	-->''The smell of your skin\
153	The taste of your kiss\
154	The way you whisper in the dark''
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157	[[folder:Newspaper Comics]]
158	* ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'': PlayedForLaughs in a strip where Paige is trying out a new perfume specially formulated to attract teenage males. The scents are based on pizza toppings.
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161	[[folder:Religion]]
162	* Literature/TheBible: In the ''Literature/SongOfSongs'' , the Shulamite and her Beloved both compliment how each other's fragrances turn them on.
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165	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
166	%%* ''TabletopGame/EclipsePhase'': The "Enhanced Pheromones" [[BioAugmentation biomod]].
167	%%* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'': In the second edition, Lunars have a Charm that lets them invoke this trope.
168	* ''TabletopGame/RocketAge'': Some Martian castes appear to have modified {{pheromones}} to make them more attractive, more persuasive and commanding, or both. The Royal and Priest castes tend to have the full package, while the Courtesan caste appear to only have pheromones designed to enhance their attractiveness, although given how often they seem to rise to power...
169	%%* ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'': "Tailored {{Pheromones}}" bioware.
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172	[[folder:Video Games]]
173	* [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Kari]] from ''VideoGame/DeadInVinland'' [[{{Tsundere}} complains about]] her InconvenientAttraction to [[TheMissionary Brother]] [[WhiteMagicianGirl Angelico]] this way: "He's WEAK. He [[ARealManIsAKiller doesn't know how to FIGHT]]. And he SMELLS good." She then has a DidISayThatOutLoud moment and follows this with a VerbalBackspace.
174	* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'': An innocent variant can be found regarding the shawl Zelda made for Link to use in the goddess ceremony. The regular text describes and explains the purpose of the garment; then, in smaller letters (as though indicating a quieter voice), it adds, "...it smells nice too."
175	* ''VideoGame/NamuAmidaButsuUtena'': Kongōkō Bosatsu "Kaoru", representing the offering of Incense in the Eight Offerings, is a femininely sensual man whose main appeal comes from the pleasant scents exuding from his body. Of course, this gets him made into a living air freshener in one official one-panel comic…
176	* ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons2014'': This factors into one of the potential romance arcs . Klaus, one of the male {{love interest}}s, is a perfumist by trade and will give perfume to a female character who romances him, mostly so he can enjoy how she responds to the smell.
177	* ''VideoGame/TheTaleOfFood'': Buddha-Jumps-over-the-Wall, being this trope in culinary form (a dish that smells so good even Buddhist monks would break their vows and escape their monasteries to have a taste, hence the name), is an unabashedly sexy man whose body emanates attractive scents. He is incredibly charismatic and popular because of this, and he can literally use his scent to bewitch enemies into inability to attack.
178	* ''Videogame/DragonAgeInquisition'': If the [[PlayerCharacter Inquisitor]] is a warrior and chooses the Reaver specialization (which requires one to drink dragon's blood), talking to Iron Bull about it has him very enthusiastically let them know that their smell is driving him wild with how good it is.
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182	* The heroine of ''VisualNovel/DiabolikLovers'' has a unique physical constitution - she is a part-demon chimera by transplantation. As a result, vampires find her blood unreasonably delicious and they can smell it through her skin. Her scent is also very pronounced and they can [[FollowYourNose follow their noses]] to her almost literally. Being [[ParanormalRomance that sort of story]], she finds herself surrounded by a throng of vampire pretty boys and discovers (rather reluctantly) that [[KissOfTheVampire vampire bites are hot]], even when the vampires themselves are [[{{Jerkass}} incredibly mean]].
183	* The title character of ''VisualNovel/{{Melody}}'' wants the protagonist to help her pick out a perfume for Amy’s birthday gift. The protagonist can tell immediately why the higher-priced one is more expensive; he thinks to himself that if Melody was his girlfriend, he’d start giving her hickeys after smelling it on her neck.
184	* ''VisualNovel/TrappedWithJester'': Implied. Jester compares himself to a "hungry fly" in regards to him being attracted to the protagonist's smell, then proceeds to blush as he calls their "pure soul corrupted by betrayal [...] a rare delicacy", as he [[EmotionEater feeds on contempt]].
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187	[[folder:Web Animation]]
188	* ''WebAnimation/HalfFull'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqLK6MKZMuA Billy harvests human pheromones in one storyline]]. When a test subject falls into a vat of collected sweat, the pheromone overdose transforms him into a monster with the power to allure women.
189	* ''WebAnimation/RuneAdventure'': The male protagonists, especially Monoo, consider that female farts smell wonderful, and even more so if they come from Anna Lucy's butt.
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192	[[folder:Webcomics]]
193	* ''Webcomic/{{Candi}}'': Candi explicitly lists this as the main reason she stayed with her boyfriend, even when he acted like a jerk.
194	* ''Webcomic/{{Digger}}'': Boneclaw Mother makes a crude comment about one of the tribe's younger males. When reminded by Shadebones that she's blind, [[DirtyOldWoman Boneclaw Mother]] simply replies that "he ''smells'' adorable."
195	* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': The Female Variant 5 form setting on the TransformationRay Gun causes the person zapped with it to [[https://www.egscomics.com/comic/2002-06-14 smell sexy]].
196	* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': Played with: the Jägers, a cadre of monster-men already noted for being rambunctious in love and war, keep claiming that the protagonist Agatha 'smells nice', implying that they are {{Lovable Sex Maniac}}s. Most of them ''are,'' but what they're actually smelling in ''this'' case is that she is a long-lost heir to the dynasty of {{Mad Scientist}}s to whom the Jägerkin owe fealty. Later, one of the Jägers asks Gil [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20030714 if he thinks Agatha smells nice]]. FailureIsTheOnlyOption when he has to answer.
197	* ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'': Minmax and the goblin party learn that [[TheOneThatGotAway Kin]] is also in the dungeon they are currently traversing. When they argue about whether or not it's actually Kin or just a trick from the dungeon, Kin (who is currently trapped in a room that has muted her voice) slips a strand from her hair through a crack on the wall. Minmax smells it and states, with tears in his eyes, that it smells like her.
198	* ''Webcomic/KeychainOfCreation'' has Marena, who has "smelling good" as one of her potential powers.
199	* ''Webcomic/PvP''. Reggie rebukes Jade's flirty sister Miranda, claiming that her feminine charms won't work on him because he's blind. Miranda walks off-panel, and Reggie says, "Damn, she smells good."
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201
202	[[folder:Web Videos]]
203	* ''WebVideo/{{Dad}}'': Diane. Dad ''loves'' her perfume, and can't help but sniff the lingering scent on his fingers. Unfortunately, he also knows he isn't supposed to be doing this, and worries that liking Diane's perfume is cheating.
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206	[[folder:Western Animation]]
207	* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'': A very downplayed and "friendly" version of PervertedSniffing occurs when [[LesYay Princess Bubblegum sniffs Marceline's shirt]].
208	-->'''Marceline:''' You kept the shirt I gave you? (''[[LesbianVampire Cue blushing.]]'')
209	* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': At the end of one cartoon, WesternAnimation/PepeLePew concocts a super perfume that not only drowns out his own odor, but makes him irresistible to the opposite sex.
210	* In ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'', young teenager Adrien explains to [[PhysicalGod Plagg]] (who isn't interested in anything but food) why girls are more interesting than cheese: for one thing, they smell a ''lot'' better. (Adrien's LoveInterest feels the same way about his scent, although she's a bit more...proactive about it.)
211	* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'': Played with in an episode in which Buster and Babs explain the process of dating to their audience. After observing that it's good to compliment one's date, Buster leans in and sniffs at Babs.
212	-->'''Buster:''' You smell good. Did you take a bath or something?
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215	[[folder:Other]]
216	* TruthInTelevision, apparently. Scientific investigation has revealed that women actually CAN pick potential 'mates' based on smell - indeed, they can subconsciously 'smell' good genes. The attraction by smell is actually from having dissimilar types of antibodies, with nature preferring dissimilar ones for healthier offspring. Guys can do this too. Although, this sense is limited in modern humans, considering how we mostly use vision (appearance) and/or higher cognitive functions (like similar interests, intelligence or wealth) in choosing mates. Scent can also indicate arousal and illnesses.
217	* Also, interestingly, this may explain why women wear their hair longer than men do. The pheromone glands in humans are located on the back of the neck. The long hair acts as a wick to spread the pheromones and thus attract the attention of a mate. This also explains a bit of the romantic hair-snuffling mentioned above; men are known to be attracted by the scent of a woman's hair (shampoo, etc.) but it's the pheromones there that really make it chemically addictive in the male brain.
218	* More explicitly, {{pheromone\|s}} glands are also located in the groin area. It is strongly believed that this is to make a person more enticing to their sexual partner. Indeed, queries have found that rather than being unappealing--as many women fear--most men find the aroma coming from this region to be very arousing.
219	* There is also a theory that kissing as a gesture of affection and/or passion arose from smelling scent glands located on either side of our noses, and the actual mouth contact grew out of that.
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