Are you able to distinguish people by scent?

[Amagi82]

Somebody told me that people have individual scents they can pick up on, which I've confirmed among a couple other people, and I'm also told these scents can be pretty intoxicating. I was honestly pretty amazed- I had no idea. Most people have utterly no scent to me. The only thing I've ever smelled on people was perfume, cologne, or that awful BO stench, but I'm apparently partially smell-deaf- some flowers that are supposedly really fragrant have no smell to me either. So, can you tell people apart by scent alone? (no perfume, cologne, or bad BO)

I'm a bloodhound. I can tell anybody apart with my nose.

Most people have scents I can tell apart.

Some people have a smell.

I can tell a couple people I'm close to apart by smell.

People have smells? What? Really?

[Prettygurl12]

I can tell when people smell different than others, but they tend to be in families. My boyfriend's family all smells similar. My friend's family all smells similar. I can't be like, "oh. Jason just waited in," or "there's Jim." But I can tell my friend's family scent from my boyfriend's.

Likewise if I'm downstairs I can't tell you which person (boyfriend or friend) who just entered my house upstairs just by their smell.

Fun fact: people who smell good to you mean that they have a different immune system than you do and on a biological standpoint you're attracted to their scent because combined your immune systems would create offspring with stronger immune systems, making then healthier.

[Amagi82]

Wow, I am really missing out. That is so cool.

[dartmaul15]

@Prettygurl12 and that last paragraph is actually one of the reasons quite a lot of people recomend against the usage of perfume and scented deodorants, at least all the time. Because scent is such an important part in determining physical attraction on a more primal level

[Arially]

When I was younger, my Grandma had a certain scent. I could smell her from a mile away lol. But as I got older, the smell went away. Weird.

[Mesonfielde]

Voted E). The only thing I can tell is cologne. But I don't like most cologne. I'm okay with deodorants though.

[Amagi82]

I'm not alone! The poll numbers for this one are pretty interesting, actually.

[JackKerouac77]

Actually, yes. Most familiar people have distinct scents. It's weird.

[Klaatu51]

i believe that happens only if someone wears perfume

[LimeAndLight]

I, as my sisters (@NoxIce and @SnowHearth) can identify people we know, by their natural scent if they aren't using perfume.

[Amagi82]

How would you describe such scents?

[sammy_31]

I mean some people do have their scent but no I really can't like a bloodhound.

[Anonymous]

I can tell apart close ones in my family, there's 4 of us. Bro, mom and dad and me (I dont know what I smell like) They smell like weed, flour and aftershave.

[Jerusha]

Unless it's perfume or cologne, then no way... I can't hahaha

[LittleSally]

Sure... some... but not every person I came into contact with... Not a dog...

[ArabianPwincess197]

I've read about this but I can't identify people based on their scent. But yes people do have it.

[Fireshadow]

I can recognize perfume smells... Like my mum's I always know it's her perfume... :)

[plain_table]

D. I just recognize my boyfriend's scent.

[Anonymous]

Toss up between C and D but went with D

[GoldCobra]

No, i'm not Wolverine