ODORS that REEK of the 70s | Memorable SMELLS of the 70s that DEFINED A DECADE & YOU Can't Forget

ODORS that REEK of the 1970s. It SMELLS like the 70s with Lincoln Logs, Macramé, Charlie Perfume, Old Spice, Wicker, and Fondue. Memorable Scents and Aromas that define the 70s and you don't want to forget. Skin So Soft and Tupperware make up so much of the STINK that stank the greatest Generation during the 1980s.

[@jordanodwyer6552]

Ok this is my style guide from now on

[@GENXPERIENCE]

Your New Aesthetic?

[@jordanodwyer6552]

@@GENXPERIENCE that's it! 70s stench aesthetic

[@thetortoise6099]

Born in the late 60s so this was my childhood. We had the tupperware I remember those salt n pepper shakers from our table , the drink tumblers. Mom had the wicker chair and patio furniture. Lincoln Logs ,, dude , I love ya man that made me smile ... here's a scent that was really common in our house for as far back as my memory goes , Rose Milk hand lotion. Great episode !

[@GENXPERIENCE]

Rose Milk, huh? That is something very new to me. I am in early 70s guy, but love this crap and stench or not, it is all done with love and respect. Thanks for watching.

[@thetortoise6099]

@@TakeavakaytoOttestadHedmark OMG I forgot about Wheat Germ n Honey Shampoo my mom used that ,, you rock !!

[@catliciousoz]

Ahem. As a small child, in about 1978 I had a pizza scented, scratch n sniff t-shirt. I had forgotten about that until this video dropped... Also, Tabu.

[@GENXPERIENCE]

Nice memory. I remember that one as well. It was an odd pizza, but as kid who loved food, I couldn't get enough. In my SMELLS OF THE 80s show, you'll see more about Scratch N Sniffs.

[@catliciousoz]

​@@GENXPERIENCEit was odd! But I kept scratching and sniffing, wishing I had been given strawberry like the cool kids.. 😅 I'm glad you remember it too, I'll check the 80s olfactory reminiscence in a bit, thank you

[@keySkullghost]

Jean Nate!! The ads….spectacular

[@davidmitchell6873]

Even though you can still smell these items today, the smell of a new comic book straight off of the spinner rack and the smell of that brand new baseball glove that took forever to break in.

[@GENXPERIENCE]

Great scent memories for sure. Old Paperbacks and COmics got a different smell, and about gloves...sad too few kids get one of those in their childhood. It is almost like that smell is going extinct.

[@ernestcruz6316]

Fun fact: The man who sang that iconic Charlie! jingle ("Kinda young, kinda now, Charlie/Kinda free, kinda wow, Charlie") was jazz vocalist Bobby Short.

[@GENXPERIENCE]

Great fact to know. And I was listening to the jingle, was it the man in the old commercial? That would be awesome.

[@ernestcruz6316]

@@GENXPERIENCE You are correct, that was Bobby Short. Give yourself 100 points.

[@DougPalumbo]

Great trip down memory lane!

[@GENXPERIENCE]

That's what it is all about for me. I want people to recall, reminisce, and enjoy. Thank you

[@MagnusPaul1976]

Old Spice... The mark of a man ! That was their slogan for many years... I have a bottle of Old Spice After Shave in my wardrobe. These days, I only put on a splash, because it is very expensive and also not using it every day. I also have Old Spice Deodorant Sticks and Deodorant Sprays. 😊👃

[@GENXPERIENCE]

Old Spice is actually still one of the best scents around. NIce to hear you rockin' the after shave.

[@Ken-vk8pb]

The smell of the bubblegum in sports cards packs and also the movie and TV series bubblegum trading card and sticker packs like Star Wars , Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Battlestar Galactica, Charlie's Angels, Buck Rogers In The 25th Century and many others. Also the smell of the fresh new plastic and vinyl of Star Wars action figures and the Mego celebrity doll's fresh out of the box or package. The smell of brand new shag carpeting in the house.

[@thetortoise6099]

I might .. might still have a few Battlestar Galactica cards as well as Close Encounters. If I remember right they had some of that on Viewmaster discs as well.

[@GENXPERIENCE]

I think I should have put in that chalky terrible gum from cards. I remember loving it and hating it at the same time. I did put in action figure smell in my 80s version (not as much Star Wars, but you get the picture). Please check out that one too.

[@matthewfels7134]

When you started talking about Lincoln Logs, I immediately remembered the smell and instantly I was transported back to 1974. Oh… I still use Old Spice aftershave. So my kids will hopefully have similar comforting memories as they get older… plus I like the smell

[@GENXPERIENCE]

Oh, how can you not. That wood was just old fashion fun, and the smell was part of it. MMMMM, I use Old Spice today, myself.

[@johnsimpson4868]

I was born in 1974 I indeed remember these things

[@GENXPERIENCE]

Right around my time...totally makes sense. Thank you for watching.

[@QuaintMelissaK]

Sweet Honesty, another Avon scent, was nice!

[@GENXPERIENCE]

Sweet Honesty. Sounds risque, my mother would have never bought, lol.

[@paulaward2075]

I wear Sweet Honesty. I wore Charlie and Windsong back in the 1970's. Don't wear Charlie anymore but I do still wear Windsong

[@jpthompson]

This jogged my memory on so many things! My mother sold Tupperware, so we still have tons of those yummy colors around here and I remember the new plastic smell! I also remember the foil tv dinner smell so vividly! Skin So Soft was mosquito repellent and we used it as such. I can smell everything in this video. Thank you for the reminder.

[@GENXPERIENCE]

Love that it brought you back. As it should. Love that people are saying that about Skin So Soft.

[@JB-js4xi]

I realize Windsong is from the 50s but that didnt keep a lot of women, including my mother from hosing themselves down with it in the 70s. Gag. I didnt think any perfume could be worse until in the 80s my mom switched to Giorgio. Way worse. Obnoxious. I miss how new comic books smelled back then. And hot cashews at the local pharmacy snack bar. And the Swanson fried chicken meals. And scratch and sniff stickered plastic necklaces. And rubber finger puppets. And Color Forms. And Fresca. And Hawaiian Tropic. And Mr Bubble Bubble Bath and Gee Your Hair Smells Terrific shampoo!! And the yeast rolls on school lunch trays and I seriously could go on way longer than anyone wants me to. I was born in '69 so the 70s was a world of absolute wonder and excitement to me. The 70s and 90s so far are my two favorite decades and I would take either one back gladly!

[@GENXPERIENCE]

THe new Comic Book. A bit different from old ones that smelled like old paperbacks. Windsong was around awhile, but those scents got a big push in the 70s. I bet it was. I was born only a few years after you, so I still have found memories of all these things. Thanks for watching.

[@JB-js4xi]

@@GENXPERIENCE thanks for producing such great content! And for taking time to reply to people.

[@justmejenny7986]

Not the 80s?

[@MsDisneylandlover]

I love Charlie and baby soft and all old classic perfume. I have a old soul. My parents graduation from high-school in 74. Rip mom ❤..

[@GENXPERIENCE]

I can tell you have the old soul...a good one to have.

[@RetroDaze]

Definitely can recall those Tupperware and Lincoln Log odors. For me, fireplace smoke is up there as well, as we used our fireplace a good amount in the ‘70s and into the ‘80s.

[@MMAALL]

Oil prices practically doubled and we all had to heat our homes with wood stoves. No one could afford oil. My father, uncle, grandfather and myself would go out into the woods and cut wood and fill up our pickups a few times a year.

[@GENXPERIENCE]

Universal smell, but SIMPLY ONE OF THE MOST HAUNTINGLY AROMATIC (the fireplace, I mean). Thank you for much for watching and commenting.

[@GENXPERIENCE]

I love a good fire. WOOD, that is.

[@paulaward2075]

My mom sold Tupperware during the early 1980's

[@RetroDaze]

@@GENXPERIENCEAlways a fun watch when GenXperience posts a new video!

[@andersonic]

70's TV taught us that in Ireland everyone showers outdoors and carries soap carving knives to reveal cleansing layers within. Irish Spring smelt very strongly but I can't say of what or whether it left us clean as a whistle.

[@GENXPERIENCE]

IT WAS INTENSE, and I was mystified of the cutting a slice off...I thought he was going to eat it at first. YUCK

[@matthewfels7134]

🤣🤣🤣

[@KhurtKhave669]

The scented Strawberry Shortcake line of dolls and figures actually started in 1979. My sister says hers still smell fruity! And I still have some of my grade school scratch-n-sniff stickers from the 70's and they're just as strong today as they were then! Chocolate, pancakes, grapes, strawberries, bubblegum, and GASOLINE!!! We were all "technically kinda" huffing gasoline as children! 🚙☁🚬

[@GENXPERIENCE]

I have a soft spot for bus fumes. Yes, SS may have started in 70s, but I think her heyday is the 80s...so I included her there. Scratch n Sniff were in both 70s and 80s, but since sticker books and trading were more popular in the 80s, I put them there. I would have never guessed some still had their scent. What I did forget was play do in this one, for sure.

[@damionalbarr7961]

LMAO, I was an English Leather guy

[@GENXPERIENCE]

That's cause you are classy. SERIOUSLY

[@chrisbcritter]

yepyep! the scent of plastic and the cardboard the toys came in that you would make a home out of for your new friends... the scent (& also?) exhaust from a school bus brings me back... original Lysol spray... Mr. Bubble bubble bath! what about certain scents from your local mall??? the water fountain certainly had its own scent. Old shops like candle stores (Candles N' Such)... local department store that either roasted nuts or made candies... Woolworth smelling part store/part restaurant (Harvest House)... can't forget Orange Julius either. Off hand i remember my mom wearing either Odalisque or Wind Song perfume at the time and my dad wearing Aramis cologne... sometimes Aqua Velva. Though i think the BiG one then was *Brut 33*..... X-D

[@GENXPERIENCE]

Love your response. It is exactly what I hope for. Great list of wonderful memories that take us all back to a simpler...better time.

[@jrebecca0195]

My mother bought Charlie Perfume and my father bought Old Spice when I was growing up.

[@GENXPERIENCE]

Nice smelling home, seriously. Nothing like those classics new at the time. Thank you for watching.

[@katyafan]

My dad is in his mid 70s and has worn Old Spice for like 50 years.

[@paulaward2075]

I wore Charlie and Windsong back in the 1970's. Don't wear Charlie anymore but I do still wear Windsong

[@lynncowan9864]

The liquid plastic that you squeezed out of a tube... you placed a glob of it on a special straw and then blew a psychedelic, swirly colored bubble. THAT stuff would stink up the whole room, and though I don't recall ever inhaling, I reckon doing so would have given the user a "next level" experience. Great video! Keep 'em coming!

[@GENXPERIENCE]

That was SERIOUS. Foul, and totally of the time. Thank you. I remember it well, but didn't for this, darn it

[@eleanorlaurent2303]

That Charlie commercial was "goals" for me before I ever knew what goals were 🩷

[@GENXPERIENCE]

lol. Stuff like that (not Charlie, per se) elevated, affluent, wealth, that was what I wanted.

[@KhurtKhave669]

The TV dinner dad with the 'fro and 70's 'stache looks exactly like my dad did back then! LOL 🥘😋

[@GENXPERIENCE]

And I bet her made dinner, too.

[@thomasgoesnostalgic]

I hate it now but a smoky house just always felt so homey 😂

[@GENXPERIENCE]

It was just part of the walls (the paneled walls, lol). Comfortable...until now when it is completely GAG WORTHY.

[@gooniesgirl1979]

I put Sweet Honesty by Avon on today.

[@GENXPERIENCE]

No way? Awesome. Love that you still work it.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

I remember skin so soft n i remember it n s pink bottle as well.

[@GENXPERIENCE]

It has changed over the years, for sure.

[@QueenOfTheNorth65]

Hahaha! My sister was allergic to Charlie perfume.

[@GENXPERIENCE]

Suck for her....even as others wore it she was probably effected. Well, there were tons of other scents. Thanks for sharing.

[@MrPlownds26]

Here in the U.K. we had Brut cologne for men and for the Ladies , Tweed by Lenthric which smelt like your Grandpa's dirty old sports coat. Unyet people said it was nice.

[@GENXPERIENCE]

I've heard of tweed...I'm sure we had something very similar to that smell, lol.

[@KattMurr]

My mom only used Charlie perfume. Not a fan but the smell reminds me of my mom. She passed away in 2011...

[@paulaward2075]

I wore Charlie perfume and Windsong back in the 1970's. Don't like Charlie anymore but I do still wear Windsong. My mom sold Tupperware during the early 1980's

[@GENXPERIENCE]

Might not be your scent, but I love how it reminds you of your mother. That's how scent time machines work so well.

[@KattMurr]

@@GENXPERIENCE very true...

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Rip to your mom i lost 2 moms to cancer mystery n my mom love white diamond ❤

[@KattMurr]

@@MsDisneylandlover sorry for your losses..

[@keySkullghost]

“Wicker Gone Bad” needs to be a band name.

[@GENXPERIENCE]

Love it. Garage/Grunge Band.

[@paulknappcollections]

The spray they used to disinfect the roller skates we rented at the rink.

[@GENXPERIENCE]

Wow, that is a unique one to remember. But boy that is a SMELL of the times. Thanks man

[@GENXPERIENCE]

Talk about one from the vaults. That is a very specific scent, and one that totally lives in the 70s. Thanks for the addition, man.

[@PaulTesta]

What about the unmistakable "aroma" of Play-Doh...?? Thanks for another trip down GenX lane!

[@GENXPERIENCE]

I am SO HORRIBLE for missing one of my favorites. WHY did I miss that. Thank you for the reminder.

[@PaulTesta]

@GENXPERIENCE Horrible...?? Are you kidding me...?? You're fantastic for posting such great GenX content! Very satisfied GenX subscriber here. I'm an "on-the-cusp" GenX'er (born Apr '65), but a proud GenX'er nonetheless.

[@christineml1476]

My dad used Mennen After Shave. Correction, more like marinated in it. It's an odor that permeated, and possibly damaged, my sense of smell.

[@ernestcruz6316]

My dad liked Avon's Wild Country. He smelled like a combination of that and Winston cigarette smoke.

[@GENXPERIENCE]

YIKES. What a memory, but it lives with you forever. I remember Mennen for sure, but dad did not bath in it, lol.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

U can find Charlie in Ross or in Rite Aid.

[@GENXPERIENCE]

I know, it is still around....there are just so many others that drown out those special ones from teh past.

[@joetriche2891]

We used SSS as mosquito repellent.

[@GENXPERIENCE]

Well, it did have a woodland scent, lol...maybe perfect for camping.

[@stevehowardtrevor2776]

Peacock chair! Butterfly chair was more camping style

[@GENXPERIENCE]

Well, there you go. Bird in the hand is worth one in the bush.

[@manofaction1807]

Pot?

[@GENXPERIENCE]

I sort of mention that and patchouli in the video (look for Hippie Farts)

[@davidmitchell6873]

Pot of grandmas chicken soup?

[@3Storms]

The Avon stuff was ok. It came in a bottle shaped like a Corvette. Also no fragrance will ever be as terrible as "Green Grass."

[@GENXPERIENCE]

Avon was funny because they did have those vessels or bottles shaped like a variety of things. It wasn't enough to have the bottle of stuff itself, but a new brick a brack for the shelf to put it in.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

I always thought thought that butterfly chair i always call it Africa chair. Bc i always saw blacks taking pictures n it lol..😂

[@GENXPERIENCE]

That is DOnna Summer in it for sure. lol, it may have been prevalent in that community for sure. I remember it though as the POSING Chair at Homecomings in High School, lol

[@manofaction1807]

fresh cut grass a good worn baseball mitt. icee freeze micky mouse bars new Star Wars cards and that dry assed bubblegum in baseball cards. New toy smell Apple pie from Micky D's. New Chevelle smell records/ record player high school girls (When I was little.) Football helmet/ pads school, pencils, crayons, glue, paste, erasers classroom. White Castles Caps/ Cap guns The Mall.

[@JB-js4xi]

The bubble gum in trading cards still gives me nightmares. I can smell it right now....thanks a LOT.... LoL

[@GENXPERIENCE]

All fantastic smells. All time machines. ONly about 1/3 of those are still common today, but as for the 70s...I think Cherry Pie (the OG) from McDs would have been a great one, Trading Card GUM...certainly. I covered new toys in my 80s version, but I love the Baseball Mitt. NICE.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Old spice r letting ladies use it now.

[@GENXPERIENCE]

So many varieties too