Vaginal scent

[HappySpouse]

From my perspective - at least where writing that down is concerned? She doesn’t want to hear it all perfume and fluffy white pillows.

No more than she wants to read Erotica and hear the word vagina (nor I the word “penis”).

Call it a cunt.
And it stinks just a little bit awkward.

But he’s all voracious about it anyways. In fact, more so because of the “stink”.

Durrrrrrrrrrrty, durty dirteeeee…

“I’m sorry it doesn’t smell like Fabrage - but will you bash the crap out of me anyway?”

Fair enough for those who want it dirty, but that’s not everybody, every time. So, a few flowery words won’t hurt anyone. That little bit was describing my personal experience from a true story. Personally I haven’t run into a pussy that didn’t smell like heaven, but I’m sure they are out there. Or, maybe I’m the dirty freak reveling in the stink. I’m good either way.

 

[jehoram]

What is all this about cake? I thought we were talking about jelly roll.

And it's Athalia, for the win.

 

[nylonpunkie]

Aroma is such a turn on for me, it features in all my stories.

Guys too have their own dirty funks that drive me wild. I could discuss this topic for some time but I'll stop there.

Other scents too, waking with a partner and smelling their skin, freshly shampooed hair after a shower, cigarette smoke, I use smells in my stories to draw the reader into my imagination, to give it a touch of visceral reality.

 

[missyunderstanding]

The scent of sex

Scent is a major force of nature in connection with sex drive. That is true of humans as well as many other species.

In discussing scent in a story I think the phrases used are important. For instance in the example that you used the following terms were used to capture the reader: " "Her scent drifted into his nostrils, getting him high, driving him to fuck her harder."

This is subjective but to me the word "nostrils" is not very sexy. I think a high percentage of readers are aware of the location of olfactory nerves. The word nostril seems clinical. Again, this is subjective so I am just offering my reaction.

The mere mention of female scent no doubt triggers memories that we all have of female scent. The same would be true of any common scent. If you speak of pine scent you don't need to explain that the scent was detected in the person's nostrils.

Trust the 'scent memory' of your reader to draw them into the moment.

But that being said, your concept of triggering sensory awareness of a sexual event is very important. To me the goal of any written story is to draw the reader's imagination into the event. So the goal is just to flip switches in the brain and let the light in their mind illuminate the vision you are trying to cast.

Great question and topic.