Umm, I don't want to smell you from a mile away, or even from a few feet away, no matter how much you like your scent, really.

I think the best fabric softener smell is clothes that have been hung outside to line dry.

"... I'm talking you can smell me from a mile away, but, in a good way.
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I am obsessed with the smell of fresh laundry and I can never achieve it. no matter what I try."

You're wanting strongly perfumed laundry. "Fresh" laundry as such has only a scent of natural fabric.

212508..heavily scented clothes probably would not be *in a good way* to most folks. There's a lot of people out there with allergies.

But try Gain liquid original laundry detergent add Gain original scent beads and Gain original FS..that would probably be a strong scent.

So I don't literally mean that you can smell me from a mile away but I just want the clothes to actually smell like what is in the bottle when they come out of the dryer. I can never smell it on the clothes. I can always smell other peoples clothing and it smells really good. All I get is a big whiff of nothing after I fold my laundry and I use tide and downy.

What brand/model is your washer? It apparently rinses quite well if you're getting minimal residual scent.

As MamaPinky says, Gain products are highly-scented.

I get some residual scent from Era detergent (in the big red jug) and Persil liquid detergent (find at Walmart and others). Wisk liquid leaves some scent. Snuggle Exhilarations White Lavendar & Sandalwood softener has a fairly strong/sweet scent. There are also those laundry scent crystals that go into the wash for sole purpose of adding scent. Purex, Downy, and other brands.

Beware that overuse of softener can cause damage and/or accumulate significant waxy residue in the washer.

The tide 4-1 pods in the botanical rain scent is some of the strongest stuff I've ever used. Also mentioned already, gain is highly scented. Also, scent beads are for you if you like heavy scent on your laundry, but honestly I think on clothes they are just too much. You don't want your laundry scent to overpower everyone within 10 feet of you, do you? If you want light scent use 1/4 cap of scent beads. Favs around here in the forum are bounce bursts and downy unstoppables in the "fresh" scent, and the Purex fab fresh crystals.

Try Bounce Bursts in wash scent booster. I LOVE it, and it has projection, but it is not offensive and smells clean and old fashioned. One of my all time fav scents!!

I've read that people sometimes can't smell their own scent, even while they can smell others'. Maybe you should ask an objective person, who doesn't live with you, whether your scent is as weak as you think it is.

suburbanmd has a good point. I have 3-4 fragrances that I wear, but one of them I have been wearing for almost 22 years!!! Everyone knows me by this amazing scent, but after I apply it I CANNOT smell it at all!! So..maybe your laundry does have scent, but either you are immune to it, or just used to it.

When I got my SQ I was shocked there was NO residual scent. And I was using Gain. NO scent. I realized then what an awesome rinsing machine it was. But I did miss the scent. I have found Persil liquid leaves a little bit. And I am now adding just a dash of fragrance beads, but a very little. I don't think it is overpowering. This may be what you will have to do to get scent because you have a well-rinsing machine -- which is a good thing.

okay larsi - fes up - what has caught your attention for almost 22 years?!?!?

My husband has worn some version of Angel for 20 years. Just a hint. Yesterday was our 20th anniversary and I bought him his 1st bottle as a gift. Some scents are just classic.

These Purex crystals leave a nice scent after washing and drying.

http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/4004855/purex-crystals-fabulously-fresh-in-wash-scent-booster?n=60

I agree regarding not being able to smell your own scents. That happens with my car fresheners. I don't smell it anymore but someone will get in and say is smells good.