Men prefer smell of bacon to babies

Men prefer the smell of petrol and frying bacon to that of a newborn baby, a study has found. The whiff of a newborn was only ranked at number 18 in the poll while bacon was seventh and petrol was 12th.

Top of the list was freshly-baked bread followed by clean sheets and freshly mown grass. Fish and chips, roast dinner and fresh coffee also made the list as did fresh air after rainfall.

Women picked bread, grass and clean sheets followed by fresh flowers and vanilla as their favourites with vomit, body odour and public toilets the worst smells. Around the house rubbish bins, wet dogs, cigarettes and smelly feet came top.

It also emerged that nine out of ten women believe a nice scent has the ability to change their mood.



Top 20 smells which make Brits happy:

1. Freshly baked bread, 2. Clean sheets, 3. Freshly mown grass, 4. Fresh flowers, 5. Freshly ground coffee, 6. Fresh air after rain fall, 7. Vanilla, 8. Chocolate, 9. Fish and chips, 10. Bacon frying, 11. Roast dinner, 12. Babies, 13. Lemon zest, 14. Lavender, 15. Petrol, 16. Apple and blackberry crumble in the oven, 17. A freshly lit match, 18. Roses, 19. Party poppers, 20. Rubber tyres.