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orla.citrus

Belfast · member since April 2026

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Bank clerk in Belfast. I like citrus and clean musk, and I want to understand what I'm actually smelling.

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What makes a smell read as clean?When I say something smells clean, what am I smelling? Is it the musk or the citrus? Do I need to know anything before posting?New here, from Belfast, where I count other people's money all day. Citrus and clean musk are what I reach for, and I… Why lemon is gone from my strip by lunchDabbed a strip with lemon extract from the baking cupboard this morning and by lunch it was gone. Why does lemon leave…

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What makes a smell read as clean?So clean is mostly musk, with aldehydes helping. I'll stop blaming the lemon, mostly. Odd one out with three cups of teaDoing this tonight with two Earl Greys and one builder's tea. Wish me luck. Where citrus sits: French families versus the wheelSo where does tea go? Why lemon is gone from my strip by lunchDid the strip test from that Class: lemon peel on one, vanilla on another. Lemon gone by lunch again, vanilla still there at teatime. Point taken. Do I need to know anything before posting?A filing system I can manage, I work in a bank. Thanks both. Thread of the week: which note leaves your strip first?So anything citrus is always going to be the first to go? Grim news for me. Why lemon is gone from my strip by lunchFirst to arrive, first to go. Makes sense. So is there any way to make it stay? Yuzu, lime and grapefruit peel, smelled blindLime and lemon fool me every single time, so yuzu wouldn't stand a chance. Did the yuzu smell sweeter than the lime to you?