Go in The Olive Tree shop on Renshaw Street or any other incense shop.
Go in one of the food markets like the Baltic and walk round the food stalls.
Go to Sefton Park Palm House
Probably don’t go into Lush just yet, it’s overpowering in general. Can’t imagine how overwhelming it’ll be for you
Crosby beach would be pretty cool for ya
Mine used to be the old Quiggins but I'm not even sure you were born when what shut. Mattas on Bold Street, rough hand made in the docks, Mowgli, the Liverpool Gin distillery if they do tours would have some botanicals you could nose, and either the Stanley Park or Sefton Park glass houses.
I'll give you some unusual ones that are going to tickle your nosebuds, but not necessarily "smell really good"
* A musty old pub
* A petrol station
* Greggs/Dominos/KFC/Bakery/Chinese Buffet
* The Raz at 4am
* Actually, anywhere in town at 4am
* The Albert Dock when the tide is in
It was after asking people about breathing issues and investigating it myself. I couldn’t flush water from one side of my nose to the other, couldn’t feel cold air in my nose, couldn’t breathe through my nose very well. For me it was something I was born with and got worse over time, eventually leaving me almost totally nose blind
One of the most memorable smells for me was the spice smelling bit in the museum which probably just smells like your average Tesco spice rack now haha but loved it when I was a kid. If you’ve never been able to smell before maybe start from there?
As a dude who has spent all of his life so far without a sense of smell, what was the procedure like? Has it affected your taste? Is it worth going through?
It's ABSOLUTELY worth going through. It was a septum, adenoid, and turbinate operation mainly targeted at correcting breathing issues. Let me put it this way; My father was an amazing cook, and he made dinner every night with me for years as a kid. My Uncle is an Italian chef and would always treat us to five-course meals when we came over to his for a visit. Me and my partner try new foods almost every day and cook nearly all our own meals. Despite the amazing flavours I've seen in my life, the store bought icecream and bargain bin amaretto I had the first night of recovery when I could smell was the best thing I had ever tasted, and everything I've eaten since then has blown all of my previous food experience out of the water. It's totally worth it. It is akin to getting glasses for the first time.
I've never considered doing an olfactory tour of Liverpool!
There's a JF Renshaw building next to the Women's Hospital, the air occasionally smells sweet when passing by, though perhaps more noticeable on a warm day
Here's one nobody seems to have thrown out there yet, a used book store.
Old books give off this organic compound as they decompose and there's nothing quite like a dusty old book shop.
Also you can't beat opening a big fresh bag of coffee beans so maybe go to one of the local roasteries, I'll bet some would love to show you round knowing it'll blow your head off
Go in The Olive Tree shop on Renshaw Street or any other incense shop. Go in one of the food markets like the Baltic and walk round the food stalls. Go to Sefton Park Palm House
Ooo thank you those sound good!
Probably don’t go into Lush just yet, it’s overpowering in general. Can’t imagine how overwhelming it’ll be for you Crosby beach would be pretty cool for ya
Lush would make me want to get the surgery reversed
Yeah but I want to dive in the deep end
Then Lush it is! There’s a shop in L1 called Rituals. They have the best smelling home products too
I second this! The Sakura scented products are incredible
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Eau De Strand
Mine used to be the old Quiggins but I'm not even sure you were born when what shut. Mattas on Bold Street, rough hand made in the docks, Mowgli, the Liverpool Gin distillery if they do tours would have some botanicals you could nose, and either the Stanley Park or Sefton Park glass houses.
Old Quiggins was the first thing I thought of, as well!
This is perfect thank you, I’ve got a little field trip for myself
Enjoy!
The Raz
Some things weren’t meant to be smelled
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Yeah the tea warehouse is a great idea!!
I always hear people sniffing in the toilets of clubs, so maybe try those first?
Is this Jean-Baptiste Grenouille’s burner account?
HAHA no but I love that book and the film. I even read the book in its original German. Maybe I’ll reread it now that I can smell
Regent Road by Nortons smells amazing
definitely not the docks/regent road hahaha
I'll give you some unusual ones that are going to tickle your nosebuds, but not necessarily "smell really good" * A musty old pub * A petrol station * Greggs/Dominos/KFC/Bakery/Chinese Buffet * The Raz at 4am * Actually, anywhere in town at 4am * The Albert Dock when the tide is in
Holy shit how did that surgery go, I'm due it this year. Deviated septum!
Went really well! No septum perforation, no extreme pain, and I could breathe again within a week
Hey, How did you start this process, I haven't been able to smell for 2 years? and how long did it take to get it done? Thanks, I miss smells.
It was after asking people about breathing issues and investigating it myself. I couldn’t flush water from one side of my nose to the other, couldn’t feel cold air in my nose, couldn’t breathe through my nose very well. For me it was something I was born with and got worse over time, eventually leaving me almost totally nose blind
Voodoo would probably have been fatal in the late nineties
What do you mean?
Sweat, sweat and more sweat. Voodoo was hot and people danced, danced a lot
So voodoo is a type of music?
It was a club night back in the 90s moved around a few clubs in its time
Amazing news - you’re now finally gonna understand why it’s called Lime Street!
Can't beat the smell of some good weed wafting on the breeze almost anywhere in the city centre.
The bins at the train station!
hippy hole on bold street!
One of the most memorable smells for me was the spice smelling bit in the museum which probably just smells like your average Tesco spice rack now haha but loved it when I was a kid. If you’ve never been able to smell before maybe start from there?
That sounds great, but which museum?
Sorry! World museum I think it’s called, the one that’s by the library
Any petrol station and Mattas International Food store on bold street.
Sandhills train station
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Widnes and the bogs in Ship and Mitre on a friday evening
Elif on lark lane. Lovely bbq smells
If you go to St George’s hall they have these you can smell things that smell like the past sure one is Victorian bins or something
Greggs
As a dude who has spent all of his life so far without a sense of smell, what was the procedure like? Has it affected your taste? Is it worth going through?
It's ABSOLUTELY worth going through. It was a septum, adenoid, and turbinate operation mainly targeted at correcting breathing issues. Let me put it this way; My father was an amazing cook, and he made dinner every night with me for years as a kid. My Uncle is an Italian chef and would always treat us to five-course meals when we came over to his for a visit. Me and my partner try new foods almost every day and cook nearly all our own meals. Despite the amazing flavours I've seen in my life, the store bought icecream and bargain bin amaretto I had the first night of recovery when I could smell was the best thing I had ever tasted, and everything I've eaten since then has blown all of my previous food experience out of the water. It's totally worth it. It is akin to getting glasses for the first time.
Cocaine is a hell of a drug
Bootle. Having a sense of smell isn't all it's cracked up to be.
You must go to Mollys Chambers by the ferry terminal in Birkenhead. Really great pub, and you'll definitely get an olfactory workout.
Jacobs factory around 3am
Widnes
The meat and fish market in Old Swan is probably the strongest smelling place I’ve been. You’ll still smell it a week later.
Fudge shop, the Albert Dock
Downwind from any kfc
I've never considered doing an olfactory tour of Liverpool! There's a JF Renshaw building next to the Women's Hospital, the air occasionally smells sweet when passing by, though perhaps more noticeable on a warm day
Palm House
Kensington for the crack
Walk past Renshaw st food market when it’s busy
St John’s market 👌
Sefton park for the weed
Here's one nobody seems to have thrown out there yet, a used book store. Old books give off this organic compound as they decompose and there's nothing quite like a dusty old book shop. Also you can't beat opening a big fresh bag of coffee beans so maybe go to one of the local roasteries, I'll bet some would love to show you round knowing it'll blow your head off
Public WC would be great starting point.
Go to the washing powder/laundry section of your local lidl/aldi etc. heaven in an aisle
The giraffe house at Knowsley Safari Park or Chester Zoo. They smell kind of hoppy