With hazy-eyed nostalgic vomit abounding as of late, over-sentimentality hovers as a threat to us all. However, in good fun—as we all remember nostalgia to be—I’d like to reflect on one strange popularity I believe to have simmered most fervently in the early ’00s: Cucumber Melon scent from Bath and Body Works.
To date myself, during my middle school years, this seemed to be the go-to scent for any and all girls on your Christmas list. It was the variety to purchase for any new friend’s birthday. It was, well, boring and neutral. It smelled enough like something to pass as a scent but not enough like anything to remind one of a specific individual. Therefore it was the everywhere scent of which each girl on the block owned in at least one medium (anti-bac to-go, anyone?). And as I recall, it was nobody’s favorite. How can the everyone scent be one girl’s signature? Or am I wrong did everyone love Cucumber Melon and I was a big dummy for favoring Sun-Ripened Raspberry? Clue me in!
magnolia / 1369 posts
Ew. Cucumber has never really smelled all that great to me. :/
I’ve always preferred flowery scents but lately I’ve been into apples (not on me but for a room or area).
sunflower / 264 posts
I love rose scent. It’s a little unfortunate that 92% of female senior citizens do as well.
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I looooooooooooooove cucumber melon
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Personally, I liked the cucumber melon scent but it wasn’t my favorite…the one I’m scratching my head about was the Love Spell scent from Victoria’s Secret. The scent made me think of Hawaiian Punch. All the girls had that scent while I was in high school. It was Love Spell or Cool Water for women. Those 2 scents make me gag now. My fave for everyday wear is Victoria’s Secret Angels Heavenly, I’ve been wearing consistently it for 8 or so years now.
dahlia / 2747 posts
bahahaha. i totally remember cucumber melon!
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oh god, i had a cucumber melon phase.
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Only reason I remember cucumber melon is because I had an allergic reaction to it. Ended up with hives all over my legs. That was not a fun day.
rose / 834 posts
I liked it way more than yucky warm vanilla sugar.
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i was totally expecting this post to be about victoria secret’s “love spell”
daffodil / 1525 posts
UGH YES i used it forever ago when i was growing up because it was the smell i liked most. SO SICK OF IT NOW
orchid / 193 posts
Ugh, I hate cucumber melon. For some reason it and similar scents (pine/evergreen) give me a headache. My favorite scents when I was younger was cotton candy and warm vanilla sugar.
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That scent, Love Spell & Coolwater were used SOO much when I was growing up in high school. I can’t stand the smell of any of them now.
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Yes that and LoveSpell remind me of middle school and the scents make me nauseous now.
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haha I thought it was going to be apple pie- scent as in just smell, not perfume
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I never liked Cucumber Melon but people kept giving it to me!!!!! I like using cherry blossom for a body spray and I actually still have a bottle of Love Spell…for emergency use only. VS has waaay better scents than that one.
My signature scent is Armani Diamonds. ^.^
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lol, i remember my sister always smelled like that. i used it, but warm vanilla sugar was my favorite when i was younger.
now i love forever sunshine, twilight woods, and black amethyst.
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@xososweet06xo@xanga - Love Spell makes me feel sick, too. My friend had really bad BO and sprayed it over her stench, lol.
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I loved this scent, but I preferred Sun Ripened Raspberry. I totally remember drooling over Bath and Body Works when I was in HS. LOL
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This scent literally makes me GAG!
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I thought this post was going to be about sweet pea haha
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I always liked the apple scent better, but I thought cucumber melon was nice because it just smells fresh and clean.
I like the lighter scents like Sweet Pea and Paris Amour, though my new favorite is Carried away. I always hated when people got me things like Japanese Cherry Blossom or Sensual Amber, way too heavy and stuffy.
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I loved it, but it smelled awful on me!
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I am allergic to anything flowery or perfume-like. I always preferred fruit smells: Pineapple and Peach. I also liked this one very very light lavender scent, I think it was called Moonlight Bath. Cucumber green tea, though, is now the scent I wear for deodorant because it gives off a “fresh” smell IMO.My favorite scent is vanilla and cinnamon, though, and I know guys love those scents too. My vinegar hair rinse is scented with both
sunflower / 397 posts
My favourite is Twilight Woods. <3 I remember I had a friend that had tons of the Cucumber Melon stuff and I smelled it once and felt sick. It’s just an icky scent to me.
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It does smell good, but it’s definitely overrated, especially with all of the other amazing, non-cliche smells B&BW has.
orchid / 205 posts
@Jenny_Wren@xanga - bahahaha, hilarious. my roommate uses non-sweet lavender scents a lot, and I tell her the same thing. it’s her and the little old abuelitas.
orchid / 205 posts
Hmmm, my mom always used cucumber/melon type scented stuff (actually, she even carried Bath and Body Works’ Cucumber Melon hand lotion in her purse) so I always just associate it with her.
The main thing I remember was Clinique “Happy” (which people had the tiny tiny sample bottles of) and the drug store knock-offs that smelled the same. That scent was EVERYWHERE for a while.