11/29/2025
WHO REMEMBERS WHEN THE 90s SMELLED EXACTLY LIKE THIS — CUCUMBER MELON EVERYTHING, ALL DAY, EVERYWHERE?
Back when Bath & Body Works ruled the world and every girl’s backpack, locker, and bathroom smelled like a fresh fruit salad with a splash of aloe.
When you couldn’t walk into a mall without getting hit by that unforgettable cucumber‑melon cloud drifting out of the store like a scented forcefield.
When shower gel, lotion, body spray, and even your best friend’s car all had the same iconic smell — and somehow, we never got tired of it.
When getting ready for school meant drenching yourself in so much Cucumber Melon that teachers could smell you walking down the hallway.
Kids today will never understand how one scent could define an entire decade — light, sweet, clean, and full of the same energy we carried into every part of the 90s.
Maybe the 90s didn’t smell better… maybe they just felt happier.
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