The light subtle smell of expensive aftershave lotion wafted into his nostrils.

Strong fragrances can be offensive, so I like single-note scents (such as vanilla) that have a subtle smell and don't invade anyone else's space.

But under that rank odor lay a different scent, a smell more subtle, insidious, and consuming than any brimstone.

A subtle smell of plastic and leather and unwashed drains.

A ripe grassy scent overlays the more subtle smell of rich, raw soil.

Keith breathed deeply--and realized, perhaps for the first time, that he missed the subtle smell of perfume.

A gentle eak, then the door sprang open away from him, releasing a subtle smell subterranean spaces and hidden basement rooms.

Here, too, after a moment, I detected that subtle and disturbing smell that had discouraged me from ascending at the other end of the building.

A subtle, salty smell of the sea filled the air.

Paper rustled, and a subtle smell wafted up.