i-adjective
smelling of face powder
Literally describes the scent of traditional white face powder (白粉). Often used for a cosmetic, slightly old-fashioned smell.
See also: 白粉
祖母の鏡台のあたりは、いつも白粉臭い。
The area around my grandmother's dressing table always smells of face powder.
i-adjective
coquettish; redolent of the nightlife world
Figurative extension: suggests a woman who seems experienced in the nightlife or entertainment business, often with a slightly negative or old-fashioned nuance.
彼女の話し方には、どこか白粉臭いところがある。
There is something about her way of speaking that seems coquettish, as if she's used to the nightlife world.