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Holiday Fragrance Shopping Guide
Gift shopping for the holidays always seems more complicated than any other time of the year. Every year it seems as if my list has grown and suddenly my mind blanks as to what interests each of these people have. Panic begins to set in because I, like everyone else, do not want to give someone a “bad” gift. So what is there to do? Fortunately I have done the studying and research for you and have compiled a list of how to fragrance shop for the holidays and everyone on your list. Read on for my exclusive Holiday Shopping Panic Attack Avoidance Strategies.
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Posted 7 months ago
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New Meaning to ‘Sweet Talk’
Samsung Mobile is redefining sweet talk. From using our phone everywhere in any condition, it is possible that one’s phone may begin to gain an odor. Samsung has created a patent for a phone that will emit a fragrance to keep it smelling nice. All of those phone conversations are about to seem a lot more sweet. (Read more here)
Does your phone stink? Would a more pleasant smelling phone make you use it more?
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Posted 10 months ago
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What does it take to be a perfumer?
You can find almost any product with a scented version, but ever wonder where one becomes a “perfumer?” Where one develops the skills to notably create the perfumes that we love? One of these places is the Givaudan Perfumery School located near Paris, France. Here, students are primed to be great “noses” and recognize the creation of a successful fragrance.
Many famous perfumers have passed through this school since it’s opening in 1946 and it continues to “hone noses” of current students and “are expected to master 500 of [1,300 raw materials] substances ‘like the letters of the alphabet.’” However, emphasis is placed on invention, not memorization.
Read more about what it takes to become a perfumer here
A perfume organ (orgue a parfum) on display at the Fragonard Perfume Museum in Paris. Photo courtesy: AFP
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What does space smell like?
Ever wonder what space smells like? Well astronauts have started talking of this long kept secret, and it’s anything but roses. An odd and distinctive scent, astronauts have described space to smell of ”seared steak,” ”hot metal,” and “welding fumes.” Definitely a description different from any perfume I have tried!
NASA has commissioned Steve Pearce, a scent chemist, to recreate the scent of “space” for training purposes. Pearce, known for creating “Impossible Smells”, is finding this task difficult (dare say impossible?).
Astronaut Don Pettit describes his out-of-this-world fragrance experience as:
It is definitely not the olfactory equivalent to describing the palette sensations of some new food as “tastes like chicken.” The best description I can come up with is metallic; a rather pleasant sweet metallic sensation. It reminded me of my college summers where I labored for many hours with an arc welding torch repairing heavy equipment for a small logging outfit. It reminded me of pleasant sweet smelling welding fumes. That is the smell of space.
So when the scent of space hits the shelves, who’s lining up to buy it?
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