David Attenborough visits a titan arum in the wild (in Sumatra) for the BBC.
Also see: a time elapse video of a titan arum blooming earlier this year at UC Berkeley.
Avon Aromadisiac ~ new fragrances
Avon has launched the Aromadisiac fragrance duo for men and women:
So tempting, it awakens your every desire. Live in the moment. Feel the undeniable attraction. Dare to wear it.
Online fragrance shopping
Deal at aquadeluna: 10% of the proceeds of all sales of Scents of Time line will go to relief efforts in Haiti; offer good through 2/15.
Deal at avon: get free shipping on orders of $10 or more with coupon code AVONFS, good through 1/28.
Deal at bondno9: 10% of the proceeds from the sale of Scent of Peace over the next month will go to relief efforts in Haiti.
New at escentual (UK): Chloe Eau de Parfum Intense.
The USB Scent Flower
There are already a few USB-powered room fragrance gadgets, but to my knowledge this is the first done up with plastic flowers.
The USB Scent Flower comes in four scents…
Exotic smelling perfumes
Women around the world spend billions of dollars each year on exotic smelling perfumes and lotions in the hopes of attracting a mate. However, according to a new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, going "au natural" may be the best way to capture a potential mate's attention.
— From Scent of a woman: Men's testosterone responses to olfactory ovulation cues at Physorg.