Demeter has launched Petrichor, the latest addition to their Fragrance Library…
The daily lemming
More scented pencils, anyone? Quintais e Jardins de Portugal (Backyards and Gardens of Portugal) pencils from Viarco:
The cedar barrels of these HB pencils are perfumed with nostalgic scents of the Portuguese landscape, and convincingly so. The come in five different scents: Figueira - Fig, Jasmin - Jasmin, Lirio de Campo - Lily of the Valley, Peonia - Peony, Flor de Laranjeira - Orange Blossom. Viarco is Portugal's one and only pencil factory. Founded in 1907, Viarco has done a beautiful job of preserving and sharing their Portuguese while also constantly innovating unique new things. They are very much a 21st century pencil company.
Each pack of six #2 pencils is $10 at CW Pencils. (found via @glasspetalsmoke at Twitter)
Van Cleef & Arpels Bois Dore ~ new fragrance
Van Cleef & Arpels will launch Bois Doré, a new addition to the brands′s Collection Extraordinaire. Bois Doré follows 2016’s Moonlight Patchouli…
Dogs can identify cancers by their smells
The first published case of the behavior was in a 1989 Lancet letter describing a border collie–Doberman mix who sniffed and bit so aggressively at a mole on her owner’s leg (even through her trousers) that the owner was moved to check with her doctor, who diagnosed a malignant melanoma. [...] In the decades since, studies have supported the claim that dogs can identify cancers by their smells, which are caused by the volatile organic chemicals in the waste products the cells release.
— Read more at How Dogs’ Sensitive Noses Could Change Cancer Diagnosis at Slate.
Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, Earth Day 2017
Happy Earth Day! We’re marking the occasion with our usual open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, your favorite spot on Earth, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…