When I started dating my husband, which was a long time ago, he gave me a bottle of Anais Anais for our first Christmas together. I still connote that smell with love, and I actually still like the smell of it; it’s a very pretty, floral green. But I also will say love smells like rose. Every woman loves the smell of rose. I was taught by some of the best perfumers in the world in Grasse [France], and I was always taught that you always put a touch of rose in there, because it reminds you of getting that bouquet, it reminds you of those special occasions.
— Procter & Gamble perfumer Zerlina Dubois (she did the Herbal Essences fragrances in the 90s) on the smell of Love. Read more in The Master Perfumer Who Made Showers Smell Orgasmic at The Cut.
Thank you Robin, functional smells are important too, and it’s nostalgic, I loved the Herbal Essences scents of the nineties but too harsh for my hair.
Yes they are! I wonder sometimes if it isn’t a more enjoyable job, too.
I miss the original Herbal Essence (without the “s”!).