There was also this repellent

Posted by Robin on 15 June 2024 Leave a Comment

The scent that I wanted to bring in was just a reminder that there was also this repellent. There was this rancid presence, which everyone had to pretend wasn't really there because it was the king. It seemed like such an interesting addition to all these sensory elements that [director] Karim [Aïnouz] was already using to create the right mood to perform in.

— Actor Jude Law on the custom fragrance he wore while filming his latest movie (remember?). Read more in Jude Law talks viral response to “Firebrand” fecal matter perfume: 'It was a very sensory set' at Y!Entertainment.

Friday scent of the day 6/14

Posted by Robin on 14 June 2024 165 Comments

Happy Friday and happy National Bourbon Day! It’s also Flag Day and World Blood Donor Day. Birthdays: Harriet Beecher Stowe, Alois Alzheimer, Jerzy Kosiński, Laurie Colwin, Boy George. Our community project this week: it’s Roulette Friday! Devise a game of chance to choose your fragrance of the day. Thank you AnnieA for the suggestion!

What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.

No points for me this week! I am still on vacation, and still in unscented lotion that I have doctored with sweet orange and ylang ylang oils. When I get home tomorrow I’ll pick a random sample to participate a day late. I am also again way behind on reading comments and will try to catch up on Sunday…

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The fascination with Joy

Posted by Robin on 14 June 2024 4 Comments

The fascination with Joy [Milne] is of course attributable to the fact that she can smell the way she can, but it is heightened by the fact that no one knows why. She is hyperosmic by any reasonable definition, but hyperosmia has been the object of so little serious scientific investigation — the smell taboo in action, no doubt, at least in part — that it lacks even a set of agreed-upon definitional criteria.

— Read more in The Woman Who Could Smell Parkinson’s at The New York Times.