The odors include carbolic soap, crusty bread, rum, urine, vomit and horse manure, said Lucinda Comport and Natalie Fey, who are on the museum’s interpretation team, in an email.
— The scent of Brunel’s SS Great Britain, a restored steamship in Bristol that calls itself the “world’s smelliest museum”, from Exhale Through the Gift Shop, a look at how museums are using smell, at The New York Times.
A cheap(ish) thrill from Yves Rocher: Perfumed Body and Hair Mist Argan & Rose Petals. "This 98% natural origin ingredients body & hair mist delicately perfumes skin and hair. The relaxing sensations of a traditional hammam with a captivating oriental fragrance. Enriched with organic Argan oil and Rose from Morocco." $23 for 100 ml at Yves Rocher.
French niche line Jul et Mad has launched Histoire d’Amour 2.0, a new fragrance…
Rabbit rabbit rabbit! Welcome to November (and Movember, Native American Heritage Month, National Pomegranate Month and NaNoWriMo). Birthdays today: Stephen Crane, Sippie Wallace, Yuko Shimizu, Lyle Lovett. Our community project for today: wear a fragrance that will bring you peace, happiness or good luck for the month.
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.
Peace, happiness and good luck on a November 1 where we’re expecting a high of 78F: Hermès Le Jardin de Monsieur Li…
