I planned to wear Zoologist’s T-Rex fragrance to a [New York Fashion Week] show, but I couldn’t bring myself to subject the glitterati to this bestial brew, which roared with smoky cade (from juniper) and metallic rose oxide. Instead, I wore it to brunch with my sister, who was delighted. “You smell stale, musty and a bit bloody,” she said, as her King of the Dinosaurs bro tore apart a bowl of maple-pecan granola.

— Read more in What’s a ‘Manly’ Fragrance? We Try Scents Smelling of Gas, Smoke and Rhinos at The Wall Street Journal. Hat tip to VanMorrisonFan!

Seriously, those odors can hang on through washes like uninvited guests, and at some point you start wondering if you’ll ever win the battle. Spoiler: it’s not about how hard you scrub or how much detergent you pour in—it’s about tackling the odors at their source. Which is where a little extra help from the right product comes in handy.

— Read more in Say Goodbye to Lingering Laundry Smells with This Innovative New Odor Eraser at Dengarden. tldr; The product is Dropp's Odor Eraser, and while it's rather expensive ($36 for 64 pods), I will be buying some if it appears to work well — it just launched last week. Meanwhile, my standby to remove stubborn perfume (or someone else's incredibly perfumed laundry detergent, when I buy used clothing) is Lysol Free & Clear Laundry Sanitizer as a pre-soak, and it does work pretty well. If you have any odor-removing tricks, do comment!