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    pear.shaped.Sara: That perfume bottle in the picture, what fragrance is it? I just know my mom had that exact same bottle growing up! more »
    badmutha: Oh my. I really don't want my perfume to be more cultured and sophisticated than I am. Which is why I always wear Fantasy by Britney Spears. That way,... more »
    NefariousNewt: I'm in-scent-sed! This makes no scents! For opera to de-scent into such olfactory non-scents is ludicrous. more »
    birminghamdrunk: um, i can haz benadryl? my allergies: i suspect this would kick them up. more »
    AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope: better have plenty o' Kleenex. That nonsense would have me sneezing for days. more »
    inabook: This is so cool. Bending art into new ways and incorporating more of our senses... We manipulate scents so much as it is to alter moods (scented cand... more »
    bluebears: That sounds like a non stop ride to migrainesville. more »
    Santos L Halper: Eh, you can get a scent opera on the elevator at your local DMV. It's definitely a struggle between nature and fart in that terrible, confined space. more »
    save jinger: Very cool. Now when can I get smellovision? more »
    bangers: this sounds scentsational! more »
    Diziet_Sma: I am a total scent snob - can't stand anything too chemically. I'd rather die than have Febreze or Glade in the house - I'm convinced the chemicals gi... more »
    RunningCori: Anyone else buy stuff from Demeter? They make really unusual scents. But stay away from the Lobster cologne! Gin and Tonic is really nice... more »
    rednrowdy: i feel like the trend now is to be a scent nazi - either it has to smell like something amazing or not smell like anything at all. i like perfume, and... more »
    Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole: Y'all, all you need is one of those cheap ceramic rings that goes over a lightbulb. Drip a little essential oil in it sometimes, and you have lavende... more »
    squirrelcop: Dear P&G: Kindly cease and desist with your fanciful smells and simply revive the scent of your original clear Ivory Dish Soap. Whatever went in ... more »
    Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole: I've always thought the best way to make one's house smell great was to bake bread or roast some meat. Sadly the oven in my house now has a very effi... more »
    tobaccoflower: i love the mrs. meyers basil smell so much... i liked the geranium at first but it is really strong! i do think it is worth the extra $ though, you ... more »
    Miss Smith Drank Your Vodka: I would like to work at this crazy laboratory, smelling things. But I cost more than $25 - these nostrils are worth a pretty penny. I have a very stro... more »
    littlemisslondon: What I don't get is that Bold "White Diamond and Lotus Flower" scent. I get that the lotus smells nice, but white diamonds? Does crystallised carbon r... more »
    PrettyNotPretty: I saw candles today made by ENTENMANN'S. Yes, the snack food purveyor. They were scented like butter cake, chocolate cake, and a few others. more »
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    Sweet Smell Of Success

    Fragrance designer Christophe Laudamiel has worked for five years on a "scent opera," Green Aria, in which a series of scents tell the audience of the struggle between nature and art, with accompanying music. [WSJ]
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    Melon-Cucumber And Other Dirty Secrets Of The Sweet Smell Racket

    Hidden cameras? Surveillance mirrors? "Consumer Village?" According to a piece in the Wall Street Journal, the home fragrance industry is even weirder and more sinister than we realized. More »