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Should You Use the Same Soap as Your Significant Other or Does That Ruin the Whole Damn Thing?
The question posed here is not one concerned with cleanliness, or any other sort of “you should do this because it’s the right way to live your life” but merely one of curiosity: Do you mind smelling the same as the person you are supposed to be trying to maintain a sexual attraction to?
A Whiff on the Wild Side: Confessions of a Vintage Perfume Addict
It was a few years ago when I was the editor of a women's pop culture website that I started writing about perfume on my blog, YesterdaysPerfume.com. Trying to be discreet in the middle of an open office, I'd pop open a tiny one-milliliter vial of the decanted perfume du jour and dab it on my wrist with its plastic…
MK and A Want to Sell You a Perfume That Smells Like Lying in Bed
The December issue of Allure has two covers: One of Ashley Olsen, one of Mary-Kate Olsen. The tycoons are launching a duo of perfumes connected to their designer label Elizabeth and James.
This Is What Vaginal Odor Looks Like, and It's Not Pretty
Everyone knows that it is our womanly duty to keep our lady area smelling fresh and feminine at all times. So it's quite helpful of this Malaysian ad for pads to remind us that vaginal odors are disgusting creatures that need to be fought off with a fierceness. According to Copyranter, the little monster is supposed…
Eau de Macbook, the Fragrance for Truly Obsessive Apple Fans
Searching for a way to recreate that potent mix of ecstasy and guilt at having blown a hundreds of dollars in a single transaction that comes from purchasing a new Apple product? Looking to become a total geek magnet? Then try a spritz of the new fragrance that captures the scent of a Macbook when it's first removed…
Your Essential Oils Are Leaving The World In Ashes
The UK is on fire, and ladies are to blame. Or, to be slightly more precise, essential oils in linens washed at low temperatures have caused a "spate" of house fires around Britain, according to the Telegraph.
Doughnut Perfume Will Give A Guy A Boner
The new scent Eau Flirt claims it's "the world's first perfume clinically proven to make men flirt with women." But can a perfume really make you into a dude-magnet?
Axe, Stridex, And Malibu Musk: Entering Adulthood Through The Drugstore Aisles
I was approximately 12 years old when my mother bought me my first stick of deodorant. She gave it to me right before I entered sixth grade, and it was, at the time, the most grown-up product I'd ever owned.
What Do You Do When Your Signature Scent Stinks For Everyone Else?
When I was in elementary school, we had a very fashionable guidance counselor who could be spotted from miles away, due to the clicking of her super-high heels on the linoleum and the overwhelming scent of her perfume.
Sweet Smell Of Success
Scratch ‘N Sniff, made from scented oil and "microencapsulation technology," was invented in 1965 and in its heyday found its way into children's books, perfume samples, Wonka-like scented wallpaper and, of course, stickers. [MentalFloss]
The New Power Perfumes: You'll Smell Like Your Mom And Like It
Apparently, along with our newfound love of 80's power dressing, we're all enamored of heavy, potent, Reagan-era perfumes, too. You know: Shalimar, Opium, Poison and a bunch of new ones that just smell like them. In general, I'm kind of baffled by these mysterious forces that are supposed to be dictating all our…
How Do You Describe Something You Can't See, Feel, or Hear?
So there's a story by Jim Lewis on Slate about perfume. Not just about perfume, though — about writing about perfume. The story is linked to a book called Perfumes: The Guide, by husband and wife team Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez. I used to write about music, which I always thought was really tough; somehow the…
