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THERE’S BIG MONEY in fragrance these days, and everyone and their mother seems to be bringing out perfumes.
It’s hard to stand out, but new company Commodity are doing just that with scents based on everyday things.
Want to smell like whiskey? No problem. Gin? That’s there too. Or perhaps wool is your scent of choice?
It all seems a little strange, until you stop to consider the fact that there are lots of things that aren’t really meant to smell nice that people often find absolutely delicious.
Here are eleven smells which are inexplicable delicious.
Library books
There is something about smell you get as you turn the pages of an old library book which is just delicious. Maybe it’s that it conjures up old memories, but it’s certainly a favourite for many.
You’re not meant to like this, but if you find yourself surreptitiously smelling your fingers at work the day after cooking a garlicky feast, you are not alone.
Freshly sweaty skin
We’re not talking stale B.O. here, we mean that hot salty smell you get after exercising.
Friday 15 November, 2024
Friday 15 November, 2024
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11 smells that are inexplicably delicious
THERE’S BIG MONEY in fragrance these days, and everyone and their mother seems to be bringing out perfumes.
It’s hard to stand out, but new company Commodity are doing just that with scents based on everyday things.
Want to smell like whiskey? No problem. Gin? That’s there too. Or perhaps wool is your scent of choice?
It all seems a little strange, until you stop to consider the fact that there are lots of things that aren’t really meant to smell nice that people often find absolutely delicious.
Here are eleven smells which are inexplicable delicious.
Library books
There is something about smell you get as you turn the pages of an old library book which is just delicious. Maybe it’s that it conjures up old memories, but it’s certainly a favourite for many.
Flickr/CCAC North Library
Petrol
Nothing like the smell of you get on the forecourt of a petrol station.
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Warm paper from a photocopier
Possibly the only bonus from standing at a photocopier for ages.
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Dettol
For some people, it’s the smell of home.
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Hot tar on a road
You get it if they’re repaving a street near you, or on an especially sunny day.
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Permanent marker
Especially if it’s a fresh one. Delish.
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Pipe smoke
Sweet and distinctive, you don’t get it very much anymore.
Flickr/Keith Williamson/Creative Commons
Wood varnish
It’s the scent of odd jobs at home on a Summer’s day.
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Garlic on your fingertips after cooking
You’re not meant to like this, but if you find yourself surreptitiously smelling your fingers at work the day after cooking a garlicky feast, you are not alone.
Freshly sweaty skin
We’re not talking stale B.O. here, we mean that hot salty smell you get after exercising.
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India rubber
We’re talking about the smell you get just after rubbing some pencil out.
Flickr/Hometown Beauty/Creative Commons
Not all of these will be everyone’s bag, in fact a lot of them are divisive. What are your favourite smells?
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