Erin's Sensuous Lexicon

A journey through senses...

Smell, Nov 12

1. The scent of what leaves you swooning with joy?

This sounds so crazy, but I love the way Calvin smells. He has a very nice scent, almost like a baby. I think it’s because he shaves his head.

2. In the context of Ineke and Yosh saying how we cannot smell ourselves
come up with a description of your smell. What is your smell is composed of?

I actually think this idea of not being able to smell ourselves in interesting in that I always have told Calvin that I love the way he smells, but that I could not explain why. He always asks me - what does it smell like? I was like, I have no idea, it just smells good! As for me, I think I smell girly - whatever that means. Calvin says I smell like ‘girly.’ It’s a mix of florals and fresh scents.

3. Describe a memorable experience you have had as a consumer associated with scent.

Not sure if this is memorable or not, but every single time I go shopping with my mom she insists on spraying all the latest fragrances on herself. By the 5th bottle I am literaly gagging because of all the smell. I think her sense of “over-doing-it” has been cancelled over the years due to too much spraying!

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