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Fragrance could be so alluring it might cause a shipwreck

Posted by Robin on 11 July 2017 7 Comments

Since the time of the ancient Greeks, people have wanted to smell like the ocean. Archaeologists have found archaic perfume vessels from around 550 B.C. that are shaped like the mythological sirens of the sea, the idea being that fragrance could be so alluring it might cause a shipwreck.

— The New York Times looks at aquatics; read more at 5 Ways to Smell Like the Beach. Hat tip to Holly!

Filed Under: perfume in the news
Tagged With: aquatic, archaeology

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  1. Celestia says:
    11 July 2017 at 3:07 pm

    Yay! There’s a difference between smelling like the ocean and a day at the beach. For example, I want to smell like Bulgari Aqua and DSquared’s Ocean Wet Wood which are salty and not sweet, unlike Bobby Brown’s coconutty Beach or EL’s Bronze Goddess.

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    • Robin says:
      11 July 2017 at 5:05 pm

      My salty not sweet is Comptoir Sud Pacifique Aqua Motu :-)

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      • Celestia says:
        11 July 2017 at 5:14 pm

        Exactly! Mine too! :-)

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      • nozknoz says:
        11 July 2017 at 7:01 pm

        I never thought of that as salty – time to resniff and think about it. I find it really odd but like it every now and then.

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        • Celestia says:
          11 July 2017 at 11:54 pm

          nozknoz: You’re right, CSP AM is not decidedly salty and it IS rather odd! I really don’t like scents that smell like Coppertone or other coconut beach lotions, frangipani, and vanilla. Aqua Motu is fresh and modern.

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  2. tiffanie says:
    11 July 2017 at 3:10 pm

    Oooohhh, a shipwreck . . . that’s a startling image. Perfume can certainly be stunningly beautiful.

    Salted scents have grabbed my attention lately, is smelling salty a thing? Un Air de Bretagne is on the horizon, and Tokyo Milk has two new scents with salt notes on the way.

    Tokyo Milk Sea & Sky, Eau des Merveilles, Copal Azur, Wood Sage & Sea Salt, Fleurs de Sel . . . it’s getting salty around here, and I like it.

    Thank you for the link to the article, I’d not heard of any of the scents highlighted there.

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    • Robin says:
      11 July 2017 at 5:05 pm

      Yes, it is a thing!

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