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Imprinted in my olfactory memory

Posted by Robin on 24 July 2018 6 Comments

He would wet his hair with Eau Savage, using it as a sort of hair gel. It was that smell combined with the tobacco of his pipe. He used to smoke a specific tobacco pipe called Reine Claude. The combination of those scents is imprinted in my olfactory memory forever and those memories are the moments of happiness for me.

— Kilian Hennessy, asked about the smell of happiness, picks his grandfather. Read more in Kilian Hennessy Thinks Mondays Smell Like Nothing at The Cut.

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  1. SFguy says:
    24 July 2018 at 9:17 am

    What an evocative combination! If I smoked a pipe I might try it.

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    • Robin says:
      24 July 2018 at 10:23 am

      He ought to make the fragrance.

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  2. therabbitsflower says:
    24 July 2018 at 10:08 am

    Oh, what a charmed life (re: the whole article).

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    • Robin says:
      24 July 2018 at 10:22 am

      It ain’t too shabby.

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  3. Kanuka says:
    24 July 2018 at 2:57 pm

    Nice article, thanks Robin. In case he’s looking for perfume inspiration to fill the Monday blank page : my Mondays smell like putting out the rubbish, picking up dog poo from the lawn, two loads of washing, a trip to the supermarket and a day of work followed by cooking dinner and housework.

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    • Robin says:
      24 July 2018 at 4:25 pm

      Ha! I am guessing these are activities he is perhaps not totally familiar with. But who knows.

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