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A dream of a construction worker

Posted by Robin on 28 January 2020 11 Comments

When I got married, my wife wanted to pick out a scent that would be unique to our marriage so off we went to every department store. One day we’re walking through the food store and there’s a big barrel of Brut on sale for $1.99 and she said, Let’s just try. It basically smells like a dream of a construction worker. It’s manly, it’s wonderful, but what sold me was that Brut was worn by Cary Grant. So I wore that for years and then I met a perfumer named Christophe Laudamiel.

— You can read the rest of Harry Slatkin's anecdote in For This Fragrance Expert, Dog Paws Smell Like Popcorn at The Cut.

Filed Under: perfume in the news
Tagged With: christophe laudamiel, harry slatkin

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  1. Sharyl says:
    28 January 2020 at 10:24 am

    Love it. And I can’t wait to share this anecdote with my former construction-worker husband, though sadly I’m the only one of us who will touch Brut–yes, I have a bottle. I’ve always been a bit of a tomboy.

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    • Robin says:
      28 January 2020 at 12:39 pm

      I love Old Spice but Brut never grew on me. Been trying to decide what OS is, if Brut is a “dream of a construction worker”?

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      • Regina says:
        28 January 2020 at 3:00 pm

        The same, but on a horse!

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        • Robin says:
          28 January 2020 at 3:11 pm

          LOL — now why didn’t I think of that???

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  2. therabbitsflower says:
    28 January 2020 at 10:30 am

    He blows out and sometimes removes candles not made by him from his friends’ homes. Wow, what an ass.

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    • Robin says:
      28 January 2020 at 12:38 pm

      Seriously bad behavior.

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    • Regina says:
      28 January 2020 at 1:17 pm

      I would MURDER such a person. That’s right up there with taking over the playlist.

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      • therabbitsflower says:
        28 January 2020 at 2:08 pm

        Right?!

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    • Regina says:
      28 January 2020 at 1:21 pm

      …and now I’m imagining other professions doing the same thing. “My friends all know I run a cupcake business, so if they serve something else for dessert they shouldn’t be surprised when I dump everyone’s plate into the trash.”

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      • therabbitsflower says:
        28 January 2020 at 2:16 pm

        Yes, and that he proudly tells this story and that his behavior has rubbed off on his child are quite telling of the privilege he holds.

        I do enjoy reading these interviews in the Scent Memories series, but so often it is just rich people reminiscing about being rich. I so much more enjoy the interviews with those who didn’t grow up wealthy or those who are “new” to wealth. Or someone liked Cher who suffers no fools.

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        • Robin says:
          28 January 2020 at 2:33 pm

          “rich people reminiscing about being rich.” — YEP.

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