Does reading leave a residue? Whenever I’ve accumulated a stash of glossy magazines, I like to make strips from the perfume samples embedded in their pages. These I will turn into bookmarks, which will turn me into a voracious consumer of words. That, at least, is the promise contained in voluptuous notes of sunny daffodil and jasmine, or velvety sandalwood and iris. Also, violet, which, as it turns out, is a kind of aphrodisiac: when you get a whiff, volatile molecules momentarily stun your nose and leave you craving more violets — and, in my case, words.
— Read more in An ode to perfume strips: Makeshift bookmarks and olfactory association at The Smart Set.
An interesting tactic. I have to say, I’d be less random choosing a scent for a book, but to each their own.
Same here…consequences of a random choice could ruin a good book!