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Wading through department store kiosks

Posted by Robin on 16 July 2024 4 Comments

In the past, shopping for a new cologne meant wading through department store kiosks with salespeople trying to sell you the latest “sport” iteration of an established classic. The groundwork for something different began bubbling 15 to 20 years ago with a surge in the prominence of niche fragrance houses, a stark departure from the mass-produced fumes that once dominated the market.

— Read more in The 9 Coolest Cologne Stores in N.Y.C. at Robb Report.

They didn’t want anyone to feel assaulted

Posted by Robin on 10 May 2024 2 Comments

Apparently the smells made the museum very nervous! They didn’t want anyone to feel assaulted by having to endure the scent of human hair from a hat, and so on. Personally, I very much enjoyed the pat-’n-sniff wall in the “Specter of the Rose” gallery, which allows a visitor to release the smells that have been lifted from a Paul Poiret dress and pair of House of Drecoll gowns and embedded in the paint.

— The New York Times reviews The Costume Institute’s spring 2024 exhibition, Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion (for which Sissel Tolaas did the interactive fragrances). Read more in At the Met, Sleeping Beauty Wakes Up in the Chemistry Lab.

To reawaken these clothes through smell

Posted by Robin on 7 May 2024 2 Comments

To reawaken these clothes through smell, the team from Sissel Tolaas Studio extracted scent molecules from the fabrics, then used a microfilter to trap the air and moisture. Eventually, they analyzed the molecules to identify and replicate the smells. Some of the smells you’ll find include odors found in tobacco, bitter drinks, high-end skin products, roses, polluted environments, and toothpaste. The technology is so advanced, that it even determined aromas associated with human hair and human skin that had been in contact with a dog.

— Smell artist Sissel Tolaas created the fragrances for The Costume Institute’s spring 2024 exhibition, Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion, which runs May 10–September 2 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Read more in The Met Museum’s new ‘Sleeping Beauties’ fashion exhibit is a wonderland for the senses at TimeOut, and see also Sissel Tolaas: The Certified Expert Of All Things Smell Is On A Quest To Sharpen Your Fifth Sense at Pin-Up.

Pomegranate, pine, cloves, cinnamon and mandarin orange

Posted by Robin on 18 November 2023 2 Comments

One-hundred-and-fifty lighted Christmas trees — a mix of fraser and noble fir — will line the avenue’s sidewalks from 46th through 61st Streets, with mist scent diffusers from Scent Marketing Inc. dispersed across every few tree clusters to distribute the fragrance, which features notes of pomegranate, pine, cloves, cinnamon and mandarin orange.

— Read more in Fifth Avenue Will Smell Like Nest New York’s ‘Holiday’ Scent This Winter at Women's Wear Daily via Yahoo.

The Lucky Chance diner

Posted by Robin on 29 August 2023 5 Comments

There’s nothing quite like moseying into a New York City diner for a juicy burger and crisp French fries, but have you ever been to a diner and been served … fragrance? Probably not. Chanel is taking over a diner in Williamsburg — 225 Wythe Avenue — to celebrate its nostalgic Chance fragrance.

— The Lucky Chance diner will be open in Brooklyn from September 8 through the 10th. Read more in Would You Eat Chanel Perfume? at The Cut, or make your reservation here.

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