Only recently have companies begun assigning smells to everyday products: frangipani-scented sewing threads, tires that smell like roses. A paper soon to be published in the Journal of Consumer Research confirms the wisdom of this tactic, finding that scented products linger in the memory.
— From It’s the Scent That Tickles the Memory at the New York Times.
The miracle of nanotechnology brings us the aromatherapy mattress, such as Magniflex's Lavender Comfort ($1,899 queen). But there are several makers and several available scents to be woven into the fabric of where you sleep: vanilla, rose, green tea and chamomile, for starters. The more you lie on the bed, the more the scent capsules break, which guarantees years of odorous sleep.
— From Mattress makers try to lure us into bed with fragrance, soy and more at the Seattle Times.
Yankee Candle and Hasbro have teamed up to create a series of scented jigsaw puzzles:
New YANKEE CANDLE SCENTED PUZZLES combine America’s Best Loved Candle scents with America’s favorite name in family games and puzzles. Puzzlers of all abilities will be “wowed” by the subtle pleasant scents of classic Yankee Candle fragrances…
To celebrate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of cacao beans at the port city of Bayonne, the French postal service (La Poste) is issuing a set of stamps depicting scenes from the history and manufacture of chocolate…
Ever wish your walls smelled like vanilla?
Paint SCENTsations is a paint additive packaged in 1 ounce packets and 10 ounce bottles.
The packets are great for first time users or smaller projects…