I'd bottle up the smell of my late grandmother's kitchen. That was the heart of her home and where she cooked for her kids and their kids for over 50 years. I'm pretty sure the smell of cornbread and pound cake must be baked into the home's walls. She adored piping hot, black coffee from an old-fashioned silver percolator any time of day. Vanilla, salt, and hints of melted butter (in a white bottle to match her hair).
I wish I could bottle the feelings and scents of my favourite bubble tea spot— a casual date night and group hangout spot that holds a lot of memories. I’m thinking notes of Jasmine and peach for sure, maybe some element of musk that reminds me of inching closer and closer to my crush as the hours go by and we get swept up in conversation.
if i could bottle a scent, it might be my bedtime routine! it’s the coziest part of my day! after getting dressed in jammie’s, my husband makes us both giant mugs of chamomile tea with tart cherry juice and then we laugh and chat till our eyes close! it is some of the sweetest moments of my day and i have found that it can turn any day around 🥰
I’m so excited for your new interview series, it’ll be great to see you interview fellow artists in as thoughtful of a way as you have always written these articles. If I had to create a scent it would be a perfume that would make me (in the least creepy way possible) smell like a librarian! The smell of old books in a library is something I never get tired of, it’s not an old musty smell to me. I’m imagining a very mature and alluring scent, with notes of cherry and cinnamon.
I wish I could bottle the smell of putting on Banana Boat sunscreen and stepping outside on a sunny morning. That mix of sunscreen and warm air just feels like summer starting. It reminds me of being a kid,long days outside, popsicle’s melting, and no worries. It’s that happy, nostalgic feeling where you just know it’s going to be a really good day! The scent would be hints coconut, vanilla, orange and lemon!
I wish I could bottle up the feeling of the first warmer day after a cold and windy winter. I think there would be hints of vanilla and lavender. Those feelings make me feel so warm and happy!
Xtra Milk is my signature scent, too! For a long time, it was Persian Gardens by Kuumba Made, but then something happened and the oil just stopped lasting as long as it used to. So I did a Reddit search of scents that are similar to Persian Gardens, and some lovely angel suggested Xtra Milk. Thank you, random Redditer, as I now faithfully use the perfume, laundry detergent, dryer sheets, hand cream, and linen spray :)
I have been dying to try Mineral Milk!! If I could bottle up a scent, it would be the first spring walk down the road when everything is on the precipice of blooming, but there's still a lot of winter-withered plants, and it's still chilly enough that people are using their woodstoves, and the excitement and anticipation of spring permeates the air and everyone's homes :)
I would bottle the sweeter smells of farm life. :) Honeysuckle, mowed hay, sunshine and fresh air, endless wildflowers, homemade dirt paths through woods... Something simple, down to earth, and filled with life.
I would bottle the smell when you woke up as a kid for field day. It was always the most bright, sunny day and the birds were so much louder. It smells like wet pavement, sunscreen, and melting popsicles.
I’d love to bottle the smell of working in the garden in the beginning of spring! Things are coming back to life, the dewy smell from the grass, the earthy smell from the soil, pine, and herbs , a hint of lavender or cherry blossom and the feeling of sunshine hitting your face. I think it’s one of my favorite times of the year because you’re focused on growth and the excitement of not knowing what to expect for the new season.
Oh my favorite scent is easy: the scent of waking up next to my baby. Each one of my kids has smelled a little different, but there’s a large overlap; the smell of our sheets, of her baby shampoo, the way she gets sweaty in her sleep. Her tiny drops of drool on my skin and the way her hair always smells a little like my deodorant from cuddling under my arm. When I’m breathing all this in, she sees me for the first time and smiles so big that her whole body curls.
I shower at night so I can smell her on my skin all morning. I imagine, when I’m very old and taking my last breath as I drift into heaven, this is what it will smell like.
I would love to have a fragrance for my memories at camp Merri-Mac in North Carolina! Think parent trap camp but in real life. Fresh mountain air, earthy wood cabins, new/fun girl friendships! There’s also this sweet smell in the mountains (some kind of plant like jasmine maybe) that is just glorious.
I'd bottle up the smell of my late grandmother's kitchen. That was the heart of her home and where she cooked for her kids and their kids for over 50 years. I'm pretty sure the smell of cornbread and pound cake must be baked into the home's walls. She adored piping hot, black coffee from an old-fashioned silver percolator any time of day. Vanilla, salt, and hints of melted butter (in a white bottle to match her hair).
I wish I could bottle the feelings and scents of my favourite bubble tea spot— a casual date night and group hangout spot that holds a lot of memories. I’m thinking notes of Jasmine and peach for sure, maybe some element of musk that reminds me of inching closer and closer to my crush as the hours go by and we get swept up in conversation.
if i could bottle a scent, it might be my bedtime routine! it’s the coziest part of my day! after getting dressed in jammie’s, my husband makes us both giant mugs of chamomile tea with tart cherry juice and then we laugh and chat till our eyes close! it is some of the sweetest moments of my day and i have found that it can turn any day around 🥰
I’m so excited for your new interview series, it’ll be great to see you interview fellow artists in as thoughtful of a way as you have always written these articles. If I had to create a scent it would be a perfume that would make me (in the least creepy way possible) smell like a librarian! The smell of old books in a library is something I never get tired of, it’s not an old musty smell to me. I’m imagining a very mature and alluring scent, with notes of cherry and cinnamon.
i would bottle up sunsets on the beach in malibu :)
I wish I could bottle the smell of putting on Banana Boat sunscreen and stepping outside on a sunny morning. That mix of sunscreen and warm air just feels like summer starting. It reminds me of being a kid,long days outside, popsicle’s melting, and no worries. It’s that happy, nostalgic feeling where you just know it’s going to be a really good day! The scent would be hints coconut, vanilla, orange and lemon!
I wish I could bottle up the feeling of the first warmer day after a cold and windy winter. I think there would be hints of vanilla and lavender. Those feelings make me feel so warm and happy!
Xtra Milk is my signature scent, too! For a long time, it was Persian Gardens by Kuumba Made, but then something happened and the oil just stopped lasting as long as it used to. So I did a Reddit search of scents that are similar to Persian Gardens, and some lovely angel suggested Xtra Milk. Thank you, random Redditer, as I now faithfully use the perfume, laundry detergent, dryer sheets, hand cream, and linen spray :)
I have been dying to try Mineral Milk!! If I could bottle up a scent, it would be the first spring walk down the road when everything is on the precipice of blooming, but there's still a lot of winter-withered plants, and it's still chilly enough that people are using their woodstoves, and the excitement and anticipation of spring permeates the air and everyone's homes :)
I would bottle the smell of herbs growing in my garden! Or of fennel seed, which is maybe my favorite scent
I would bottle the sweeter smells of farm life. :) Honeysuckle, mowed hay, sunshine and fresh air, endless wildflowers, homemade dirt paths through woods... Something simple, down to earth, and filled with life.
I would bottle the smell when you woke up as a kid for field day. It was always the most bright, sunny day and the birds were so much louder. It smells like wet pavement, sunscreen, and melting popsicles.
I wish I could bottle teenage nostalgia. Late nights, loud music. Coffee at ungodly hours of the evening.
I’d love to bottle the smell of working in the garden in the beginning of spring! Things are coming back to life, the dewy smell from the grass, the earthy smell from the soil, pine, and herbs , a hint of lavender or cherry blossom and the feeling of sunshine hitting your face. I think it’s one of my favorite times of the year because you’re focused on growth and the excitement of not knowing what to expect for the new season.
Oh my favorite scent is easy: the scent of waking up next to my baby. Each one of my kids has smelled a little different, but there’s a large overlap; the smell of our sheets, of her baby shampoo, the way she gets sweaty in her sleep. Her tiny drops of drool on my skin and the way her hair always smells a little like my deodorant from cuddling under my arm. When I’m breathing all this in, she sees me for the first time and smiles so big that her whole body curls.
I shower at night so I can smell her on my skin all morning. I imagine, when I’m very old and taking my last breath as I drift into heaven, this is what it will smell like.
i would bottle the smell of driving on mulholland dr in the summer - eucalyptus, fresh air, sunscreen :)
I would love to have a fragrance for my memories at camp Merri-Mac in North Carolina! Think parent trap camp but in real life. Fresh mountain air, earthy wood cabins, new/fun girl friendships! There’s also this sweet smell in the mountains (some kind of plant like jasmine maybe) that is just glorious.