"Wow, that's really creepy!"
4.9.2018
Translation: machine translated
What does a newborn baby smell like from a bottle? Or have you ever sniffed fairy dust? Neither have my editorial team. Until now. Welcome to the fragrance library.
Fragrances are one of those things: very subjective and often too harsh for my taste. However, as I am practically smell-blind and can only distinguish between "I like" and "gag", I let my work colleagues sniff a few unusual perfumes from The Library of Fragrance. Could they guess the individual fragrance notes in each bottle in the blind test?
The club of tough noses
As part of this little experiment, I was able to recruit the following selfless test subjects:
- Mariya Alipieva, self-proclaimed fragrance expert, although she was stripped of this title later that afternoon by
- Pia Seidel, an excellent non-expert on individual fragrances: She switches gracefully back and forth between summer and winter fragrances throughout the year
- Carolin Teufelberger), perfume monogamist by conviction. Her motto: 1 life, 1 fragrance .- Ramon Schneider, in possession of a Nivea roll-on deodorant - but no perfume
Paperback: the Eau de Bücherwurm
The first round was immediately opened with a hearty "Wow, that's mega creepy!" from Mariya. It's off to a good start. Sweet and smoky at the same time, she summarised. When I ask her what name she would give the fragrance, she can hardly decide between "Don't buy it" and "Old newspapers". Carolin goes for the title "Printing ink". She also finds the fragrance heavy. Both dangerously close. Ramon's nose, on the other hand, tends towards sweet and vanilla. Nevertheless, he would label the bottle "moth cupboard". Pia takes the whole thing back to her childhood. Or rather, to her grandma's hairdressing salon, where she always had to go. Her name: "drying bonnet" - but, as she emphasises, not in a negative sense.
Kitten Fur: A little meow meow doesn't hurt, does it?
With the fragrance "Kitten Fur", I am holding my nightmare come true in my hands, because: It's not enough that I'm at war with most perfumes. Now there's apparently also a fragrance from the animal that I claim has made a pact with the devil. But well, I don't have to wear it. My unsuspecting colleagues sniff the test strip. Ramon immediately senses Lush vibes and refers to the (not his favourite) bath bombs from the soap shop. "Badeplausch" is his name tip. Caro is also drawn to the soap corner. For her, the whole thing smells suspiciously of "Soapy Satisfaction" and baby wipes on the finish. The perfume also reminds Pia of a soap, but one that you would find in a non-hipster restaurant. You know, because hipster restos would reach for Soeder or Aesop. "Milli Vanilli", is her résumé.
Cannabis Flower: not exactly the highest of feelings
While Caro clearly smells raspberries and is therefore certain that the perfume is named after the dessert of the same name, "Heisse Liebe", Ramon is more likely to guess "Self-distilled", as he smells a suspiciously strong alcohol scent. Mariya also favours spirits - "pure vodka", followed by her expert opinion: "Somehow it smells really shit!" Pia's olfactory organ is a little more civilised, she only notices something sweet-like that makes her think of "polar bears". At least everyone agrees that this eau de gras has nothing to do with cannabis.
Pixie Dust: Sugar shock in Neverland
For Mariya, the whole thing definitely smells of candy floss. Caro, on the other hand, sees a children's strawberry toothpaste in her mind's eye and immediately titles the work "Chilbi visit". Ramon is drawn in a similar direction. Hardcore Chrömle in the swimming pool, Hubba Bubba and all that. He surmises a label on the bottle that reads "Candy Shop". Pia's reference to the old Centre Shock chewing gums fits in perfectly.
New Baby: in search of the child
"I can't smell anything!" exclaims Caro, immediately leaning towards "tap water". Ramon describes the smell as hand sanitiser meets window cleaner. He speculates on the name "The Cleaner". Mariya makes a reference to Pia's restaurant soap theory from above. And Pia herself? She is certain that she is holding the first perfume she ever owned in her hands and mentally apologises to her grandmother for having asked her for it back then. And where is the "new baby" now? Time for a missing persons report...
Chocolate Chip Cookie: Calories to sprinkle
We finish the experiment with something sweet. "Didn't Martin bring muffins today that smell just like this?" asks Pia enthusiastically. Everyone quickly agrees that there is a lot of chocolate involved. With a hint of caramel, adds Ramon. Caro has a much more precise idea of what she is smelling: a chocolate cake that has been in the oven for just long enough to be nicely browned and crusty, dangerously close to being burnt. The choices are "Willy Wonka" and "Chocolate Muffin".
Let's summarise
Chocolate Chip Cookie is the only fragrance that lives up to its name. With all the others, you get the feeling that a random generator had a hand in it. Perhaps they smell better in what is known as fragrance layering, which means combining different fragrances with one another. That's what they are designed for. So how about "Baby Dust" or a "Cannabis Cookie"? In any case, we are certain that we could have done better with the naming.
Natalie Hemengül
Senior Editor
Natalie.Hemenguel@digitecgalaxus.chAs a massive Disney fan, I see the world through rose-tinted glasses. I worship series from the 90s and consider mermaids a religion. When I’m not dancing in glitter rain, I’m either hanging out at pyjama parties or sitting at my make-up table. P.S. I love you, bacon, garlic and onions.
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