Scent Kaleidoscope

The familiar scent of his cologne rearranged my thoughts like bright shards of glass inside a kaleidoscope. - Body of Evidence '91, Patricia D. Cornwell

Hidden Unicorn: Lura Astor

Lurana on Pinterest - smell, fun, fragrance, bottles and more

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Sailing on Scent

 




 Sailing on Scent: Lura Astor

Men Respond to the Smell of

certain smells induce blood flow
to the pen*s:

pumpkin pie

cinnamon buns

pumpkin pie combined with lavender

doughnuts and black licorice mixture

pumpkin pie with doughnut

oranges alone

Baked cinnamon buns have a greater effect than all perfumes
and

Pumpkin pie puts cinnamon buns in the shade ...



Illustration: Pumpkin Teat Lura Astor

Chemical Alphabet - Smell All About It

Like all good mysteries, it is hidden in plain sight.

It has, if anything, deepened as our knowledge of smell has increased.

Like most enticing enigmas, it is simply stated:



what is this chemical alphabet that our noses read so effortlessly from birth?

 – Luca Turn


illustration: Alphabet Stew Lura Astor

The Galaxy Center Smells of ...

The centre of the galaxy smells of raspberries and tastes of rum.

No, really. It’s to do with all the ethyl formate floating around.


- from the BBC humorous quiz show QI Quite Intelligent

Raspberry Bouquet: Lura Astor

Welsh Air

Spritz on some refreshing air from Wales

Cymru = Wales

If you want to capture someone’s attention, whisper.

- Coty Perfume

Spirit of Fumes: Lura Astor 

Chemical Poetry

Perfumes are chemical poems.

Smell is our chemical sense.

-    Luca Turin



Illustration: Sprifff Lura Astor

A Kind Offer

Three things in human life are important: 

the first is to be kind; 

the second is to be kind; 

and the third is to be kind. 

- C.S. Lewis 1898-1963









 A Sweet Offer for You: Lura Astor

Scented Winds

Plants that wake when others sleep.

Timid jasmine buds that keep their fragrance to themselves all day,

but when the sunlight dies away let the delicious secret out

to every breeze that roams about.

- Thomas More



Petal Series: Lura Astor

3 Words

3 words we love to hear

You!

Smell!

Marvelous!







minis in the sun: lastor