vetiver and scent perception

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Adam Gottschalk wrote:

> On Jul 23, 2008, at 3:01 PM, Ambrosia wrote:

>

>> and vetiver is way too deep and musky to

>> be called " grassy " .

>

> Grassy is exactly what I call vetiver. Not grassy alone, but grassy

> without question.

Isn't it interesting how differently we smell things....I've been

teaching my teenage daughters about the business lately....and their

perception of different smells is quite different.

To me, vetiver is dark, musky, woody and sweet. I love it very much, but

it has nothing of the green freshness I associate with grass.

My mother loves perfumes like " First " and " Tweed " and Estee lauders

private collection...all of which have an offensive throat tickling

dryness to them for me...

Whereas I love sandalwood, patchouli, vetiver and citrus in various

blends...all of which to her have an undertone of " Rotting grass " to her.

It's one of the things I love about being at fairs with my perfumes...I

get to see first hand which people are attracted to which scent. I find

I can often pick peoples preferences by their color choices in

clothing...though not always.

Ambrosia

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