The Sweet Smell of…Sense of Smell Day

April 27, 2013 | M. Elwood | Comments (0)

Sense of Smell Day was created in 1994 by the Sense of Smell Institute, the research and educational division of The Fragrance Foundation. The Fragrance Foundation is the non-profit, educational arm of the global fragrance industry.

Each of these books provides a different perspective on scent:

Perfect scent Scent of the missing Scent trail Season to taste What the nose knows

The Perfect Scent: a Year Inside the Perfume Industry in New York and Paris by Chandler Burr
Burr describes the creation of two perfumes: Hermès' Un Jardin sur le Nil in Paris and Coty's Lovely in New York.

Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership with a Search-and-Rescue Dog by Susannah Charleson
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Pilot Charleson describes her efforts to train Puzzle, a search-and-rescue dog.

The Scent Trail: an Olfactory Odyssey by Celia Lyttelton
After a signature scent is created for her, Lyttelton sets out on a quest to discover the origin of its ingredients.

Season to Taste: How I Lost My Sense of Smell and Found My Way by Molly Birnbaum
Her dreams of becoming a chef are destroyed when she loses her sense of smell so Birnbaum focuses her energy on learning about the process and science of smell.

What the Nose Knows: the Science of Scent in Everyday Life by Avery Gilbert
Psychologist and olfactory researcher Gilbert examines the science and culture of smell.

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