Comments on: Perfume that smells like new books

By: monkey

monkey — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:56:00 +0000

Brocious’ other stuff is more fun, his different fires are interesting and his river smell. celo tape, cigar tobacco… it’s fun to just wander around and sniff. he’s a fun guy to talk to as well, depending on what day and what mood you catch him. Do you have a I Hate Perfume favorite Jennifer?

By: Jennifer Sherman

Jennifer Sherman — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:51:00 +0000

http://www.cbihateperfume.com/in-the-library.html/

By: monkey

monkey — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:13:00 +0000

Oh, someone will. And they will keep it pristine and wrapped & never smell it. But at 98US$ a pop. No. Despite my fragrance fanaticism. No. I know what fresh ink smells like and it’s not an extraordinary looking piece.

By: Ken Ashe

Ken Ashe — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:03:00 +0000

probably… I can’t see anyone actually buying this.

By: jdo

jdo — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:31:00 +0000

Freshly showered = Paper Passion; Not having showered in a day or more = In the Library (or would it be the other way around?)

By: monkey

monkey — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:59:00 +0000

I’m pretty sure Xeni doesn’t smell like Cthulu musk – real or synthetic. I’ll have to think about that one.

By: Dito

Dito — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:29:00 +0000

…what will the Boing Boing Signature Fragrance Collection Smell like?

Cthulu musk with a hint of overheated electronics.

By: monkey

monkey — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:04:00 +0000

As much as I am a perfume fan & can play name that note with the best of them for some reason I’m not that excited about this vanity project. Geza Schoen is a perfumer who has done the niche perfume Escentric Molecules, but, samples of the fragrance are not available and the whole thing is about the package and presentation as a whole. Besides, book, paperback book, library, all those scents – they have been done before to various levels of success. Vanillin is present in paper & cardboard which increases as it degenerates. (mmmm…. sugar cookie smell) If you crave a good book smell (or cellophane tape, playdoh, river rock or various fires) Christopher Brocious of I Hate Perfume in Brooklyn has an astounding collection he’s made that are the farthest thing from your grannies Channel no 5 or the putrid Axe spray your little brother repels girls with. http://www.cbihateperfume.com/ Demeter has had various book, paperback and cookie fragrances on their fragrance and candle menu for years as well. http://www.demeterfragrance.com/I think the big question is really: what will the Boing Boing Signature Fragrance Collection Smell like?

By: retepslluerb

retepslluerb — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:01:00 +0000

That smell doesn’t stick. However, you can get a lasting effect by running the book through a shredder and then a blender afterwards. Don’t leave out the shredder, otherwise the paper will get too hot and will destroy the smell.

Sprinkle sparingly.

By: Cyran0

Cyran0 — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 06:52:00 +0000

Marja, I’m really the sweetest thing you’ll ever choke on to be around.
I’d never fuck with someone like that.

By: DankDarko

DankDarko — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 05:55:00 +0000

Did you even read the comment?

By: Øyvind

Øyvind — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 05:53:00 +0000

What’s wrong with simply rubbing yourself with an old book? Is that now no longer good enough? I favor pre-1950s Jane Austen or Charles Dickens, since they have an almost perfect blend of dust, fungus and tears. Or 60s sci-fi paperback for a more wild night out. This perfume is a bad idea.

By: Marja Erwin

Marja Erwin — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 04:41:00 +0000

People have “jokingly” sprayed perfume on me. I got sick. Please don’t “jokingly” mess with other people’s breathing. It’s not funny.

By: retepslluerb

retepslluerb — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 04:33:00 +0000

I’m totally going to make a business out of bottled toilet water.

Edit: For use in toiletes, not taken from toilets.

By: Cyran0

Cyran0 — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 03:51:00 +0000

Hmm, interesting . . . interesting . . .

Sooooo, what would happen if one were to, say . . . . ‘accidentally’ spill a bottle of this in the middle of Comic-Con?

Hypothetically speaking, of course.

By: Jaron R. Hendrix

Jaron R. Hendrix — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 03:10:00 +0000

A freshly-opened previously MIB Star Wars figurine wouldn’t attract any geeks or nerds…it’d send them into a deep depression or fit of rage. I mean…YOU OPENED IT!

By: Teller

Teller — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 02:17:00 +0000

Paper passion is right. Karl’s funny in his eccentric way, but I dislike inane hoopla packaged around toilet water. Ya can’t drink it.

By: Cyran0

Cyran0 — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 02:04:00 +0000

Clever . . .

What next: Cologne that smells like freshly-opened, mint-in-box original Star Wars figurines?

By: hanoverfiste

hanoverfiste — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 01:54:00 +0000

Yeah, my gut post too, also need smell of old book. File shared books don’t have that.

By: Marja Erwin

Marja Erwin — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 23:52:00 +0000

First, can they invent a perfume that doesn’t smell like headache, dizziness, and an uncontrollable need to sneeze?

By: BarBarSeven

BarBarSeven — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 23:44:00 +0000

Eau du Comic Book Bin.

By: Bender

Bender — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 23:14:00 +0000

The smell of mimeographed paper. That is all.

By: Andrew Singleton

Andrew Singleton — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 23:08:00 +0000

…. This. Seriously. This needs to happen. Quick. Everybody Upvote/Like this guy.

By: Andrew Singleton

Andrew Singleton — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 23:07:00 +0000

Quick! Now come out with an ‘old book’ scent where you get the vanillas and other smells (hold on the musty meldewy stuff please.)

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 22:49:00 +0000

Is this revenge for magazines that smell like perfume?

By: iamlegion

iamlegion — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 22:44:00 +0000

I would hit that so hard the bed would get pregnant…

By: Keith Melton

Keith Melton — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 22:41:00 +0000

All kindles/nooks/etc should come with a sample of this.

By: Donald Petersen

Donald Petersen — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 22:33:00 +0000

I guess ol’ Karl’s olfactory sensibilities differ from George LeBay’s.