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Chandler Burr talk at Chicago Humanities Festival

Robin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:37:03 +0000

Chandler Burr will give a presentation on The Art History Of Scent: 1889 – 2011 as part of the Chicago Humanities Festival:

Burr uses his rich historical, cultural, scientific, and economic knowledge of scent…

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Snippets: Chicago's smellscape, anosmia

Robin — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:15:57 +0000

Chicago has always been self-consciously aware of its aroma.

Blame it on the fact that the city takes its name from the "shikaakwa," a native, onion-scented wild leek. The odor of that particular skunk weed no longer permeates the area, but others have come to mark Chicago's intangible smellscape.

— From The city of big odors, an exploration of Chicago's "urban bouquet", with thanks to Allison for the link.

There was nothing remarkable about the cold I caught. But a few weeks after I was otherwise back to feeling normal, my sense of smell and taste hadn't returned. I went to my doctor, and he said I had a sinus infection, prescribed antibiotics, and told me not to worry. That was three years ago.

— Elizabeth Zierah in The miseries of losing one's sense of smell at Slate, with thanks to Ruth for the link.

Chi-cocoa Scentsation ~ this fall in Chicago

Robin — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:45:16 +0000

A group of volunteers over at Perfume Posse is pulling together a Chicago shopping trip scheduled for Saturday, September 13th:

Join us in Chicago this fall for an incredible, decadent day of fragrance and the Universe’s favorite food: CHOCOLATE!

Patty and March from Perfume Posse will be with us as we spritz, sniff and sample our way through some of Chicago’s finest fragrance departments and boutiques, with many stops to sample chocolate throughout the day…

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Estee Lauder Ascent Event ~ Nordstrom in Chicago

Robin — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:47:00 +0000

Estee Lauder will hold an “Ascent Event” with fragrance experts Catherine Barber (shown) and Trudi Loren at Nordstrom Michigan Avenue in Chicago on November 8th and 9th.

A Personalized Fragrance Reading! Using provocative images, colors and sounds, Catherine and Trudi will help you discover a scent that reflects the real you…

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Chicago Scent Me ~ a perfume shopping event

Robin — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:38:00 +0000

Basenotes forum member "Quarry" is organizing an informal get-together of Basenotes members at Chicago's new L'Artisan boutique. The event will be on May 26, and you can read more here; the deadline to sign up is this Friday, 4/20.

Macys Food & Fragrance Events

Robin — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 19:44:22 +0000

Macys will hold a series of Food & Fragrance events with James Beard-award winning pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini of Restaurant Jean Georges:

Through in-store chef demonstrations, Chef Iuzzini will explore the relationship between perfumery, science and the senses by pairing prestige fragrance brands with original dessert recipes inspired by the fragrances' sweet notes…The one-hour demonstrations will begin with an introduction to the select notes that make up the “recipe” of the fragrance and the corresponding dessert. Exposure to the same notes will happen again during the demonstration when the actual fragrance is revealed to the audience…

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