ScentBubble

"Hey there, Stefan!"

"Hm? Yes, howdy! (Yawn)

"Aaah, you look like a ladies' bicycle, what's the matter? Are you sick?"

"Nah, man, tired!"

"Well, you're tired all the time, but today..."

"Well, I took your advice yesterday and got Amber pour Homme."

"Uhhh, and that made you tired..."

"Man, just wait and hear me out!"

"Oh, my goodness The diva cup goes to you today, that's a fact!"

"I don't care! Anyway, I came home and Miri was already there. Of course, I had gotten into a good hump with the stuff in the shop by testing it. So I enter the apartment and Miri comes out to greet me. She frowned, sniffed and asked me what I smelled like. I mean: 'Amber pour Homme. I just bought it for the office Then she looks me in the eye, smiles, takes my hand and pulls me towards the bedroom furniture department. Well, you can guess the rest. Didn't sleep much, anyway. She's crazy about the smell of curd soap, that's for sure

"Wow! I mean that the fragrance is not only suitable for the office, but also as a flexible daytime scent and even for going out in a civilized way, I knew yes, but as an aphrodisiac...must really be Miri's passion for curd soap..."

"And, of course, the unbridled passion for me!"

"Yeah, whatever. Tell me about shopping, you don't usually go to the perfume shop much or at all."

"Well, I did everything exactly as you recommended. I sprayed some on the back of my hand. Old dad, I thought I was in an orange plantation! Wanted to call you and ask you if you got your recommendation wrong."

"Nah, that was just the top note, is dominated by the neroli and tropical fruit. Neroli is made from orange blossoms. Hence probably your association with the fruit plantation."

"Perhaps. Anyway, I took your advice and let a few minutes pass. Did a little pawing through the shop."

"Ha, how cool! Stefan walks around alone in the perfumery!"

"Stop it, I didn't know what to do with myself After a few minutes I was able to leave the orange plantation and the... what's it called?"

"Heart note?"

"Exactly, it must have kicked in by then."

"Well, basically it should have continued to smell like tropical fruit and a bit flowery or lilac."

"Yes, that, but somehow it smelled more... well... manly, if you like. Fresh, but more masculine."

"This is due to the geranium and especially the myrrh, but I also think I remember musk. In any case, you seem to have enjoyed it. A few hours later you must have noticed leather and saffron."

"Digger, a few hours later I noticed completely different things! Remember?"

"Oh, yeah, sorry!"

"All I know is in the middle of the night it smelled like curd soap when I moved my hand towards my nose."

"Yeah, the base is holding up pretty good on this one, about eight hours."

"But tell me, why is that scent called Amber.. Isn't Amber something to do with amber?"

"That's right, amber has a resinous, soft smell. And the scent has a masculine, but rather gentle aura. Maybe that's why they called it that."

"Perhaps. Somehow I get the feeling that this is more for not-so-hot days, right?"

"That's right, it's nothing for midsummer, but rather something for spring and late summer or the beginning of autumn. But it's not a very loud fragrance, rather subtle."

"Ha, he certainly didn't seem that subtle to Miri."

"You already mentioned that. In any case: Congratulations on the new fragrance!"

"Yeah, and thanks for the tip, man! ...So, gotta get out soon. Hopefully I can hold out today, I might fall asleep right away. We'll see what they say about my scent at work today

"Oh, most people like him, you'll be fine!"

"So, let's get a little over-excited. Will you wake me up?"

"Can do!"

"Thanks, man, you're a good guy!"

"I know..."

"Howdy!"

"Hi, Stefan! What's up?"

"Not much. Still tired."

"No big deal. You can crack off a little more. I'll wake you up when we have to go out."

"Yo. Say, did you take a shower with soap today, or what?"

"With soap?"

"Yeah, you smell all over like the luxury soap at that hotel Miri and I stayed at last year."

"Oh sooo, no, that's 'Prada L'Homme', my fragrance today."

"Hey, then that would almost be the perfect scent for me if I wanted to score plus points with Miri!"

"Why 'almost'?"

"Well, Miri is really into curd soap - don't ask me why! This one smells more like the hotel's typical luxury soap, rather sweetish."

"No big deal. "Amber pour Homme," it's called. It smells like lilac, like curd soap. It's also Prada

"Ahhh, okay, thanks for the tip. But this one's pretty cool, too. How do they do that thing that smells like soap?"

"It's the iris note..."

"Ha, Iris, had a girlfriend named that once She was hot, man!"

"Uhhh, yes, I remember, but don't let Miri hear you say that! Anyway... Have you ever smelled Miri's powder puff or changed your little niece's diaper?"

"Digger, have you been drinking!?"

"No, seriously, that iris note makes the perfume smell like powder and just fresh out of soap."

"Yeah, now that you mention it, it does smell like powder. Does it smell like that all the time or does it change again?"

"Nah, the smell doesn't really change. It's called a linear progression."

"Dude, linear progression, you're already a freak!"

"Isso. It radiates quite well for the first four hours, but then it subsides a little - you can still feel it up to half an arm length - and later it becomes very close. But it is easy to last a normal working day, about eight hours, depending on skin type and temperature. The good thing about these soap scents - and I think Prada is really ahead here - is that you can use them all year round, regardless of season or occasion. At least they don't get on the nerves of most people, on the contrary, they are usually perceived as pleasant. That makes them interesting where you meet lots of different people - in your open-plan office, for example. You don't set any great accents with the scent, but that's a thousand times better than when people are annoyed every full hour and bother to air the office because you wanted to try something new

"Jo, there's something to this."

"This is why this type of fragrance is called 'office fragrance'. You smell fresh and clean, like you just climbed out of the shower. You noticed it the same way earlier."

"Okay, I'm gonna go check on that... Amber..."

"Amber pour Homme."

"That's right, Amber pour Homme, look around. But like I said, this one's good, too."

"All right, do it!"

...

"Stefan?!"

"Yeah?"

"Be right there!"

"Shit! Well, Digger, let's go! See you later! "

"Jo, hold on!"

"Make an effort!"

"Stefan?!" "Stefan?!" ...

"(yawn)...What?"

"Have you been to bed yet?"

"Dude, you know that's a stupid question, right?!"

"I can't get that perfume out of my head..."

"Which one? The one from the noodle shop? At the train station? The one where you spent a quarter of an hour chatting to the salesgirl and then didn't buy it? That was embarrassing, man!"

"Just that! And since when is a counselling interview embarrassing?!"

"Then come get it tomorrow!"

"Gee, gee, if I was your girlfriend, I'd say that's just so typical of men. I'm wrestling with myself and I need help making a decision!"

"Dude, don't be such a diva all the time, for Christ's sake! No wonder you're still single So it's about that wood scent from the car company, is it?"

"Car manufacturer?"

"Yeah, that wood scent you thought was so cool! Wasn't that Ford?"

"Boy, that wasn't the make of the car, that was Tom Ford's. He's a fashion designer, you folding chair! But for a designer scent, it was really arsehole... but also awesome! It was oud-based. That's the ingredient that everyone says is so harsh and even smells like cow barn. And it's probably expensive too."

"Well, it didn't smell like a cowshed, more like a piece of furniture from a well-known Swedish supplier, somehow woody. But somehow also not, because there was such a sweet note ..."

"Yes, that was rosewood in the beginning. Later on, the saleswoman said, more and more sandalwood is added."

"She looked good, didn't she?"

"You mean the bottle? Yeah, it was fancy. Clean lines, simple yet special. Only the sticker was a bit crooked on it."

"Geez, I mean the salesgirl! Boy, oh boy. And since when does wood smell sweet? Somehow it didn't just smell like wood, but also a bit sweet and ... although not really sweet, but, I don't know, soft, somehow ingratiating or something. And there was always this tart note, just rounded off by this softness."

"Boy, I never knew you were such a subtlety! Yes, that's because of the sandalwood and an ingredient called tonka bean, the lady said. She also mentioned something about amber and said that after two or three hours the stuff should smell more and more like vanilla or even almost like caramel. That's probably why women sometimes buy it. If I have to check it later, it's on the back of my hand. Anyway, I've never smelled a fragrance like that before, it blew me away. It was just brilliant, man! Up to now, I've only sold perfumes for less than 100 euros. Man, it smelled so cool! And the lady said that the fragrance lasts about six or seven hours, depending on temperature and skin type. Aw, crap, why does this stuff have to be so expensive?!"

"Well, but didn't she also say that you can get such a small bottle of it for under 100 Euros? 30 milliliters or so?"

"Yes, but for that price I usually get such big bottles! "Never mind, dude. Tomorrow I'll get it. The smell is fantastic. I'll just treat myself to it!"

...

"Stefan?!" ... "Stefan?!"

"Whaaaas?!"

"Sleep tight!"

"Fuck you!"

It became known from security circles that yesterday evening in Spice Village there were clashes between aggressively acting spices and security forces of the public order office and police.

According to initial information, some pimento and peppercorns had met in the open street. Immediately a violent verbal argument developed between the belligerent opponents, who were accompanied by some other spices.

Some cinnamon sticks of the public order office, which were by chance in the vicinity and rushed immediately, were able to prevent worse things at first and asked about the course of events.

"Ey, we're walking down the street here all chilly and want to visit some mates, here come these rags and start to occupy us," scolded an angry peppercorn. "Very chilled, my ass!" yelled a grain of peppercorn. "You'd taken up the whole pavement! And when we said to you that there was actually enough room for everyone, you spooned us up immediately!"

Shortly thereafter, the security forces of the vanilla police, previously summoned by passers-by, arrived and were able to defuse the charged situation through professional, present and de-escalating behaviour. Some tobacco leaves that had arrived in the meantime tried to disrupt the efforts of the security forces through provocative appearances and heckling. After a short time, however, they were sent off, which they complied with.

In the end, the forces of the Vanilla Police succeeded in making it clear to the opponents that the cinnamon sticks of the Office of Public Order and above all they themselves hold the monopoly of violence on the streets and squares in Spice Village. Nevertheless, they appealed to the spice grains present to do their part, especially in view of the upcoming Christmas, to ensure that peace, order and harmony are not lost - especially in the evening hours when we celebrate together, but also during the day in the offices and shops and on the streets of the city.

After the disputes ended, the security forces were able to leave the site. "Well, we would have straightened that out," said one vanilla pod to her colleague, "but for the next few hours we should drive along here from time to time "Well," he replied, "they'll be walking around here for another hour or two and then go home. "Jo", threw in a third vanilla pod after looking at the clock, "and in eight hours our shift will be over!