Fragrance has an uncanny ability to evoke nostalgia. With just one whiff, you could be transported right back to the days of your youth, or to a memorable special occasion such as your wedding. It can even remind you of a person.
The true beauty and power of fragrance is that it’s so deeply personal. As British perfume expert Michael Edwards famously said, “A great perfume is a work of art, it can lift our days, haunt our nights and create the milestones of our memories. Fragrance is liquid emotion. And that never goes out of fashion.”
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There is even science that backs this up – the olfactory nerve is only two synapses (nerve cell junctions) away from the amygdala, a part of the brain that is critical to expressing and experiencing emotion. Thanks to this just connection, smell has the ability to evoke an immediate emotional response.
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