Christine Geyer
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I have just found an article which I thought I should share with you:
"NEW TITANIC DISCOVERY SMELLS LIKE MONEY
By TODD VENEZIA
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Call it Eau de Titanic.
It's a fragrance that comes from 21/2 miles beneath the ocean's surface, from the wreckage of the Titanic - and it soon may be coming to a store near you.
Divers searching the debris around the 89-year-old sunken ship have uncovered a leather pouch containing dozens of vials of rare perfume oil lost by a German perfumer who raced to the lifeboats so fast, he left his life's work on the sinking ship. Now, a company is using the long-forgotten aromas to synthesize a marketable scent that will give Titanic lovers around the world a memento from the luxury liner.
"At first, we didn't know what we had," said Dik Barton, the salvage expert who made the discovery. "But when we got it to the surface, we could tell it was something unusual. There was this strong, flowery odor filling the ship. It was an amazing moment." The company that holds the salvage rights to the ship's wreckage, RMS Titanic Inc., is now in talks with several manufacturers, including the maker of Calvin Klein's CK One, to produce the Titanic perfume in time for Christmas.
The company is kicking around a few names for the scent, but is leaning toward "Heart of the Ocean," after the stunning sapphire necklace that Kate Winslet wore in the movie "Titanic.'
So what does Eau de Titanic smell like?
"The essence oils smell flowery, some like lavender and some like roses," Barton said. "We are having a chemist analyze them. The next step will be to blend them and make them into a perfume."
Barton said his dive team found the bag of scents last summer, during a search of debris around the ship's stern. The vials were in a pouch marked with the name of Adolphe Saalfeld, a German-born perfumer who was carrying his collection of aromas across the Atlantic in hopes of creating a high-end U.S. company catering to well-heeled society women.
Saalfeld, who was traveling in the first-class quarters, survived the tragedy by jumping onto a lifeboat along with the women and children.
After the disaster, the up-and-coming perfumer faded into obscurity, mostly because of the dim view the public took of men who didn't go down with the ship." (from: pagesix.com/celebritynews/38169.htm )
A similar but shorter article is to be found at
This is London Magazine
Take a deep breath.... Now springtime can come !?
Many regards
Christine
"NEW TITANIC DISCOVERY SMELLS LIKE MONEY
By TODD VENEZIA
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Call it Eau de Titanic.
It's a fragrance that comes from 21/2 miles beneath the ocean's surface, from the wreckage of the Titanic - and it soon may be coming to a store near you.
Divers searching the debris around the 89-year-old sunken ship have uncovered a leather pouch containing dozens of vials of rare perfume oil lost by a German perfumer who raced to the lifeboats so fast, he left his life's work on the sinking ship. Now, a company is using the long-forgotten aromas to synthesize a marketable scent that will give Titanic lovers around the world a memento from the luxury liner.
"At first, we didn't know what we had," said Dik Barton, the salvage expert who made the discovery. "But when we got it to the surface, we could tell it was something unusual. There was this strong, flowery odor filling the ship. It was an amazing moment." The company that holds the salvage rights to the ship's wreckage, RMS Titanic Inc., is now in talks with several manufacturers, including the maker of Calvin Klein's CK One, to produce the Titanic perfume in time for Christmas.
The company is kicking around a few names for the scent, but is leaning toward "Heart of the Ocean," after the stunning sapphire necklace that Kate Winslet wore in the movie "Titanic.'
So what does Eau de Titanic smell like?
"The essence oils smell flowery, some like lavender and some like roses," Barton said. "We are having a chemist analyze them. The next step will be to blend them and make them into a perfume."
Barton said his dive team found the bag of scents last summer, during a search of debris around the ship's stern. The vials were in a pouch marked with the name of Adolphe Saalfeld, a German-born perfumer who was carrying his collection of aromas across the Atlantic in hopes of creating a high-end U.S. company catering to well-heeled society women.
Saalfeld, who was traveling in the first-class quarters, survived the tragedy by jumping onto a lifeboat along with the women and children.
After the disaster, the up-and-coming perfumer faded into obscurity, mostly because of the dim view the public took of men who didn't go down with the ship." (from: pagesix.com/celebritynews/38169.htm )
A similar but shorter article is to be found at
This is London Magazine
Take a deep breath.... Now springtime can come !?
Many regards
Christine
