A list of celebrities and what they smell like
August 23, 2012Because I think you should know.
Justin Timberlake: Vetiver, anise, llama tears
Glenn Close: Gummy bears and woodsmoke
Eric Bana: Dragonfruit smashed with a hand-rubbed mahogany desk clock
Anne Heche: Driftwood and ambergris, with notes of alligator
Tom Skerritt: Peach blossom, shrapnel, gooseberry bitters
Edie Falco: Madagascar vanilla muddled by porcelain doll feet
Peabo Bryson: The silk lining of a 19th century leather valise
Will Smith: Surprised bergamot
Selena Gomez: Leviticus 2:16
Craig T. Nelson: Juicy Fruit, civet musk, houseboats
Dianne Wiest: Peppermint-infused beard gloss
Michael Caine: A geodesic dome wrapped in handwoven butter muslin
Angelica Huston: Hematite, starfruit, irony
Jay-Z: Absinthe diffused in a particle accelerator
Bryan Cranston: Turkish wildflowers picked during a sunshower
Emmylou Harris: Artisanal, locally sourced gyro meat
Clive Owen: Clouds
Reader Comments (43)
Love it!
And if Coty Fragrances knows what they're doing, they'll get that locally sourced gyro meat scent bottled in time for the holidays.
Sweet Baby Jesus (I wonder what that smells like)! This will probably be the best thing I read all day.
Alice, do you have synesthesia? (probably spelled that wrong)...are you able to smell these things just by conjuring up an image of these celebs? That would be cool and a bit overwhelming!
Love. Love.
No special abilities, Angela, just being humorous. Ha ha haaaargh...?
Please FB so I can share, honey!
You win. That is all.
Pierce Brosnan: Ghirardelli chocolate truffles and wood smoke
Thank you. We'll be doing this all day now.
Emmylou Harris cannot possibly smell like lamb meat, she must smell of dream meadows, frosted prozac flakes and country breeze.
I've met Tom Skerrit. You're totally right. ;-)
I really hope Clive smells like clouds.
But, what is vetiver? Google isn't even helping me. Is it like Velveeta? Velvet? Varnish?
Outstanding!
and we need to know this because....?
Well, because it is time to begin making those "Christmas" lists. You know the ones - the "don't you dare buy this for yourself before Christmas!!!" lists.
Do you have any idea what scents I need to begin blending to create Robert Pattinson?
Tom Skerritt: Peach blossom, shrapnel, gooseberry bitters
*DYING*
I agree with Rachel re: Emmylou Harris. Where do you even GET freakin' "surprised bergamot"??? My guess, enough time in Brooklyn expands everyone's consciousness. Love reading your work, this is one to share.
That is beautiful information. Thank you. Just in case you wondered, Ryan Adams smells like weed & warm butt.
If you tell me you can write this way without any sort of outside help (wine or weed) I will die of the jealousies. (like, ALL the types)
DIE.
Surprised bergamot, as opposed to trifle-annoyed bergamot?
I don't know how you do it. This is so full of every kind of win there is.
Did you make this up? This is one of the best things I've read in months. You are amazing.
Victoria, it's what I know in my heart.
I have a tumblr "Sniffer Doodle" that does this too
Choosing a favorite is a futile Sophie's choice ... I am begging you ... celebrity colors next.
You're my favorite.
Whimsy becomes you.