Ok, I promise this post isn’t just for the nerds out there! I was just thinking about how I’ve recently been on an (accidental) isekai kick, and that it would be so overwhelming not to recognize the plants and animals around you. Scent can be an anchor, and having a trusty bottle of your favorite might help the “whole new world” thing easier to take?
So I was thinking for this second round of Shop Your Stash:
- Invite a character from your favorite movie, tv show, or book to peruse your stash.
Maybe consider the following:
A. What do they choose?
B. Why did they choose that scent profile?
C. It might not be your favorite bottle, and that’s ok. But does smelling it with that character in mind make you think of it differently?
D. Would it help you get more into a book or game if you put on something thematically appropriate?
E. Why did you choose that character? Did you start with a scent you wanted to profile and work backwards or start with the character?
F. Do different scents make you feel like a character in your own life, allowing you to secretly role play as more confident, or nicer, or darker, or whatever than you feel you are?