Lithuania is the first country to come out with a national scent. The scent is meant to invoke the entire history and character of the Baltic nation and its people.
According to its website, the Scent of Lithuania's top notes of bergamot, wild flower , ginger, raspberry, red berries and grapefruit convey the green natural resources, "cozy" cities and energetic people. The floral middle notes, lily of the valley, lilac and rose pay tribute to the country's history and traditions. The woody base notes of amber, tree moss, cedar, sandalwood, patchouli, musk and tree smoke symbolize Lithuania's achievements, including its language, size, and religious tolerance.
The website sells the scent, so you can bring home a little bit of Lithuania. It sells a 25 ml bottle for 28.67 Euros and is intended for ambient scenting.
Since the Independent Aroma Group is an international organization, I would like to put it out to you... If you were to create a scent for your country, what would it smell like? Comment below with your answers.
this is fascinating... what would the USA smell like? this is so much to think about because we are a very diverse country. from city to city, and even one neighborhood to the next. diversity is us...
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment. We welcome feedback from all scent enthusiasts. For the US, our traditional scent is apple pie but we are such a melting pot and have so much in the way of natural resources, maybe we could mix in a touch of garlic, refried beans, spices, fresh air, salt water and pine. It would be a complex scent for sure...
ReplyDeleteHello, I hate to spoil the party but we have been creating scents to represent Ireland for nearly 30 years, starting with our first, "Innisfree - the essence of Ireland", and continuing with many more including our best-selling "Inis - the energy of the sea"; there are always many different aspects to a country and therefore many different possible scent interpretations.
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A post from Linked IN by Ralf Ritter 李祖良 • If it were Norway, I'd probably have a natural green woody (some pine) if I wanted to promote the country's lush greenness. A country stands for many things and I guess it would depend which aspect I would want to express. For example, Bangkok would probably smell very differently from Thailand as a whole. The most recent one that is connected with an implied "country scent" is that of Victorinox, but it doesn't say "Switzerland". Ireland would have to be mossy, but I suppose one could trap the smell of the Blarney stone...wet stone smells great. I think there would have to be a whole series of scents to represent a country's best-known aspects. Vienna, perhaps a scent that incorporates the scent of a violin. This is a fascinating discussion and just goes to show once again how incredibly diverse scent marketing is and what huge opportunities there are.
ReplyDeleteAgain, a post by Ralf Ritter 李祖良
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ReplyDeleteSo you should describe main characters of your country at 3 levels at first. Why in three? It's because traditionally perfumes are composed by 3 notes. Top note is a first look and first impression, heart note is the main character of scent or "body" and most valuable or even aphrodisiacs - third note.
Start from base notes – discover in what way your country is different and select main values you are proud. Choose what values or facts are most important, describe it by scents and put in your perfume base notes.
Then add main characters of your people, your state, lifestyle, traditions, history moments – it’s body of your perfume.
Describe how your country looks at the first time – imagine that you questioning your country guests. It will be top note of your country perfume.
Then add required fragrances to make smooth and impressive composition. It’s easy. We did the Scent of Lithuania in that way.