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Last time this was discussed on HN someone brought up that there's a perfume that tries to replicate the smell of silphium: https://www.storaskuggan.com/produc
by runj__ 5y ago
Last time this was discussed on HN someone brought up that there's a perfume that tries to replicate the smell of silphium:
https://www.storaskuggan.com/products/silphium https://www.storaskuggan.com/products/silphium
It smells great!
- DamnInteresting 5y agoI can verify, I have a bottle of it sitting on my desk right this moment. I'm not a big fragrance person, but I wrote about silphium back in 2007, so when I found the product I was intrigued. It did not disappoint.
- Jerry2 5y ago>I have a bottle of it sitting on my desk right this moment. What does it smell like? Is there anything that it reminds you of?
- DamnInteresting 5y agoI don't have a lot of experience with fragrances, so I'm not sure how to describe it. It's not at all flowery, it seems like it would work well for any gender. It reminds me of the smell I encounter when I open the spice cabinet.
- shellac 5y agoSince asafoetida is mentioned as a cheap substitute, I am sceptical! (Perhaps the substitute wasn't the root?)