The Scent Movie Watch

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Ilove the scent! I really just did some leap of faith for this one. I saw that many people had positive reviews on this scent and since my current fragrance bottle is already running row, I decided to give this product a try. I love it because it has a light scent that lasts throughout the day. I just spray it around my neck and I'm good for the whole day.

Glancing at a clock face in one form or another has been the de facto way to measure the passage of time. Aisen Caro Chacin though, is exploring a different perspective. She wants to give everyone the ability to tell time using their noses. Her chemical-based watch called the Scent Rhythm emits specially-designed fragrances in minute doses, in tune with circadian cycle of the human body. You get a fragrance of coffee in the morning, the smell of money in the afternoon, a relaxing whiskey scent in the evening, and a soothing chamomile fragrance at night. More than being merely pleasant, each chemically-supplemented scent aims to induce action appropriate to the time of day; the caffeine in the coffee scent for example, aims to trigger the person into being more active.

The Scent Rhythm watch packs four glass bulbs into its large frame. Each bulb is filled with around a milliliter of one of the four liquid scents. Piezoelectric atomizers convert the liquid scent into puffs of misty fragrance, when triggered by the watch's microcontroller. Though it's set to release a fragrance every 10 seconds, this feature can be turned on or off at will.

The watch continues to keep track of time through a real time clock circuit. It's powered through a lithium-ion battery pack, that's charged via a micro USB port; a single charge lasts for about 24 hours.

The watch is attuned to a person's circadian rhythm, or internal body clock, which regulates the 24-hour cycle of the body's biological processes. Correspondingly, the watch keeps track of time in four segments of six hours each, and triggers the related scent emitter. From 6 am to midday, or the rise period, the Scent Rhythm emits whiffs of coffee with caffeine.

In the active period, from 12 noon until 6 pm, it emits a scent of money (paper and tarnish) that's supplemented with ginko biloba. The evening block lasting from 6 pm to 12 am, or the rest period, features a scent of whiskey and tobacco, along with valerian root. Chamomile enhanced with melatonin is the final scent, emitted from 12 am to 6 am, the doze period.

Chacin decided to chemically supplement each scent to potentially enhance its psychological effect and promote the production of neurotransmitters, that would induce an appropriate action. Melatonin, for instance, which is released by the pineal gland, controls sleep cycles. The melatonin-enhanced scent is designed to elicit sleep. Chacin chose the smell of money, aiming to get people to be more productive.

"I was trying to figure out a smell that would get people going," Chacin tells us. "I find that 12 - 6 pm is the time where people get things done. Also, I wanted something that would induce a higher production of dopamine. Even though I can't say for sure the smell of money can do that, I was speculating that it could."

Though it might sound a little far-fetched, Scent Rhythm could have many useful applications, such as releasing low dosages of air-borne drugs or supplements in a timely fashion. It could also benefit people with circadian disorders or the visually challenged.

As of writing, Chacin has created a fully functional prototype, but says that the watch still needs a lot of research and development pertaining to scent containment, and plans to collaborate with chemists to better understand scent behaviors.

CatLab is a new series that explores the current science behind cat behavior, cat cognition, and human-cat relationships. In the first episode of CatLab, Dr. Kristyn Vitale is joined by Dr. Alexandra Behnke Goddard to discuss her work on cat-human attachment bonds and how cats respond to our scent.

Research Discussed in this Episode:

Working with the laboratory worm C. elegans, Mutlu and her colleagues conducted a broad screen to investigate whether neurons can actively send signals that, without affecting feeding habits, could alter lipid metabolism.

The researchers tested several odors in C. elegans and discovered that only certain scents dynamically regulate fat mobilization by interacting with specific olfactory neurons through specific receptors. Using a laboratory method called optogenetics that uses light to activate or inhibit these neurons, the researchers were able to promote the loss or gain of fat storage, respectively. They also determined that the neurons act through a selective neural circuit and a neuroendocrine pathway to directly regulate fat metabolism.

This work was supported by National Institutes of Health grants R01AG045183, RO1 AT009050, R01AG062257 and DP1DK113644. Further support was provided by the March of Dimes Foundation, Welch Foundation and by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator and HHMI international pre-doctoral student fellow support.

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Waaaayy back in the 80s when I was young, Swatch watches were all the rage. Girls and boys alike sported ones that told a story about their personality. For those who could afford more than one, wearing multiples was the thing to do. I had one Swatch and one Coca-Cola branded watch designed in the Swatch style and to this day, I still have them.

When my kids were little, I bought a few different kinds for them in hopes they would not only develop a love for this functional piece of jewelry but also so they would learn to tell time. Unfortunately, their wrists were always too small for watches designed for their age group. By the time they could fit into a Dora the Explorer watch, they were many years beyond interest in Dora.

Now that they are at ages where their time is more sensitive to a schedule AND their senses more attune to fashion, they are developing an interest. We discovered the cutest scented watches and were on pins and needles awaiting their arrival from Moffett.

One starter set is black (black currant) and red (candy apple) while the other is white (coconut) and orange (orange citrus). There are plenty of others to choose from individually. Each color has a corresponding scent:

The kids absolutely love the variety of scents available and have had lengthy discussion on who gets which ones. Of course, I tell them if it something I order, it is all fair game for sharing. Translation: mom gets to wear them too.

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They are about the size of a Swatch. They just look huge on my daughters because they are so small in stature. My youngest (4th grade) was 38 lbs last time we weighed her while my 5th grader is around 70.

I can remember the Swatch watches, still have one of mine from way back then. These watches are so cute for the little ones, adding a scent is definitely different. My youngest will hit the stage of watches in a couple years so we do not need these quite yet.

I remember Swatch watches being a huge deal when I was in college in India. Since it was not available over there only the very kids who had relatives abroad had them and they would flaunt it. I think my girls would love these Swatch scratch and sniff watches. I am entering the giveaway for them.

at school I just to see other girls who wear those watch, my parents would rather save the money for us, as we are many instead of buying us those fancy watch. It was fancy before and I remember it.. they look really nice.

Oh my gos! That is amazing and what a great idea to go with watches. They are adorable! ? Thanks for sharing this one. Will definitely check them out. I think I do remember Swatch being such a big hit back then, even when I was little.

So, when it came time for Olivier Polge, current perfumer-creator of Chanel, to create the next big fragrance for the house, he naturally turned to Grasse and the legacy protected by this father over 30 years previously.

To capture the essence of Gabrielle, Polge took as his starting point the combination of white flowers that have been the signature thread through Chanel fragrances since the time of Ernest Beaux. This famous combination of orange blossom, ylang-ylang and jasmine was then given an added note of Tuberose, intensifying the scent. Not just any tuberose, this specific flower is exclusive to the house of Chanel, who bought the bulbs of the last Tuberose producer in Grasse in 2011.

Inspired by the flower fields in Grasse, and the tuberose specifically, from which Gabrielle Chanel Essence fragrance is created, we invited three young female artists to talk about coming-of-age and the scents that defined their youth in a short film, Some Things About Flowers" directed by Bunny Kinney. Singer and songwriter, Cosima, poet Lily Ashley and singer Evangeline Lily perform their own writing, about flora, growth and coming of age as well as including spoken word poetry and song, and extracts from French poet Mark Andr Raffalovich's 1855 love poem "Tuberose and Meadowsweet" throughout the film. The women are paired with footage captured in Grasse's famed harvest fields in full bloom.

All of our products are based on vintage Seaforth shaving goods from the 1930's through the 1970's. So why release EdT based on a product that never existed? And why is it my favorite product in our lineup?

But the fun part is discussing the overall context of the scent. What was Seaforth trying to accomplish? Were they following current trends or trying to carve out a new niche? What was happening in the culture that influenced men's preferences at the time?

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