Word: lilacs
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Other businesses are signing on too, some choosing scents that carry apt connotations for particular products they want to sell, a technique called billboarding. Bloomingdale's, for instance, billboards the smell of baby powder in its infant-clothing department, while hints of lilac and coconut waft around the department store's intimate-apparel and swimsuit displays. One of ScentAir's most popular aromas, freshly baked chocolate-chip cookies, has been adopted widely by sellers of model houses and real estate agents in North Carolina to make prospective buyers feel at home the instant they walk in. Upscale ice cream chain...
Aqua, pink, lilac, yellow -- the cheery-hued "program curriculum" updates arrive every month, shoved into my 2-year-old son's day-care cubby by his gymnastics teacher. But far from simply imparting fun facts about how my toddler spends his exercise time, the summaries detail the invaluable physical, social and cognitive development occurring each time he attacks the mini-trampoline like an overcaffeinated kangaroo. Among the class "goals": to "build confidence while having fun in a safe and positive environment by practicing and applying the use of listening skills, imaginations and following directions." Which prompts me to greet each...
...desis: Hardjit, a well-muscled Sikh who likes to beat up goras and Muslims suspected of fancying Indian girls; sheeplike Ravi, who is overeager to fit in; and angry Amit, tortured by "complicated family-related s___" involving his brother's impending marriage. The posse cruises London in Ravi's lilac BMW - "spoiler, alloy hubcaps that kept on spinnin at red traffic lights an matchin lilac windscreen wipers" - looking for "fit" women and making pocket money reprogramming stolen cell phones. That scam leads them into partnership with a menacing Indian ex?investment banker, and they're soon in over their heads...
...Made in the Shade When it comes to colorful cosmetics, the eyes have it this spring with makeup artists introducing a soft, powdery palette of colors like lilac, lemon and fuchsia. Estée Lauder's Extravagant Bright collection features limited-edition eye-shadow duos designed to look like a kaleidoscope ($30 each...
When it comes to colorful cosmetics, the eyes have it this spring with makeup artists introducing a soft, powdery palette of colors like lilac, lemon and fuchsia. Estée Lauder's Extravagant Bright collection features limited-edition eye-shadow duos designed to look like a kaleidoscope ($30 each...