Word: scent
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...most of us. It is a game now played at its most domineering level by impossibly large, improbably rich young men on Sunday afternoons. There may be a chill in the air of a domed stadium, but it derives from the air conditioning and it does not carry the scent of burning leaves. The grass may be greener indoors, but for that we have to thank some faceless chemical conglomerate, not Pops the groundkeeper. And television somehow seems to dehumanize the skills of the players; it turns them into the A-Team in helmets and pads. Only rarely does someone...
Caudill and Corcillo, who could not be reached for comment, were apparently unaware that the students in the room had stuffed a towel under their door. At one point the two had poured cologne under the door of their friends' room, hoping to overwhelm them with the scent. The occupants of the room mopped up the cologne with the towel and stuffed it under the door to block further intrusions before going to sleep, according to B-entry resident tutor Karen Natalie...
...years as a fashion doyen coined a neat line about Indian dress ("Pink is the navy blue of India"), started to organize this show more than a year and a half ago, and her trademarks are abundant. There are atmospheric tapes of Indian court music, elaborate furniture, and the scent of a specially made Guerlain sandalwood to orchestrate the clothes. This kind of show-biz gilding draws the crowds, but the hues and density and drapings of the clothes, the impact of their easy and erotic majesty, will linger much longer than the perfume...
...fights a never-ending crusade against wicked Skeletor. So far, Mattel has produced 34 other characters, six companion creatures, nine vehicles and three hideouts. This season's oddest new villain: Stinkor, a skunk-striped meanie who actually smells bad. His counterpart: Moss Man, who exudes a pine scent...
...estimated $1 billion-a-year business from a face cream brewed up by her Hungarian uncle (who also made simple fragrances, mudpacks, a poultry lice killer, and who died broke). In the industry she has been an innovator and an astute adapter, popularizing the gift-with-purchase gimmick, scent-free "hypoallergenic" cosmetics (Clinique), and a skin-care line for men (Aramis). Along the way she was helped by her patient husband Joe Lauder, who died nearly three years ago, and especially by her elder son Leonard, 52, who now runs the company...