@grinningjackal asked me about what scents my detectives would be as candles. i got really extra with it before i realized they actually meant actual candle scents and not some romance novel drivel. so! i decided to research, as i know nothing about candles scents.
in the end of this i now know next to nothing about fragrances. but i hope this will be interesting. i found it kind of fun. Since I tend to get long, I decided to break this down and give each character their own post. And unlike the engagement ring 'series' I will finish this one in a week. Hopefully. Maybe in a couple of days! [Also, this will have 0 sources attached bc I forgot to save some but I do have a few if you want them!!]
Andy
Erkan was a struggle because there are so many scents I felt could exhibit different parts of him, but from what I gather they don't seem to go together. I wanted to show Andy the introvert, Andy the loyal dog, Andy the vengeance seeker, but also Andy who is loyal and loves to garden and will make you spaghetti if you show up at his house in the middle in the night because being a loyal dog means loving that much. I wanted something to display he is driven, observant, distant, but also selectively warm. Ugh. Greens [grass] don't seem to blend with florals [lily] much? But apparently Jasmine goes with everything? It was giving me a headache. In the end I settled on four for him [when I initially was going to do 2-3]. I don't know if it would smell good, but
Tobacco, Musk, Ozone, and Jasmine.
I picked Tobacco, for obvious reasons. He's a smoker, lol. I picked Jasmine because in most lives Andy is a florist. And I felt ozone and musk had a certain je ne se quois that fit him. There were other scents that have certain vibes - like Tonka is a sweetish-nutty wood smell that a sort of charming, intriguing vibe ... apparently - but I liked that in the end, I managed to pick scents that I feel are in relation to Andy. [Though I REALLY wish I could bully Rum and/or Coffee into this but that felt too much].
Tobacco: Apparently does NOT smell like cigarette smoke [I don't know if I'm relieved or disappointed by this]. It seems to be categorized as a 'dry wood', but I've seen it placed under leathery/distinctive and regular wood smell. It is stated, in various sites, as sweet. And I've even seen it called a 'comforting' scent --this checks off that selective warmth aspect. It is also described as a scent that is 'masculine', invoking bravado, sexiness, mysteriousness, etc. I chose it for Andy because the fragrance seems to bring to mind a kind of edgy [roflmao!] vibe, ambition, yet quiet strength. Definitely the type of scent that you want flowing in your room if you want to give off 'wears expensive suits 24/7'. Like, dang that bih successful!
Jasmine: Jasmine seems to have it's own musky undertone but another reason it is delightful is because it has a bright vibe that - from what I read - definitely made me think of something akin to fresh cut grass ... something heady but delicate at the same time. Like a fragile, lonely man. I'm just kidding. Haha. Like a murderer who ears white suits. I've seen Jasmine associated with an alluring, gracious vibe. I picked it for Andy because it was connected to the words of decisiveness, sophistication, and empatheticness.
Ozone: I picked it because it has an 'atmospheric', kind of icy smell.. Andy is distant, introverted. That's as deep as I went with that one lol.
Musk: I considered going with white musk, because from what I gather is when it loses it's floral scent it just sorta smells fresh and clean. And I felt that would be a good mix with the ozone and jasmine --- however, though I liked the idea of one scent transforming to something else [maybe showing a true face?~] and Andy is clean in his attire, and he certainly presents himself as someone worth knowing [to have lingering around~ as it were], I decided to go the earthier way. Plus musk and tobacco seem to blend well and give off that smokiness~ I'd probably go with a more woody flavor of musk, something still fresh but more straightforward? IDK. I stopped looking into it ANYWAY, musk also evoke thoughts of warmth [lol], intensity yet reliable, someone enigmatic. Like tobacco it also gives that Boss vibe~
So, I feel an Andy candle is definitely the type of candle you would light on while studying for some intense test, get your head in the game while also not revving up your anxiety -- or maybe in the office of a CEO wert lmao.
