Ep 66: On the Life Cycle of Flowers and the Art of Being Subtly Beautiful
The flower is a universal symbol of beauty, not just in terms of its visual representation, but also because of its association with scent and perfume. While flowers may paint an otherworldly picture of heavenly beauty, our appreciation of flowers actually tells of mankind’s innate desire for subtlety in beauty. One that doesn’t just value physical form of shape, pattern and texture, but also qualities of transience. Floral perfumes engage our olfactory senses, an experience that may mimic our own self-soothing psychological mechanisms of memory processing— a critical part of how one finds beauty in the everyday with the passage of time. Want more of our podcast? Episode Recaps and Notes:https://www.scienceofbeauty.net/; Instagram: @drteowanlin; Youtube: http://bit.ly/35rjbve