Of Nymphs and Nostrils...
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[Image: Le Rideau Cramoisi (The Crimson Curtain), Félicien Rops, 1879 : Illustration for Les Diaboliques, by Jules Barbey-d’Aurevilly, 1874]
The role of scent in lovemaking becomes more and more understood, thanks to the science of biochemistry and the discovery of pheromones and other such olfactory biological agents. A woman, all by herself, and without the aid of any artificial scent, has a plethora of her own perfumes; each region, each zone of her body can claim its own unique perfume which is the province and possession of that particular woman exclusively. What man would fail to know the scent of his beloved mate’s cheek, her throat, her wrists, her lips…, and hers alone? He would immediately know his beloved by using his sense of smell, even in the dark. Our scents bind us together, and intertwine in our bedchambers, forming a sensual olfactory symphony that we, as lovers, produce only for the two of us.
Note: It is an unfortunate contemporary cultural fact that the armpits (of women in particular) have been designated as places that are ‘off limits’. Thanks to Madison Avenue’s efforts in the ‘50s and ‘60s to convince us that we are all secretly offending others by hidden foul smells that only Proctor & Gamble can remove or mask with their products, obscures the fact that a woman’s natural pheromones emanate from this place and others, and are a key component of sexual attraction and seduction for our sense of smell. It has worked just fine as a vital component of our mating system for several million years. Our scents are a powerful non-verbal communication that can entice like no other. If a woman is ‘clean’ as defined by her own personal hygienic standards, there is no need to fear the point where her lithe arms join her luxurious and redolent torso… |
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