Solanum lycopersicum perfume
with Cactus Store
2021
In 2021, the Institute for Art and Olfaction collaborated with Los Angeles-based Cactus Store to create a limited edition perfume. Solanum lycopersicum is the Latin designation for the world’s most highly consumed fruit, the common tomato.
Go to the ball smelling like a gardener. Solanum lycopersicum (aka tomato plant) is our first foray into the whiffy world of perfumery, with top notes of tomato leaf, grass, and freshly chopped salad, and lingering flavors of dirt, damp garden soil, leafy hummus, and the heady resinous after-scent of sun scorched tomato vine, more or less.
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About Cactus Store
Cactus Store is a plant-owned human-operated studio based in Los Angeles. We spend our time in the cracks between disciplines, working to broker better plant/ human relationships before the world ends in 2063. Est. 2014.