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One-Whiff Wonders
A spritz a day can keep a bad mood away. by Ayren Jackson-Cannady

Skimping on Sleep? Meeting With the Boss?


Spray on: A spicy SCENT For an instant wake-up call, Spray on: A fruity perfume Try a
sniff something zesty such as ginger, peppercorn or mint, scent spiked with orange, which reduces
says Alan Hirsch, M.D., of the Smell & Taste Treatment and anxiety, according to the Medical
Research Foundation in Chicago. “They trigger feelings of University of Vienna. Oils of lime and
invigoration,” he says. For a pep talk in a bottle: grapefruit do the same, says aromathera-
pist Jen Olsen. To bring on your A game:
1. Kenzo Amour le Parfum, $65,
sephora.com, gets you moving 1. Essence of
with the scent of Asian patchouli. United Colors
2. Tocca Brigitte, $68, tocca.com, of Benetton for
offers an awakening mix of fresh Woman, $35,
ginger and saffron. 3 Kohl’s, is
3. Le Cherche Midi 20, $38, le packed with
cherchemidi.com, has black pepper. the aroma of
3 Florida oranges.
2. Elizabeth
Arden Pretty,
$62, elizabeth
arden.com,
is made with
mandarins.
3. Lilly Pulitzer
1 Squeeze, $68,
sephora.com,
contains pink
grapefruit.

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Got the Winter Blues? Going Through a Breakup?


Spray on: A floral fragrance A whiff Spray on: A gourmet SPRAY Drop
of muguet, or lily of the valley, can lower irritation, the Ben & Jerry’s; dull the sting of a broken
notes the Olfactory Research Fund. Other flowers heart with a dessert-like aroma instead.
with positive powers are jasmine, hyacinths and Your brain associates the food’s smell with
roses, says Jeanette Haviland-Jones, Ph.D., a its taste, releasing blissful endorphins, says
scent expert at Rutgers University. For good cheer: an Australian study. To have a sweet day:

1. Clinique 1. C-Thru Ruby,


Happy in Bloom, $25, Wal-Mart,
$52.50, clinique
1 scents skin
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.com, is scented with vanilla.
3 with muguet. 2. Pearls by
2. Ralph Lauren Carol’s
Romance Daughter, $45,
Always Yours, Macy’s, is
$72, ralphlauren infused with
.com, has subtle caramel notes.
hints of daylily. 3. Sula Vanilla
3. Flirt! Flower- Blossom, $32,
ific, $35, kohls Ulta, contains
.com, is a rosy comforting
fragrance. coconut.

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JACK MISKELL

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26 FITNESSmagazine.COM | FEBRUARY 2009

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