Experiment Edf-342

I think it's just another perfume type... I found this on a Perfume Selling Website - Doesn't seem to be a very common abbreviation though:

The main difference is in the amount or concentration of oils in fragrance. These oils have following order of concentration:

• EDP=Eau de Perfume
• EDT=Eau de Toilette
• EDF=Eau de Fragrance
• EDC=Eau de Cologne

 

That actually reminds me, what numbers did you guys have for your vials?

 

Other thoughts, Absinthe or chartreuse perhaps?

 

If it hasn't been tried already, I'd put a drop of the substance on a white piece of paper, and smell it after 10-15 minutes. Scents are very different wet (when you can smell all of the top notes) than they are on dry down. (When more of the base notes come out.) Use a toothpick to apply to paper.

 

unrelated to the mission at hand, but i love that we happen to have an agent who has experience in this

 

Did we ever determine if the assorted vials have the same numbers or not? I'm assuming it's all the same substance, but it could be different stuff in each vial.

 

I had to quarantine the substance since it had leaked, but I believe the paper with the instructions contained the dry scent you mentioned, @Smillia, its how I came up with the major player in the profile I decided upon.

 

Another possibility: camphor (smells like carmex brand medicated lip balm, in the little white pot w/ yellow lid)

 

I finally got the photos uploaded to imgur. I took two.

 

I got my pack today : the vial has the label "Substance ID #253".
It smells Citronella for me ...

 

Oh, that's weird, Nikel. Now I definitely have to upload a picture, mine looked nothing like that.

 

Here is a picture of mine :
http://imgur.com/FugPdas

 

My ID sticker had fallen off, but it also had a cute little TBW logo on it.

It has also been quarantined.

Maybe it's because mine was the 'twitch puzzle' and yours' were the Special Ops?

 

chartruese(sp) can be either yellow or green, absinthe though generally green, even in low dosages. These both have much glycerine in their compostion, so viscous but not really "oily". The viscosity more prevalent in chartruese than absinthe. Not that I have an extreme amount of experience with either solution.

EDIT: The two forms of Chartreuse are green(80/90 proof) and yellow(140 proof) an ungodily amount of herbs added if I remember correctly. Anise/licorice as the primary scent. Absinthe's traditional form is illegal in most every country, even so the "dangerous" herb was woodworm, that was a minor contributor to flavor anyway, as the licorice dominates the palate.

corrections and general editing by Lizzie da cat, assisted by wyrme

 

Mine looks identical to Myrasol's; brown, and with the same label, although mine was #855. Chartreuse could be mine, although I've never smelled it, so I have nothing to compare to. I'll send it in as a guess for mine.

 

UPDATE: My substance, at least, is an essential oil of some kind, but it is not pure. IT contains some sort of accelerant, and there's a high likelihood that it is a mix of scents. The guesses from my local scent-expert were that it was some kind of lemongrass and some kind of flower, possibly carnation. Alcohol was brought up, and she agreed that that could be a possibility as well.

 

After giving it a few days (work ate my brain) I can definitely agree with the floral leaning toward carnation. I do not smell anything anise or licorice though and that is one of my favorite scent/flavors. It has a lower viscosity than olive or grapeseed oil.

What I'm finding is that I can sniff and then have to wait several minutes before scenting again, I apparently acclimate to it quickly.

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It was the correct answer for mine.
It got this from dispatch :

Spoiler

Agent Myrasol,

Your message was sent to the Div 79 lab responsible for experiment EDF-342.
The following response was sent:

Thank you for making contact with our lab. Congratulations on a job
well done, your correct identification of the odor indicates the
substance has taken effect. The completion of this stage of the
experiment is a testament to your unique abilities.

As a final step, we require that you fill out a form detailing your
interaction with the substance. Once complete, return the form and we
will add it to your file. In the near future, you should receive a
package from us with the information you need to finish the process.

Have a nice day.

Have a good evening,
Dr. Conover
Lab ED-103

 

Interesting! I had originally read the instructions and assumed (ass in front of u) that we all had the SAME scent but that's not actually what it says.

"Step 5: When a potential scent has been identified and decided upon, email it to the [email protected] and wait for a response. Be sure to include the substance ID# in your correspondence." /facepalm

 

Dispatch has confirmed that mine is neither licorice nor citronella, the later of which is not something I was familiar with. I'm not sure where to go from here...

I'll add a little more description... I don't find it to be a pleasant smell, but it's much better when I'm not taking a whiff with the cap open. I'm still smelling something slightly licorice-y. I feel like I would recognize a mint odor pretty well. I might bring it to work tomorrow and see what people say.