Have you ever yearned to smell like you did during second semester freshman year?
Well now, thanks to Masik Collegiate Fragrances, you can.
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From the Daily Orange: “My hope is that these official scents will someday remind people of the past,” Katie Masik, the owner of Masik Collegiate Fragrances, said on the company website. “Long after the days on campus come to an end, alumni and fans can smell that special scent and be reminded of that special time — the campus, the sporting events, the traditions and most of all, the memories.”
The company looks for big East Coast schools with large fan bases and alumni populations. According to Masik’s website, the company sells fragrances to 17 universities. Given SU’s big sports following, Masik said that SU was a natural choice.
One would have to imagine that a Syracuse fragrance would undoubtedly smell like orange. After all, they are the only university in the country whose mascot is a citrus fruit. But alas, the new scent will smell more like pine needles and the natural scent of upstate New York.
The fragrances will capture the “scent of Syracuse,” taking inspiration from the schools’ colors, buildings and climate.
Some of the fragrance options utilize nectarine, ginger, tangerine and orange scents to highlight the smells of spring. Other fragrances have crisper scents inspired by the snow and ice of Syracuse winters. SU specifically asked for natural scents, so Masik took inspiration from the outdoors, incorporating pine trees and fir trees into the fragrances.
It's a shame Jim Boeheim didn't have some of this fragrance handy last Saturday against Duke. Perhaps the natural musk would have subdued the referees into not ejecting him.
