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Michelangela
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My Wonderful Laundromat
There was a time when I didn’t have a washing machine. Not only would buying one have blown my budget, but there was also no space in my tiny kitchen, let alone in my tiny bathroom for it. All of that didn’t really concern me, because downstairs, just around the corner, was a laundromat combined with a laundry service and dry cleaning. So, a place where you could get everything, and I mean everything, related to textiles clean.
I liked this laundromat and that nice, hardworking lady who ran it.... and I wasn’t the only one, as the place was always packed!
One can imagine a wash day like this:
With my overflowing laundry basket, I awkwardly open the door and am immediately greeted by a damp scent that consists of a mix of chemical substances, steam, and various laundry detergent aromas. PHEW - that really takes your breath away!
By the time I’ve set my basket down and joined the line at the counter, my nose gets used to the slightly biting but very clean-smelling odor. I am still far from the joys of freshly washed dry laundry. I wonder if I should have that nice white shirt with the red wine stains cleaned or should I treat it with bleach?
Finally, it’s my turn, and I ask the nice lady in the apron what to do.
“Child, what have you done this time? We’ll have to treat this specially and then best clean it! It’ll be ready in an hour and a half, if you want!”
Said and done!
I then have brands and filled cups of detergent and fabric softener handed to me for the rest of my laundry. Then I pick one of the few free machines, stuff the laundry in, and the cheerful washing can begin. I take my book out of my bag, sit down on the bench, and wait. Around me wafts the smell of all the substances from the general laundry, still mixed with a certain residual moisture that lingers in the air.
A good hour passes, the machine rests after the spin cycle, and I haul my fresh laundry back into the basket. It now smells wonderful of fabric softener and spring freshness, just like it’s always advertised by Clementine, Mr. Clean, and the General on TV. So not real spring... more like what the cleaning products industry promotes as an April-fresh spring.
Passing the small hand wash basin, which is currently being scrubbed by the nice lady with the “citrus-fresh” ATA scouring powder, I head to the dryer; it gets filled with the fresh wet laundry, and I wait another three-quarters of an hour until everything is dry.
The result is clean laundry with a hint of musk, flowers, and lemon......
My stained shirt is now ready and spotless again. I discreetly ignore the slightly biting chemical smell because I’m happy about the successful stain removal!
Now to pay quickly and rush home with my full clean basket to slip right into the shirt, yay!
Man, Clementine and Mr. Clean, if you could see me now, haha! I feel sparkling clean!
.... but it still tingles in my nose, even if it’s not as noticeable as it was at first! That’s just the downside of dry cleaning!
Conclusion:
Clean is a matter of interpretation! Many scents are associated with the term CLEAN, especially those we know from the industry. Synthetic aromas that we have come to associate with cleanliness through years of conditioning.
CLEAN has taken up this theme very authentically and implemented it! The scent “Cotton T-Shirt” is anything but natural, but it evokes exactly the memories that remind us of freshly washed and freshly cleaned items.
Personally, I see these kinds of scents less as perfume in its tradition and wouldn’t necessarily want to wear them on my skin as such. Nevertheless, I am positively surprised and see a use for “Cotton T-Shirt,” as I find it unbeatable as a textile scent! A spray or two on the shirt and I feel like it just came fresh from the described laundromat :D
The longevity is also significantly better than other synthetic textile fresheners from the large assortment of discount drugstores, which also don’t fit as well in a handbag :D
I liked this laundromat and that nice, hardworking lady who ran it.... and I wasn’t the only one, as the place was always packed!
One can imagine a wash day like this:
With my overflowing laundry basket, I awkwardly open the door and am immediately greeted by a damp scent that consists of a mix of chemical substances, steam, and various laundry detergent aromas. PHEW - that really takes your breath away!
By the time I’ve set my basket down and joined the line at the counter, my nose gets used to the slightly biting but very clean-smelling odor. I am still far from the joys of freshly washed dry laundry. I wonder if I should have that nice white shirt with the red wine stains cleaned or should I treat it with bleach?
Finally, it’s my turn, and I ask the nice lady in the apron what to do.
“Child, what have you done this time? We’ll have to treat this specially and then best clean it! It’ll be ready in an hour and a half, if you want!”
Said and done!
I then have brands and filled cups of detergent and fabric softener handed to me for the rest of my laundry. Then I pick one of the few free machines, stuff the laundry in, and the cheerful washing can begin. I take my book out of my bag, sit down on the bench, and wait. Around me wafts the smell of all the substances from the general laundry, still mixed with a certain residual moisture that lingers in the air.
A good hour passes, the machine rests after the spin cycle, and I haul my fresh laundry back into the basket. It now smells wonderful of fabric softener and spring freshness, just like it’s always advertised by Clementine, Mr. Clean, and the General on TV. So not real spring... more like what the cleaning products industry promotes as an April-fresh spring.
Passing the small hand wash basin, which is currently being scrubbed by the nice lady with the “citrus-fresh” ATA scouring powder, I head to the dryer; it gets filled with the fresh wet laundry, and I wait another three-quarters of an hour until everything is dry.
The result is clean laundry with a hint of musk, flowers, and lemon......
My stained shirt is now ready and spotless again. I discreetly ignore the slightly biting chemical smell because I’m happy about the successful stain removal!
Now to pay quickly and rush home with my full clean basket to slip right into the shirt, yay!
Man, Clementine and Mr. Clean, if you could see me now, haha! I feel sparkling clean!
.... but it still tingles in my nose, even if it’s not as noticeable as it was at first! That’s just the downside of dry cleaning!
Conclusion:
Clean is a matter of interpretation! Many scents are associated with the term CLEAN, especially those we know from the industry. Synthetic aromas that we have come to associate with cleanliness through years of conditioning.
CLEAN has taken up this theme very authentically and implemented it! The scent “Cotton T-Shirt” is anything but natural, but it evokes exactly the memories that remind us of freshly washed and freshly cleaned items.
Personally, I see these kinds of scents less as perfume in its tradition and wouldn’t necessarily want to wear them on my skin as such. Nevertheless, I am positively surprised and see a use for “Cotton T-Shirt,” as I find it unbeatable as a textile scent! A spray or two on the shirt and I feel like it just came fresh from the described laundromat :D
The longevity is also significantly better than other synthetic textile fresheners from the large assortment of discount drugstores, which also don’t fit as well in a handbag :D
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