7. Language Lab Summer Session (2025)

Welcome to our 7th session in olfactory expression.

This week we’re focusing on the word “floral”, which is a descriptor many people use to simply say something smells like flowers. But what does that really mean?

“Floral” can be a shortcut for something traditionally coded as “feminine”, which can be both negative: “That fragrance is too floral for me,” or positive: “It smells floral, like my grandma’s p…