Smell tester

Some people have a superlative sense of smell and an ability to identify scents with precision.

Smell tester or odor tester is a person whose job is to inspect an object using the sense of smell.

Smell testers expose themselves to as many perfumes as possible. They smell everyday objects, plants, paper, plastic... They must have a boundless smell vocabulary, so they can be as precise as posible when they have to describe what they feel with their sense of smell.

Many companies, like cosmetic companies, need professional staff to smell their products. A smell tester has to smell 60 different odors three times per hour.

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