If you live  much of your life on a plane, (think George Clooney in Up in the Air) all airports begin to look  alike.  Now, they don't have to smell the same.  Check out  Scent of Departure, a new perfume sold in airport duty-free shops in Vienna, Munich, Istanbul, Frankfurt and Budapest.

The 50ml bottles carry the three letter code of the airport they are purchased in, and the fragrance inside is designed to evoke that city’s ambience.  For example, Vienna perfume is reminiscent of “A walk from the peaceful Danube – banks full of enchanting scents of fresh mint, cut grass and water flowers – to an outdoor breakfast in the Palace garden of Belveder. Enjoy the garden’s baroque atmosphere and the gourmand scents of Wien’s pastries, delicious with their gourmand notes of vanilla, liquorice, chocolate and coffee.”

Created by our friend-in-fragrance Gerald Ghislain of Histoires de Parfums and partner Magali Senequier, the scents currently listed online represent Munich, Vienna, Istanbul, Budapest and Frankfurt. The bottles carry a suggested retail price of EUR 29, and are due for full flight in late 2011.

What’s behind the boarding pass bottles? Actually, a luggage tag.

–Michelyn Camen, Editor-In-Chief

Website: www.thescentofdeparture.com

Editor’s note: I previewed the protos in 2010 with Gerald over steak tartare; as far as I know no plans for Newark International perfume.