If you thought candles were never the right vehicle for Gwyneth Paltrow’s signature vagina scent, you’re in luck. Five years after Paltrow’s Goop released its now iconic “This Smells Like My Vagina” candle, Australian punk band Private Function is recreating the scent for a scratch and sniff vinyl record. The band, known for bold publicity stunts like its since-banned scratch-off lottery ticket album cover, will release its fourth album, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, on Friday. While it will be available on any streaming service, the band has another proposal: Why not listen to ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ on a hot pink Goop vagina candle-scented vinyl record? To be clear: Paltrow has no connection to the Australian punk band. Instead, guitarist Lauren Hester, who announced the vinyl record stunt on Instagram, explained that the members of Private Function are simply massive fans of Paltrow’s now-discontinued candle, which she called “potentially the greatest thing anyone had ever done.” Because they couldn’t get their hands on the real thing, the band contacted a French perfumer with a list of the candle’s ingredients and asked to recreate the scent for their record. Their devotion to the olfactory arts paid off: Private Function’s “Goopy” record has already sold out online. (For the record, Goop says the fragrance includes notes of geranium, citrusy bergamot, and cedar.)
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