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Would You Buy A Candle That Smells Like Bushwick and Costs $81? ‘Cause Now You Can

Underneath the Eiffel Tower, you can buy a can of true Paris air, just in case you ever needed a quick fix of the most romantic city in the world

By Katarina Hybenova

Sept. 2, 2014 · 2 min read

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Would You Buy A Candle That Smells Like Bushwick and Costs $81? ‘Cause Now You Can

Underneath the Eiffel Tower, you can buy a can of true Paris air, just in case you ever needed a quick fix of the most romantic city in the world

Katarina Hybenova September 2, 2014Sep 2, 2014 · 2 min read

Underneath the Eiffel Tower, you can buy a can of true Paris air, just in case you ever needed a quick fix of the most romantic city in the world. (In fact you can also buy it on Etsy for $9.90)

But what happens if you ever leave Bushwick and you find yourself craving the garbage processing factories’ smell, dog poop or a cement truck…

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