My War Horse Red and Black arrived Saturday. When I opened the Red the first thing that came to me was Play-Doh when I smelled it. After Googling it I found this. I also smell almond.
Hasbro’s patent admits to vanilla, but that’s just to throw us off the scent. The real formula for this iconic odor is guarded like the crown jewels. After talking with New York perfumer Christopher Brosius, who offers a Play-Doh fragrance, we suspect that it draws from the aromatic flowers of the heliotrope, aka the cherry pie plant.