My beallara lunatic fringe Ike's yikes STINKS!! What to do about the smell?

[astrid]

Hey everyone,

This orchid is just stunning but oh my god, as the days go by the scent gets more and more ugly. It smelled mildly at first, with a peppery note.

Now, however, the smell is strengthening and I walked in my room thinking something was dirty or the trash needed to be taken out. Nope. Just my orchid!!! It smells like funky plastic and there isn't a hint of sweetness at all. It's like burnt styrofoam or something.

Is there a way I can make this orchid stop smelling so gross? Or minimize its smell? Could I put it in low light? Hairspray the flowers? Dip the damn things in epoxy resin?????

I almost want to sell it or give it away but it was a gift from my boyfriend. I feel like a big dummy for getting an orchid that I wanted so badly, but almost immediately wanting to get rid of it because of the smell!!

What would you do in my shoes? It is totally ruining the lovely smell from my new miltonia, too.