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Perfume Room

144 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 503 ratings

Hosted by comedian, dating expert, and perfume lover/advisor Emma Vernon, Perfume Room is a safe space for the Perfume-Obsessed to hang, learn, *live, laugh, and love.* Each episode delves into the mysterious world of fragrance through a lens that is equal parts entertaining and informative.

You can expect perfume reviews, 101s, hot takes, funny tangents, dating stories, and juicy conversations with top experts, innovators, and personalities in and outside of the fragrance world.

Perfume Room is a pod about life and love as experienced through the fifth sense.

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132. Spring '24 Fragrances: A Bird's Eye View (w/ Fat Mascara Co-Hosts Jenn Sullivan and Jess Matlin!)

March 19, 2024 09:30 - 52 minutes - 121 MB

IT'S OFFICIALLY FRAGRANCE WEEK! To celebrate, longtime friends of the pod—Jenn Sullivan and Jess Matlin, Fat Mascara Co-Hosts—are in the Perfume Room today sharing the fragrances that are exciting and intriguing them most for Spring 2024! FRAGS MENTIONED: Xinú Ummo, Parfums de Marly: Perseus, Delina; Riddle Oil, The Body Shop White Musk, Phlur Apricot Prive, The Perfumer’s Story Sequoia Wood, Régime des Fleurs Little Flower, Ellis Brooklyn Myth, Matière Première: Crystal Saffron, Vanilla ...

131. The Untold Story of the Titanic Perfume (w/ Givaudan Head Of Product Safety Sciences Neil Owen)

March 12, 2024 09:32 - 42 minutes - 96.6 MB

In 2001, 62 vials of perfume were recovered from the Titanic shipwreck. Neil Owen, Head of Product Safety Sciences at Givaudan, was one of the lucky few specialists (alongside esteemed perfumers Christopher Sheldrake and Mark Evans as well as a botanist) tasked with analyzing exactly what the contents of those vials were. To whom did these vials belong? Were their contents revolutionary or status quo for the times? What did they smell like? Which recovered vial did Christopher Sheldrake de...

130. What Makes a Perfume a Smash Hit? (w/ Chromeo's Dave 1!)

March 05, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 156 MB

Dave 1 is the guitarist and lead vocalist of the Grammy-nominated, Electro-Funk duo Chromeo, and he’s also a fraghead. This week he’s in the Perfume Room talking about everything from the the F-Boy scent of Paris you never saw coming, gems from his personal collection, perfumes you'll never catch him wearing, the evolution of his own taste, smells from different places and points in his life, and his *highly efficient and innovative* means of teaching himself new hobbies. FRAGS MENTIONED: ...

129. The Britney Spears Ep You've Been Waiting For (w/ @basenote_bitch Elizabeth Renstrom)

February 27, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 191 MB

What's the actual best Britney fragrance? Who's the most underrated flanker of them all? Liz Renstrom (@basenote_bitch) is in the Perfume Room today and we're traveling deep into the multiverse that is: BRITNEY SPEARS FRAGRANCES to tackle all the hard questions. We've procured 12 of her 36 creations (including 6 Fantasy flankers, 3 Prerogative flankers, Believe, Cosmic Radiance, and of course, the one that started it all: Curious). We're live-smelling, reviewing and ranking them all! PLU...

128. Following Her Nose All the Way To The Dream Job (w/ Perfumer Margaux Le Paih Guerin)

February 20, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 140 MB

Margaux Le Paih Geurin is a perfumer at boutique perfume house, Flair Paris. A team of just four perfumers with infinite niche perfume launches to their name, Flair is easily one of the best houses of our time, and Margaux is one to watch. In just a few years in the industry, Margaux has already seen several of her creations hit shelves, including 3 BORNTOSTANDOUT fragrances. We discuss valuable learnings from her time in fragrance retail (including the one perfume she always recommended to ...

127. What Makes a Fragrance Sensual? (w/ Master Perfumer Honorine Blanc)

February 13, 2024 10:30 - 57 minutes - 132 MB

We're celebrating Valentine's Day with Master Perfumer Honorine Blanc, a perfumer especially renowned for her sensual and addictive fragrances. In fact, as far as I'm concerned, modern perfumery has two eras: B.H. and A.H. (that is, before Honorine and After), because Honorine quite literally invented a texture in perfume that before her, didn't exist. We discuss what makes a scent a 'date night scent,' how to create sensuality and texture in perfume, what it means to be a Master Perfumer, ...

126. Perfumes That Smell Like Myanmar (w/ Gabar Co-Founder Phway Su Aye)

February 06, 2024 10:30 - 52 minutes - 120 MB

A Third Culture Kid as she refers to herself, Phway Su Aye, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Gabar, has called many countries home. This week, she's in Perfume Room to talk about the one whose unforgettable aromas inspired her fragrance brand. Phway shares stories, rituals, and personal memories from her early childhood in Myanmar; she tells of a perfumery course that changed the trajectory of her career; and what it was like bottling these memories into perfumes during the lockdown and t...

125. In Defense of the Celebrity Fragrance (w/ Flower Shop Perfume Co's Isaac Lekach and Lillian Shalom)

January 30, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour - 151 MB

Flower Shop Perfume Co’s Isaac Lekach and Lillian Shalom (also real-life husband and wife!) are in the Perfume Room today! We discuss: growing up in the industry (Isaac’s dad is former CEO of Parlux); celebrity perfume secrets; why the best perfumes are always a little bit controversial; the viral sensation that is Melanie Martinez’s Portals collection; a day in the life of a boutique fragrance house; and of course Cafe Society, and the most canonical perfumes of that era, including some ver...

124. The $4000/oz Everlasting Gobstopper Perfume (w/ Régime des Fleurs Creator Alia Raza)

January 23, 2024 10:35 - 59 minutes - 137 MB

Régime Des Fleurs Founder/Perfumer Alia Raza is in the Perfume Room today. We discuss everything from those absolutely perfect rococo bottles, to what it's like collaborating with THE Dominique Ropion, and you *know* I live-smell Nymphaea Caerulea—a perfume that at $990 for 8ML, earns the title of World's Most Expensive. SOTD: Fueguia Yakeñ & Chris Collins LUST | Oud Delice FRAGS MENTIONED: Fueguia Yakeñ, Chris Collins LUST | Oud Delice, Celine Nightclubbing, Vilhelm Purple Fig, Dusita E...

123. 2023 Favorites & 2024 Predictions ~ A New Year's Solo ~

January 16, 2024 10:36 - 44 minutes - 103 MB

NEW YEAR, NEW SOLO. SAME PERFUME ROOM. 2023: favorite launches, most-worn fragrances, and most exciting discoveries 2024: INs and OUTs, trend predictions, and *manifestations* for the year ahead! FRAGS MENTIONED: Versatile Paris Rital Date, Masque Milano Basilica, Dior Hypnotic Poison, Kerosene Unknown Pleasures, Versatile Paris: Dimanche Flemme, Culot Thé; Headspace: Absinthe, Myrrh, Tubereuse, Santal; Lancome Oud Bouquet, Serge Lutens Serge Majascule, Perfumer H: Suede, Rain Cloud, In...

122. The 2023 Perfume Room Holiday Gift Guide! (w/ a very special surprise guest!!)

December 12, 2023 22:16 - 36 minutes - 83.3 MB

'Tis the season for my holiday gift guide! I share all the fragrance gifts I’m coveting including stocking stuffers, candles, other scented goodies, and answer a few gift-help requests!  Plus, A VERY SPECIAL GUEST make a very VERY SURPRISE appearance ;) ;) ;) SHOP MY HOLIDAY PACK: ⁠https://rb.gy/7arvgd⁠ Tune in to IG Live || Thurs 12/14 at 1P EST/10A PT (@perfumeroompod) MY HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: https://shopmy.us/collections/329441 FRAGS MENTIONED: The Maker Lover, BDK Gris Charnel, Mais...

121. This Smells Like War and Dirty Dollars (w/ Toskovat Creator David-Lev Jipa-Slivinschi)

December 05, 2023 10:30 - 57 minutes - 131 MB

Toskovat Founder and Perfume-Maker David-Lev Jipa-Slivinschi is in the Perfume Room today. With fragrance pyramids comprised of accords like credit card, dirty dollar, priest's clothes, blood, and plastic bag, Toskovat fragrances beg the question: are all perfumes meant to be worn?  FRAGS MENTIONED: Diptyque Benjoin Boheme, Serge Lutens Santal Majascule, Toskovat Age of Innocence, Givenchy Very Irresistible, Toskovat: Anarchist, Things We Never Shared, Inexcusable Evil; ELdO Secretions Mag...

120. Wear This Perfume For Good Luck (w/ Marissa Zappas & Ruby McCollister)

November 28, 2023 10:27 - 54 minutes - 126 MB

Longtime friends and tastemakers Marissa Zappas + Ruby McCollister are in the Perfume Room today discussing their latest collaboration: a fragrance called Tragedy. Marissa, the perfumer behind all the Internet’s cult-fav perfumes, & Ruby, an actress and comedian you may know from Search Party, High Maintenance and Curb Your Enthusiasm, have joined forces to create a fragrance inspired by Fracas, ghosts, Christmas parties, and Hollywood’s most tragic bygone starlets.  FRAGS MENTIONED: Maris...

119. From Bass to Base Notes (w/ DJ + Fragrance Entrepreneur Zernell Gillie)

November 21, 2023 20:52 - 55 minutes - 128 MB

Internationally-known DJ, Entrepreneur, and now Fragrance Founder Zernell Gillie is in the Perfume Room! As a lifelong fragrance collector, in 2022, Zernell decided to combine his two greatest passions to launch an eponymous fragrance line. With extraits at a whopping 50% concentration, and fragrances all inspired by different genres of music, it's no wonder this new brand is already buzzing in the niche scene. Plus I review the LAFCO x Sir Candle Man launch, Heart of the Matter. FRAGS MEN...

118. Jurassic Park, but for Perfume (w/ Future Society Founder Jasmina Aganovic)

November 14, 2023 10:30 - 54 minutes - 124 MB

You know naturals; you know synthetics; but do you know *bio-engineered materials?* Through her biotech fragrance brand, Future Society, Jasmina Aganovic (Founder & CEO) is resurrecting extinct smells through DNA sequencing, and introducing this novel 3rd category of fragrance materials into the conversation. FRAGS MENTIONED: MAISON d’ETTO: Rotano, Noisette, Canaan; Robert Piguet Fracas, Giorgio Beverly Hills, Mugler Alien, MAISON d’ETTO Macanudo, Future Society: Solar Canopy, Floating For...

117. Turning Poetry into Perfume (with Parfums Dusita's Pissara Umavijani)

November 07, 2023 10:24 - 48 minutes - 111 MB

The delightful Pissara Umavijani, Founder and Perfumer of Parfums Dusita, is in the Perfume Room today! Pissara discusses uprooting her life from Bangkok to Paris in pursuit of perfume, said pursuit of perfume [Pissara is self-taught!], and how, through Dusita, Pissara honors and bottles the smells of her father’s legacy, her Thai heritage, and classic French perfumery all at once. FRAGS MENTIONED: Parfums Dusita: La Douceur De Siam, Anamcara, Melodie de l’Amour, Rosarine; Roja Elixir, May...

116. Gen Z Love Smells Like What? (w/ Givaudan's Matthieu Befve & Dana Schmitt)

October 31, 2023 10:56 - 55 minutes - 128 MB

What IS love and what does it smell like? Givaudan’s Head of Fine Fragrance North America, Matthieu Befve, and Perfumer Dana Schmitt join me in the Perfume Room today as we explore this very topic. Specifically, we discuss Givaudan’s most recent immersive fragrance experience—'What Is love?’— an olfactive exploration of love and seduction as experienced by Gen Z and as interpreted by Givaudan perfumers. FRAGS MENTIONED: Commodity Orris, CK One, Estée Lauder Beautiful, Ralph Lauren Romance,...

115. Scents *for The Horse Girl By a Horse Girl* (w/ MAISON d’ETTO Founder Brianna Lipovsky)

October 24, 2023 16:47 - 59 minutes - 136 MB

MAISON d’ETTO Founder and Professional Horse Girl Brianna Lipovsky is in the Perfume Room today. Brianna and I chat everything from competing in Dressage at the Grand Prix level, channeling horse relationships into smells, a shamanic healing session in a Midtown office that changed the trajectory of her career, and a fragrance in her collection with an actual HORSE MOLECULE.  + REVIEWS OF: Officine Universelle Buly Patate Douce des Caraibes et Carotte D’Afghanistan + the Phlur body/hair mis...

114. A Fragrance So Filthy, It's A Safe Word (w/ Papillon Artisan Perfumes Creator Liz Moores)

October 17, 2023 09:35 - 1 hour - 162 MB

Papillon Artisan Perfumes' Liz Moores is in the Perfume Room this week! We discuss: a perfume that smells post-coital, fragrance formulas that come in dreams, reading her own perfumes' Fragrantica reviews, the importance of sticking to a brief when no one else is watching/smelling, smells inspired by pets, and more! FRAGS MENTIONED: Diptyque Orpheon, Riddle Oil Poppy, Michael Kors EDP, Marc Jacob EDP, Ex Nihilo Lust in Paradise, Creed Silver Mountain Water, Papillon Dryad, Chanel No. 5 Eau...

113. Chanel No. 5 for Your Dog? (w/ Olfactive Artist & Researcher M Dougherty)

October 10, 2023 09:28 - 1 hour - 161 MB

Olfactive Artist & Researcher M Dougherty is in the Perfume Room this week! M uses scent to explore communication, memory, and interaction, and has created bodies of work around everything from dog perfume, to olfactive concerts, to the fragrance wheel...of human body odors, to urban forest bathing via mycelium sculptures! FRAGS MENTIONED: Electimuss Vanilla Edesia, Outremer Vanille, Fischersund 101, MSCHF WD-40, Xyrena Dark Ride, Victoria's Secret Amber Romance, K No. 9 FOLLOW M: @mx.mdo...

112. The ~Perfume Room Hotline~: Answering Your Biggest Fragrance Dilemmas (w/ me... and YOU!)

September 26, 2023 09:30 - 32 minutes - 74.9 MB

CALLER WHAT IS YOUR NAME AND WHERE ARE YOU CALLING FROM? Hear from FIVE fellow listeners today as I answer their biggest fragrance dilemmas ranging from the perfect scent to celebrate a new home, a perfume for *the stage,* scents that match songs, the floraliest floral for a non-floral lover, and that elusive perfect skin scent plus. Plus I review some recent PR! FRAGS MENTIONED: Narciso Rodriguez Narciso for Her EDT, By Rosie Jane Rosie, Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur, Byredo Velvet Haze, ...

111. *SPECIAL TREND REPORT* NYFW + Fragrance! (w/ Highsnobiety Beauty Editor Alexandra Pauly)

September 19, 2023 09:30 - 58 minutes - 133 MB

*SPECIAL NYFW REPORT* Highsnobiety Beauty Editor Alexandra Pauly is in the Perfume Room today to recap the biggest beauty and fashion trends from NYFW and discuss what it all means for… PERFUME! From everything from Barbiecore to Girlcore (note: they’re different), to mermaid hair and berry lips; with looks from Sandy Liang to Collina Strada, we're sharing all our favorite SS24 runway trends and, but of course, *what they smell like!* FRAGS + DESIGNERS MENTIONED: Christian Dior Bois D’Arge...

110. (Part 2) The Man Who Put Molecules on the Map (w/ Escentric Molecules Founder/Perfumer Geza Schoen)

September 12, 2023 16:30 - 45 minutes - 103 MB

Enjoy PART 2 of my conversation with Escentric Molecules’ Creator Geza Schoen where we talk about the fragrances he wears *off the clock,* making the leap from consumer to perfumer, his thoughts on people duping his creations, what different popular synthetics smell like, and a *very special* tradition he’s started for his daughter <3  FRAGS MENTIONED: Serge Lutens Miel de bois, Goop This Smells Like My Vagina, D’Orsay Vouloir êtres Ailleurs CG, The Body Shop Moringa, Dusita Melodie de L’A...

109. (Part 1) The Man Who Put Molecules on the Map (w/ Escentric Molecules Founder/Perfumer Geza Schoen)

September 05, 2023 09:30 - 44 minutes - 102 MB

Escentric Molecules Founder Geza Schoen is in the Perfume Room this week (and next!)! More than an illustrious perfumer, Geza Schoen singlehandedly changed the way both the industry and consumers alike see/wear synthetic molecules. He’s responsible for an entirely new genre of fragrances: the non-perfume perfume! Here is part 1 of our conversation! FRAGS MENTIONED: Kelly + Jones Mezcal Flora, Lancome Miracle, Bottega Veneta, Vera Wang, Valentino Valentino EDP, Giorgio Armani Acqua Di Gio, ...

108. My Le Labo Hypothesis, New Favorites, and LIVE LISTENER SCENT CONSULTS! (a ~solo~)

August 22, 2023 09:30 - 31 minutes - 29 MB

SOLO THIS WEEK with my reviews/[HOT] takes on the Le Labo City Exclusives, tips for picking a signature scents, how to identify notes in fragrances, some lesser known Hilde Soliani scents I am loving, and of course ANSWERING YOUR CALLS and doing listener scent consults! FRAGS MENTIONED: Le Labo: Gaiac 10, Bergamote 22; D’Orsay Nous Sommes Amants MD, Givenchy MMW, ERIS Parfums Scorpio Rising, Le Labo Myrrhe 55, YSL Opium, Givenchy L’Interdit, Le Labo Ylang 49, Byredo Rose Noir, Le Labo: Ga...

107. Red for Filth: The Perfume! (w/ Drag Queen Alaska Thunderfuck and Fragrance Evaluator Travis Aikman!)

August 15, 2023 09:30 - 45 minutes - 63.3 MB

Alaska Thunderfuck (!!) and Fragrance Evaluator Travis Aikman are in the Perfume Room today discussing this making of Alaska's first (but likely not last) fragrance: Red For Filth. Plus, learn which Drake song inspired this scent (?!) as well as the perfumes your other fave Queens are wearing! FRAGS MENTIONED: Perris Montecarlo Cacao Azteque, ERIS Parfums Scorpio Rising, Atelier Jasmin Angelique, Alaska Thunderfuck Red For Filth, Tresemme hairspray, Tom Ford Tuscan Leather, Britney Spears...

106. Creating Postmodern Vintage Perfume (w/ ERIS PARFUMS Founder Barbara Herman)

August 08, 2023 09:30 - 58 minutes - 134 MB

ERIS PARFUMS Founder Barbara Herman is in the Perfume Room today! Barbara is the author of "Scent and Subversion: Decoding a Century of Provocative Perfume" as well as the blogger behind the very popular 2010s vintage perfume blog, "Yesterday’s Perfume." With such a vast knowledge of vintage fragrances, Barbara founded ERIS to celebrate subversion and unconventional beauty in fragrance, and to a bring a missing boldness to modern niche perfumery akin to what she had encountered in all of her...

105. You Can't Read Courtney Rafuse's Diary, But You Can Wear It (w/ Universal Flowering Perfumer Courtney Rafuse)

August 01, 2023 09:30 - 53 minutes - 122 MB

Universal Flowering Perfumer/Founder Courtney Rafuse is in the Perfume Room today! We discuss everything from her creative process, to why fragrance pyramids are gentle suggestions at best, to the vulnerability that comes with transforming intimate accounts of her personal life into fragrances meant for other bodies (and imaginations and memories). FRAGS MENTIONED: Diptyque Fleur de Peau, Glossier You, Chanel No. 5, Universal Flowering Venus in Tuberose, Kiehl’s Cucumber Essences, Demeter,...

104. Gourmands Aren’t All A Piece of Cake (w/ Perfumer Hilde Soliani)

July 25, 2023 09:31 - 45 minutes - 103 MB

Perfume Royality Hilde Soliani, La Regina dei Gourmand//the Queen of Gourmands, is in the Perfume Room today! At first glance, you might say dessert scents are her bread and butter, but Hilde would be quick to tell you that *bread and butter scents* are also her bread and butter. And for that matter, so are her fish, oyster, and cheese fragrances. Her title bears great responsibility, and in Hilde's kingdom, no food group is left behind. We discuss her inspiration, her fragrance philosophy, ...

103. K-Fragrance Has Entered the Chat. (w/ ELOREA Co-Founders Wonny Lee & Su min Park)

July 18, 2023 09:35 - 53 minutes - 123 MB

ELOREA Co-Founders (and real-life husband and wife duo) Wonny Lee and Su min Park are in the Perfume Room today! ELOREA is a fragrance brand dedicated to capturing, preserving, and sharing the stories of Korea's rich history of fragrance.  The concept for ELOREA came to the pair during a trip to Seoul, where they realized that despite the K-Beauty boom, when it came to the fragrance, there was little to no Korean representation. That is, until ELOREA. FRAGS MENTIONED: Snif Crumb Couture, K...

102. What Made Perfume Get So Damn Expensive? (w/ Obvious Parfums Founder & Fragrance Entrepreneur David Frossard)

July 11, 2023 09:30 - 1 hour - 161 MB

David Frossard — the Creator of Obvious Parfums, Founder of Liquides Paris (a perfume shop), Artistic Director of Frapin, and longtime fragrance Entrepreneur responsible for the launch of all your fave brands from Atelier, to Byredo, to BDK, to Liquides Imaginaires, Juliette Has a Gun, Parfums de Marly, and more — is in the Perfume Room today! We discuss fragrance inflation, why brands get away with it, what it really means to be 'niche' brand, and in a sea of emerging brands, why Obvious Pa...

101. What Really Happened to Atelier?! + Niche [Fragrance] Hidden Gems You Need To Know! (w/ Scent Stylist + YouTuber El-Aton Georges)

June 27, 2023 09:30 - 57 minutes - 133 MB

Fragrance Stylist El-Aton Georges is in the Perfume Room! If there's anyone who knows niche, it's El-Aton, and I trust his recommendations/taste implicitly. Currently, he works at Bergdorf's, where he is the Brand Manager for The Maker, and previously, he was the Manager of Atelier's flagship store in Nolita (RIP). You *know* we get that the juicy inside scoop on what really happened to the brand, and when/if we can expect a comeback (!!); we also discuss 'stinky cheese scents,' the Mugler s...

100. Shampoo to Laundry: Scenting the Everyday (w/ DSM-Firmenich Principal Perfumer Sabine de Tscharner)

June 20, 2023 09:30 - 47 minutes - 109 MB

IT’S THE 100th EPISODE!!! Today, we are joined by DSM-Firmenich Principal Perfumer Sabine de Tscharner! Sabine is a unicorn in the industry because over the course of her career, she’s worked on EVERY category: fine fragrance, air care, body care -- all of it! Today, her focus is in the laundry space, where she’s bringing all kinds of innovations to the category. What makes a scent a shampoo scent versus say a detergent scent? What is the smell of ‘clean?’ Of 'moisturizing?' When does a scen...

*BONUS* RE-RELEASE & GUEST UPDATE: Episode 1 (w/ Thin Wild Mercury's Cathleen Cardinali)

June 19, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 150 MB

In anticipation of the BIG 100th EPISODE (airing this Tues!), enjoy this special bonus re-release and *where are they now* update from the first-ever guest of Perfume Room: Thin Wild Mercury's Cathleen Cardinali! *SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR BDK PARFUMS* 10% off BDK Parfums luckyscent.com (code: 10pr) BDK Perfume mentioned: Villa Neroli

99. ISO ~ New Signature Scent: A Live Scent Consult (w/ TV Writer & Comedian Cynia Barnwell)

June 13, 2023 17:12 - 56 minutes - 130 MB

TV Writer, Comedian, and longtime-YSL Black Opium-wearer, Cynia Barnwell, is in the Perfume Room today and on a quest for her new signature scent!  We discuss everything from the writers strike to Spice Girl typecasting to Sagittarius gender inequity, BUT most importantly, today Cynia smells and live-reacts to several perfumes I’ve handpicked just for her as contenders on the journey. Will she find *the one*? EDITOR’S NOTE: The original recording included over 20 scents over a course of tw...

98. Emma in Paris! (a solo episode)

June 06, 2023 09:28 - 42 minutes - 96.3 MB

I went to Paris and now it's my *~whole personality~*. Here's a recap of everything I smelled and loved! Wish you could smell along? YOU. CAN. Sign up for JUNE SMELL CLUB, where we'll be smelling 5 of my favorite discoveries from the trip! FRAGS MENTIONED: Mathilde M. Astrée (scented plaster dove + room spray), Le Nez du Vin Master Kit, Le Nez du Vin Wine Faults, Maison Berger Paris Chardon Sauvage, Divine L’Homme Accompli, Memo Sicilian Leather, Divine L’Espirit Libre, L’Artisan Iris Gri...

97. The Fragrance That Went to OuterSpace (w/ Olfactive Artist Eva Petrič)

May 23, 2023 09:39 - 1 hour - 144 MB

How would you describe the smell of Earth (and Earthlings) to someone who's never been? Today I chat with olfactive artist Eva Petrič, whose line of fragrances are meant to do just that. Each scent bottles a different fragrant aspect of life on Earth and the humans who inhabit it. And sure, we [Earthlings] can buy them at Bergdorf's, but these fragrances are not meant solely for our consumption; they're messages in a bottle meant for whoever discovers them...in whichever galaxy that may be. ...

96. No, Not Everything Smells Like Baccarat (w/ Fragrance Specialist & Personality Travaulya Wallace)

May 16, 2023 09:32 - 1 hour - 61 MB

Travaulya Wallace is BACK in the Perfume Room today! You may remember her from Perfume Room LIVE or perhaps you are one of her 238K TikTok followers(!), or maybe, you’ve even shopped with her at Nordstrom where she is a Fragrance Specialist providing her clients with the ultimate personalized fragrance experiences. Today, Travaulya and I chat about everything from scent preferences that make us think twice, to why Aquarius’ are misunderstood (and the scents they should be wearing), to the di...

95. Only [Fragrance] Fools Rush In (w/ Roja Parfums Creator Roja Dove)

May 09, 2023 13:18 - 1 hour - 170 MB

Perfume Legend Roja Dove is in the Perfume Room today! Creator of the first Haute Parfumerie, Founder and Perfumer of the ever-luxurious Roja Parfums, Chairman of the Fragrance Foundation UK, and Culture Ambassador for Great Britain, it seems that all Roja touches turns to gold (in fact, you can find gold flakes in his signature scent ;)).  Today he takes us back to his earliest scent memories, recounts multiple pivotal moments in his lifelong fragrance career (a career which he fondly reca...

94. There are no bad smells (w/ ISIPCA Student Yousif Saleh)

May 02, 2023 09:30 - 59 minutes - 137 MB

If you’ve ever wondered about the path to becoming a perfumer, this episode is for you! ISIPCA Student Yousif Saleh is parlaying his chemistry degree, love of fragrance, and background as both a drag artist and sommelier into the most logical career: PERFUMERY. Halfway through ISIPCA’s curriculum, Yousif is *in the thick of it* and shares everything from daily life as a student in Paris, to the fragrances that shaped him, his tips and tricks for memorizing raw materials, and how there is no ...

93. A Conversation Between Founder and Perfumer (w/ Ourside’s Keta Burke-Williams and Delbia Do's Darryl Do)

April 25, 2023 09:30 - 1 hour - 85.3 MB

Very special episode today!! You often hear about the founder/perfumer collaboration process, but rarely do you get an inner-glimpse of it. Today, you do! I am joined by the Founder AND the Perfumer of one of my favorite-ever brands: Ourside! (Yes, that brand I won't stop talking about...) Ourside is a small-batch, luxury, ingredient-conscious, Black-owned brand, and is one of the ONLY brands that can truly claim being entirely NYC-based. From idea to bottle, every aspect of these scents is ...

92. Your Favorite Fragrance Family (no, not that kind) (w/ BDK Founder David Benedek)

April 18, 2023 09:00 - 48 minutes - 66.7 MB

BDK Founder David Benedek is in the Perfume Room today! We chat about everything from the BDK Parfums signature—that common thread/secret note(s) you might find in every scent, to growing up in the fragrance world, to what’s most played on David’s Spotify right now. David discusses the journey/evolution of creating BDK and the friends and family that shaped him & the brand along the way. And of course, you’ll hear a sneak preview from David of some of the newness we can look forward to in th...

91. My Go-To Spring Scents, The Weirdest Perfume I've Ever Smelled, Scented Products I Can't Quit, & More! (a solo episode)

April 11, 2023 09:00 - 25 minutes - 35.2 MB

Oooo ooo ooo - it's an all new solo ep this week, and I am answering your burning Qs including: what I am wearing this spring niche fragrances exciting me right now April Smell Club deets! ‘funny’ stories from my childhood (that double as tRaUma) the conditioner that saved my hair the body oil I can't quit work scent etiquette and my work scent picks the weirdest fragrance I’ve smelled to date fragrances I think the Love Is Blind S4 cast wears FRAGS/PRODUCTS MENTIONED: Phlur Tange...

90. Perfume for Wine Tasting? Groundreaking. (BUT ACTUALLY!) (w/ Kelly + Jones Founder Kelly Jones)

March 28, 2023 09:00 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MB

Kelly Jones, Founder of Kelly + Jones fragrances, is in the Perfume Room today! We love a controversial perfume line and this one is no exception. While wine aficionados frown upon and often go as far as actually forbidding wearing fragrance in the tasting room, Kelly + Jones fragrances are specifically meant for exactly that! Each scent is inspired by the tasting notes of a different wine or spirit and is best enjoyed alongside said wine or spirit. No – the Kelly + Jones Chardonnay scent do...

89. Christopher Chong Doesn’t Give a Fu*k! (w/ Thameen’s Artist in Residence Christopher Chong)

March 21, 2023 12:01 - 1 hour - 59.8 MB

The legendary Christopher Chong is in the Perfume Room today! Serving as Amouage’s Creative Director for over a decade (a role he assumed sans any prior fragrance knowledge or experience!), Christopher shocked/saddened the perfume world when he took a multi-year-long hiatus. Alas, we can finally rejoice; Christopher is back in the fragrance world, and this time, he's with the London-based perfume brand, Thameen, where he is the Artist in Residence.  What can we expect in this new era of Chri...

88. These Are All My Fav Designer Scents Right Now! (w/ Fragrance Collector & Strategist Olya Bar)

March 14, 2023 09:00 - 55 minutes - 51.6 MB

FINALLY — a very *high requested* episode — I am sharing my top picks for designer fragrances currently on the market! And to give you an every bigger breadth of choices, I am doing so alongside my friend, fragrance collector, Olya Bar (last week’s guest). In order to give you our most up-to-date opinions, we traversed the streets of Herald Square, starting our journey first at Ulta and ending it at Macy’s.  TL;DR: We smelled hundreds of fragrances so you don’t have to, and in this episode,...

87. A Fragrance Collector [Keeper] with Over 900 Bottles (w/ Fragrance Creator & Strategist Olya Bar)

March 07, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes - 42.4 MB

Olya Bar is *Our Fragrance Keeper.* With a collection that runs 900 bottles deep—YES I SAID 900—she’s transcended being a collector, and at this point, is more of an archivist. Want to know how or if a bottle design has changed since it first launched? Olya can tell you. Which reformulation is the sweetest? Olya can tell you. In addition to being a lover/keeper/creator, she’s also an industry vet with over a decade of experience in both retail and marketing. Currently, she works as Twisted L...

86. Preserving History Through Perfume (w/ ARQUISTE® Founder Carlos Huber)

February 28, 2023 10:01 - 1 hour - 69.6 MB

ARQUISTE® Founder Carlos Huber is in the Perfumer Room today! Carlos’ love of old cities led him to his first career as a Preservation Architect, but it was his fascination with how they smelled that led him to his second: as a fragrance developer and founder of an award-winning fragrance brand focused on preserving history and architecture through scent. You can also thank Carlos (as well as legendary perfumer Rodrigo Flores-Roux, who, btw, personally trained him(!)) for the vacation in a b...

85. The Case for Minimalist Perfume (w/ Liis Co-Founders Alissa Sullivan & Leslie Hendin)

February 21, 2023 10:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MB

Liis Co-Founders Leslie Hendin and Alissa Sullivan are in the Perfume Room today! It seems like every day a new niche fragrance brand pops up, making it all too easy to get lost in the shuffle. Liis has been able to make waves and grow a cult following in the fragcomm because of their fragrances’ easy-to-wear, minimalist and ethereal-like qualities. Alissa and Leslie share how Liis came to be, dating all the way back to their meet cute many moons ago in London. They talk about their learning...

84. East of Where? Be Specific (w/ Jazmin Saraï Perfumer Dana El Masri)

February 14, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 70.9 MB

Dana El Masri, Perfumer/Founder of Jazmin Saraï, is in the Perfume Room today! Trained at GIP, Dana combines her classical training, scent memories, love of music, and strong intermodal perception to create multi-sensorial fragrances and experiences. Today we chat about everything from woes and wins of perfumery school, channeling memories and music into scent, the content TikTok seems to think she wants that won’t disappear from her FYP, plagiarism in fragrance, the smells of Dana’s childh...