218: Is perfume culture peaking?
That's what the rumors (industry insights) say, but based on what we've been seeing, the fraghead community is very much so cooking. [What we smell like today: Maison d'Etto Macanudo, Anti Nashi T...
That's what the rumors (industry insights) say, but based on what we've been seeing, the fraghead community is very much so cooking. [What we smell like today: Maison d'Etto Macanudo, Anti Nashi T...
Are we psychic? According to the history....... not no. Every year, we have a stab at what we can expect to smell in the coming year's forecast, based on current trends, emerging trends, the thousa...
Every year, we review our favorite smells that launched into the world in the last 12 months, broken down by such innovative categories as "best body mist," "Best candle," and "best body product sm...
We speak of brands often, sometimes (often) critically, other times admiringly. One such brand in the latter is Serviette, helmed by Trey Taylor. A creative culmination of his own tastes, education...
Things have gotten too complicated, too niche, too try-hard. Sometimes it's nice when familiar things are done well — as you'll hear in this episode, in which we smell through some newness from Bil...
Another year, another round of smelly things you can buy for your loved ones, obligatory gift recipients, assigned gift swap honorees, and also just yourself! We have roughly a dozen items that sme...
We are delighted to welcome Robyn Melissa Watkins, Senior VP of Product Development at Cécred (AKA Beyoncé's haircare brand). After a truly Holy shit, how does my hair look this good airdried?? mom...
Known for exquisitely powerful scent profiles that explore the deepest resins and ambers, the most vibrant florals, and the most complex musks, the Omani fragrance brand Amouage has become a regula...
Ok, we have a lot of smells we're catching up with this week, including newness from Abel, D'Orsay, Bianco Profumo, The Nue Co, d'Annam, LORE, Ellis Brooklyn, and etcetera... [What we smell like t...
We have the pleasure of chatting with perfumer Isaac Sinclair on this episode — the only kiwi perfumer (we've heard of) and the olfactive partner for Abel. He tells us about Symrise's upcycling tec...
We have the pleasure of welcoming the enigmatic Chris Collins on this episode. Founder of his eponymous fragrance line, World Of Chris Collins features a collection of scents that the fragworld con...
After smelling the zesty candle collab between SIDIA and Esthetician Sofie Pavitt, we're very pleased to welcome Erin Kleinberg on this episode to chat all things scent in her bodycare and home lin...
Well, maybe not these days, but we'll tell you about our faves from the bygone days (2010s) of designer fragrance moments. That, plus we chat about some new department store scents, revisit some ne...
It happens every year around this time, and somehow we're always surprised even though this is our podcast that we plan and produce entirely ourselves. Please enjoy the 5th annual Smell Ya Later Aw...
... And other things we've smelled lately, including: Ellis Brooklyn's new Vanilla Salt, Kayali Milky Musk Oud and Chocolate Oud, Orabella Eternal Roots, Phlur Cherry Stem, DS & Durga Cognac Re...
If you see 222, 333, 444, 555, and 11 11 everywhere, now you can smell them — or at least the interpretation of them via Lake & Skye's popular fragrances. Brand founder Courtney Somer joins us ...
The Tokkers are at it again, this time selling out a certain indie pumpkin spice-laden perfume in service of... vasodilation? ¯\(ツ)/¯ OK, we guess! This week, we combatively chit-chat about very ...
We're delighted to welcome Joyce Kim, chief product officer for Rare Beauty, on this episode to talk about how Rare's first eau de parfum was created: its unique bottle design created in collaborat...
We have MORE body mists in the world this week. We have perfumes for decades. We have opinions on cheeky scent-naming formats. Catch up with us as we (briefly) mention some summer cinematic blockbu...
We have Teri Johnson of Harlem Candle Co. and Harlem Perfume Co. talking about her historically reverent collection of perfumes inspired by the great artists of the Harlem Renaissance: Billie Holid...