230: Is anyone having fun in fragrance?
Sort of, yes, kind of, more than before... It's just us this episode, chatting about some fun new fragrance releases (Vacation's new Orange Gelée collection, Born To Stand Out, etc), some BBB [beautif...
21 Apr 50min
229: Snif passes the test [Feat. Bryan Edwards]
On this week's ep, we have Bryan Edwards, co-founder & CEO of Snif, one of the first brands to kick off the DTC fragrance-buying format. With clever and experimental scent releases that have always in...
14 Apr 57min
228: BICHE mode [feat. Alexandra Pauly of Biche]
While perfume for dogs continues to miss, one pet grooming category — the shampoo and coat conditioner — remained woefully underconsidered. Enter Biche, a luxury pet grooming line launched by friend o...
7 Apr 1h 3min
227: Sniffing too close to the solar accord
An us chat about a week of new smells, featuring this modern, salty, solar fragrance accord that seems to be everywhere now, being humbled by luxury brands, new venture capital-backed fragrances, a li...
31 Mar 42min
226: The most GLORIOUS purple scent we've smelled [feat. Susan Alexandra]
Two NYC icons, Susan Korn, aka Susan Alexandra, and perfumer Marissa Zappa teamed up to create Glorious, the first official scent of Susan Alexandra's jewelry and accessories brand. You know the color...
24 Mar 1h 2min
225: A case against discovery sets 🧐
We're back after a wee break (vacation, life, etc) with a listener question about the pros/cons/whats with plunking down the dollars for a full-size scent vs. taking home a discovery set when in the m...
17 Mar 49min
224: How much can an algorithm 'do' perfumery?
When art & design turn their ambitions toward technology and olfaction, how much does a machine powered by algorithms, AI, or both, challenge an industry known for gatekeeping (and upcharging), and ho...
24 Feb 57min
223: The vineyard making perfume about wine [Feat. Dancing 🍷🍇🕺]
Dancing is a Sonoma vineyard (est. 2022) founded by mother and daughter, Cynthia and Lauren Russell. It's also a perfume brand that makes vineyard-themed scents: smoked wood and forest floor, the grap...
17 Feb 1h 2min
