197: AI can't replace us because we don't know what we're doing
Yes, we heard about the short-lived AI perfume influencer, and we're not worried. But everyone was for a minute there! We're chatting about "work" and "jobs," beauty awards being scams, new bananas, t...
22 Jul 202552min
196: Can you smell the difference between indie and big oil house-made perfumes?
Not to be contentious, but... what do people think "indie" even means? What does mass mean? And is who they're made by indicative of the quality of fragrance? It's a question making the rounds amongst...
8 Jul 202551min
195: The Scent of Australia In 6 Stories [Feat. Raconteur] 🇦🇺
Years ago, Craig Andrade took a candle-making class that became the impetus for a life pivot from being a lawyer to becoming a perfumer. And in studying perfumery, he realized that so many of Australi...
1 Jul 20251h 8min
194: Rite Of Way's lighting accord in a bottle⚡️(feat. Alex Brands)
We recently met Alex Brands, founder of the new fragrance... brand, Rite Of Way, at our scent swap last month. He gifted us his first scent Outer Realm, and we were intrigued by the packaging design, ...
24 Jun 20251h 6min
192: A Roundabout NYC Perfume Shopping Itinerary
Here's an episode about all the places we like to go smell some good and premium smells in the Big Apple. Also: - We went to the Fragrance Foundation Awards. What are they? What do they mean? Why di...
10 Jun 202558min
191: Anyway, shout out to billionaires 😮💨💸
Sable went to Miami for too long. Tynan discovers what a buy-out is for Rhode Beauty's M&A. We both went to Nette's Lemon Puff fete. We smell the new D.S. & Durga cologne collection, with unexpected r...
3 Jun 202545min
190: Talking with your hands never smelled so good
Hand sanitizer has a rather unfair reputation — this sticky, medical-smelling goo serves to remind us of a worldwide pandemic, or else the inconvenience of not being able to find a wash sink with soap...
20 Mai 202555min
