147: These Scents Are Moving In Silence: Are Seasonal Scent Over?
Are seasonal scents over? According to the culture (and the media that informs the culture) ... probably, yes. Now that perfume trends run more on a fast fashion current, more frequently birthed by im...
19 Mar 202454min
146: The Fine & Frenchie Cosmic Cashmere Universe
We are catching up with a slew of new scents we've been smelling lately, including Kylie Jenner Cosmic, DS & Durga Black Magenta, Donna Karan Cashmere Collection, Fine'ry's shameless dupes, and more. ...
12 Mar 202459min
145: Enough With These Apostrophes
A little chit-chat about scents we've been experiencing lately, including but not Limited Too™: New Fine'ry launches in Target A Flowerbomb flanker that copied Prada's homework Kilian's new diet Pri...
20 Feb 202449min
144: The Deodorant Goes All Over Your Entire Body
Once again we are talking about body odor and all the agents of its disguise we have at our disposal, with cosmetic chemist and co-founder of Hume Supernatural, Melissa Christenson. [What we smell lik...
6 Feb 20241h 3min
143: What Is The Scent Of Sexy™?
The scent of Sexy™ as far as we the people know it in the mainstream has been delivered by Victoria's Secret. We have Adriana Medina, VP Perfumer at Givaudan, who's created such tentpole scents as Bom...
30 Jan 202455min
142: To Each Their...Something
It's January. It's brick. Beauty consumerism has us in its dopamine-laced grip. It might be time to reject transparency and embrace gatekeeping. Best fragrance articles are all dealers' choice. Sable ...
23 Jan 202446min
141: What Would Gumamina Do?
Two of our favorite contemporary independent perfumers Marissa Zappas and Courtney Rafuse (of Universal Flowering) have teamed up to create Gumamina, a new fragrance concept brand that launched with t...
9 Jan 20241h 10min
140: Perfume Is About To Get Weirder In 2024 🔮🗓️
Peanut perfume, nuclear florals, textile accords, spiritual smells — these are a few directions perfume may be going in 2024 and beyond. Some of our predictions for this year have been spot-on while o...
12 Des 20231h 2min
