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 Maj 202555min
189: What went down at our first scent swap?
In case you hadn't heard from our last five eps or so, we hosted our first scent swap last week at Talea in Brooklyn. We had 180 RSVPs, 50 swag bags, and a whole lot of perfumes to swap. Here's a litt...
13 Maj 202550min
188: When Rebrands Flop ☹️
The chat around the frag-o-sphere as of late has been steaming about Boy Smell's big rebrand. It's been called everything from Temu-ified to TikTok-bait. And aside from our thoughts about it (of which...
22 Apr 202552min
187: How to smell like a music festival 🏁 [feat. Romy Kowalewski of 27 87]
Burnt rubber, absinthe, red pepper, fennel — not the most typical notes you'd find in a perfume, but 27 87 has a clever way of incorporating unexpected things into their very sophisticated, very balan...
15 Apr 20251h 2min
186: How smart homes smell good
We're hosting a Scent Swap at Talea in Williamsburg on May 7th from 6-9 pm. It's free with RSVP. Bring at least one fragrance to swap and enjoy bevs & snacks from our host. If your idea of home frag...
8 Apr 20251h 13min
185: The computers are smelling [feat. Christophe Laudamiel of OSMO]
The fragrance industry is trotting out AI more and more in new creations and creative development, but when it comes to digitizing smells, OSMO is a Google-born initiative that uses machine learning, ...
1 Apr 20251h 11min
184: "It's a TikTok rose," and other things we've smelled this week...
This is what happens when we're left to our own devices in front of two hot mics, a bevy of new scents, and no guest 🙃 [What we smell like today: Bond No. 9 Greenpoint, Phlur Rose Whip] 🌐 Find mor...
18 Mars 202544min
183: A dupe by any other name would smell as [redacted]
Did you know that beneath our noses this whole time, our beloved Bath & Body Works have been releasing their own body mist line of dupery? The collection is a flexible series of scents that go in and ...
11 Mars 202553min
