New Yorker Staff Writer (and lifelong fraghead!) Rachel Syme is in the Perfume Room this week! Creator of the now-defunct, infamous Perfume Genie Twitter threads, and newsletter-turned-Substack, The Dry Down, Rachel's on the *perfume beat* on and off the clock. Today we chat all about her recent work trip to Paris, where she spent several days with Master Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian and then wrote it about (read below); she shares the contemporary and vintage gems of her personal collection; the perfume hacks that guarantee compliments (and why she avoids them); and most importantly, Rachel discusses how to write about scent! JOIN SMELL CLUB! vanillasmellclub.eventbrite.com FRANCIS KURKDJIAN ARTICLE: https://tinyurl.com/64987c5p FRAGS MENTIONED: H&M Pear, Erbario Toscano Cuore di Pepe Nero, YSL Opium (vintage), Vilhelm Parfum Fleur Burlesque, CdG Series 3: Avignon, Marissa Zappas Honey Rose, Cacharel LouLou, Lancome Tresor, Giorgio, YSL Opium, Paloma Picasso, Van Cleef First, Bijan Bijan, Boucheron, Diptyque: Orpheon, Benjoin Boheme; Molecule 01 + Iris, D.S. & Durga DURGA, PHLUR Vanilla Skin, Hilde Soliani Hot Milk, Clinique Happy Heart, Scout Dixon West, Baccarat Rouge 540, Dior Sauvage Eau Forte, Elie Saab Le Parfum, Papillon Tobacco Rose, Oriza L. Legrand Relique D’Amour, Regime des Fleurs: Nitesurf Neroli, Tears; Parfums MDCI Peche Cardinal, Andy Tauer L'Air du Desert Marocain, Glossier: You, Doux; Papillon Tobacco Rose, Tom Ford Rose de Russie, Marissa Zappas Honey Rose, Diptyque Olene, Indult Tihota, Andrea Maack Coven, CdG Avignon, DS & Durga Burning Barbershop, La Curie Incendo, Vilhelm Mango Skin, Vacation, Bobbi Brown Beach

Finally, a flavorist has entered the Perfume Room! Joan Harvey, Bell Flavors & Fragrances General Manager and R+D Senior Vice President, is this week's guest! Why do certain flavor profiles become gold standards and who are these alleged flavor canons (think: the Chanel No. 5s or Santal 33s of the flavor world)? How is flavor made? How do flavorists train? Did flavorists have anything to do with the rise of gourmand perfumes? Has perfume permeated the flavor world similarly? FIND OUT TODAY! And bonus points if you can guess the one product that is always created in tandem by both a perfumer AND a flavorist. 🤝 SUBSCRIBE: perfumeroom.substack.com FOLLOW PERFUME ROOM: @perfumeroompod

This week, I am helping three special callers on three special perfume quests. ~It's the Perfume Room hotline.~ Want to hear more listener consults? Stick around for part 2, only on Substack, coming out this Friday! SUBSCRIBE: perfumeroom.substack.com FRAGS MENTIONED: Maison d’ETTO Noisette, Binaurale Supersolid, Gabar No, IV Rise (Nolita), Celine Rimbaud, Ex Nihilo Santal Calling, Parle Moi de Parfum Milky Musk, Le Labo Santal 33, BDK Gris Charnel, D’ORSAY Nous Sommes Amants MD, ELdO Remarkable People, Kierin Nitro Noir, Etat Libre D'Orange Afternoon of A Fawn, Serge Lutens De Profundis, Jorum Studio Gorseland, Le Galion Bourrasque, Maison d'ETTO Rotano, Diptyque Tempo 10% off LuckyScent: code 'perfumer00m' 10% off Twisted Lily: code 'perfumeroom10' Follow the Substack and IG (@perfumeroompod) for all Smell Club updates!

Jouissance Parfums is a new niche brand whose fragrances are inspired by erotic texts and the women who penned them. Al fresco sex, sacred submission, and naughty grandmas are just some of the themes explored within the first 3 releases. (And more are on the way!) Founder Cherry Cheng joins me in the Perfume Room this week to discuss her love of erotica, translating these stories into smells, learning to speak the language of perfume, her training under legendary perfumer Antoine Lie, and so much more. SOTD: Tsu Lange Yor Sala (sample gifted) FRAGS MENTIONED: Tsu Lange Yor Sala*, HOAX Die Hot With a Vengeance*, Gucci Rush, Jouissance Le Bague d’O*, Caron Tabac Blanc, Guerlain Mitsouko, Caron Tabac Blond, Victoria’s Secret, Abercrombie & Fitch, Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady, Mitsouko, Jouissance Les Cahiers Secrets, ELdO Secretions Magnifies, Serge Lutens Muscs Koublai Khan, Jouissance: Les Cahiers Secret, En Plein Air, ELdo Attaquer le Soleil (*=sample or bottle gifted in PR) TRY THE DISCOVERY SET: stele.shop FOLLOW: @jouissanceparfums Check out Cherry on the Substack post-show (Fri!) perfumeroom.substack.com

Indie Perfumer & Founder Matteo Sanchez (creator of Matteo Parfums) is in the Perfume Room this week! Matteo shares the story of how an article he read in a dentist's waiting room changed the entire trajectory of his career (spoiler alert: to perfumery!). We talk about the smells of his multi-cultural childhood, learning perfumery via apprenticeship and independent studies, embracing imperfection in his craft, and of course, his latest perfume launches. FRAGS MENTIONED: Dior Sauvage Eau Forte, Ex Nihilo Santal Calling, Molton Brown Milk Musk, Parle Moi de Parfum Milky Musk, One Day Taipei, CK One, Bijan Bijan, John Varvatos, Le Labo Santal 33, D&G Light Blue, Matteo Parfums: Celadawn, Lovers' Dew FOLLOW MATTEO: @matteoparfums | matteoparfums.com SUBSCRIBE: perfumeroom.substack.com

Jackie Jackie Jackie Jackie, Jackie Jackie Jackie!! OG Beauty & Lifestyle Influencer and FORVR MOOD Co-Founder Jackie Aina is in the Perfume Room this week!!!  With over 10M followers on social media, and a fragrance brand that Sephora can’t keep in stock, Jackie Aina is forvr thriving. Today we chat all things FORVR MOOD (her fragrance and lifestyle brand); Jackie shares stories about personal scents in her life, her content creation journey, tips for staying sane on the Internet, and so much more!  FRAGS MENTIONED: Marc-Antoine Barrois Tilia, Mugler Alien, L’Artisan La Chasse Aux Papillon, Celine Saint-Germaine-des-Pres, La Perla Possibilities, Initio Musk Therapy, Parfums de Marly Valaya, FORVR Mood NDA, Baccarat Rouge 540, FORVR MOOD I Am Her, Marc Jacobs Daisy, FORVR MOOD Caked Up FOLLOW JACKIE: @jackieaina (everywhere) @lavishlyjackie SHOP FORVR MOOD: forvrmood.com | sephora.com 10% off TWISTEDLILY.COM: code 'perfumeroom10' SUBSCRIBE TO THE PERFUME ROOM SUBSTACK! perfumeroom.substack.com

US Men's Gymanstics MEDALLED OLYMPIAN Asher Hong is in the Perfume Room this week!! Surely by now you've seen the viral clip of Asher getting interviewed at the Olympics where he smells the interviewers neck and correctly identifies the fragrance he's wearing [Givenchy Gentleman]. Asher, in addition to being a medalled olympian, is a full-time student at Stanford, NCAA athlete, and you guessed it: FRAGHEAD! Today we chat all things olympics - the team, Olympic Village, Paris perfume shopping, scents he packed to compete, and the other vault he holds most dear: his perfume vault :) FRAGS MENTIONED: Profumum Roma Freccia 1921, Givenchy Gentleman, Club de Nuit Icon, Bleu de Chanel, Guerlain L’Homme Ideal, YSL Y, PdM Greenley (dupe), Sospiro Vibrato (dupe), Acqua di Parma Fico Di Amalfi, PdM Sedley (dupe), Dumont Paris Nitro Red, Mancera Instant Crush, Baccarat Rouge 540, PdM Delina, Bleu de Chanel, Dior Sauvage, YSL Y, Mancera Cedrat Boise, Davidoff Coolwater, CK Obsession, Dior Homme Intense, Guerlain L’Homme Ideal, Initio: Oud for Greatness, Side Effect, Psychedelic Love; Tiziana Terenzi Laudano Nero, YSL Babycat, Ombre Leather, Tom Ford Ombre Nomad, Acqua di Gio, pumpkin spice latte candles FOLLOW: @asher_hong04 (IG) | @ashhong04 (TT)

What do the Royal Family, Jude Law, Cindy Crawford, and Machine Gun Kelly all share in common? Their perfumer, Azzi Glasser. Azzi, Founder of The Perfumer's Story, is not just a perfumer to the stars; she also perfumes the characters they play on screen. For Jude Law, she created his vetiver-forward signature scent; for his role as King Henry VIII, she created one that smelled like pus. And blood. And shit. Move over Stanislavski. The Glasser Method has arrived. FRAGS MENTIONED: Perris Montecarlo Cacao Azteque, Atelier Cologne Jasmin Angelique, Serge Lutens Santal Majascule, L'Artisan Passage D’Enfer, Agent Provocateur, Issey Miyake, Coco Mademoiselle, Michael Kors, The Perfumer's Story: Sequoia Wood, Mr. Vetivert; Guerlain Vetiver, TPS: Amber Molecule, Rain on Earth; Dior Poison, Giorgio, YSL Jazz, CK Obsession, Cacharel: Anais, LouLou; Worth, Lentheric Tweed, Perfumer's Story C, YSL Opium, Escentric Molecules, Issey Miyake for Men, TPS: Build and Destroy, Rain on Earth, Fig Ambrette, Black Moss, Twisted Iris, Grey Myrrh SHOP: theperfumersstory.com FOLLOW: @theperfumersstory SUBSCRIBE: to the Perfume Room substack to catch the official post show, every Friday!

Vanilla is not a gourmand, perfume is not a commodity, and fragrance is not a vertical construction. This and more with visual artist-turned-perfumer (and founder of beloved niche brand, Fzotic) Bruno Fazzolari. FRAGS MENTIONED: Phlur Heavy Cream, Hilde Soliani, Chabaud, DSH, Giardini di Toscano Bianco Latte, Liquides Imaginaires Blanche Bete, Pierre Guillaume Corps et Ames, Dior Fahrenheit (original), Clinique: Aromatics Elixir, Happy; Dior Eau Sauvage, Fzotic Au Dela Narcisse, BR 540, Estée Lauder Youth Dew, Dior Diorissimo, Santal 33, Fzotic Lampblack, Comme des Garçons Odeur 53, Fzotic: Five, Five Squared; 4711, Fzotic: Monserrat, Room 237, Corpse Reviver, Toasted Lilac soap; Hermes Caleche, Jacques Fath Ellipse, Chanel No. 5, Fzotic Soft Focus FOLLOW: @fzotic || fzotic.com 10% OFF any LUCKYSCENT FZOTIC ORDER with code: perfumer00m SUBSCRIBE TO THE PERFUME ROOM SUBSTACK

She wrote the song of the summer... and she perfumed it for ya, too! Songwriter (and fraghead!) Steph Jones is in the Perfume Room this week! We discuss the role niche fragrance plays in her songwriting ritual; manifesting smash hits via perfume; scenting sessions, songs, and artists; and why we need to let celebrities gatekeep!! FRAGS MENTIONED: Dusita Pelagos, Neandertal Them, Escentric Molecules Molecule 01 + Iris, Indult Tihota, Celine Black Tie, Le Labo Santal 33, Essential Parfums Bois Impérial, EM Molecule 01, Essential Parfums Fig Infusion, Ex Nihilo: Santal Calling, Fleur Narcotique; Marc-Antoine Barrois B683, Versatile Culot Thé, Maison Crivelli Hibiscus MahaJad, Oriza L. Legrand Déjà Le Printemps, Gap Grass, Clinique Aromatics Elixir, Elizabeth Arden Sunflowers, Victoria’s Secret Love Spell, patchouli oil, Hilde Soliani Orgasmo, Universal Flowering Daddy, Le Labo Santal 33, Indult Tihota, Liis Bo, Liquides Imaginaires Blanche Bete, Nishane Afrika-Olifant, Diptyque Orphéon, Byredo Gypsy Water, Abdes Salaam Attars Oud Caravan No. 3, La Danza Delle Libellule, Rogue Perfumery Jasmin Antique, Dusita Pelagos, Robert Piguet Bandit, Diptyque Fleur de Peau, Ex Nihilo Venenum Kiss , Costume National Om, Penhaligon’s Opus 1870, J. Lo Glow, Taylor Swift, Marc Jacobs Daisy, Initio Atomic Rose FOLLOW: @iamstephjones SONGS BY STEPH JONES: https://shorturl.at/200lz THE SWAP (this Thurs!): summerswap.eventbrite.com

It's the perfume podcast crossover you've been waiting for! Today, I am joined by Smell Ya Later Co-Hosts Sable Yong and Tynan Sinks! What has vanilla done for you lately, why skin scents are fake news, should you get a salmon facial, and Die Hot With a Vengeance—the book AND perfume(!) created by Sable, all in this week's episode! FRAGS MENTIONED: Atelier Des Ors: Chouer des Anges, Blue Madeleine, Villa Primerose; Christan Dior Bois D’Argent, Vilhelm Sparkling Jo, Akro Ink, Dedcool Xtra Milk, Le Labo Santal 33, Glossier You, Kylie Jenner Cosmic, Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb, YSL Libre, Billie Eilish Eilish, Phlur: Soft Spot, Missing Person, Mood Ring; Britney Spears Believe, Phlur Vanilla Skin, Armani Sun di Gioia, Kilian Intoxicated, Byredo Pulp, D.S. & Durga Black Magenta, Ariana Grande Cloud, D.S. & Durga IDK What, Dedcool Milk, Nue Co. Forest Lungs, ELOREA Fire, D.S. & Durga Black Magenta, Hawthorne Canary Diamond, Skylar Citrus Reverie, Hoax Die Hot With A Vengeance, Glossier Balm.com Mango, Ariana Grande Cloud TIX TO SUMMER SWAP: summerswap.eventbrite.com FOLLOW SMELL YA LATER: @smellyalater.mp3 DIE HOT WITH A VENGEANCE: shorturl.at/AqyHC ALLURE ARTICLE: https://www.allure.com/story/love-hate-relationship-vanilla-perfume

SCROLL FOR SPECIAL PERFUME ROOM DISCOUNT! Bayly Ledes, President of Fashion Fragrances & Cosmetics, which owns Robert Piguet Parfums, is in the the Perfume Room this week! Bayly and I discuss the making of Fracas and speculate as to why it was and has remained so seminal; she shares insider stories of Robert Piguet and of Germaine Cellier and her task and privilege of preserving their legacy; you'll learn about her late father, Beauty Publisher and Titan of the Industry, John Ledes. And of course we discsss which of your fav celebs are wearing Fracas! FRAGS MENTIONED: Marissa Zappas, Neandertal Them, JORUM STUDIO: Monolith, Trimerous; The Maker Lover, Robert Piguet: Fracas, Zazen, Bandit, Fracas, Fracas Eau Fraiche, Bandit, Rue de Cirque, Oud Delice; Revlon Charlie, YSL Opium, Jean Nate, Eau de Lancome, Dior Eau Sauvage, Mugler Angel, Madonna Truth or Dare, Robert Piguet: Fracas Eau Fraiche, Fracas SHOP: www.robertpiguetparfums.com (+ special discount!) 10% OFF RP W CODE: PERFUMEROOM (NOW-JULY 31, 2024) TUNE IN TO THE PERFUME ROOM SUBSTACK ON FRIDAY FOR EXCLUSIVE CONTENT FROM THIS INTERVIEW!

Clue Perfumery Perfumer & Co-Founder Laura Oberwetter is in the Perfume Room this week! In 2021, Laura DMed me asking if I knew of any good perfumery resources. Cut to 2024; she's launched her own brand, created 4 scents, and has already been nominated for an IAO Award. Today we discuss how she did it, where she seeks inspiration, and the importance of cross-modal translation and intentionality in all of her creations. Plus, the best-smelling mascara. AND OF COURSE, we discuss the newest launch, The Point. SUBSCRIBE TO PERFUMEROOM.SUBSTACK.COM FOR A FULL REVIEW OF THE THE NEW JORUM STUDIO TIME COLLECTION AS WELL AS THE PERFUME ROOM POST-SHOW INTERVIEW WITH LAURA (COMING THIS FRI!) FRAGS MENTIONED: Jorum Studio Monolith, Diptyque Benjoin Boheme, Jorum Studio: Zhaar, Opaline; Clue Perfumery The Point, Pantene Pro-V Shampoo, Ed Hardy Villain, Juicy Viva La Juicy, D&G Light Blue, Dry Idea deodorant, Ilia mascara, t gel, Escentric Molecules, CdG, Nomenclature, Frederic Malle, Clue Perfumery Warm Bulb, CdG Black Pepper, Replica Beach Walk, Clue Perfumery: With a Candle Stick, Morel Map; Tea Tree Therapy SHOP: clueperfumery.com FOLLOW: @clueperfumery (IG) | @keyhole___gazer (TT)

A PERFECT new niche perfume store has just opened in Williamsburg. It's called Stéle, and today, I'm joined by its Co-Founders Jake Levy and Matt Belanger. Despite the fact that this store has some of the most obscure and deeply niche fragrances I've come across, neither Matt nor Jake come from fragrance backgrounds! Hear how and why they created Stéle and all the great perfumes they've discovered (and stocked) along the way. Watch the full length video of this episode on Substack. FRAGS MENTIONED: Commodity Juice (Expressive, Personal, Bold), YSL Baby Doll, Versace Bright Crystal, Liis Rose Struck, Ormaie, Fischersund No. 23, Circle of Lim, Amphora, Jorum Studio, DS & Durga, Polo Green, Clive Christian, Gap Grass, CK be, CK One, St. Rose, Stora Skuggan Hexensalbe, Oddity Dead Air, MAISON d’ETTO, Ormaie Le Passant, Clue Perfumery, Binaurale, Costa Brazil, Dior Eau Noire, St. Rose Gypsy Cowboy, Atelier Materi Poivre Pomelo, Perfumer H: Ink, Dandelion; Neandertal Them, Mihan Aromatics Kirra Curl FOLLOW: @stelenewyork SHOP: stele.shop SUBSCRIBE TO THE PERFUME ROOM SUBSTACK: perfumeroom.substack.com

I've been banking so many things we need to discuss for this episode! SO HERE THEY ARE: my fave fragrant Portugal discoveries, the Givaudan Haute Parfumerie event, Firmenich Mind Nose + Matter, perfume's newest consumer segment: teenage boys(!), June Smell Club, the TFF awards, and 5 recent PR standouts! PS: we're on Substack now! Subscribe for bonus and extended Perfume Room content! FRAGS MENTIONED: Ex Nihilo Santal Calling, Le Labo The Noir 29, Parle Moi de Parfum Milky Musk, Le Labo Santal 33, Marc Antoine-Barrois: Tilia, Ganymede, B683 Extrait, Encelade; Fugazzi Goudh, Claus Chypre, Benamor: Rose Amelie Dry Oil, Ginja hand cream; Granado Violeta, Diptyque Orphéon, Infiniment Coty Aristo Chypre,* Granado Folha Imperial, Loewe Beetroot, L’Artisan Musc Amarante, Loewe Mushroom, Guerlain Vetiver, Chanel No. 19, Gucci L’Arte de Gucci, Robert Piguet Fracas, Nina Ricci L’Air du Temps, Balenciaga Quadrille, Xinu Monstera, Thom Browne Vetyver & Brut, 30 September 1913,* Axe, Ex Nihilo Blue Talisman, Dior Sauvage, Xerjoff Erba Gold, Toskovat Inexcusable Evil, Nasomatto Blamage, Replica Springtime in the Park, Rose Fields, Bianco Profumo: Neroli Pomodoro,* Remix;* Cirque du Soleil L’Eau de Parfum,* Melanie Martinez Cry Baby, Snif Crumb Couture, Jousset Accidente a la Vanille Creme de la Berry, Atelier des Ors Villa Primerose,* Montale Roses Musk, Givenchy Irresistible, Maison Crivelli Tubereuse Astrale,* Clue Perfumery Warm Bulb* *= gifted in PR SMELL CLUB: https://summersmellclub.eventbrite.com SUBSCRIBE: perfumeroom.substack.com

This week, we’re looking back on a 2021 Perfume Room Gem. Enjoy this special re-air with Musician and fellow fragrance lover Sasha Spielberg (AKA Buzzy Lee)! We chat everything from Fragrantica reviews (spoiler alert: we reveal our aliases), to Sasha’s strict fragrance rule, the layering combo that earned her compliments in the times of triple-masking, and so much more!  FRAGS MENTIONED: 1509 Oil Matthias, Essential Faith, Riddle Oil,  Rosie by/ Rosie Jane, Ambre Blends, Kuumba Persian Garden, 1509 Sophia, 1509 Elisabeth, Arquiste Vacation Inc,  Balmain Ambre Gris, Frederic Malle Lipstick Rose, Kierin 10AM Flirt, Bond No. 9 For Her, MFK Amyris Femme, MFK Baccarat Rouge, Dior Poison, Versace Bright Crystal, Mugler Alien, Stella McCartney Stella, Chloe by Chloe, Le Labo Santal 33, Glossier You, Anine Bing Savage Rose oil, Serge Luten Rahat Loukoum, Xerjoff Casamorati Lira, Jo Malone Elderflower & Gooseberry, CK Euphoria, Byredo 1996, Byredo Blanche, Serge Lutens Tubereuse Criminelle, Tom Ford Black Orchid, Elizabeth & James Nirvana Black, Elizabeth & James Nirvana White, Sayat Nova Bortnikoff, Bohoboco Coffee White Flowers, Rogue Derviche II, ALTAIA Atacama, Monyette, Coqui Coqui, Oilily, Michael Kors, Essential Faith, Commodity Milk, Penhaligon’s Bewitching Yasmine, Gentle Fluidity Gold, Montale Intense Cafe, Gabriella Chieffo Lye, Kierin Nitro Noir, Henry Rose FOLLOW SASHA: @sashaspielberg @buzzytunes SUBSCRIBE!! : perfumeroom.substack.com (^This Fri, enjoy a Substack-exclusive catch-up w Sasha!) WANT TO JOIN SMELL CLUB? DM @perfumeroompod on IG to get on the mailing list! 10% off LuckyScent: code ‘perfumer00m’

Longtime Perfume Room friends Cathleen Cardinali and Anthony Policino, aka the duo behind Thin Wild Mercury, are back in the Perfume Room this week! From episode 1 to 140, so much has changed! This week we're chatting NYC, fantasy accords, scenting history, and of course the new Thin Wild Mercury New York collection! FRAGS MENTIONED: Amphora Parfum: Primal Yell, Sublimate; Hilde Soliani Fraaagola Saalaaata, Giardini di Toscano Celeste, Sora Dora Mallow, Thin Wild Mercury Chelsea Staircase, Chloe, Baccarat, Moschino Cheap & Chic, Liz Claiborne Curve, Thin Wild Mercury: Laurel Canyon, Whiskey; D.S. & Durga Rose Atlantic, Byredo De Los Santos, Aesop Marrakech Intense, Acqua Di Parma Essenza, Thin Wild Mercury: 34 Bohemian Cafes, Sheep Meadow, Chelsea Staircase, Girl of the Year, Robert Piguet Fracas FOLLOW: @thinwildmercury SHOP: shopthinwildmercury.com SOTD: amphoranyc.com

The New Savant Co-Founders Ingrid Nilsen and Erica Anderson join me in the Perfume Room this week! The New Savant is a queer, women-owned, candle brand with handmade, small-batch candles, inspired by unique personal stories, and scented by top industry perfumers. Erica (a Fortune’s 40 Under 40) was Twitter News employee number one, and Ingrid (a Streamy Awards recipient and former Covergirl) was influencer number one! Prior to TNS, she was a YouTube Beauty/Lifestyle YouTube creator with 6+ million followers! TODAY WE DISCUSS: scent memories, their respective prior careers, the influencer economy, being exes in biz together, sourcing inspiration, and going from loving candles to learning them!  FRAGS MENTIONED: La Perla Possibilities, Gabriella Chieffo Lye, Christian Dior Bois D’Argent, Harlem Perfume Co Josephine, The New Savant California Christmas, Clinique Happy, Hugo Red, The New Savant Mixed Feelings, Gap: Grass, Dream; Bath & Body Works: Plumeria, Freesia, Sweet Pea, Warm Vanilla Sugar; Jo Malone Lime Basil & Mandarin, The New Savant: Girl In a Sweater, Kimberly SHOP: thenewsavant.com FOLLOW: @thenewsavant @ingridnilsen @ericaamerica SMELL CLUB: sold out; DM @perfumeroompod to get on mailing list for next month!

Today’s episode is a masterclass! Fragrance legend, author, historian, taxonomist and Perfume Room fan-favorite Michael Edwards is back (!!), this time to chat about his newest book, “American Legends: The Evolution of American Fragrances.” What makes a perfume *American* in style and who are the quintessential American perfumes? What makes them legendary? What did they inspire? What does the future of perfumery look like? All that & more in this week's ep! FRAGS MENTIONED: Infiniment Coty Aristo Chypre, Coty Chypre, Diptyque Orpheon, Granado Violeta, Dior: Diorella, Eau Sauvage; Halston, Jovan Musk, CK One, Antonia’s Flowers, Elizabeth Taylor Passion, Revlon: Charlie, That Man; Estee Lauder Estee, Beautiful; Hermes Caleche, Rochas Madame Rochas, Dior Dioressence, Rochas Femme, Dior Diorella, Ralph Lauren Lauren, Guy Laroche Fidji, Norell, CK Obsession, Estee Lauder Youth Dew, Dior Poison, YSL Opium, Tuvache Jungle Gardenia, Coty Vanilla Fields, Jovan Musk, Youth Dew, Norell, Estee, Annick Goutal, L’Artisan Parfumeur, Beautiful, Diorella, Evyan White Shoulders, Robert Piguet Fracas, 4711, Roger & Gallet Jean Marie Farina Eau de Cologne, Guerlain Eau de Cologne Imperiale, Dior Eau Sauvage, Jo Malone Lime Basil & Mandarin, Elizabeth Arden Blue Grass, Old Spice, White Shoulders, Youth Dew, Carven (mistifier), Brut, Rochas Moustache, Caron Pour un Homme,  Aramis, Estee, Norell, Jovan Musk, Charlie, Halston, Giorgio, Beautiful, Passion, Ck One, Chanel No. 5, Le Labo Santal 33, Baccarat Rouge 540, CK Eternity LISTEN TO MICHAEL’S FIRST EPISODE (ep. 76) ORDER AMERICAN LEGENDS: https://www.fragrancesoftheworld.com/AmericanLegends SMELL CLUB: DM @perfumeroompod to join mailing list! SOTD: Infiniment Coty Aristo Chypre  Disclosure: This episode contains paid endorsements and gifted product. The host was gifted and has been compensated for endorsing Infiniment Coty Aristo Chypre, which was featured as the SOTD. All opinions expressed are honest and based on personal experience.

Romano Ricci—Juliette Has a Gun Founder, great-grandson of Nina Ricci, and Co-Founder of Nose Paris—joins me in the Perfume Room this week! We discuss everything from rebelling against the fam biz, reimagining it, what gender in fragrance means to him, the idea behind Nose Paris, and why fragrance pyramids are a thing of the past. Plus, I live-smell the newest Juliette Has a Gun launch, Juliette! SOTD/review: Fueguia Ett Hem FRAGS MENTIONED: Fueguia Ett Hem, D'ORSAY Nous Sommes Amants MD, Creed Millesime Imperial, Juliette Has A Gun Not A Perfume, Acqua di Parma Colonia, Dior Eau Sauvage, Nina Ricci: Coeur Joie, L’Air du Temps; JHAG: Ode to Dullness, Pear Inc;  JPG Le Male, Narciso For Her, JHAG: Citizen Queen, Calamity J, Juliette; Chanel Egoiste Platinum, JHAG: Sunnyside Up, Lady Vengeance; Bond No. 9, Cacherel Amor Amor, Creed Millesime Imperial FOLLOW: @juliettehasagun FOLLOW: @perfumeroompod 10% OFF Juliette Has A Gun at twistedlily.com (code: perfumeroom10)

*canon episode alert* Back in March, I sat down with legendary Givaudan VP Perfumer (and incredible storyteller!), Rodrigo-Flores Roux, to record a very special live-audience episode. This week, enjoy a condensed version of that conversation! Rodrigo shares his earliest scent memories and wins (the latter will shock (& delight) you), where he sources inspiration, the *Rodrigo flair* you might feel across all his creations, his most beloved vintages, and so many fun insider stories you simply. cannot. miss. FRAGS MENTIONED: Arquiste L’Or de Louis, Schiaparelli Shocking, Caron: Narcisse Noir,  Nuit de Noel, Guerlain Shalimar, Lanvin Arpège, Dior Poison, YSL: Paris, Opium; Mugler Angel, Houbigant Fougère Royale,  El Perro Agradecido shampoo, CK Eternity for Men, Clinique Happy, CK: One, B, Estée Lauder Pleasures for Men, Clinique Aromatics Elixir, Grès Cabotine, Kenzo Parfum d’Ete, Mugler Angel, Serge Lutens Feminité du Bois, JPG Le Male, Tommy Hilfiger Tommy Girl, Arquiste Peau, Le Galion: Bourrasque, Sortilege, L’Astre; Guerlain L’Heure Bleue, Jean Desprez Bal à Versailles, Dior Diorissimo, EAUSOVERT Fruto Oscuro, Marc Jacobs Daisy, Elizabeth Arden Green Tea: Coconut Breeze, Bamboo, Yuzu, Cucumber

LuckyScent’s Steven Gontarski and Dana Buchanan are in the Perfume Room today talking hidden gems of LuckyScent, how to intuit what a client actually wants (versus what they say they want), and a retail phenomenon they refer to as 'perfume trigger words.' We of course also discuss their personal wardrobes/collections including their desert island scents, what's new and exciting them most right now, and why we need to redefine the criteria of what makes a fragrance “GOOD.” FRAGS MENTIONED: Granado Violeta, Marissa Zappas Violette Hay, Escentric Molecules Molecule 05, Commodity Paper +, L’Artisan Musc Amarante, Ella K Poeme de Sagano, Ella K Musc K, Essential Faith: Essential Faith, Bliss, Aura; Nobile 1492 La Danza delle Libellule, Xerjoff Lira, Parle Moi de Parfum Milky Musk, Liis Bo, Parle Moi de Parfum Wake Up World, Juliette Has a Gun Pear Inc., Etat Libre d'Orange Secretions Magnifiques, Prell Shampoo Classic Clean, Guy Laroche Drakkar Noir, Liz Claiborne Claiborne, Davidoff Cool Water, CK One, Jessica McClintock, Annick Goutal Petite Cherie, Princess Marcella Borghese Giardini di Montecatini No. 6, Comme des Garcons, DS & Durga: Bowmaker, Burning Barbershop, Debaser, Mississippi Medicine; Clinique Happy, Celine: Reptile, Black Tie; For Strange Women perfume oils, MCMC Maine, Amouage Fate Woman, Grandiflora, Lubin Korrigan, Profumum Roma Acqua e Zucchero, Montale Chocolate Greedy, Anamor All that Matters, Chasing Scents: Rain Tea, Tea Service; MFK: Aqua Media, Aqua Universalis; Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Herba Fresca, Ella K Poeme de Sagano, Eau D’Italie: Morn to Dusk, Jardin du Poete, Rosa Greta; Universal Flowering Holy Hell, Dior Bois D’Argent, Comme des Garcons Lily, Astier de Villatte Mantes la Jolie, Oriza L. Legrand Relique d’Amour, Le Labo Lys 41, Jorum Studio: Paradisi, Firewater, Gorseland; Ella K Poeme de Sagano, Astier de Villatte Mantes La Jolie, Chasing Scents Rain Tea, Ella K Camelia K, Sora Dora: Brocéliande, Mallow; Giardini di Toscana Borabora, Rogue Derviche II, Caswell Massey Almond, One Day Jasmine Tea, Kilian Imperial Tea, Oriza L. Legrand Relique d’Amour, Andrea Maack Coven, Grandiflora Madagascan Jasmine, Saskia FOLLOW: @luckyscent @stevegontarski 10% OFF LUCKYSCENT: code 'perfumer00m' (for orders $40+) SMELL CLUB TIX: now sold out, but DM @perfumeroompod on IG to get on the mailing list for next month!

Givaudan Perfumer Christine Hassan is in the Perfume Room today! We discuss her unconventional and holistic path towards becoming a perfumer, perfumery across cultures, her own special scent rituals, and a benzaldehyde spill in her high school chemistry class that changed EVERYTHING. FRAGS MENTIONED: Zoologist Rabbit, Oriza L. Legrand Chypre Mousse, Florence by Mills Wildly Me, Tory Burch Electric Sky, Boy Smells Hinoki Fantome, Anna Sui Mellow Yellow, Guess Bella Vita, Tom Ford Vanilla Sex, Smells Like You, Tory Burch Electric Sky, Florence by Mills Wildly Me, YSL Rive Gauche FOLLOW CHRISTINE: @christine_hassan_perfumer FOLLOW PERFUME ROOM: @perfumeroompod

Esxence is an annual Milan-based niche fragrance convention that boasts the title of world's largest perfumery trade show! Content Creator Valerie March, AKA @thenichesampler — a longtime friend of the pod AND 3rd year attendee of Esxence — is in the Perfume Room this week recapping her recent experience and sharing everything from perfumes [from Esxence] we need to know, to unspoken ecosystems and structures of the expo, hot takes, trends, and key takeaways! Plus a possible theory on the recent surge (or heightened awareness) in copy cat perfumes. SOTD: Obvious Parfums Scoville FRAGS MENTIONED: Lesquendieu Feu de Bengale, Obvious Parfums Scoville, Atelier Materi Cèdre Figalia, Liquides Imaginaires L’Ile Poupre, Unique’e Luxury Zen’gi, Prada Paradoxe, Valentino Donna Born in Roma, New Notes: Latte di Cherry, Caramelo Vanilla, Latte Mimosa; Scentologia, Alfred Ritchy Nassau, Nolo; Paradis des Sens: Nirvana, Valhalla, Wonderland; Mobius: Il Nome Della Rosa, China Plum; Schiaparelli Shocking, Obvious Parfums Scoville, Manos Gerakinis Wild Tuberose, Frassai Dormir al Sol, Lesquendieu Le Parfum, Balenciaga Quadrille, JPG Scandal, Bon Parfumeur 304, Manos Gerakinis Imperial Malt, Thomas de Monaco Ultima Storia, Goldfield & Banks Island Lush, Electimuss Capua, Pernoire Amoral, Atelier des Ors Lune Feline FOLLOW VALERIE: @thenichesampler

IT'S OFFICIALLY FRAGRANCE WEEK! To celebrate, longtime friends of the pod—Jenn Sullivan and Jess Matlin, Fat Mascara Co-Hosts—are in the Perfume Room today sharing the fragrances that are exciting and intriguing them most for Spring 2024! FRAGS MENTIONED: Xinú Ummo, Parfums de Marly: Perseus, Delina; Riddle Oil, The Body Shop White Musk, Phlur Apricot Prive, The Perfumer’s Story Sequoia Wood, Régime des Fleurs Little Flower, Ellis Brooklyn Myth, Matière Première: Crystal Saffron, Vanilla Powder; Andrea Maack Jest, Hanae Mori Butterfly EDT, Tom Ford Lost Cherry, Maison D’ETTO Karat EG, Prescriptives Calyx, Byredo Rose Noir, Diptyque Eau Capitale, Elizabeth Arden: White Tea Eau Florale, Green Tea; Estée Lauder Pleasures, Mane & Tail shampoo, Pond’s Cold Cream, Régime des Fleurs Glass Blooms, Zoologist Penguin, Polo Blue, Armani Acqua di Gio, Elizabeth Arden Sunflowers, Elizabeth Taylor Passion, Bath & Body Works Sweet Pea, Glossier You, YSL Baby Doll, MFK Baccarat Rouge 540, Mugler Angel PERFUME ROOM LIVE TIX (This Sat, March 23!): https://www.caveat.nyc/events/perfume-room-live-3-23-2024 SMELL-ALONG PACK: https://www.luckyscent.com/product/910016/march-perfumer-spotlight-by-perfume-room-smell-club PERFUME ROOM ON FAT MASCARA: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smell-tell-with-perfume-rooms-emma-vernon/id1087614779?i=1000649356594

In 2001, 62 vials of perfume were recovered from the Titanic shipwreck. Neil Owen, Head of Product Safety Sciences at Givaudan, was one of the lucky few specialists (alongside esteemed perfumers Christopher Sheldrake and Mark Evans as well as a botanist) tasked with analyzing exactly what the contents of those vials were. To whom did these vials belong? Were their contents revolutionary or status quo for the times? What did they smell like? Which recovered vial did Christopher Sheldrake describe as one of the best-smelling naturals he'd ever encountered? FRAGS MENTIONED:  Guerlain Mitsouko, Tom Ford, Geoffrey Beene Grey Flannel PERFUME ROOM LIVE TIX: https://www.caveat.nyc/events/perfume-room-live-3-23-2024

Dave 1 is the guitarist and lead vocalist of the Grammy-nominated, Electro-Funk duo Chromeo, and he’s also a fraghead. This week he’s in the Perfume Room talking about everything from the the F-Boy scent of Paris you never saw coming, gems from his personal collection, perfumes you'll never catch him wearing, the evolution of his own taste, smells from different places and points in his life, and his *highly efficient and innovative* means of teaching himself new hobbies. FRAGS MENTIONED: Sana Jardin: Vanilla Nomad, Berber Blonde; Matière Première Neroli Oranger, Masque Milano Russian Tea, Frederic Malle French Lover [FKA Bois D’Orage], Ex Nihilo The Hedonist, MFK Baccarat Rouge, Le Labo Santal 33, Christian Dior Bois D’Argent, Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady, CoSTUME NATIONAL: Soul, Homme; Comme des Garçons, L’Artisan Parfumeur, Escentric Molecules, Nasomatto, Xerjoff, Creed Royal Oud, Baccarat Rouge 540, Creed Aventus, Guerlain Shalimar, Hermes Eau d’Orange Verte, Azzaro, Guerlain Bois D’Armenie, Celine: Nightclubbing, Bois Dormant, Reptile; Givenchy Insensé, Chanel ÉGOÏSTE, Issey Miyake L’Eau D’Issey, Dior Bois D’Argent, Carbone de Balmain, Chanel Sycamore, Comme des Garçons Avignon, Christian Dior: Eau Noire, Dior Homme, Bois D’Argent, Eau Noire, Cologne Blanche; Ralph Lauren Polo Sport, 4711, Creed Bois de Portugal, Diptyque: Benjoin Bohème, Orphéon; Byredo Bal D’Afrique, Diptyque Figuier candle, L’Artisan Parfumer Premier Figuier, Diptyque Benjoin Bohème, Oriza L. Legrand Relique D’Amour, Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady, ERIS Parfums Scorpio Rising, Headspace Absinthe, Celine Cologne Francaise, Les Bains Guerbois Eau de Cologne, Diptyque Orphéon, Guerlain Shalimar, Chanel No. 5, Giorgio Beverly Hills Giorgio, YSL Opium, Paloma Picasso, Aramis, Celine Nightclubbing, Dior Eau Noire, Le Labo Santal 33, BR 540, CdG: Comme des Garçons, Garage; MSCHF Smells like WD-40, Régime des Fleurs Nymphaea Caerulea, Hermes Hermessence Poivre Samarcande FOLLOW: @dave1 @chromeo GET TIX TO PERFUME ROOM LIVE! (March 23, 4P EST) IN-PERSON: https://tinyurl.com/perfumeroomlive LIVESTREAM: https://tinyurl.com/perfumeLIVESTREAM

What's the actual best Britney fragrance? Who's the most underrated flanker of them all? Liz Renstrom (@basenote_bitch) is in the Perfume Room today and we're traveling deep into the multiverse that is: BRITNEY SPEARS FRAGRANCES to tackle all the hard questions. We've procured 12 of her 36 creations (including 6 Fantasy flankers, 3 Prerogative flankers, Believe, Cosmic Radiance, and of course, the one that started it all: Curious). We're live-smelling, reviewing and ranking them all! PLUS - thoughts on Drake’s new fragrance oil, celebs we wish had fragrances, and our analyses and predictions on the state of *Celebrity Fragrance.* FRAGS MENTIONED: Dries Van Noten Raving Rose, La Perla Possibilities, La Perla Once Upon a Garden, Tommy Girl, Britney Spears: Midnight Fantasy, Curious, Fantasy, Jungle Fantasy; Tocca Stella, M by Mariah Carey, Better World [Drake] Carby Musk, Olsen Twins The Row: R, O, W; PHLUR Missing Person, Dior Sauvage, Britney Spears Curious, Harry Styles Pleasing, Tsu Lange Yor, Rihanna Fenty, Diptyque: Orpheon, Benjoin Boheme; Britney Spears Fantasy, Midnight Fantasy, Jungle Fantasy, Rainbow Fantasy, Ecletric Fantasy, Blissful Fantasy; Aquolina Pink Sugar, Britney Spears Midnight Fantasy, Billie Eilish Eilish, Floral Street Wild Orchid, D.S. & Durga Durga, Britney Spears: Jungle Fantasy; Ralph Lauren Cool, Britney Spears Island Fantasy, Cucumber Melon, Hayley Kiyoko Hue, Britney Spears Rainbow Fantasy, Marc Jacobs Daisy, Viva La Juicy Petals Please, Britney Spears Electric Fantasy, Dolly Scent From Above, Victoria’s Secret Tease Creme Cloud, Britney Spears Blissful Fantasy, Tiziana Terenzi Cassiopea, Britney Spears Prerogative, Carolina Herrera Good Girl, YSL Black Opium, MCM Ultra, Britney Spears Prerogative Ego, Commodity Milk, Britney Spears: Prerogative Rave, Rainbow Fantasy, Cosmic Radiance, Radiance; Mendittorosa Nettuno, La Perla Possibilities, Jo Malone Peony & Blush Suede, Britney Spears Believe, Gucci EDP, House of Sillage, Curious, Issey Miyake L’Eau D’Issey SAVE THE DATE: March 23, 4P EST ;) ;) ;)

Margaux Le Paih Geurin is a perfumer at boutique perfume house, Flair Paris. A team of just four perfumers with infinite niche perfume launches to their name, Flair is easily one of the best houses of our time, and Margaux is one to watch. In just a few years in the industry, Margaux has already seen several of her creations hit shelves, including 3 BORNTOSTANDOUT fragrances. We discuss valuable learnings from her time in fragrance retail (including the one perfume she always recommended to customers), a risky decision to leave a secure fragrance job, and how she has found and developed her own personal style at Flair.  FRAGS MENTIONED: Melanie Martinez Portals: Fiery Passion, Earthy Abundace; Alaska Thunderfuck Red for Fifth, Future Society Reclaimed Fame, Portals Water of Intuition, Le Labo Santal 33, Commodity Book Expressive, Portals Air of Clarity, B&BW Warm Vanilla Sugar; Mugler Angel, Tartine et Chocolat Ptisenbon, Annick Goutal Eau D’Hadrien, Naomi Goodsir Iris Cendre, BORNTOSTANDOUT Wabi-Sabi, Dirty Heaven, Happy Nuts, Sora Dora Jany, Notes de Bas de Page Towédé, Versatile Paris God Bless Cola, Cafe Croissant  FOLLOW: @margaux.le.paih.guerin UPCOMING EVENTS - GET TIX! ↓ THE SWAP: basenoteswap.eventbrite.com FEB SMELL CLUB: febsmellclub.eventbrite.com

We're celebrating Valentine's Day with Master Perfumer Honorine Blanc, a perfumer especially renowned for her sensual and addictive fragrances. In fact, as far as I'm concerned, modern perfumery has two eras: B.H. and A.H. (that is, before Honorine and After), because Honorine quite literally invented a texture in perfume that before her, didn't exist. We discuss what makes a scent a 'date night scent,' how to create sensuality and texture in perfume, what it means to be a Master Perfumer, the most important advice she shares with young perfumers, and what she learned from her greatest mentors, Carlos Benaïm and Sophia Grosjman. Add this one to the list of canon Perfume Room eps, pls n thanks. FRAGS MENTIONED: LilaNur Davana Cedre, Diptyque: Fleur de Peau, Orpheon, L'Artisan Parfumeur Vetiver Ecarlate, Juicy Viva La Juicy, YSL Black Opium, Lancôme La Nuit Tresor A La Folie, Valentino: Born in Roma , Voce Vita; Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia, Bath and Body Works Twilight Woods, Cacherel Yes I Am, Justin Bieber Someday, Ralph Lauren Tender Romance, Trish McEvoy 100, LoveShackFancy Forever in Love, Bath & Body Works Butterfly, Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy, Valentino Born in Roma, Tom Ford Vetiver, Pour Un Homme de Caron, Aerin: Mediterranean Honeysuckle, Amber Musk JOIN SMELL CLUB: febsmellclub.eventbrite.com

A Third Culture Kid as she refers to herself, Phway Su Aye, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Gabar, has called many countries home. This week, she's in Perfume Room to talk about the one whose unforgettable aromas inspired her fragrance brand. Phway shares stories, rituals, and personal memories from her early childhood in Myanmar; she tells of a perfumery course that changed the trajectory of her career; and what it was like bottling these memories into perfumes during the lockdown and then a military coup.  FRAGS MENTIONED: Future Society Optimal Habitat, Nasomatto Baraonda, Liis Studied, Maison D’ETTO Noisette, Gabar: Ground II, Swim III; D.S. & Durga Debaser, Glossier You, Le Labo Lys 41, Gabar: Float, Ground, Swim FOLLOW/SHOP: @gabar || gabarmyanmar.com PERFUME ROOM: @perfumeroompod (IG) || @emma_vern (TT)

Flower Shop Perfume Co’s Isaac Lekach and Lillian Shalom (also real-life husband and wife!) are in the Perfume Room today! We discuss: growing up in the industry (Isaac’s dad is former CEO of Parlux); celebrity perfume secrets; why the best perfumes are always a little bit controversial; the viral sensation that is Melanie Martinez’s Portals collection; a day in the life of a boutique fragrance house; and of course Cafe Society, and the most canonical perfumes of that era, including some very special ones from their own personal collection! PLUS - I share the scent I wore for jury duty and announce the Feb Smell Club theme! FRAGS MENTIONED: Liis Studied, Victoria’s Secret Pear Glace, Christian Dior Bois D’Argent, Issey Miyake, Armani She, Escentric Molecules Molecule 01, Paris Hilton, Ariana Grande, Baccarat 540, Katy Perry Purr, Elizabeth Taylor White Diamonds, Melanie Martinez: Cry Baby, Portals; Giorgio Beverly Hills Giorgio, Le Galion Sortilège, Krigler Liever Gustav 14, Creed Tabarome Millésime, Grand Budapest Hotel L’Air de Panache, Elvis Presley Teddy Bear, Cub Room FOLLOW: @flowershopperfumesco (IG and TT) @lillianshalom @portalsparfums

Régime Des Fleurs Founder/Perfumer Alia Raza is in the Perfume Room today. We discuss everything from those absolutely perfect rococo bottles, to what it's like collaborating with THE Dominique Ropion, and you *know* I live-smell Nymphaea Caerulea—a perfume that at $990 for 8ML, earns the title of World's Most Expensive. SOTD: Fueguia Yakeñ & Chris Collins LUST | Oud Delice FRAGS MENTIONED: Fueguia Yakeñ, Chris Collins LUST | Oud Delice, Celine Nightclubbing, Vilhelm Purple Fig, Dusita Erawan, Headspace Tubereuse, Escentric Molecules M+Iris, Akro Dark, Glossier You, Guerlain Jardins de Bagatelle, Chanel No. 19, Pond’s Cold Cream, Régime des Fleurs: Nymphaea Caerulea, Nitesurf, Water Wood, Turquoise, Al-Dukhan, Tears, Tóor Tóor, Jade Vines, Himitsu, Tears, Nitesurf, Nitesurf Neroli, Crushed Fruits, Little Flower, Rock River Melody, Willows, Santa Maria Novella Shampoo Iris SHOP: regimedesfleurs.com (or luckyscent.com | discount code: perfumer00m) FOLLOW: @regimedesfleurs @aliaraza SAVE THE DATE: March 23! (Perfume Room LIVE!)

NEW YEAR, NEW SOLO. SAME PERFUME ROOM. 2023: favorite launches, most-worn fragrances, and most exciting discoveries 2024: INs and OUTs, trend predictions, and *manifestations* for the year ahead! FRAGS MENTIONED: Versatile Paris Rital Date, Masque Milano Basilica, Dior Hypnotic Poison, Kerosene Unknown Pleasures, Versatile Paris: Dimanche Flemme, Culot Thé; Headspace: Absinthe, Myrrh, Tubereuse, Santal; Lancome Oud Bouquet, Serge Lutens Serge Majascule, Perfumer H: Suede, Rain Cloud, Ink; Papillon Artisan Perfumes: Angelique, Dryad, Anubis, Bengal Rouge, Hera; La Perla My Day, Frederic Malle Iris Poudre, La Perla Once Upon A Garden, Maison d’ETTO Noisette, Escentric Molecules M+ Iris, Diptyque: Orpheon, Benjoin Boheme; Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady, Serge Lutens Santal Majascule, Ourside Dusk, Le Labo Thé Noir 29, Buly 1803 Caribbean Sweet Potato & Afghan Carrot, The Body Shop Full Iris, Thameen Fanfare, Snif Crumb Couture, Roja Parfums Isola Blu, Dusita Rosarine, Ourside Nostalgia, Jovoy Musc Pallas, Electimuss Vanilla Edesia, ELOREA Gentle Shower, Headspace: Santal, Tubereuse; Armani My Way Parfum, Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Nerolia Vetiver Forte, Une Nuit Nomade Love at First Sight, Matière Premiere Vanilla Powder, Versatile Perfume Rital Date, Creed Carmina, L’Objet Oh Mon Dieu, Marissa Zappas Tragedy, Universal Flowering Poems 1-12, Kelly + Jones Mezcal Flora, Arqusite L’Or de Louis, Andrea Maack Supernova, Jorum Studio Pentimento, Le Labo Lavande 31, Mon Guerlain, YSL Libre, Tom Ford Myrrhe Mystère, Headspace Myrrh, J’Adore Dior, Guerlain Mitsouko, Gap Dream, B&BW Freesia Body Spray, Louis Vuitton Étoile Filante, La Perla Possibilities, Frederic Malle Heaven Can Wait, Une Nuit Nomade Memory Motel, Issey Miyake Feu JOIN SMELL CLUB: https://jansmellclub.eventbrite.com 10% off at luckyscent.com | code 'perfumer00m' 10% off at Twisted Lily | code 'perfumeroom10' PR DISCLAIMER: Some fragrances in this episode were gifted in PR (with no expectation of review/feature). All opinions are my own.

'Tis the season for my holiday gift guide! I share all the fragrance gifts I’m coveting including stocking stuffers, candles, other scented goodies, and answer a few gift-help requests!  Plus, A VERY SPECIAL GUEST make a very VERY SURPRISE appearance ;) ;) ;) SHOP MY HOLIDAY PACK: ⁠https://rb.gy/7arvgd⁠ Tune in to IG Live || Thurs 12/14 at 1P EST/10A PT (@perfumeroompod) MY HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: https://shopmy.us/collections/329441 FRAGS MENTIONED: The Maker Lover, BDK Gris Charnel, Maison d’ETTO: discovery set, Noisette, Canaan, Macanudo, Rotano; La Perla: Haute Parfumerie discovery set, My Day; OURSIDE: discovery set, Dusk, Moon Dust, Nostalgia; Kismet Olfactive: discovery set, Nymphea; Mizensir Alma de Rosario, Marissa Zappas Tragedy Oil, Robert Piguet Fracas, Perfume Room x Luckyscent Holiday Pack, Akro discovery set, Obvious Parfums discovery set, Trudon: Abd El Kader, Spiritus Sancti; Maison d’ETTO Macanudo, Harlem Candle Co. White House Gingerbread, BBW Warm Vanilla Sugar, Mad Et Len Lava Crystal Graphite, Sokcvsea Candle Warmer, Crown Affair Hair Perfume, Diptyque: Benjoin Boheme, Eau de Rihla hair perfume; Tom Ford Tuscan Leather,  Diptyque Benjoin Boheme, Serge Lutens: Santal Majuscule, Chypre Rouge; La Perla: My Day, Once Upon a Garden; Office Universelle Buly: Caribbean Sweet Potato & Afghan Carrot, Opiat Dentaire Apple; Bienaime 1935, UME soap, Kindred Black, Mizensir Cologne de Figuier, Hermes Rose Ikebana, Hermes Terre D’Hermes, Frederic Malle Cologne Bigarade, Hermes Eau D’Orange Verte, Dior Homme Cologne, Marc-Antoine Barrois Encelade, The Body Shop Full Iris, Glossier You, Juniper Sling, Angeliques Sous la Pluie, Escentric Molecules Escentric 01, Mizensir Cologne de Figuier, Polo Blue, Chanel Allure Homme Sport, Bleu de Chanel, Akro Ink, Le Labo Gaiac 10, Memo Sicilian Leather, Liquides Imaginaires Buveur de Vent, The Maker Paradiso, Diptyque: Benjoin Boheme, Orpheon; Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady, Hanae Mori, Marissa Zappas Annabel’s Birthday Cake, Diptyque Orpheon HOLIDAY PROMO CODE: PRHOLIDAY 10% off Luckyscent - code 'perfumer00m' 10% off Twisted Lily - code 'perfumeroom10'

Toskovat Founder and Perfume-Maker David-Lev Jipa-Slivinschi is in the Perfume Room today. With fragrance pyramids comprised of accords like credit card, dirty dollar, priest's clothes, blood, and plastic bag, Toskovat fragrances beg the question: are all perfumes meant to be worn?  FRAGS MENTIONED: Diptyque Benjoin Boheme, Serge Lutens Santal Majascule, Toskovat Age of Innocence, Givenchy Very Irresistible, Toskovat: Anarchist, Things We Never Shared, Inexcusable Evil; ELdO Secretions Magnifiques, Vera Wang, Toskovat: Ichigo Ichie, Born Screaming FOLLOW: @toskovat.perfumes || toskovat.com

Longtime friends and tastemakers Marissa Zappas + Ruby McCollister are in the Perfume Room today discussing their latest collaboration: a fragrance called Tragedy. Marissa, the perfumer behind all the Internet’s cult-fav perfumes, & Ruby, an actress and comedian you may know from Search Party, High Maintenance and Curb Your Enthusiasm, have joined forces to create a fragrance inspired by Fracas, ghosts, Christmas parties, and Hollywood’s most tragic bygone starlets.  FRAGS MENTIONED: Marissa Zappas Tragedy, Robert Piguet Fracas, Yu-Be, 4711,  Marissa Zappas: Ching Shih, Lilac Dream; Comme de Garcons Odeur 71, Hugo Boss for Men, Ralph Lauren Blue, Chanel Coco Madamoiselle, Le Labo Santal 33, CdG: Concrete, Anbar; Robert Piguet Fracas FOLLOW: @marissazappas @ruby.mccollister SHOP TRAGEDY: www.marissazappas.com GET TIX TO THE SWAP: https://PRKOswap.eventbrite.com

Internationally-known DJ, Entrepreneur, and now Fragrance Founder Zernell Gillie is in the Perfume Room! As a lifelong fragrance collector, in 2022, Zernell decided to combine his two greatest passions to launch an eponymous fragrance line. With extraits at a whopping 50% concentration, and fragrances all inspired by different genres of music, it's no wonder this new brand is already buzzing in the niche scene. Plus I review the LAFCO x Sir Candle Man launch, Heart of the Matter. FRAGS MENTIONED: LAFCO x Sir Candle Man Heart of the Matter, Nejma 7, Pierre Cardin, Aramis, Polo Green, Geoffrey Beene Bowling Green, Drakkar Noir, Halston Z-14, Zernell Gillie: House, Techno, Disco, Hip Hop; Issey Miyake, Chanel Egoiste, Lagerfield, Roja Sweetie Aoud, MDCI Invasion Barbare, Royal Crown Sultan, Roja Manhattan SHOP: luckyscent.com (perfumer00m for 10% off) FOLLOW: @zernell.gillie Some products mentioned were gifted in PR with no obligation to post/review.

You know naturals; you know synthetics; but do you know *bio-engineered materials?* Through her biotech fragrance brand, Future Society, Jasmina Aganovic (Founder & CEO) is resurrecting extinct smells through DNA sequencing, and introducing this novel 3rd category of fragrance materials into the conversation. FRAGS MENTIONED: MAISON d’ETTO: Rotano, Noisette, Canaan; Robert Piguet Fracas, Giorgio Beverly Hills, Mugler Alien, MAISON d’ETTO Macanudo, Future Society: Solar Canopy, Floating Forest, Haunted Rose, Grassland Opera; Flamingo Estate Roma Heirloom Tomato FOLLOW: @futuresociety GET SMELL CLUB TIX: https://shorturl.at/bioTZ (*Future Society fragrances were gifted in PR.)

The delightful Pissara Umavijani, Founder and Perfumer of Parfums Dusita, is in the Perfume Room today! Pissara discusses uprooting her life from Bangkok to Paris in pursuit of perfume, said pursuit of perfume [Pissara is self-taught!], and how, through Dusita, Pissara honors and bottles the smells of her father’s legacy, her Thai heritage, and classic French perfumery all at once. FRAGS MENTIONED: Parfums Dusita: La Douceur De Siam, Anamcara, Melodie de l’Amour, Rosarine; Roja Elixir, Maya Njie Les Fleurs, Parfums de Marly Delina la Rosee, Maison Francis Kurkdjian A la Rose, Louis Vuitton Rose des Vents, Givenchy Rose Velvet, Kilian Flower of Immortality, Dusita: Rosarine, Rhapsode La Noire, Melodie de l’Amour, La Douceur de Siam, Montri, Oudh Infini, Anamcara; 4711, Nina Ricci L’Air Du Temps, Chanel No. 5, Dusita Issara, Dior Diorissimo, Robert Piguet Bandit, Dusita: Melodie de L’Amour, Erawan, Rosarine; Guerlain: Shalimar, Nahema FOLLOW: @parfumsdusita @ploiuma SHOP: luckyscent.com || 10% off: code 'perfumer00m' parfumsdusita.com

What IS love and what does it smell like? Givaudan’s Head of Fine Fragrance North America, Matthieu Befve, and Perfumer Dana Schmitt join me in the Perfume Room today as we explore this very topic. Specifically, we discuss Givaudan’s most recent immersive fragrance experience—'What Is love?’— an olfactive exploration of love and seduction as experienced by Gen Z and as interpreted by Givaudan perfumers. FRAGS MENTIONED: Commodity Orris, CK One, Estée Lauder Beautiful, Ralph Lauren Romance, Gucci Guilty, Dana Schmitt: Blinded by Emotion, Tears for Fears; Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male, A&F Fierce, Robert Piguet Fracas, JLo Glow, Paco Rabanne 1 Million, Guerlain Shalimar FOLLOW: @givaudan @givaudanperfume

MAISON d’ETTO Founder and Professional Horse Girl Brianna Lipovsky is in the Perfume Room today. Brianna and I chat everything from competing in Dressage at the Grand Prix level, channeling horse relationships into smells, a shamanic healing session in a Midtown office that changed the trajectory of her career, and a fragrance in her collection with an actual HORSE MOLECULE.  + REVIEWS OF: Officine Universelle Buly Patate Douce des Caraibes et Carotte D’Afghanistan + the Phlur body/hair mist trio launch. FRAGS MENTIONED: Officine Universelle Buly Patate Douce des Caraibes et Carotte D’Afghanistan, Jorum Studio Gorseland, Masque Milano Lost Alice, Serge Lutens Jeux de Peau, Teo Cabanel Je Ne Sais Quoi, L’Artisan Musc Amarante, Matière Premiere Parisan Musc, Diptyque Fleur de Peau, Obvious Parfums Une Rose, Byredo Eyes Closed, Le Labo Rose 31, Santa Maria Novella Latte Per Il Corpo Body Milk, Frederic Malle Carnal Flower, Le Labo Cade 26, Phlur Amber Haze, Sol Janeiro Cheirosa 68, Phlur Vanilla Skin, Commodity: Gold, Milk; Phlur Mango Mood, Vilhelm Mango Skin, MAISON d’ETTO: Noisette, Rotano, Karat, Canaan, Durban Jane FOLLOW MAISON D’ETTO: @maisondetto SHOP: maisondetto.com SHOP THIS EPISODE: https://shopmy.us/collections/281484 BOOK A SCENT CONSULT WITH ME: https://shopmy.us/emmavernon/consults @perfumeroompod (IG) @emma_vern (TT)

Papillon Artisan Perfumes' Liz Moores is in the Perfume Room this week! We discuss: a perfume that smells post-coital, fragrance formulas that come in dreams, reading her own perfumes' Fragrantica reviews, the importance of sticking to a brief when no one else is watching/smelling, smells inspired by pets, and more! FRAGS MENTIONED: Diptyque Orpheon, Riddle Oil Poppy, Michael Kors EDP, Marc Jacob EDP, Ex Nihilo Lust in Paradise, Creed Silver Mountain Water, Papillon Dryad, Chanel No. 5 Eau Premiere, CK Obsession, YSL Opium (vintage), Estée Lauder Youth Dew, YSL Rive Gauche, Jean Patou Joy (vintage), Givenchy Gentleman, Papillon: Anubis, Hera, Dryad, Tobacco Rose, Salome, Spell 125, Bengal Rouge FOLLOW LIZ: @papillon_artisan_perfumes SHOP PAPILLON: luckyscent.com (LUCKY SCENT AFFILIATE DISCOUNT: 10pr for 10% off)

Olfactive Artist & Researcher M Dougherty is in the Perfume Room this week! M uses scent to explore communication, memory, and interaction, and has created bodies of work around everything from dog perfume, to olfactive concerts, to the fragrance wheel...of human body odors, to urban forest bathing via mycelium sculptures! FRAGS MENTIONED: Electimuss Vanilla Edesia, Outremer Vanille, Fischersund 101, MSCHF WD-40, Xyrena Dark Ride, Victoria's Secret Amber Romance, K No. 9 FOLLOW M: @mx.mdougherty SYMPHONIC EPHEMERA ON OCT 12: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/olfactoryartkeller/1020401 SIGN UP FOR SMELL CLUB! https://shorturl.at/jBXZ3

CALLER WHAT IS YOUR NAME AND WHERE ARE YOU CALLING FROM? Hear from FIVE fellow listeners today as I answer their biggest fragrance dilemmas ranging from the perfect scent to celebrate a new home, a perfume for *the stage,* scents that match songs, the floraliest floral for a non-floral lover, and that elusive perfect skin scent plus. Plus I review some recent PR! FRAGS MENTIONED: Narciso Rodriguez Narciso for Her EDT, By Rosie Jane Rosie, Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur, Byredo Velvet Haze, SJP Lovely, Xerjoff Apollonia, ELOREA Gentle Shower, Maison Margiela Autumn Vibes, Le Labo Santal 33, Commodity Book, Creed Carmina, Parfums de Marly Meliora, Marc Jacobs Lola, Phlur: Father Figure, Lost Cause; Andrea Maack Supernova, Parfums MDCI Peche Cardinal. Masque Milano Lost Alice, Memo Tamarindo, Chris Collins African Rooibois, Le Labo The Matcha, Andrea Maack Coven, Marissa Zappas Flaming Creature, Oriza L. Legrand Reve D’Ossian, Serge Lutens Santal Majascule, Universal Flowering Poems One Through Twelve, ERIS Scorpio Rising, Byredo Eyes Closed, Dior Poison, Lancome Tresor, Dolce & Gabbana, Kerosene Dirty Flower Factory, Hiram Green Moon Bloom, A Lab on Fire And the World is Yours, Initio Psychedelic Love, Byredo: Gypsy Water, Rose of No Mans Land; Mark Laneman Bombed, Headspace Absinthe, Celine Nightclubbing, DSH L’Or(ris), Anna Zworykina Young Cossack, Maison Crivelli Papyrus Moleculaire, MiN Chef’s Table, Regimes des Fleurs Tears, Caswell Massey Orchid, Parfums Satori Hyouge, Ourside Nostalgia, Glossier You, Etat Libre D'Orange Remarkable People, Diptyque Orpheon BOOK A FRAGRANCE CONSULT WITH ME! https://shopmy.us/emmavernon/consults FOLLOW PERFUME ROOM ON IG: @perfumeroompod SHOP THIS EPISODE: https://shopmy.us/collections/258525 ~SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR KELLY + JONES~ 15% off ⁠⁠kellyandjones.com⁠⁠ code: ‘PERFUMEROOM’ (valid thru 10/31)

*SPECIAL NYFW REPORT* Highsnobiety Beauty Editor Alexandra Pauly is in the Perfume Room today to recap the biggest beauty and fashion trends from NYFW and discuss what it all means for… PERFUME! From everything from Barbiecore to Girlcore (note: they’re different), to mermaid hair and berry lips; with looks from Sandy Liang to Collina Strada, we're sharing all our favorite SS24 runway trends and, but of course, *what they smell like!* FRAGS + DESIGNERS MENTIONED: Christian Dior Bois D’Argent, Fueguia 1833 x Gabriela Hearst New York, Prada Infusion D’Iris, Maison Margiela Untitled, Parfums de Coeur Juice Bar Gummi Bears, Perfumes The A-Z Guide, Frederic Malle Carnal Flower, Sandy Liang, Christian Siriano, Collina Strada, Le Labo Santal 33, Snif Crumb Couture, Jousset Accidents a la Vanille Creme de la Berry, Regimes des Fleurs Crushed Fruit, Eris Parfums Delta of Venus, Malin & Goetz Strawberry, Sourcellerie Apothecary Where the Wild Things Grow, Burberry Her, Anna Sui, Jason Wu, DS & Durga Steamed Rainbow, Diptyque L’Eau Papier, Billie Eilish 2nd, Regimes des Fleur Tears, Electimuss Black Caviar, Snif Ace Ace Baby, DS & Durga Crush Ball, Commodity Paper, D.S. & Durga Deep Dark Vanilla, Nasomatto Sadanaso, ELdO Secretions Magnifiques, Helmet Lang, Khaite, Coach, Baccarat Rouge 540, Glossier You, Phlur Father Figure, Frederic Malle Heaven Can Wait, Byredo Eyes Closed, JHAG Not A Perfume, Le Labo Myrrhe 55, YSL Opium, Tom Ford Myrrhe Mystere, Dries Van Noten: Rock the Myrrh, Fleur de Mal; ERIS Delta of Venus, Regimes des Fleurs Crushed Fruits, Hermes Tutti Twilly, Ann Demeulemeester, Dauphinette, Maison Crivelli: Hibiscus MahaJad, Papyrus Moleculaire; D.S. & Durga Concrete After Lightning, Loewe Beetroot, The Maker Gardener, Maison D’Etto Rotano, Old Spice deodorant, Tom Ford Grey Vetiver, Frederic Malle Uncut Gem, Aveeno Calming Body Wash SHOP THIS EPISODE: https://shopmy.us/collections/253592 FOLLOW ALEX: @paulybyalexforalexandrapauly ~SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR KELLY + JONES~ 15% off ⁠kellyandjones.com⁠ code: ‘PERFUMEROOM’ (valid thru 10/31)

Enjoy PART 2 of my conversation with Escentric Molecules’ Creator Geza Schoen where we talk about the fragrances he wears *off the clock,* making the leap from consumer to perfumer, his thoughts on people duping his creations, what different popular synthetics smell like, and a *very special* tradition he’s started for his daughter <3  FRAGS MENTIONED: Serge Lutens Miel de bois, Goop This Smells Like My Vagina, D’Orsay Vouloir êtres Ailleurs CG, The Body Shop Moringa, Dusita Melodie de L’Amour, Anatole Lebreton Bois Lumiere, Escentric Molecules M+ Ginger, Geza Schoen Renegades, Chanel Antaeus, Guy Laroche Drakkar Noir, Davidoff Cool Water, Balmain Ebene, Dior Fahrenheit, Davidoff Cool Water, Estée Lauder Aliage, Chanel No. 19, Cacherel Anais Anais, Giorgio Beverly Hills, Liz Claiborne For Men, Escentric Molcules: M01, M02, M03, M04, E04, M05, M+ Iris, M+ Ginger, M+ Black Tea, E04 SHOP ESCENTRIC MOLECULES: luckyscent.com (15% off: code ‘10pr’) SIGN UP FOR CHYPRE SMELL CLUB! https://rb.gy/ms8w1 ~SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR KELLY + JONES~ 15% off kellyandjones.com code: ‘PERFUMEROOM’

Escentric Molecules Founder Geza Schoen is in the Perfume Room this week (and next!)! More than an illustrious perfumer, Geza Schoen singlehandedly changed the way both the industry and consumers alike see/wear synthetic molecules. He’s responsible for an entirely new genre of fragrances: the non-perfume perfume! Here is part 1 of our conversation! FRAGS MENTIONED: Kelly + Jones Mezcal Flora, Lancome Miracle, Bottega Veneta, Vera Wang, Valentino Valentino EDP, Giorgio Armani Acqua Di Gio, Dior Fahrenheit, FCUK Her, Escentric Molecules: M01+ Iris, M01; Le Labo Santal 33, MFK Baccarat Rouge 540, Paco Rabanne 1 Million, Escentric Molecules M01, JHAG Not A Perfume, Glossier You, Escentric Molecules M02, Lancome Tresor, Dior Fahrenheit, Escentric Molecules E01 SHOP ESCENTRIC MOLECULES: luckyscent.com (15% off: code ‘10pr’) ~SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR KELLY + JONES~ 15% off ⁠kellyandjones.com⁠ code: ‘PERFUMEROOM’

SOLO THIS WEEK with my reviews/[HOT] takes on the Le Labo City Exclusives, tips for picking a signature scents, how to identify notes in fragrances, some lesser known Hilde Soliani scents I am loving, and of course ANSWERING YOUR CALLS and doing listener scent consults! FRAGS MENTIONED: Le Labo: Gaiac 10, Bergamote 22; D’Orsay Nous Sommes Amants MD, Givenchy MMW, ERIS Parfums Scorpio Rising, Le Labo Myrrhe 55, YSL Opium, Givenchy L’Interdit, Le Labo Ylang 49, Byredo Rose Noir, Le Labo: Gaiac 10, Vetiver 46; Aesop Hwyl, Le Labo: Another 13, Santal 33, Vanille 44, Tonka 25, Musc 25; Jovan White Musk, Le Labo: Ambrette 9, Mousse de Chene 30; Baccarat Rouge 540, Le Labo: Another 13, Tubereuse 40, Jasmin 17, Cedrat 37, Citron 28, Limette 37, Bergamote 22, Neroli 36, Bigarade 18, Fleur D’Oranger 27, Benjoin 19, Cuir 28, Aldehyde 44, Baie Rose 26; Parfum D’Empire Le Cri et la Lumiere, Givenchy Prisme Libre Original Mousseline Pastel, Hilde Soliani: Crema di Latte, Hot Milk, Fragola Salata, Vecchi Rosetti; Frederic Malle Lipstick Rose, Chanel Coco, Chanel Coco Madamoiselle; Hilde Soliani Crema di Latte, Chabaud Lait Concentre, Liquides Imaginaires Blanche Bete, Hilde Soliani: Peccatrice, Buonissimo, Il Tuo Tulipano; Burberry Brit EDT, D.S. & Durga Debaser, Marissa Zappas Lilac Dream, Eccentric Molecules M01 + Iris, Gabar Ground II, Kismet Olfactive Wedding in Oaxaca, Le Labo The Matcha, Eccentric Molecules M01, Le Labo Santal 33, Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt, Glossier You, Chris Collins African Rooibos SHOP THIS EP: https://shopmy.us/collections/234149 DISCOUNTS CODES (eligible for commission): 10% off LuckyScent: code 10pr (for orders $40+) 10% off TwistedLily: code perfumeroom10

Alaska Thunderfuck (!!) and Fragrance Evaluator Travis Aikman are in the Perfume Room today discussing this making of Alaska's first (but likely not last) fragrance: Red For Filth. Plus learn which Drake song that inspired this scent (?!) as well as the perfumes your other fave Queens are wearing! FRAGS MENTIONED: Perris Montecarlo Cacao Azteque, ERIS Parfums Scorpio Rising, Atelier Jasmin Angelique, Alaska Thunderfuck Red For Filth, Tresemme hairspray, Tom Ford Tuscan Leather, Britney Spears Fantasy, Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb, Jessica Simpson Deliciously Kissable, Giorgio Beverly Hills Giorgio, Tom’s, Elizabeth Taylor White Diamonds, Malibu Musk, Mugler: Alien, Angel; Carolina Herrera Good Girl, Curve for Men, D&G The One, Demeter: Paperback, Grass, Gin and Tonic; Etat Libre D’Orange, Britney Spears Circus, Maison de LeCroix Orange Grove, Frederic Malle Carnal Flower, Tommy for Men, B&BW Eucalyptus Spearmint SHOP RED FOR FILTH: alaskathunderfuck.com FOLLOW: @theonlyalaska5000 @alaskaalaskaalaska RPDR FRAGRANCE CHALLENGE: https://rb.gy/5eb7m RED FOR FILTH: https://tinyurl.com/2s3nkh4e

ERIS PARFUMS Founder Barbara Herman is in the Perfume Room today! Barbara is the author of "Scent and Subversion: Decoding a Century of Provocative Perfume" as well as the blogger behind the very popular 2010s vintage perfume blog, "Yesterday’s Perfume." With such a vast knowledge of vintage fragrances, Barbara founded ERIS to celebrate subversion and unconventional beauty in fragrance, and to a bring a missing boldness to modern niche perfumery akin to what she had encountered in all of her vintage fragrance adventures. Today we chat about everything real animalics versus synthetic ones, prominent scent trends of each decade of the 20th century, and how what’s old is new, and of course, we discuss the perfection that is ERIS PARFUMS, including the very exciting guava-licious newness that is Delta of Venus.  FRAGS MENTIONED: Le Labo Cedrat 37, ERIS: Delta of Venus, Green Spell; Prescriptives Calyx, Jean Patou Colony, ERIS Ma Bête, Aramis, Paloma Picasso, Revlon Charlie, Emanuel Ungaro Diva, Nina Ricci L’Air du Temps, Giorgio Beverly Hills Giorgio, Guerlain Shalimar, Guerlain Jicky, Robert Piguet, Etat Libre D’Orange Secretions Magnifiques, ERIS: Mx., Scorpio Rising, Belle du Jour, Ma Bête, Night Flower, Mx., Mxxx., Green Spell, Delta of Venus; Geoffrey Beene Grey Flannel   FOLLOW: @erisparfums || erisparfums.com 10% OFF Luckyscent: code '10pr' ($40+) LET'S FIND YOUR NEXT SCENT: https://shopmy.us/emmavernon/consults

Universal Flowering Perfumer/Founder Courtney Rafuse is in the Perfume Room today! We discuss everything from her creative process, to why fragrance pyramids are gentle suggestions at best, to the vulnerability that comes with transforming intimate accounts of her personal life into fragrances meant for other bodies (and imaginations and memories). FRAGS MENTIONED: Diptyque Fleur de Peau, Glossier You, Chanel No. 5, Universal Flowering Venus in Tuberose, Kiehl’s Cucumber Essences, Demeter, CB I Hate Perfume, Universal Flowering: Gossamer Spirit, Death of a Ladies' Man, Heliotrope Milkbath, Poems One Through Twelve, Beachy Head, Holy Hell, Summer Sauna SHOP: universal---flowering.com || luckyscent.com (code 10pr for 10% off orders $40+) FOLLOW: @universalflowering BOOK A SCENT CONSULT WITH ME: shopmy.us/emmavernon/consults

Perfume Royality Hilde Soliani, La Regina dei Gourmand//the Queen of Gourmands, is in the Perfume Room today! At first glance, you might say dessert scents are her bread and butter, but Hilde would be quick to tell you that *bread and butter scents* are also her bread and butter. And for that matter, so are her fish, oyster, and cheese fragrances. Her title bears great responsibility, and in Hilde's kingdom, no food group is left behind. We discuss her inspiration, her fragrance philosophy, becoming a perfumer at age 40, and lots of other magical musings along the way. FRAGS MENTIONED: Hermès Voyage D’Hermès, Penhaligon’s Juniper Sling, Frederic Malle Angeliques Sous la Pluie, Akro Haze, Hilde Soliani: Hot Milk, Fraaagola Saalaaata, Stelle di Ghiaccio, Eau de Cuisine, Miss Tranchant, Bell'Antonio, Revlon Charlie, YSL Rive Gauche, Roachas Eau de Rochas, YSL Opium, Shiseido Tactics, Hilde Soliani: Buonissimo, Tulipano Rosso, Io, 24.9.11, Ti Amo Iris SHOP HILDE SOLIANI: luckyscent.com (10pr for 10% off orders $40+) FOLLOW HILDE: @iltuotulipano @senshilde || www.hildesoliani.com FOLLOW PERFUME ROOM: @perfumeroompod (IG) @emma_vern (TT)

ELOREA Co-Founders (and real-life husband and wife duo) Wonny Lee and Su min Park are in the Perfume Room today! ELOREA is a fragrance brand dedicated to capturing, preserving, and sharing the stories of Korea's rich history of fragrance.  The concept for ELOREA came to the pair during a trip to Seoul, where they realized that despite the K-Beauty boom, when it came to the fragrance, there was little to no Korean representation. That is, until ELOREA. FRAGS MENTIONED: Snif Crumb Couture, Kayali Pistachio Gelato, Serge Lutens Jeux de Peau, Jousset Accident a la Vanille Creme de la Berry, Hilde Soliani Buonissimo, Paco Rabanne 1 million, Montblanc Explorer, Parfums de Marly Herod, Versace Eros Flame, Montblanc Legend, Coach Dream, Diptyque: Orpheon, Benjoin Boheme, Eau Capitale, Tempo, Eau Moheli, Fleur De Peau, H&M Pear, Elorea: Hazy Blue, Inflorescence, Gentle Shower, Fire, Earth; CK One, Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt, YSL L’Homme, Le Labo Another 13, Chanel No. 5, Elorea: Inflorescence,  Gentle Shower SHOP THIS EPISODE: https://shopmy.us/collections/208291 FOLLOW: @elorea elorea.com *** SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: LAUNDRY SAUCE! 15% off ⁠⁠laundrysauce.com⁠⁠ code: perfumeroom TRY THE SAMPLE BOX: ⁠⁠https://laundrysauce.com/products/sample-box

David Frossard — the Creator of Obvious Parfums, Founder of Liquides Paris (a perfume shop), Artistic Director of Frapin, and longtime fragrance Entrepreneur responsible for the launch of all your fave brands from Atelier, to Byredo, to BDK, to Liquides Imaginaires, Juliette Has a Gun, Parfums de Marly, and more — is in the Perfume Room today! We discuss fragrance inflation, why brands get away with it, what it really means to be 'niche' brand, and in a sea of emerging brands, why Obvious Parfums. Plus we smell the newest Obvious release: Un Été! FRAGS MENTIONED: The House of Oud Gambling, Headspace Absinthe, Strangers Parfumerie Cigar Rum, Dusita Rosarine, Diptyque Eau Capitale, Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady, Santa Maria Novella Rosa Novella, Frapin Attendre & Espérer, Guerlain Vetiver, Frapin Attendre & Espérer, Obvious Une Fleur D’Oranger, Chanel Pour Monsieur, Frapin Orchid Man, Obvious: Une Vanille, Un Été, Une Pistache, Un Musc,  Une Fleur D’Oranger, Une Figue; Le Labo Santal 33, L’Artisan Premier Figuier, Le Labo Colette 34, Obvious: Un Oud, Un Été, Un Patchouli, Une Vanille, Un Musc, Un Bois SIGN UP FOR JULY SMELL CLUB: ⁠https://rb.gy/qyayl⁠ SHOP THIS EPISODE: https://shopmy.us/collections/206699 FOLLOW OBVIOUS: @obviousparfums *** SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: LAUNDRY SAUCE! 15% off ⁠laundrysauce.com⁠ code: perfumeroom TRY THE SAMPLE BOX: ⁠https://laundrysauce.com/products/sample-box

Fragrance Stylist El-Aton Georges is in the Perfume Room! If there's anyone who knows niche, it's El-Aton, and I trust his recommendations/taste implicitly. Currently, he works at Bergdorf's, where he is the Brand Manager for The Maker, and previously, he was the Manager of Atelier's flagship store in Nolita (RIP). You *know* we get that the juicy inside scoop on what really happened to the brand, and when/if we can expect a comeback (!!); we also discuss 'stinky cheese scents,' the Mugler scent that changed it all, how El-Aton finds his clients their perfect scent(s), and El-Aton shares with us the **HIDDEN GEMS** — the scents that NEED to be on our radars — at Bergdorf's! FRAGS MENTIONED: Headspace: Santal, Absinthe; Le Labo Santal 33, Tom Ford Santal Blush, Lancome Oud Bouquet, Penhaligon’s Cairo, MFK Oud Satin Mood, Matiere Premiere Radical Rose, Byredo: Reine de Nuit, Black Saffron; Atelier Santal Carmin, Serge Lutens Santal Majascule, Van Cleef & Arpels Rose Rouge, Frederic Malle The Moon, Lancome Roses Berberanza, BDK Parfums Tabac Rose, Naomi Goodsir Iris Cendre, The Maker Libertine, Atelier: Clementine California, Orange Sanguine, Cafe Tuberosa, Jasmin Angelique, Camelia intrepide; Le Labo The Noir,  Mugler A*Men, Ralph Lauren Lauren, Ralph Lauren Safari, Loewe Mayrit, MFK Baccarat, Bleu de Chanel, Dior Sauvage, JF Schwarzlose Leder 6, Taffin, YSL: Jumpsuit, Baby Cat, Tuxedo, Cuir, 24, Blouse, Lavalliere; Dior Dioriviera, Acqua di Parma Fico di Amalfi, Houbigant: Figuier Noir, Quelque Fleurs, Quelque Fleurs Royale, Iris de Champs; Perris Monte Carlo Vanille de Tahiti, DS & Durga Debaser, Axe, Polo Sport, DS & Durga IDK What, Eccentric Molecules: Molecule 01 + Ginger, Molecule 01 Guaiac Wood; Roja: Elysium, Elysium Intense; Tiziana Terenzi, Clive Christian Jump Up and Kiss Me Hedonistic, Fueguia Xocoatl, Perris Monte Carlo Cacao Azteque, Creed Aventus, Perry Ellis Black Vanilla Absolute, Dior Homme FOLLOW EL-ATON: @simplyputscents FOLLOW PERFUME ROOM: @perfumeroompod SHOP THIS EPISODE: ⁠https://shopmy.us/collections/195176⁠ **TRY LAUNDRY SAUCE** 15% off laundrysauce.com code: perfumeroom TRY THE SAMPLE BOX: https://laundrysauce.com/products/sample-box

IT’S THE 100th EPISODE!!! Today, we are joined by DSM-Firmenich Principal Perfumer Sabine de Tscharner! Sabine is a unicorn in the industry because over the course of her career, she’s worked on EVERY category: fine fragrance, air care, body care -- all of it! Today, her focus is in the laundry space, where she’s bringing all kinds of innovations to the category. What makes a scent a shampoo scent versus say a detergent scent? What is the smell of ‘clean?’ Of 'moisturizing?' When does a scent trickle down from fine fragrance or up from body gel? Today we discuss it all.  FRAGS MENTIONED: Laundry Sauce, Cacheral Anais Anais, Courrèges Empreinte , Chanel No. 19, Guy Laroche Fidji THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR LAUNDRY SAUCE: 15% off with code: perfumeroom laundrysauce.com⁠

In anticipation of the BIG 100th EPISODE (airing this Tues!), enjoy this special bonus re-release and *where are they now* update from the first-ever guest of Perfume Room: Thin Wild Mercury's Cathleen Cardinali! *SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR BDK PARFUMS* 10% off BDK Parfums luckyscent.com (code: 10pr) BDK Perfume mentioned: Villa Neroli

TV Writer, Comedian, and longtime-YSL Black Opium-wearer, Cynia Barnwell, is in the Perfume Room today and on a quest for her new signature scent!  We discuss everything from the writers strike to Spice Girl typecasting to Sagittarius gender inequity, BUT most importantly, today Cynia smells and live-reacts to several perfumes I’ve handpicked just for her as contenders on the journey. Will she find *the one*? EDITOR’S NOTE: The original recording included over 20 scents over a course of two-plus hours and has been cut down & condensed to the favorites/highlights. FRAGS MENTIONED: Nobile 1942 Il Giardino, Frederic Malle Carnal Flower, By Kilian Good Girl Gone Bad, Bath & Body Works Plumeria, Tea Cabanel Oh Là Là, YSL Black Opium, Lattafa Fakhar Rose, BDK Pas Ce Soir, Louis Vuitton Attrapes-Reves, Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille, Sol Janeiro Cheirosa 62, Sol de Janeiro Beija Flor Elasti-Cream, Burberry Her, Victoria's Secret: Love Spell, Strawberries and Champagne, Pear Glace; MFK Baccarat Rouge 540, Le Labo Santal 33, Fragrance du Bois NY 5th Ave, Carthusia Terra Mia, Aquolina Pink Sugar, Hanae Mori EDT, Liis Studied, Grace de Monaco Promenade Sur la Rocher, Funmi Monet Exalte, Malin & Goetz Kith Vapor, Afnan Ornament Pour Femme, YSL Mon Paris, Givenchy: L’Interdit Intense, L’Interdit Rouge; Thameen Peregrina, Elizabeth Taylor White Diamonds, Elizabeth Arden Red Door, Paco Rabonne Lady Million, Floris Platinum 22, La Perla Possibilities, Chanel Chance Eau Tendre, Vilhelm Mango Skin, Montale Intense Cafe SHOP THIS EPISODE: https://shopmy.us/collections/187546 FOLLOW CYNIA: Twitter: @notsocynicalc Instagram: @bewellcreative *SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR*: '10pr' for 10% off any BDK Parfum on Luckyscent.com

I went to Paris and now it's my *~whole personality~*. Here's a recap of everything I smelled and loved! Wish you could smell along? YOU. CAN. Sign up for JUNE SMELL CLUB, where we'll be smelling 5 of my favorite discoveries from the trip! FRAGS MENTIONED: Mathilde M. Astrée (scented plaster dove + room spray), Le Nez du Vin Master Kit, Le Nez du Vin Wine Faults, Maison Berger Paris Chardon Sauvage, Divine L’Homme Accompli, Memo Sicilian Leather, Divine L’Espirit Libre, L’Artisan Iris Gris, June Smell Club Emma in Paris sample pack, Perfumer H: Ink, Rain Cloud, Rain Wood, Suede; Miller Harris, D’Orsay: Nous Sommes Amants M.D., Vouloirs Etre Ailleurs C.G., Naomi Goodsir Iris Cendré, Nuit de Bakelite, Serge Lutens Iris Silver Mist, Aedes Iris Nazarena, Annick Goutal: Petite Chérie, Rose Splendide; Céline Parade, YSL Trench, Mizensir Bois Iridescent, Céline Saint Germain-des-Prés, Nightclubbing, L’Artisan Abyssae, Mandarina Corsica, Serge Lutens: Bois de Violette, Chypre Rouge; BDK Rouge Smoking, BohoBoco Wet Cherry Liquor, Tom Ford Lost Cherry, Serge Lutens: Jeux de Peau, Miel de Bois; Bienaime: Vermeil, Jours Heureux, Buly 1803 Eau Triple Yuzu de Kizo, Chris Collins Citrus Grandis, Caswell Massey Orchid, Headspace: Absinthe, Tubereuse, Genievre, Myrrhe; Nobile 1942: La Stanza Delle Bambole, Il Giardino Delle Delizie; Serge Lutens La Vierge de Fer, Diptyque Benjoin Boheme, Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur, Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan, Cartier Pur Magnolia, YSL: Babycat, Jumpsuit; Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Nerolia Vetiver, 4711, Chanel Paris Paris, Lancome La Vie Est Belle Iris Absolu REGISTER FOR SMELL CLUB: https://tinyurl.com/n0ses SHOP THIS EPISODE: ⁠https://shopmy.us/collections/183000⁠ SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR BDK PARFUMS <3 Code '10pr' for 10% off Luckyscent purchases ($40+) Code 'perfumeroom' for $25 off any Twisted Lily order ($100+)

How would you describe the smell of Earth (and Earthlings) to someone who's never been? Today I chat with olfactive artist Eva Petrič, whose line of fragrances are meant to do just that. Each scent bottles a different fragrant aspect of life on Earth and the humans who inhabit it. And sure, we [Earthlings] can buy them at Bergdorf's, but these fragrances are not meant solely for our consumption; they're messages in a bottle meant for whoever discovers them...in whichever galaxy that may be. In fact, Eva's fragrance Message from Earth was quite literally... SENT TO OUTERSPACE. FRAGS MENTIONED: Caswell Massey Orchid, La Perla Once Upon a Garden, Headspace Absinthe, Thierry Mugler, DBE: Angel Hound, Message From Earth, Empathy, Curiosity, Moon H20 Follow Eva: @eva_petric_angel_hound Shop DBE: Bergdorfgoodman.com Read more: dbe528.com ~Special thanks to our sponsor BDK Parfums!~ Get 10% off BDK Parfums at luckyscent.com (code: 10pr)

In this episode, I am joined by fellow Perfume TikToker Emelia O'Toole (@ProfessorPerfume)! Emelia and I try to guess each other's big 3 astrological signs (we're both wrong, lol), and then get into a deep discussion of how much our scent tastes are correlated to our astrological signs & Myers Briggs types. We give each other some new recs, talk about the scents that changed our lives, discuss how our tastes have evolved over time, and overall, I listen in awe as Emelia tells me her life story (which may or may not have been written by Sally Rooney). FOLLOW: TT @professorperfume // IG @professor.perfume FOLLOW PERFUME ROOM: TT @emma_vern // IG @ perfumeroompod // IG @emmavern FRAGS MENTIONED: MFK Amyris Femme, Montale Iris So Intense, Mugler Aura, Tocca Bianca, Dedcool Red Dakota, Etat Libre You or Someone Like You, Boy Smells Tantrum, MFK Baccarat Rouge 540, Ariana Grande Cloud, Le Labo Santal 33, Etat Libre Secretions Magnifiques, Immortal Perfumes Pemberley, Maison Matine, Initio Rehab, Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Herba Fresca, Atelier Trefle Pur, Caron Pour un Homme de Caron, Atelier Vanille Insensee, Atelier Cedre Atlas, Atelier Cedre Envirant, Immortal Perfumes Untamed Lady, Immortal Perfumes Lady Day, Le Labo Bergamote 22, Floraiku One Umbrella for Two, Floraiku I See the Clouds go By, Maison Margiela Springtime in the Park, Vagabond Enchanted Forest, Nest Indigo, White Diamonds Elizabeth Taylor, Jessica McClintock, Calvin Klein Obsession, Eight & Bob Original, The 7 Virtues Santal Vanille, Glossier You

In this episode, I chat with Rosie Johnston (aka the Rosie behind by/ Rosie Jane)! We divulge our mutual love of white musk and chat about the inspiration behind each of the seven frags in her line, as well as some of her inspiration for future scents. We also discuss the smells of Rosie's childhood in Australia, what it really means to be a 'clean fragrance,' and of course, because I have zero self-control, I show Rosie my Aussie accent. SHOP: www.byrosiejane.com FOLLOW: @byrosiejane FOLLOW PERFUME ROOM: IG @perfumeroompod FOLLOW EMMA: IG @emmavern // TT @emma_vern

Aspen Apothecary is a brand new indie perfume line that combines fragrance and function. How? Because their scents are not only clean, vegan, and sustainable; they are CBD-INFUSED. The founders say it won’t make you high, but I beg to differ ;) (jk, lol). But for real, their fragrances are not only amazing-smelling, but super calming, and thus, we love. In this episode, I chat with Co-Founder Keta Burke-Williams about her and her sister Kaja’s inspiration, motivation, the process behind creating Aspen Apothecary, the role of CBD in their fragrances, and their advice for anyone who wants to follow in their footsteps. And you know we got Perfume Room listeners that exclusive discount code. SHOP: www.aspen-apothecary.com EXCLUSIVE 10% DISCOUNT: code 'perfumeroom10' FOLLOW: @aspen.apothecary FOLLOW PERFUME ROOM: IG @perfumeroompod @emmavern // TT @emma_vern

In this episode, we are joined by Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli (!!!). In addition to being an Iron Chef, a judge on Chopped, the host of Supermarket Stakeout, and the Executive Chef of Butter, Alex is also an avid perfume lover. Alex reveals the fragrance she buys in bulk, the one she can't stand, her favorite smells, strongest scent memories, her philosophy of ‘smell THEN tell’, and how her experience as a chef has influenced how she experiences fragrance. Alex's scent descriptions are the ASMR you didn't know you needed. I also give my top 10 scents of the month, and for the Perfume 101, I explain what animalic scents are. FOLLOW ALEX: @guarnaschelli FOLLOW EMMA: IG @emmavern @perfumeroompod // TikTok @emma_vern KORRES 20% discount code: PERFUMEROOM20 FRAGS MENTIONED: Laura Mercier Creme de Pistache, Stella McCartney Stella, Chanel Egoiste, Dior Feve Delicieuse, Keiko Mecheri Loukhoum, Kilian Angels’ Share JUNE TOP 10 ROUND-UP: Atelier Cafe Tuberosa, Masque Milano Lost Alice, Serge Lutens Jeux de Peau, BDK Parfurms Gris Charnel, Altaia Yu Son, Atelier Silver Iris, Atelier Iris Rebelle, Montale So Intense Iris, Aesop Marrakech, MFK Amyris Femme

In this episode, I chat with Fur Co-Founders and lifelong BFFs Laura Schubert and Lillian Tung. Fur is a hair grooming company that caters to every part of the body, for every body (& every haircare routine). We chat about stigmas and media narratives surrounding how private parts should look and smell, our own trials and tribulations surrounding pubic hair grooming and aftercare, and how Fur is challenging the status quo. We also discuss Fur’s origins and evolution, the very intentional scents of Fur products, and Laura and Lillian’s dynamic as best friend co-founders. FOLLOW FUR/LILLIAN & LAURA: @fur_you //@_lauraschubert @lilliantung FOLLOW PERFUME ROOM: TikTok @emma_vern // IG @emmavern & @perfumeroompod GET A PERSONAL PERFUME CONSULT W/ EMMA: heyhero.com/influencer/Emma-vernon

In this episode, I help comedian, actor, and TikTok superstar Jake Cornell find his new signature scent. Jake was Perfume Room’s first-ever IRL guest(!), so we had the pleasure of testing out 15 different contenders (and giving our unfiltered thoughts about each of them) IRL. If you enjoy how I describe fragrance, wait till you hear Jake. In Perfume 101, I explain the difference between 'clean' versus 'natural' fragrances. And duh, at the end of the episode, Jake walks away with a new signature scent! FOLLOW JAKE: @jakewcornell on all platforms FOLLOW EMMA: IG @emmavern @perfumeroompod // TikTok @emma_vern KORRES 20% discount code: PERFUMEROOM20 FRAGS MENTIONED (IN ORDER OF SMELLING): Boy Smells Violet Ends, Boy Smells Rose Load, Boy Smells Suede Pony, Serge Lutens Santal Majuscule, Creed Aventus Cologne, Diptyque Tempo, Oil Perfumery’s Black Afgano impression, Serge Lutens L’eau D’armoire, Le Labo The Noir 29, Commodity Book (the one we describe as dill), Byredo Oud Immortal, Diptyque Orpheon, Thin Wild Mercury Laurel Canyon, Vilhelm Parfumerie 125th & Bloom, Atelier Gold Leather, Boy Smells Tantrum

In this episode, I chat with one of my best friends — astrology and beauty expert, and also my COUSIN(!), Lauren Rubin! Lauren discusses losing and gaining back her smell due to Covid and how it’s impacted her perfume taste, what she currently wears, and her identity crisis with only liking fragrances she doesn’t feel match her outward identity. I give Lauren some new scent reccos, and we talk about, um, feet. IG: @emmavern @perfumeroompod TikTok: @emma_vern KORRES 20% discount code: PERFUMEROOM20 FRAGS MENTIONED: Montale Intense Cafe, Mancera Roses Vanille, Fragrance Du Bois NY 5th Ave, Hanae Mori Hanae Mori, Chanel Allure, Pink Sugar Aquolina, Myth Brooklyn Ellis, Pirette, Hermes, YSL Mon Paris, Kilian Love Don’t Be Shy, Vilhelm Mango Skin, Oakcha Sorcery, Axe, Hermes Eau D’Orange Verte

In this episode, I talk to musician & fragrance content creator Justin Copeland of the popular fragrance YouTube channel, 'Stay Fresh Productions.' Justin gives his top 5 colognes for life and for date night, assesses and advises which colognes my boyfriend should add to his collection, talks about his experience as a synesthete and which colors he can smell, & I tell him his aura (because, you know, I think I'm psychic or whatever). We talk weird DMs, the fragrance creator community, working with brands, his favorite perfumes for women, and *cue airhorns,* the fragrance that Justin just launched in collaboration with Zaharoff!!! FOLLOW JUSTIN: @stayfreshproductions BUY HIS COLOGNE: www.worldofzaharoff.com (Brass & Soul) FOLLOW PERFUME ROOM: @perfumeroompod @emmavern (IG) // @emma_vern (TikTok) FRAGS MENTIONED: Parfum de Marly Percival, Dolce & Gabbana The One EDP, Penhaligon's Halfeti Cedar, Cartier Declaration D'Un Soir, Guerlain L'Homme Ideal EDP, Prada Luna Rossa Carbon, Roja Parfums Danger Pour Homme, Amouage Reflection Man, Guerlain L'Homme Ideal L'Intense, Gucci Guilty Absolute Pour Femme, Le Labo Rose 31, Roja 51 Essence de Parfum

In this episode, I talk to 27-year-old DedCool founder and perfumer Carina Chaz. We discuss her favorite fragrances (DedCool and *gasp* non-DedCool), the DedCool scent that Miley Cyrus wears, how Carina got her line into Barney’s (pour one out), Millennials vs. Gen Z, her perfume-wearing habits, and her process and motivation for creating honestly, one of the coolest perfume companies in the game! USE CODE 'COOL15' TO GET 15% OFF ANY DEDCOOL PURCHASE FOLLOW DEDCOOL/CARINA: @dedcool on all platforms//@carinachaz on IG FOLLOW PERFUME ROOM: @emma_vern on TikTok // @emmavern // @perfumeroompod on IG GET A PERSONAL PERFUME CONSULT W/ EMMA: heyhero.com/influencer/Emma-vernon

In this episode, I chat with Thin Wild Mercury perfumer and founder Cathleen Cardinali! Cathleen is a self-taught, indie perfumer whose first collection, titled, “The Los Angeles Collection” has had incredible success, and includes unique unisex fragrances evocative of different iconic LA neighborhoods and spots. And surprise: we get a bonus cameo from TWM’s co-founder, creative director, and Cathleen’s fiance (!), Anthony Polcino. We talk about how they source inspiration for their fragrances and packaging, their backgrounds prior to perfume, what it’s like being in business with your SO, some juicy reveals on the upcoming New York collection, and how they transitioned Thin Wild Mercury into a full-time business. And you best believe, we got Perfume Room listeners that sweet, sweet discount code. Also, today's Perfume 101 is all about skin scents! DISCOUNT CODE: Use code "perfumeroom" at checkout for free shipping on all orders! (Limit one per customer; US shipping only) WEBSITE: www.shopthinwildmercury.com TIKTOK & IG: @thinwildmercury FOLLOW PERFUME ROOM/EMMA: IG: @perfumeroompod @emmavern TikTok: @emma_vern Get a custom perfume consultation with Emma: https://heyhero.com/influencer/Emma-vernon PERFUMES MENTIONED: Emma's Scent of the Day: Precious Liquid Neroli Musk x Montale Intense Cafe TikTik Q: Clean Skin Ambre Blends Ambre Narciso Rodriguez Narciso Poudree Lake and Skye 11 11 Tiffany & Co. Sheer Interview: Aesop Hwyl MFK Baccarat Rouge 540 Thin Wild Mercury Laurel Canyon 1966, Zuma 1975, Chateau 1970, Whisky 1969, 34 Bohemian Cafes

Welcome to the Perfume Room - a pod for the perfume-obsessed and perfume-curious. Hosted by matchmaker, comedian, and perfume advisor Emma Vernon, Perfume Room explores life and love from the fifth sense. Premieres May 18, 2021 Subscribe now so you don't miss the first episode! Instagram: @PerfumeRoomPod @EmmaVern TikTok: @Emma_Vern