Perfume Room

226. I'M LAUNCHING A PERFUME!!!! ~ The Making of: Chanterelle (pt 1)

SURPRISE! For the past 2.5 years I've been quietly creating a perfume in collaboration with Scent of Wood! THIS WEEK ENJOY PT. 1 OF A SPECIAL 2-PART SERIES: The Making

225. JASMINA AGANOVIC [Future Society] ~ Is this the end of deodorant as we know it?! (oh and big huge personal announcement!)

Since we last spoke, MIT Scientist-turned-Beauty-Founder Jasmina Aganovic has been up to A LOT. Like, oh I don't know, attempting to challenge everything we think we know

224. KILIAN HENNESSY ~ Are we in the *new* golden era of perfumery?

LEGEND, ICON, FOUNDER KILIAN HENNESSY is in the Perfume Room this week! Heir to the Hennessy dynasty, Kilian has given new meaning to the family name: PERFUME. Founded

223. JOHN EARLY + RUBY McCOLLISTER ~ Becoming Maddie/John.

JOHN EARLY AND RUBY McCOLLISTER ARE IN THE PERFUME ROOM THIS WEEK!!!! We're chatting Maddie's Secret (the film!), Maddie's Secret (the scent!), the history of cola, John

222. ESSENTIAL PARFUMS ~ How Géraldine Archambault Cracked the Code for Luxury Niche Fragrance...for Less.

A perfume industry vet, Géraldine Archambault KNOWS the essentials. In fact, she's built a global luxury fragrance brand around them: high-quality ingredients, top-tier

221. Chloe Coover [NOSE CANDY POD] ~ What a *Perfume Shop Girl* Wants.

Are you using your perfume powers for good or evil? Certified *perfume shop girl* and Nose Candy pod co-host Chloe Coover breaks down your biggest perfume-shopping faux

220. SEAN RASPET & LAURA SISSON [PATINA] ~ The Quest to Create the Next ISO E Super.

In search of the next great aromachemical (think of predecessors like ISO E Super, Cashmeran, Galaxolide, etc...), Patina Co-Founders Sean Raspet and Laura Sisson spend t

219. CAROLINE FABRIGAS [Scent Marketing Inc.] ~ The woman who made ‘Bougie Hotel-Lobby Smell’ a thing.

Logos, slogans, jingles--they all matter, but Beauty Exec-turned-Founder Caroline Fabrigas knows that the next (and most impactful) frontier in branding is scent. Throu

218. FUNMI MONET [Influxious] ~ Selling out Sephora...in 6 hours.

Within hours of launch, Influxious sold out of all inventory on Sephora.com. The next day it sold out again on the Influxious site. The visionary behind this booming and

217. JULIEN RASQUINET ~ the perfumer trained to be a champion.

Julien Rasquinet, Senior Perfumer at CPL Aromas, had an incredibly fortuitous path to perfumery, and it began with a chance meeting at an airport. Today, he is one of t

216. NARCISO RODRIGUEZ(!!!) ~ The Man Who Modernized Musk.

Fragrance and fashion legend Narciso Rodriguez joins me in the Perfume Room this week!!!! (REQUIRED LISTENING.) Two-time recipient of the CFDA Womenswear Designer of the

215. EL MOROCCO PERFUMERY ~ A Cafe Society-Fueled Fantasy

Husband-and-wife duo Isaac Lekach and Lillian Shalom have spent the past few years developing fragrances for other brands. With El Morocco Perfumery, it's finally their t

214. MATHILDE BIJAOUI + LAUREN SHYMAN ~ A Conversation Between Perfumer and Evaluator.

Decorated MANE Senior Perfume Mathilde Bijaoui, and veteran evaluation exec Lauren Shyman are in the Perfume Room this week! How do perfumers and evaluators work togethe

213. SEBASTIAN JARA ~ A NICHE PERFUME CONVENTION IS COMING TO SF!?

Sebastian Jara is not new to this [fragrance content]; he's true this. Since 2012, he's been creating videos, and today his YT channel boasts over 335K subscribers. Now h

212. DOMINIQUE ROPION ~ The Master of Flowers!

Stop. what. you're. doing. DOMINIQUE ROPION IS IN THE PERFUME ROOM TODAY. FRAGS MENTIONED: Frederic Malle: Carnal Flower, Portrait of a Lady, Geranium Pour Monsieur; M

211. DR. RACHEL HERZ (Neuroscientist & Smell Expert) ~ Single? Let your nose pick your partner.

World-renowned expert on the psychological science of smell, neuroscientist Dr. Rachel Herz is in the Perfume Room this week! Bookmark this episode; you'll want to come

210. SONIA CONSTANT [Givaudan Sr. Perfumer + Ella K Founder] ~ The Real Life Ella K.

What do Tom Ford Ombre Leather, Narciso Rodriguez Pure Musc, Valentino Donna, Jimmy Choo I Want Choo, and Jean Paul Gaultier La Belle all have in common? All were created

209. CALICE BECKER (Givaudan Master Perfumer) ~ The Perfumery School Harder to Get Into Than Harvard.

PERFUME ROOM CANON ALERT! Givaudan Master Perfumer Calice Becker is shaping the future of perfumery at every level. Not only have her iconic creations like Tommy Girl,

208. ANKITA GILL (Param Sara) ~ The Niche Indian Perfume Brand Winning Awards in Year One.

In just one year since launch, Param Sara, a new niche Indian perfume brand on the scene, has already won numerous prestigious accolades. And it all began when Founder An

207. DAISY BOW ~ 'Gourmands,' 'Authenticity,' & Other Western Constructs.

A Part-Time Assistant Professor at The New School, FIT, and Marymount Manhattan whose work centers on French food and identity, perfume, and (French) language instruction