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)

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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

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*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

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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

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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

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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

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PERFUME ROOM ON FAT MASCARA:

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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