On this week’s episode of Silent Generation, Joseph and Nathan discuss all things men’s fragrances. They begin by weighing the reasons men typically wear fragrances (“sex sells,” general presentation) versus why they might not (fragrance sensitivity, “men should smell like men”). They then review several fragrances: Dior Sauvage, Bleu de Chanel, Paco Rabanne Phantom, 4711 Original Eau de Cologne, Greenbriar by Caswell Massey, Maii Bogue, Weekend for Men by Burberry, and Knize Ten. They round out the episode by discussing Jeremy Fragrance’s career as “the number one fragrance icon that follows the teachings of Jesus” before reflecting on the totemic qualities of fragrances. 

Links:

Smellmaxxing

Studio Ready

Teen Spirit in Pink Crush

Fragrance sensitivity: why perfumed products can cause profound health problems by Sirin Kale

Last of the NYC Leathermen

Fragrance Concentration Guide

Everything You Need To Know About Fragrance Concentration Levels - EDT, EDP, Parfum, & MORE

Official cologne flowchart of the 4chan fragrance board

Fragrance Groups 101

fragrantica.com

Dior Sauvage - Fragrantica page

Bleu de Chanel - Fragrantica page

Paco Rabanne Phantom - Fragrantica page

4711 Original Eau de Cologne - Fragrantica page

Greenbriar Caswell Massey - Fragrantica page

Maai Bogue - Fragrantica page

Weekend for Men Burberry - Fragrantica page

Knize Ten - Fragrantica page

Dior Sauvage in 2015 according to The History of the Hero: Dior Sauvage by Sarah Karmali

I Wore The World's Oldest Cologne For a Week

Bogue Profumo Maai: Valkyrie Chypres & Vintage Animalism

Knize Ten - A Masterpiece from 1925

Kniže & Co.: A First-Hand Look at Vienna’s Most Storied Tailor by Sven Raphael Schneider

Jeremy Fragrance: The Smell of Success

Jeremyfragrance - Tik Tok page

How Abercrombie, Victoria’s Secret and Vitamin Shoppe use smell to get you to spend more

Say Goodbye To The Scent Of Fierce In Abercrombie & Fitch Stores by Christopher Luu

Subway: What the Hell Is That Smell? by Joel Burrows

The Woman Who Wants to Give Birth to a Shark by Nikhil Roy

Gabriel O’Hara (niche fragrance brand inspired by Chicago streets)

Artwork:

Knize Ten Eau de Toilette

Recorded on 8/11/2025