This episode we are doing something a little bit different. The guest is Guy Vincent - CEO of Dutjahn Sandalwood Oils, an Western Australian supplier of Santalum spicatum. Dutjahn are a 50% traditionally owned company that sustainably farm Sandalwood for international distribution. Guy is a self proclaim ‘Aussie scrapper’ in the world of fine fragrance and has previously work for the Estée Lauder company as head perfumer for the Aveda brand.

As this material is sacred to the indigenous communities, we decided to discussion how Sandalwood performs as a character in the narrative of fragrance - how it can elevate the other materials in a composition,

Fragrances mentioned:

Shalimar - Guerlain

Santal 33 - Le Labo

Portrait of a Lady - Frederic Malle (Dominique Ropion)

D’Orange Vert - Hermes

Books mentioned:

Assassin Apprentice - Robin Hobb

Batman: Earth One - Geoff Johns, Gary Frank (Illustrator)

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) - Rick Riordan

Out of Sight - Elmore Leonard

(and here is the movie trailer in case you need to remember the film)

Find more about Dutjhan Sandalwood Oils On their website: https://www.dutjahn.com/

Theme music for the show was created by Raul Sanchez I Jorge. Check out his solo work on Wild Animal Records

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