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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

FOLLOW: @juliettehasagun

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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