This episode of On the Nose was recorded in July with the brilliant Tanaïs, someone I deeply love and admire. 

We talk about being trained vs. not trained and our experience as POC in perfumery. We cover creating a perfume with soul, sharing and learning from each other in our complimentary mediums and the importance of embracing and exploring our peoples’ history and representing our ancestors’ stories with accuracy and respect. 

You’ll also find us going on tangents and getting real about operations and packaging then going back into memory, trauma, healing and transcendence through scent.

“Perfume transcends the confines of borders. It is a borderless substance.” 

There are many more quotable gems like this one in this episode, enjoy! 

Dana x

Shout outs to Fariha Roisin, Yosh Han and The Institute for Art & Olfaction. 

Materials mentioned:

Nutmeg

Marigold /Tagete

Mastic gum

“Cardamom is our shit”

Saffron

Safraleine

Spices

Henna

Indolene

Blue Lotus

Mitti Attar

Violet Absolute

Sandalwood

Curry

Heliotrope 

Perfumes mentioned: 

Mala

How You Love

Namaka

Fayoum

Solar’1