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209. CALICE BECKER (Givaudan Master Perfumer) ~ The Perfumery School Harder to Get Into Than Harvard.

28 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

PERFUME ROOM CANON ALERT!Givaudan Master Perfumer Calice Becker is shaping the future of perfumery at every level. Not only have her iconic creations ...

208. ANKITA GILL (Param Sara) ~ The Niche Indian Perfume Brand Winning Awards in Year One.

07 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In just one year since launch, Param Sara, a new niche Indian perfume brand on the scene, has already won numerous prestigious accolades. And it all b...

207. DAISY BOW ~ 'Gourmands,' 'Authenticity,' & Other Western Constructs.

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Daisy Bow thinks the *G-Word* is, well, complicated. An Assistant Professor at The New School, FIT, and Marymount Manhattan whose work centers on Fre...

206. JANA MENARD [Fragrance Vault] ~ What Happens to Your Perfume When You Die?

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

All perfumes go to heaven. Heaven = the Fragrance Vault in Lake Tahoe. Jana Menard is the owner of Fragrance Vault, a one-of-a-kind perfume store in L...

205. GEORGE TEDDER [IFF PERFUMER] ~ Eau de Toilette (Bowl Cleaner): Scenting the Unsexy.

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Perfumes sold in Ace Hardware AND LuckyScent?? Get you a perfumer who can do both.That's George Tedder: an IFF perfumer who specializes in home ca...

204. BRIAN PARK [COMEDIAN] ~ If He Can Pronounce Loewe, He Smells Like:

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian, writer, and Accidental PerfumeTok King™ Brian Park is in the Perfume Room today! You likely know him from his viral TikTok series where he...

203. MICHAEL EDWARDS [RE-AIR] ~ The Quintessential American Perfumes.

03 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

[PERFUME ROOM - RE-SPRITZ - original air date 5/14/24] Today’s episode is a masterclass! Fragrance legend, author, historian, taxonomist and Perfume...

202. AUDREY ROBINOVITZ ~ When is a Perfume Actually Undupable?

24 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Audrey Robinovitz is a fragrance writer, critic, Diptyque shop girl, and honestly, a perfume obsessive who matches my freak.Today we chat about everyt...

201. BRUME ORPIN ~ The New [incredible] Perfume Brand with a 50-Ingredient Palette!

17 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Launched in 2024, BRUME ORPIN is a niche fragrance brand putting sustainability at the forefront of EVERYTHING they create. Every aspect of the perfum...

200! SMELLS LIKE LOVE ~ the live recording (finally)!

27 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

HAPPY 200 TO US! Almost one whole year later, enjoy this truncated live recording of the magic that is: SMELLS LIKE LOVE ~ the only dating show where ...

199. THE BEST OF 2025 EPISODE! (in 1Q26!) (w/ surprise co-host!)

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

MY TOP 20 FAVE LAUNCHES/DISCOVERIES OF 2025!!! with highly requested/repeat award show co-host: my mom, Karen! (Most of these shouldn't surprise y...

198. SY TRUONG [SYLHOUETTE] ~ The Man With the Paracresol Tattoo.

13 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In 2018, Sy Truong began studying (and teaching himself) perfumery. Six years later, he's the recipient of an Art & Olfaction Award, the found...

197. BRIAC FROCRAIN [MARLOU] ~ How To Smell Human.

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

MARLOU perfumes smell like LIFE—aromas of existence shared across human, fauna, and flora. They’re Dirty. They’re Clean. They’re tender. They’...

196. BONUS HOLIDAY EP ~ Hot Takes LIVE! (FEAT. YOU!!)

30 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

36 PIPIN' HOT TAKES FROM 36 PEOPLE. RECORDED @ STÉLE in NOLITA.Featuring:• CHRISTINA LOFF • ISABEL FINSTON • LOLA GUSMAN • JUSTINA SPARLI...

195. A SOLO ~ 2026 WILL BE THE YEAR OF TENDER WEIRD.

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A look back on 2025 and a look ahead at 2026.Which of my 2025 predictions came true ;) ;) ;) and what's coming in the new year? My thoughts with R...

194. VÉRONIQUE SPOTURNO ~ The Great-Granddaughter of Modern Perfumery

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Spoturno is an haute perfume house bridging and blurring the lines between legacy and modernity. And it makes sense. Founder Véronique Spoturno is th...

193. CHRISTOPHER SHELDRAKE ~ Your favorite perfumer's favorite perfumer.

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Christopher Sheldrake is the nose behind numerous fragrances other perfumers only wish they had created: Feminité du Bois, Ambre Sultan, Chergui, etc...

192. CAMMYREVIEWS ~ MUD!!! (and other perfume white whales)

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Cammy (of @cammyreviews) is a PerfumeTok darling with impeccable taste and niche recommendations to scratch your every fragrant itch.  But her curati...

191. AMÉLIE HUYNH [D'ORSAY] ~ reviving a 200-year-old perfume brand

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Amélie Huynh does it all: she’s a jewelry designer, art collector, historian, mother, and the visionary who revived the 200-year-old fragrance bran...

190. MANUEL MATHIEU ~ What Lingers: Haiti, Memory, and Home

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Manuel Mathieu is a Haitian multidisciplinary artist known worldwide for his emotionally-charged, indefinite-form paintings, drawings, ceramics, and i...

189. GARY MCNATTON ~ THE CREATOR OF 90s GAP PERFUMES!

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Wait wait, Gap Dream was inspired by what? The initial concept for the collection began as... soaps? All this, and so many more amazing insider storie...

188. JOY MILNE ~ The Nose That Can Smell Parkinson's

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Born with a rare hereditary condition called hyperosmia, Joy Milne possesses a superhuman sense of smell—one so acute it led her to make a groundbre...

187. OLIVIER CRESP ~ How to Create a Blockbuster Fragrance (over, and over, and over again).

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Olivier Cresp, DSM-Firmenich Master Perfumer, Founder of Akro by Oliver Cresp, and literal inventor of the gourmand (!) is BACK in the Perfume Room! (...

186. A SOLO ~ PerfumeRoomGPT, My Collection Revealed(!), & My Full Bottle Wishlist!

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI content creators, my perfume collection (!), and the bottles I am eyeing right now all ahead in today's quick solo catch-up! SOTD: Commodity Mi...

185. VIRGINIA BONOFIGLIO ~ So You Want a Degree in Fragrance!

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

PSA: You Don’t Have to Go to France to Study Fragrance!!In fact, there’s an educational, state-of-the-art fragrance lab right in NYC—at FIT, hom...

184. MICHAEL NORDSTRAND (perfumer) ~ Is perfume just a bunch of fucus pocus?

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Award-winning independent perfumer, multidisciplinary artist, teacher, and Perfume Papa Michael Nordstrand is in the Perfume Room this week. Today, we...

183. AGUSTINE ZEGERS (AGAR OLFACTORY) ~ Perfuming the Apocalypse, Unscented Perfumes, and Fragrant Time Portals.

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

agustine zegers, Chilean olfactive artist and creator of agar olfactory and speculative scent lab, directs experimental scent spaces focused on expand...

182. RODRIGO FLORES-ROUX ~ What Does 2025 Smell Like? (According to a World-Renowned Perfumer.)

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Givaudan VP Perfumer Rodrigo Flores-Roux generously returns to the Perfume Room to offer a definitive roadmap to the past, present, and future of perf...

181. CÉCILE ZAROKIAN ~ Do Epic (Woman) Shit.

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Cécile Zarokian is one of the greatest independent perfumers of all time, but she wasn’t always independent, and she hadn’t always planned on bec...

180. CRAIG ANDRADE (The Raconteur) ~ The Law Firm Partner Who Became a Perfumer

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

IMAGINE THIS: You're a partner at one of the world's top law firms. It's what you've worked towards your entire career. Would you walk...

179. THE ALLOY STUDIO ~ A Perfume with a 'Trashy Perfume' Accord?!

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Alloy Studio is an experimental, Black, queer-owned fragrance brand blending glamour with grit. Created by romantic and business partners Bryson A...

178. JAKE LEVY & MATT BELANGER ~ How did Stéle Become a Household Name?

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A lot can happen in a year. Since opening its Williamsburg doors last summer, Stéle has added a second location, dropped 100(!) fragrances in a singl...

177. SOLO, INTERVIEW & HOTLINE EPISODE! ~ 3-in-1

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My perfume hot takes, a catch-up with Principal Perfumer Sabine de Tscharner about her newest creation for Laundry Sauce, Mojave Peach, and your hotli...

176. CHARLOTTE ERCOLI ~ Perfuming the Silver Screen

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

WATCH THE VIDEO EPISODE ON SUBSTACK!A film about one man's obsessive quest to track down an orris perfume—starring Tim Heidecker, Marta Pozzan, ...

175. ELIZABETH RENSTROM ~ (Perfume) Room Raiders, Let's Go!

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two perfumeheads walk into a bar and... Liz Renstrom—Perfume Room regular, photographer of our generation, and the genius behind @basenote_bitch (th...

174. THE LIPSTICK LESBIANS ~ Shop Like A Beauty Product Developer!

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In December 2022, Christina Basias-Androulakis (a PhD in digital education) filmed and posted a Tiktok of her wife Alexis Androulakis (a beauty produc...

173. SISSI FREEMAN (GRANADO) ~ Brazil's Beauty Legacy (the ~other~ BBL)

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A 150-year-old beauty brand with over 1,000 SKUs, Granado might be new to US market, but in Brazil, it's a household name. This week, I chat with CMO ...

172. [GOLDFIELD & BANKS' DIMITRI WEBER] I Smell Like A Land Down Under 🎵

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that almost all Mysore sandalwood used in perfumery today is actually grown in Australia? Or that Australia has its own native sandalwood...

171. [NOMAD NOÉ] A Sense (& Scents) of Home

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Meet the duo behind the narrative-driven candle and fragrance brand, Nomad Noé! As life and business partners, Corentin Hamon and Arash Yomtobian ope...

REVISITING EP 47 [ALBERTO MORILLAS]: A 'Perfect' Perfume is Boring

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

*RE-AIR (recorded almost 3 years ago to the date!)*World-renowned, award-winning Master Perfumer Alberto Morillas is in the Perfume Room! Alberto is t...

170. BEST OF 2024 (in 2Q25)!!! (w/ special guest! ;))

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A *FASHIONABLY* late best-of 2024 ep. A SMELL-ALONG OF 25 PERFUMES I LOVED MOST IN 2024 INCLUDING:my fav affordable discoveriesmy fav (not new) discov...

169. Do Not Perceive Anna Dorn's Perfume plz.

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Perfume & Pain author Anna Dorn is in the Perfume Room this week (and 2nd*** author - oops)! How did Anna weave perfume into both plot and charact...

168. VICKEN ARSLANIAN (COMMODITY) ~ Niche is a Mindset, oh and, ORRIS IS BACK!

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

HAPPY FRAGRANCE WEEK! Enjoy a catch-up with past guest, Vicken Arslanian. As CEO of three flourishing fragrance companies—Europerfumes (the leading ...

167. ROBIN MASON (dsm-firmenich President of Fine Fragrance) ~ So You Want a Corporate Fragrance Career!

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robin Mason, dsm-firmenich's President of Fine Fragrance NAM, is in the Perfume Room this week! A lifelong beauty executive whose corporate background...

166. PERFUMERISM ~ From PerfumeTok to Perfumery School!

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Perfume content creator Emma (Perfumerism) has traded in her Toronto address for a Paris one to attend perfumery school! Today we chat about her new P...

165. [PERFUMER JOEY ROSIN] Do You Have Bad Mouilletiquette??

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you practicing correct mouilettiquette?? Find out today with Hoax Parfum Co-Founder and Perfumer Joey Rosin! Hoax is a bespoke fragrance design an...

164. [Odette Parfum Co.] Ballet and Patisserie Fantasy Perfumes

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kitten fur, Chantilly cream, and Île Flottante are just some of the magical fantasy accords you'll experience in Odette Parfum Co. fragrances. Th...

163. [SOLO!] 2025: Year of the Grandma Perfume, Post-Modern Gourmand, and…?????

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What did I get right in my 2024 predictions & what's coming in 2025??? What is the lifecycle of a trend? Plus: my ins-and-outs for the new yea...

162. [MABELLE O'RAMA] Smells of Sumac, Stardust, and Secret Gardens!

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Perfumer Mabelle O'Rama is in the Perfume Room this week! Mabelle is a Lebanese-British perfumer based in London, and founder of the eponymous per...

161. Dave 1 and I Exchange Perfumes (a belated holiday treasure)!

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Perfume Room darling (oh, and Grammy-nominated artist) Dave 1, of electro-funk duo Chromeo, graces us with his presence yet again! In 2025's most tend...

160. RENAUD SALMON ~ If Not Amouage, Then Who?

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Amouage Chief Creative Officer Renaud Salmon joins me in the Perfume Room this week. When he took the post in 2019, his mission was clear: make Amouag...

159. *The* 2024 Perfume Room Holiday Gift Guide

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Month 12 of 12 is finally upon us which means it's time to flex ye olde gift-giving muscle. Let Perfume Room help you do it with ease and aplomb! Enj...

158. [FISCHERSUND] A (Nordic) Journey for the Senses

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

PERFUME ROOM CANON ALERT. This week, join me on a one-of-a-kind auditory journey with Icelandic Art Collective, Fischersund. This episode was recorded...

[HILDE SOLIANI] Gourmands Aren't All a Piece of Cake! [RE-RUN]

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

*TBT* Bringing back this Perfume Room gem: Perfume Royality Hilde Soliani, La Regina dei Gourmand//the Queen of Gourmands, is in the Perfume Room toda...

157. [ANTOINE LIE - PT. 2] The Free-Spirited Perfumer

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, enjoy the second half of my conversation with Free-Spirit Perfumer Antoine Lie. What is the Antoine Lie Olfactive experience? What excites...

156. [PERFUMER ANTOINE LIE - PT. 1] Market Testing Killed The Perfume Star

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Legendary perfumer Antoine Lie is in the Perfume Room this week! Having created blockbusters that range in style from Armani Code to Secretions Magnif...

155. Rachel Syme Wants to Earn Your Perfume Compliments

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

New Yorker Staff Writer (and lifelong fraghead!) Rachel Syme is in the Perfume Room this week! Creator of the now-defunct, infamous Perfume Genie Twit...

154. [FLAVORIST(!) JOAN HARVEY] A Journey to Flavortown!

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Finally, a flavorist has entered the Perfume Room! Joan Harvey, Bell Flavors & Fragrances General Manager and R+D Senior Vice President, is this w...

153. [PERFUME ROOM HOTLINE] Ring Ring, hello? It's YOU!

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I am helping three special callers on three special perfume quests. ~It's the Perfume Room hotline.~ Want to hear more listener consults? ...

152. [JOUISSANCE] Perfume to Smell like a 'Naughty Grandma'

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jouissance Parfums is a new niche brand whose fragrances are inspired by erotic texts and the women who penned them. Al fresco sex, sacred submission,...

151. [PERFUMER MATTEO SANCHEZ] Horchata Accords, Perfume Apprenticeships, & Serendipitous Dentist Appointments

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Indie Perfumer & Founder Matteo Sanchez (creator of Matteo Parfums) is in the Perfume Room this week! Matteo shares the story of how an article he...

150. [JACKIE AINA] FORVR Elevating the Mood

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jackie Jackie Jackie Jackie, Jackie Jackie Jackie!! OG Beauty & Lifestyle Influencer and FORVR MOOD Co-Founder Jackie Aina is in the Perfume Room ...

149. [US OLYMPIAN ASHER HONG] Asher's Other Vault: the fragrance one ;)

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

US Men's Gymanstics MEDALLED OLYMPIAN Asher Hong is in the Perfume Room this week!! Surely by now you've seen the viral clip of Asher getting ...

148. [PERFUMER AZZI GLASSER] Hollywood's Perfume Secret!

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What do the Royal Family, Jude Law, Cindy Crawford, and Machine Gun Kelly all share in common? Their perfumer, Azzi Glasser. Azzi, Founder of The Per...

147. [PERFUMER BRUNO FAZZOLARI] Debunking your Perfume Beliefs

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Vanilla is not a gourmand, perfume is not a commodity, and fragrance is not a vertical construction. This and more with visual artist-turned-perfumer ...

146. [SONGWRITER STEPH JONES] Smash Hits & She Perfumed Them For Ya!

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

She wrote the song of the summer... and she perfumed it for ya, too! Songwriter (and fraghead!) Steph Jones is in the Perfume Room this week! We discu...

145. [A PERFUME POD CROSSOVER] SMELL YA IN THE PERFUME ROOM LATER!

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's the perfume podcast crossover you've been waiting for! Today, I am joined by Smell Ya Later Co-Hosts Sable Yong and Tynan Sinks! What has...

144. [ROBERT PIGUET PARFUMS PRESIDENT BAYLY LEDES] Preserving the Iconic Legacy of Fracas

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

SCROLL FOR SPECIAL PERFUME ROOM DISCOUNT! Bayly Ledes, President of Fashion Fragrances & Cosmetics, which owns Robert Piguet Parfums, is in the th...

143. [CLUE PERFUMERY] Scenting the Scentless

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 perfum...

142. [STÉLE CO-FOUNDERS] You Don't Need to Be a Fraghead to Enjoy the Deep Cuts!

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

141. Did you miss me? A SOLO. (some fave 2024 discoveries, teen boys & perfume, TFF Awards, and more!)

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

REVISITING EP 30 [SASHA SPIELBERG]: A Conversation with Fragrantica’s Srebecca

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 Bu...

140. [THIN WILD MERCURY] A [Perfumed] Love Letter to NY (w/ Cathleen Cardinali & Anthony Polcino)

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Longtime Perfume Room friends Cathleen Cardinali and Anthony Policino, aka the duo behind Thin Wild Mercury, are back in the Perfume Room this week! F...

139. [THE NEW SAVANT] When the Wax is Poetic: Candles That Smell like Steamed Rice and Queer Love (w/ Ingrid Nilsen and Erica Anderson)

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 bran...

138. [FRAGRANCE TAXONOMIST MICHAEL EDWARDS] *THE* Quintessential American Fragrances

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s episode is a masterclass! Fragrance legend, author, historian, taxonomist and Perfume Room fan-favorite Michael Edwards is back (!!), this t...

137. [JULIETTE HAS A GUN'S ROMANO RICCI] Evolving A Fragrance Family Legacy

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 dis...

136. Perfume Room LIVE (w/ Givaudan VP Perfumer Rodrigo Flores-Roux!)

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

*canon episode alert* Back in March, I sat down with legendary Givaudan VP Perfumer (and incredible storyteller!), Rodrigo-Flores Roux, to record a ve...

135. Stop Limiting Your Own Perfume Exploration (w/ LuckyScent's Steve Gontarski and Dana Buchanan!)

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

LuckyScent’s Steven Gontarski and Dana Buchanan are in the Perfume Room today talking hidden gems of LuckyScent, how to intuit what a client actuall...

134. From Marketer to Perfumer: Making the Perfumery Career Shift (w/ Givaudan Perfumer Christine Hassan)

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Givaudan Perfumer Christine Hassan is in the Perfume Room today! We discuss her unconventional and holistic path towards becoming a perfumer, perfumer...

133. Esxence 2024 Recap: Everything You Need to Know (& Smell!) (w/ Valerie March AKA @thenichesampler)

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Esxence is an annual Milan-based niche fragrance convention that boasts the title of world's largest perfumery trade show! Content Creator Valerie...

132. Spring '24 Fragrances: A Bird's Eye View (w/ Fat Mascara Co-Hosts Jenn Sullivan and Jess Matlin!)

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

IT'S OFFICIALLY FRAGRANCE WEEK! To celebrate, longtime friends of the pod—Jenn Sullivan and Jess Matlin, Fat Mascara Co-Hosts—are in the Perfu...

131. The Untold Story of the Titanic Perfume (w/ Givaudan Head Of Product Safety Sciences Neil Owen)

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 f...

130. What Makes a Perfume a Smash Hit? (w/ Chromeo's Dave 1!)

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dave 1 is the guitarist and lead vocalist of the Grammy-nominated, Electro-Funk duo Chromeo, and he’s also a fraghead. This week he’s in the Perfu...

129. The Britney Spears Ep You've Been Waiting For (w/ @basenote_bitch Elizabeth Renstrom)

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What's the actual best Britney fragrance? Who's the most underrated flanker of them all? Liz Renstrom (@basenote_bitch) is in the Perfume Roo...

128. Following Her Nose All the Way To The Dream Job (w/ Perfumer Margaux Le Paih Guerin)

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Margaux Le Paih Geurin is a perfumer at boutique perfume house, Flair Paris. A team of just four perfumers with infinite niche perfume launches to the...

127. What Makes a Fragrance Sensual? (w/ Master Perfumer Honorine Blanc)

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're celebrating Valentine's Day with Master Perfumer Honorine Blanc, a perfumer especially renowned for her sensual and addictive fragrances...

126. Perfumes That Smell Like Myanmar (w/ Gabar Co-Founder Phway Su Aye)

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Third Culture Kid as she refers to herself, Phway Su Aye, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Gabar, has called many countries home. This week, she&...

125. In Defense of the Celebrity Fragrance (w/ Flower Shop Perfume Co's Isaac Lekach and Lillian Shalom)

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Flower Shop Perfume Co’s Isaac Lekach and Lillian Shalom (also real-life husband and wife!) are in the Perfume Room today! We discuss: growing up in...

124. The $4000/oz Everlasting Gobstopper Perfume (w/ Régime des Fleurs Creator Alia Raza)

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Régime Des Fleurs Founder/Perfumer Alia Raza is in the Perfume Room today. We discuss everything from those absolutely perfect rococo bottles, to wha...

123. 2023 Favorites & 2024 Predictions ~ A New Year's Solo ~

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

NEW YEAR, NEW SOLO. SAME PERFUME ROOM. 2023: favorite launches, most-worn fragrances, and most exciting discoveries 2024: INs and OUTs, trend predict...

122. The 2023 Perfume Room Holiday Gift Guide! (w/ a very special surprise guest!!)

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

'Tis the season for my holiday gift guide! I share all the fragrance gifts I’m coveting including stocking stuffers, candles, other scented good...

121. This Smells Like War and Dirty Dollars (w/ Toskovat Creator David-Lev Jipa-Slivinschi)

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Toskovat Founder and Perfume-Maker David-Lev Jipa-Slivinschi is in the Perfume Room today. With fragrance pyramids comprised of accords like credit ca...

120. Wear This Perfume For Good Luck (w/ Marissa Zappas & Ruby McCollister)

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Longtime friends and tastemakers Marissa Zappas + Ruby McCollister are in the Perfume Room today discussing their latest collaboration: a fragrance ca...

119. From Bass to Base Notes (w/ DJ + Fragrance Entrepreneur Zernell Gillie)

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Internationally-known DJ, Entrepreneur, and now Fragrance Founder Zernell Gillie is in the Perfume Room! As a lifelong fragrance collector, in 2022, Z...

118. Jurassic Park, but for Perfume (w/ Future Society Founder Jasmina Aganovic)

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You know naturals; you know synthetics; but do you know *bio-engineered materials?* Through her biotech fragrance brand, Future Society, Jasmina Agano...

117. Turning Poetry into Perfume (with Parfums Dusita's Pissara Umavijani)

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The delightful Pissara Umavijani, Founder and Perfumer of Parfums Dusita, is in the Perfume Room today! Pissara discusses uprooting her life from Bang...

116. Gen Z Love Smells Like What? (w/ Givaudan's Matthieu Befve & Dana Schmitt)

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What IS love and what does it smell like? Givaudan’s Head of Fine Fragrance North America, Matthieu Befve, and Perfumer Dana Schmitt join me in the ...

115. Scents *for The Horse Girl By a Horse Girl* (w/ MAISON d’ETTO Founder Brianna Lipovsky)

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

MAISON d’ETTO Founder and Professional Horse Girl Brianna Lipovsky is in the Perfume Room today. Brianna and I chat everything from competing in Dre...

114. A Fragrance So Filthy, It's A Safe Word (w/ Papillon Artisan Perfumes Creator Liz Moores)

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Papillon Artisan Perfumes' Liz Moores is in the Perfume Room this week! We discuss: a perfume that smells post-coital, fragrance formulas that com...

113. Chanel No. 5 for Your Dog? (w/ Olfactive Artist & Researcher M Dougherty)

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Olfactive Artist & Researcher M Dougherty is in the Perfume Room this week! M uses scent to explore communication, memory, and interaction, and ha...