Smell Ya Later

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125: What Are Your Fragrance Beige Flags? Jul 11, 2023

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There are red flags, there are green flags, and now there are beige flags — all of which we've somehow made about fragrance and scent in this episode. We answer a listener hotline memo about cultivating one's sense of smell, we discuss that "perfume girl" scent and what its commonalities are, and other nonsense.

[What we smell like today: L'Objet Rose Noire, Kayali Velvet Santal & Silk Santal]

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124: Perfume For Yearning feat. Universal Flowering Jul 04, 2023

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We have Courtney Rafuse, perfumer and founder of Universal Flowering on to talk about perfume for yearning and the romance of perfumery.

[What we smell like today: Korres Saffron Orris, Universal Flowering Purple Afternoon]

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123: The Fragrance Brand With A History Lesson In Every Bottle, Feat. Arquiste Jun 27, 2023

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We have Carlos Huber of Arquiste on this episode to chat about the historical lore of his scent creations, making hotels smell so expensive, and being the collab king of the scent world.

[ What we smell like today: Narciso Rodriguez Neroli Ambrée, Ellis Brooklyn Sunfruit]

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122: What Perfume Would You Get Tattooed On Yourself? Jun 13, 2023

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A lovely listener and tattoo artist tagged us in a photo of a Mugler Angel bottle she tatted on a client, which prompted (half of) us (Tynan has a bottle of Britney Spears Curious on his arm) to ponder: what fragrances would be cool tattoos?

[What we smell like today: Ellis Brooklyn Salt, Le Mond Gourmand Maïs Soufflé]

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121: The Best Non-Visual Compliments May 30, 2023

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The best compliments are ones where you feel understood, known, and sometimes maybe a little too seen. This is where fragrance serves as a homing beacon. Here is a fun little ep about the most memorable scent compliments we've received, as well as copious encouragement to compliment other peoples' fragrances. Why? Because it's nice and makes people feel nice, and sometimes it's just nice to smell nice things and say that out loud.

[What we smell like today: Mind Games Caissa, D.S. & Durga Mahogany Kora]

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120: If You're Gonna Do One Thing This Summer, It's Smell Me May 23, 2023

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We are exploring "beast mode" fragrances as a concept, as a way of wearing scent, and as a trigger. It could very well be the antithesis of summer fragrances, just happening to have a resurgence in relevance as summer approaches. While we don't believe in seasonal scents, summer tends to have a hold on fragrance wearers' perceptions of the existence of summer scents as a concept. With respect to that, we discuss our favorite scents that go as long as the days are this time of year.

[What we smell like today: L'Objet Oh Mon Dieu!, BDK Rouge Smoking]

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119: Fragrance Has Always been Quiet Luxury May 09, 2023

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All this chit-chat about quiet luxury is skipping fragrance, which one could argue has always been quiet luxury. Your hosts go on about what luxury is now, what kind of fragrances and scent notes narrate the perception of luxury, and agree to disagree about what luxury even is, before eventually agreeing after all. Does it matter what volume you luxuriate at? If discussions about money and spending annoy you, this episode is... loaded.

[What we smell like today: Prada Paradoxe, Atum Wanted]

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118: The Santal Elephant In The Room feat. Perfumer Frank Voelkl May 02, 2023

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We have the perfumer of the moment, Frank Voelkl on for this benchmark episode of Smell Ya Later. We talk scent trends, signature perfume styles, how one fragrance he created is solely responsible for Big Sandalwood's rise, why everyone is obsessed with scents that smell like nothing, and his favorite scent that he's made.

[What we smell like today: Fzotic Vetiverissimo, Kayali Deja Vu White Flower]

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117: Make Everyone Around You Suffer Apr 25, 2023

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What is the perfume spray threshold? How many sprays do you spray? We asked, we researched (went on Reddit), and we sprayed, all in the interest of Sprayology™ (not to be confused with anything remotely involving science).

[What we smell like today: Snif Crumb Couture, Diptyque Eau Nabati]

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116: What's The Value Of Viral? Apr 11, 2023

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OK, look, we haven't seen each other in over a week so this is a lot of catching up in all areas: beauty, personal, taxes, fragrance, professional, fragrance...

This episode has everything (but a concrete agenda):