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**Smell Ya Later**

Two friends from the beauty industry chat about all things scent and smell. Every week, Smell Ya Later explores the myriad ways we interact with the aromas and odors in our lives, the scents seared into our memories, and how scent defines the way we envision our future.

Hosted by Tynan Sinks & Sable Yong
For more info, check out our website: www.smellyalater.live
Follow @smellyalater.mp3 on Instagram for episode updates and maybe memes sometimes.
Leave us a voice note at the Smell Ya Later Hotline.

Theme song by Pasquale D’Silva; Cover photo by Zach Bergren

Latest Episodes:

235: So many mist opportunities... Jun 16, 2026

Show notes

Not to be boring, but we're talking about body mists again. Particularly body mists from luxury brands that we'd assume have a slightly more restrained strategy with releases. But, you know what, maybe it is actually that $imple, and we've been overthinking brands again for our allotted weekly yap.

[What we smell like today: NETTE Mochi Banane]

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6/25/26

6-9 pm

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Tickets are $15, and all proceeds will go to Make The Road

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234: You can't just say cologne is genderless Jun 02, 2026

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Well, you can, technically. But the collective understanding of cologne is very gendered. So, something to think about...

Which, we do! in this yap-centric ep about a bunch of new smells we've smelled recently, AND a very exciting announcement:

🏨HOTEL SMELL YA LATER🗝️
6/25/26

6-9 pm

Join us at The Soda Shop at The Standard High Line to sip and swap with a few surprises...

Tickets are $15, and all proceeds will go to Make The Road

[What we smell like today: Rite of Way Waterfall, Chloe Atelier Des Fleurs Vanilla Plantifolia]

233: Not taking scent so seriously [with Sofie Pavitt] 🙂 May 26, 2026

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We chat with everyone's favorite esthetician and acne whisperer, Sofie Pavitt, on this episode. You might recognize her colorful skincare line, Sofie Pavitt Face, from countless Top Shelf name drops. She has the coolest facial studio in Chinatown where we (as well as every cool downtown figure) have had our mugs graced by her skillful hands.
Lesser known, however, is that Sofie is just like us: a fellow scent head. We talk about her favorite scents growing up, working in fashion before getting into skincare, and how she incorporates scent into her studio.

[What we smell like today: Floraiku Flying South, Matiere Premiere Metal Lavender]

232: New mall smell May 12, 2026

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Slutty teen elixirs, plastic clouds, milky vanillas, musty vanillas, and an impressive new collection from everyone's favorite cloven-footed fashion brand — these are some of the new smells we tackle today, choking through a cloud of blotters without proper ventilation. We do it all for you, the listener!

[What we smell like today: Mugler Angel Blush, Eleasium birth!]

231: Smelling like a wolf in chypre's clothing Apr 28, 2026

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Seems like fragrance is revisiting a certain kind of scent profile combo dubbed by traditional perfumery as chypre (a scent profile we both keep forgetting about). We smell a few modern releases taking the idea and giving it a modern interpretation, as well as a few more new-ish scents in varying degrees of "sure, okay!" and "oh yes, that!"

[What we smell like today: MEMO Paris Cap Camarat, D'orsay Tonka Hysteria]

230: Is anyone having fun in fragrance? Apr 21, 2026

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Sort of, yes, kind of, more than before... It's just us this episode, chatting about some fun new fragrance releases (Vacation's new Orange Gelée collection, Born To Stand Out, etc), some BBB [beautiful but basic] fragrances (Guerlain's wedding collection, yet another Born in Roma, etc), and some ones we do not quite understand, but "sure, why the hell not?" (Notewrks's new "for men but also everyone" fragrances).

[What we smell like today: Born to Stand Out Musc X, Ellis Brooklyn Isla Sirena]

229: Snif passes the test [Feat. Bryan Edwards] Apr 14, 2026

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On this week's ep, we have Bryan Edwards, co-founder & CEO of Snif, one of the first brands to kick off the DTC fragrance-buying format. With clever and experimental scent releases that have always injected a bit of cheeky humor into fragrance, they're stretching in polar directions in a way that most brands would dare to endeavor — one way that engages with nostalgia-driven fun with pancake, milk and breakfast cereal, gasoline, and croissant scents; and another way that caters more plainly to fragrance's slightly more underserved audience (straight guys who wash their face with soap but are thinking of getting face soap... and now fragrance).

[What we smell like today: Le Labo Violette 30, Snif 2%]

228: BICHE mode [feat. Alexandra Pauly of Biche] Apr 07, 2026

Show notes

While perfume for dogs continues to miss, one pet grooming category — the shampoo and coat conditioner — remained woefully underconsidered. Enter Biche, a luxury pet grooming line launched by friend of the pod, Alexandra Pauly. The former High Snobiety beauty editor, fragrance enthusiast, and dog mom set out to create a line of pet shampoo and coat conditioning oil that would make bathtime a more sensorial ritual — and now it's here! We chat with Pauly on this episode about how to create a different kind of fragrance and personal care brand, how shampoo for dogs is different than shampoo for humans, and creating a signature scent with pod favorite Carlos Huber.

[What we smell like today: Andrea Maack Muse, J Scent On A Cloud]

227: Sniffing too close to the solar accord Mar 31, 2026

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An us chat about a week of new smells, featuring this modern, salty, solar fragrance accord that seems to be everywhere now, being humbled by luxury brands, new venture capital-backed fragrances, a listener voice message about the alleged almond-pocalypse, and, y'know, the general ranting we inevitably do.

[What we smell like today: Discotheque Lola At Coatcheck, IRFĒ Marshmallow Musk]

226: The most GLORIOUS purple scent we've smelled [feat. Susan Alexandra] Mar 24, 2026

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Two NYC icons, Susan Korn, aka Susan Alexandra, and perfumer Marissa Zappa teamed up to create Glorious, the first official scent of Susan Alexandra's jewelry and accessories brand. You know the colorful beaded bags and fun charm jewelry on site, and now you can experience the brand's signature playful delight with its first scent. We speak with Susan Korn on this episode about how she started her jewelry and bag boutique in NYC, creating the Glorious perfume and candle, and what it's like having our dream shop girl job.

[What we smell like today: Glossier You Soie, Armani Power Of You]

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