Smell Ya Later – Details, episodes & analysis

• An xoVain wedding reunion
• The Cult Gaia scents (well, one of them)
• Sable smells like Creed Delphinus
• Creed re-released Aventus Absolut, its "limited-edition" flanker yet again
• Tynan smells like Forvr Mood NDA
• Sable is back on her eBay bullshit, collecting y2k scents (Givenchy Very Irresistible, Mugler Aura, and Aura Sensuelle)
• Mugler Angel Fantasm is more evidence that everyone seems to be doing pineapple

We have Mark and Nick Holmes, the father & son duo of Bianco Profumo — a new Chicago-based fragrance brand that captures the Italian-Americana of the '80s and '90s. In their words: "We do it big. Our hair is perfectly spritzed into place, we speak ten decibels louder than everyone else, we’re the life of every party, and we smell f**king terrific." Their debut launch of three scents immediately grabbed our attention (not hard with these scent profiles: a black cherry leather jacket, a ripe tomato garden, and the modern Cool Water of today) and from what we learn in this episode, this is just the beginning for Bianco Profumo.

We discuss:

• the food at the Glossier Yous launch event
• a restroom perfume rec
• the secret Tsu Lang Yor launch event at Stéle we attended
• Mugler Angel Fantasm — just as punchy as the original, plus piña colada
• Sable smells like DS & Durga Murder Mystery set Prof. Newton Hay + PRof. Rrose
• Tynan smells like Pearfat Stomped On Bed Of Lettuce

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This, as well as other hard-hitting listener questions, are included in this week's Q&A episode. Enjoy!

We discuss: Sable's Die Hot With A Vengeance perfume launch event at Stèle. Why do They (Big Fragrance) keep trying to make perfume layering happen? Byredo 1996 is allegedly coming back. What fragrances belong in a museum? Perfume snobbery.  The ideal time to have sex.  The impending 'beauty is horror' cultural genre. What brands are banned from the pod. And much more...

What we smell like today: Dolce & Gabbana Q, Scentspace Toasty Vanilla, Smoky Haze, Breezy Bay

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What if you could use your sense of smell to fall asleep quicker and rest more deeply?  We have vice president and perfumer at Givaudan Olivier Gillotin on the pod to tell us about Dreamscentz™, the tech that aids the creation of scents scientifically designed to promote better sleep. We get into the research and the application of how these scents are created and how scent can affect mood for overall wellbeing. 

[What we smell like today: Phlur Missing Person, Juliette Has A Gun Not A Perfume Superdose]

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Sex sells, but you can't fuck a fragrance. You can, however, fuck a celebrity (if you're lucky or maybe try really hard), and combining the two has been the standard for how to sell a fragrance since forever probably. The spokespeople are however getting kookier and by way of more interesting choices... hotter? Now that it appears that clout and a certain It-ness of cultural relevancy garner more intrigue and more dollars, the people in our fragrance ads are perhaps less familiar but wholly more inclusive and interesting. Anyway, all that and such, but we shall be using this flimsy structure of a topic to go on about hot people in fragrance ads. 

[What we smell like today: YSL Libre, Mugler Alien Musk Extraordinaire]

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Those who know better know that money smells like balls, but when it comes to smelling rich, wealthy, or classy, people have opinions that may or may not be misinformation  set to a soundtrack of Lana Del Rey remixes on everyone's favorite clock app. It's a vibe, it's a mood, it's perhaps an ill-conceived aspiration that says nothing of wealth itself but the idea of a certain level of taste and what it means to live a life of conspicuous consumption. So, we stay wondering. Why does everyone want to smell rich, anyway?

[What we smell like today: DS & Durga Pistachio, Snif Natural Talent]

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South Korea has proved to be a triple threat with K-beauty, K-pop, and K-dramas putting us all in a cultural chokehold within the last decade. And yet... what about K-perfume? K-Fragrance? K-Scent? WELL. Meet ELOREA, a new fragrance brand pioneering the way for K-fumes. Co-founders Wonny Lee and Su Min Park join us on this episode to tell us all about ELOREA, its humble beginnings, inspirations, and unique ingredients and notes sourced from Korea. 

[What we smell like today: Annick Goutal Sables, Commodity Gold Personal]

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It takes your hosts 40 whole-ass minutes to answer the goddamn question but they get there. 

Preceding that, a lot of hot goss: What even is love? Are we all doomed? How many people have been personally victimized by Dior Sauvage? Will this fragrance finally allow Sable to manifest her dreams? Why does Tynan always shower alone? Is it live, laugh, love? Or love, laugh, live? Does she who loves life get the last laugh? Tune in to find out. 

We dissect love, dating, romance, anxiety, neurosis, and OK YES eventually the smells of it all, in this, The 2022 Valentine's Episode.  

[What we smell like today: Escada Candy Love, Vyrao Witchy Woo]

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Mugler Angel is one of the most famous fragrances ever. The iconic star-shaped bottle is instantly recognizable as is its scent — unapologetically sweet, sticky, hot, and heavy. It gets in your nose, your eyes, your mouth, and sets up shop in your brain with all its gooey, candy-like floof.  Its overwhelmingly abundant make-up is what we affectionately refer to as "shit on shit." You either love it or can't stand it. 

There's more to her than just dozens upon dozens of notes and accords, though, as we've learned and you can too, in this episode — like the genesis of the fragrance, what untraditional ingredients made it not just another fragrance but an innovation of what fragrance could be, what inspired the bottle, how many takes it took to get the scent right, and just how many goddamn flankers its spawned (a lot). 

[What we smell like today: Mugler Alien, Replica When The Rain Stops]

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Deep in the Lower East Side, you will find New York City's own Temple Of Beauty, AKA Aedes Perfumery. The artisanal fragrance boutique has carried some of Europe's most elite brands under one roof since 1995. We talk to co-founder Robert Gerstner, who along with his co-founder Karl Bradl, opened one of New York City's most unique fragrance boutiques, which brings some of Europe's best artisanal scents to the states. Gerstner shares some fragrance-shopping insight, like why the coffee bean smell-reset thing is bullshit, what you should actually smell to neutralize your nose when testing lots of fragrances, and why you should get over fragrance shopping intimidation. Also, Naomi Campbell's eyedrops of choice. 

Also pertinent: Aedes De Venustas, the shop's house line of fragrances, offers some of the most exquisite scents this side of the Atlantic — a  bit of European sophistication and flair handmade in New York with the energetic attitude that this city imbues unto all those who dare make a name for themselves here.

[What we smell like today: Ex Nihilo Amber Sky, Gucci A Gloaming Night]

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