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Hosted by perfumehead & comedian Emma Vernon, Perfume Room is your #1 safe space to obsess over all things scent.
Enjoy intimate, never-before-told stories from the fragrance legends you’re most curious about—master perfumers, industry titans, secret celeb fragheads, indie perfumers you should know, and lots of friends with good taste & hot takes along the way.
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227. THE MAKING OF: MY PERFUME!!! (pt. 2) (ft. Fabrice Croise and Meabh McCurtin)
As promised, here is pt 2 of the ~The Making Of: Chanterelle~ If you've ever wondered how a perfume actually gets made, this special episode of Perfume Room gives a behind-the-scenes look at the entire creative development process, featurin
226. I'M LAUNCHING A PERFUME!!!! ~ The Making of: Chanterelle (pt 1)
SURPRISE! For the past 2.5 years I've been quietly creating a perfume in collaboration with Scent of Wood! THIS WEEK ENJOY PT. 1 OF A SPECIAL 2-PART SERIES: The Making Of: Chanterelle! YOU'RE INVITED: MARK YOUR CALS! NYC PREVIEW PARTY: 10/2
225. JASMINA AGANOVIC [Future Society] ~ Is this the end of deodorant as we know it?! (oh and big huge personal announcement!)
Since we last spoke, MIT Scientist-turned-Beauty-Founder Jasmina Aganovic has been up to A LOT. Like, oh I don't know, attempting to challenge everything we think we know about BO and the deodorant industry???! Through her newest product, B
224. KILIAN HENNESSY ~ Are we in the *new* golden era of perfumery?
LEGEND, ICON, FOUNDER KILIAN HENNESSY is in the Perfume Room this week! Heir to the Hennessy dynasty, Kilian has given new meaning to the family name: PERFUME. Founded almost two decades ago, Kilian Parfums was one of the early luxury niche
223. JOHN EARLY + RUBY McCOLLISTER ~ Becoming Maddie/John.
JOHN EARLY AND RUBY McCOLLISTER ARE IN THE PERFUME ROOM THIS WEEK!!!! We're chatting Maddie's Secret (the film!), Maddie's Secret (the scent!), the history of cola, John's personal journey into perfume (one Ruby shepherded), and Ruby's life
222. ESSENTIAL PARFUMS ~ How Géraldine Archambault Cracked the Code for Luxury Niche Fragrance...for Less.
A perfume industry vet, Géraldine Archambault KNOWS the essentials. In fact, she's built a global luxury fragrance brand around them: high-quality ingredients, top-tier perfumers, a diverse offering of fragrances, and most importantly: affo
221. Chloe Coover [NOSE CANDY POD] ~ What a *Perfume Shop Girl* Wants.
Are you using your perfume powers for good or evil? Certified *perfume shop girl* and Nose Candy pod co-host Chloe Coover breaks down your biggest perfume-shopping faux pas, the bottles she's emptied, holes in her collection, the scents tha
220. SEAN RASPET & LAURA SISSON [PATINA] ~ The Quest to Create the Next ISO E Super.
In search of the next great aromachemical (think of predecessors like ISO E Super, Cashmeran, Galaxolide, etc...), Patina Co-Founders Sean Raspet and Laura Sisson spend their days in the lab testing and developing new molecules. What does t
219. CAROLINE FABRIGAS [Scent Marketing Inc.] ~ The woman who made ‘Bougie Hotel-Lobby Smell’ a thing.
Logos, slogans, jingles--they all matter, but Beauty Exec-turned-Founder Caroline Fabrigas knows that the next (and most impactful) frontier in branding is scent. Through her company Scent Marketing Inc., she's developed everything from ico
218. FUNMI MONET [Influxious] ~ Selling out Sephora...in 6 hours.
Within hours of launch, Influxious sold out of all inventory on Sephora.com. The next day it sold out again on the Influxious site. The visionary behind this booming and blooming brand? It's the one, the only, Queen-of-PerfumeTok-turned-Fou
217. JULIEN RASQUINET ~ the perfumer trained to be a champion.
Julien Rasquinet, Senior Perfumer at CPL Aromas, had an incredibly fortuitous path to perfumery, and it began with a chance meeting at an airport. Today, he is one of the most prolific and successful perfumers of all time, and when you hear
216. NARCISO RODRIGUEZ(!!!) ~ The Man Who Modernized Musk.
Fragrance and fashion legend Narciso Rodriguez joins me in the Perfume Room this week!!!! (REQUIRED LISTENING.) Two-time recipient of the CFDA Womenswear Designer of the Year as well as the Lifetime Achievement Award AND recipient of 2003 T
215. EL MOROCCO PERFUMERY ~ A Cafe Society-Fueled Fantasy
Husband-and-wife duo Isaac Lekach and Lillian Shalom have spent the past few years developing fragrances for other brands. With El Morocco Perfumery, it's finally their turn. In an attempt to recreate the magic of cafe society (and the lege
214. MATHILDE BIJAOUI + LAUREN SHYMAN ~ A Conversation Between Perfumer and Evaluator.
Decorated MANE Senior Perfume Mathilde Bijaoui, and veteran evaluation exec Lauren Shyman are in the Perfume Room this week! How do perfumers and evaluators work together behind the scenes to create the juice we smell in our most cherished
213. SEBASTIAN JARA ~ A NICHE PERFUME CONVENTION IS COMING TO SF!?
Sebastian Jara is not new to this [fragrance content]; he's true this. Since 2012, he's been creating videos, and today his YT channel boasts over 335K subscribers. Now he's onto the next venture. After years of attending perfume trade show
212. DOMINIQUE ROPION ~ The Master of Flowers!
Stop. what. you're. doing. DOMINIQUE ROPION IS IN THE PERFUME ROOM TODAY. FRAGS MENTIONED: Frederic Malle: Carnal Flower, Portrait of a Lady, Geranium Pour Monsieur; Mugler Alien, Lancome La Vie Est Belle, Givenchy L’Interdit, Frederic Mall
211. DR. RACHEL HERZ (Neuroscientist & Smell Expert) ~ Single? Let your nose pick your partner.
World-renowned expert on the psychological science of smell, neuroscientist Dr. Rachel Herz is in the Perfume Room this week! Bookmark this episode; you'll want to come back to it! Why are you attracted to the way certain people smell and w
210. SONIA CONSTANT [Givaudan Sr. Perfumer + Ella K Founder] ~ The Real Life Ella K.
What do Tom Ford Ombre Leather, Narciso Rodriguez Pure Musc, Valentino Donna, Jimmy Choo I Want Choo, and Jean Paul Gaultier La Belle all have in common? All were created by multi-award-winning Givaudan Senior Perfumer Sonia Constant. In ad
209. CALICE BECKER (Givaudan Master Perfumer) ~ The Perfumery School Harder to Get Into Than Harvard.
PERFUME ROOM CANON ALERT! Givaudan Master Perfumer Calice Becker is shaping the future of perfumery at every level. Not only have her iconic creations like Tommy Girl, J'Adore Dior, Love Don't Be Shy, and Velvet Orchid (to name just a few)
208. ANKITA GILL (Param Sara) ~ The Niche Indian Perfume Brand Winning Awards in Year One.
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 began when Founder Ankita Gill noticed a common theme in perfumery: non-Indian and non-Asia
207. DAISY BOW ~ 'Gourmands,' 'Authenticity,' & Other Western Constructs.
A Part-Time Assistant Professor at The New School, FIT, and Marymount Manhattan whose work centers on French food and identity, perfume, and (French) language instruction, as well as an instructor at the Fragrance Alliance, Daisy Bow interr
206. JANA MENARD [Fragrance Vault] ~ What Happens to Your Perfume When You Die?
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 Lake Tahoe that carries niche, commercial, and incredibly hard-to-find, rare vintage perfum
205. GEORGE TEDDER [IFF PERFUMER] ~ Eau de Toilette (Bowl Cleaner): Scenting the Unsexy.
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 care. If you've ever wondered who's really scenting your toilet bowl cleaner (and how!), this o
204. BRIAN PARK [COMEDIAN] ~ If He Can Pronounce Loewe, He Smells Like:
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 satirizes 'taste bros' who use consumerism in lieu of developing a personality. Vids of his
203. MICHAEL EDWARDS [RE-AIR] ~ The Quintessential American Perfumes.
[PERFUME ROOM - RE-SPRITZ - original air date 5/14/24] Today’s episode is a masterclass! Fragrance legend, author, historian, taxonomist and Perfume Room fan-favorite Michael Edwards is back (!!), this time to chat about his newest book, “A
202. AUDREY ROBINOVITZ ~ When is a Perfume Actually Undupable?
Audrey Robinovitz is a fragrance writer, critic, Diptyque shop girl, and honestly, a perfume obsessive who matches my freak. Today we chat about everything from the difference between Olivier Pescheux's Diptyque and Olivia Giacobetti's, to
201. BRUME ORPIN ~ The New [incredible] Perfume Brand with a 50-Ingredient Palette!
Launched in 2024, BRUME ORPIN is a niche fragrance brand putting sustainability at the forefront of EVERYTHING they create. Every aspect of the perfume, from the outermost packaging down the juice has been painstakingly designed to be biode
200! SMELLS LIKE LOVE ~ the live recording (finally)!
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 the nose does the picking! With special presentation by dsm-firmenich's Justin Welch. APPL
199. THE BEST OF 2025 EPISODE! (in 1Q26!) (w/ surprise co-host!)
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 you because I have been talking about them all year.) FOR TIX TO SMELLS LIKE LOVE/TO APPLY TO B
198. SY TRUONG [SYLHOUETTE] ~ The Man With the Paracresol Tattoo.
In 2018, Sy Truong began studying (and teaching himself) perfumery. Six years later, he's the recipient of an Art & Olfaction Award, the founder and perfumer behind the internationally-celebrated brand Sylhouette Parfums, the perfumer of re
