The Tortured Perfume Department

Juliette Has A Gun's founder Romano Ricci may be more of a Mercutio in the Shakespeare-coded and metaphorical world of this episode. With Not A Perfume, Anyway..., Mmmm..., Ode To Dullness, and others, Juliette Has A Gun has undone haute parfumerie's formalities and proven that levity can be luxury as well. We speak with Ricci about the risk of launching an unserious fragrance brand in the height of mid-aughts fragrance culture, his roots in fragrance and fashion legacy, and how fragrance can be invisible armor. Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.liveLeave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode.Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇As always, thank you for listening <3

Spring is canonically a season of bare knees, vitamin D-derived dopamine, crushes, and for many, the expiration of their winter and fall cuffs. An uncuffing season, if you will. In this yap-centric episode, we cover some of our foolproof 'get back out there' scents, and a whole lot of other scent-adjacent behaviors that put the sprung in spring.  Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.liveLeave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode.Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇As always, thank you for listening <3

Oh, you like gourmands? Name five flavors. Le Monde Gourmand can give you dozens more than that. We have Ann Somma, chief brand officer of Tru Fragrance  & Beauty to chat behind the makings of your favorite retailers' fragrances (American Eagle, Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters, Wrangler Jeans...) and how one of those secret fragrances seen only in Urban Outfitters stores struck out to become its very own brand, now jumping to bigger retailers like Ulta, and developing its own following on social media with cute, edible (and French-sounding), and collectible scents.  Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.liveLeave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode.Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇As always, thank you for listening <3

We have prolific beauty writer Arabelle Sicardi on this episode about perfume's mileage, scent stories that break your own heart, how beauty can be a tool for meaningful connection and care, and their upcoming perfume book club!Check out Arabelle's substack You've Got Lipstick On Your Chin and sign up for their Perfume Pages, a scent sampler and writing experience at Arabellesbook.club.   Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.liveLeave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode.Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇As always, thank you for listening <3

Tynan is too stressed to wear ouds, and Sable can't decide: cylindrical or rectangular? Also feat. extensive yapping about recent smells we've smelled, and how good or bad they are to us: New Mugler Alien Hypersense, new Maison Crivelli Tubéreuse Astrale extrait, yet another Lolita Lempicka revival, Guerlain Oud Nude, Persons Of Interest Crybaby, Phlur Strawberry Letter, et al. Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.liveLeave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode.Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇As always, thank you for listening <3

Are seasonal scents over? According to the culture (and the media that informs the culture) ... probably, yes. Now that perfume trends run more on a fast fashion current, more frequently birthed by immaculate consumption and tied to some Pinterest aesthetic group devoid of context, fragrance may be freed from another one of its strongest categories (other than gender). So, how will we navigate fragrance if not through seasons, genders, and micro-trends? Time will tell! [What we smell like today: Amouage Love Delight, Byredo Animalique] Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.liveLeave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode.Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇As always, thank you for listening <3

We are catching up with a slew of new scents we've been smelling lately, including Kylie Jenner Cosmic, DS & Durga Black Magenta, Donna Karan Cashmere Collection, Fine'ry's shameless dupes, and more. Visual things we mention on this non-visual platform:Arabelle Sicardi on how Dupe Culture Is Ruining EverythingThe croissant charm necklaceThe new Kacey Musgraves Boy Smells candle Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.liveLeave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode.Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇As always, thank you for listening <3

A little chit-chat about scents we've been  experiencing lately, including but not Limited Too™:New Fine'ry launches in TargetA Flowerbomb flanker that copied Prada's homeworkKilian's new diet Princess and toxic masculinity cola scentThe new Daisy...flanker? Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.liveLeave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode.Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇As always, thank you for listening <3

Once again we are talking about body odor and all the agents of its disguise we have at our disposal, with cosmetic chemist and co-founder of Hume Supernatural, Melissa Christenson.[What we smell like today: Elorea Be By My Side,  mannn idk] Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.liveLeave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode.Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇As always, thank you for listening <3

The scent of Sexy™ as far as we the people know it in the mainstream has been delivered by Victoria's Secret. We have Adriana Medina, VP Perfumer at Givaudan, who's created such tentpole scents as Bombshell and Tease, to explain Victoria's secret of Sexy™ with us.[What we smell like today: MEMO Paris Italian Leather, Le Monde Gourmand Fraise Fouettée] Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.liveLeave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode.Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇As always, thank you for listening <3