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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. CRITICS CALL IT 'hilarious,' 'engaging,' 'educational,' 'just earnest enough,' & 'really bad for my wallet.’ Wherever you are on your perfume journey, you are welcome in the Perfume Room.
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- Yesterday59 min
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 brands to emerge, and one that's shaped and laid the blueprint for so many brands that have followed.Today we chat about everything from his family, to his unlikely path to perfumery, what it takes for him to launch a new fragrance, the discontinued gems of Kilian Parfums, the current amber woods epidemic, and so much more.Full video coming later this week on Substack!SOTD: Kilian Sparkling RoyalFRAGS MENTIONED: Kilian: A Taste of Heaven, Light My Fire, Amber Oud, Rose Oud, Back to Black, Angels' Share, Liaisons Dangereuses, Love Don’t Be Shy, Straight to Heaven; Baccarat Rouge 540, Le Labo Santal 33, Creed Aventus, Mugler Angel, Dior: Eau Sauvage, Jules; Chanel Pour Homme, Antaeus, Ralph Lauren Polo, Guerlain Vetiver, Kilian Dark Lord, Dior Fahrenheit, Kenzo Kashaya, Cacharel Anaïs Anaïs, Issey Miyake L’Eau d’Issey, Dior: Poison, Dune, Fahrenheit, Dolce Vita; Paco Rabanne Ultraviolet, Alexander McQueen Kingdom, Armani Mania, J’Adore Dior, Mugler Angel, Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male, L'Eau d'Issey, Kilian: Piña Paraíso, Midnight Espresso, Sparkling Royal, Eau SauvageFOLLOW: @kilianhennessy | @kilianparisFOR PERFUME ROOM UPDATES + EVENTS: linktr.ee/emmavern
- 1 weeks ago59 min
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 lifelong love affair with fragrance that all started with her mother. And of course, all roads lead to Marissa Zappas!!FOLLOW: @bejohnce @ruby.mccollister @maddiessecretedpSOTD: Maddie's Secret EDPSHOP MADDIE'S SECRET (10% off with code 'perfumeroom')FRAGS MENTIONED: Marissa Zappas Tragedy Oil, Mondo Mondo Patchouli Palace, Radi$h Maddie’s Secret EDP, Malin & Goetz Cilantro, Unreleased Cigarette After Love, Fendi Asja, Robert Piguet Bandit, Heretic: Nosferatu, 'Til Death; Nostos Calico, Evyan White ShouldersThank you to this month's sponsor: Essential Parfums!
- 2 weeks ago56 min
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: affordability. HOW? In this episode, the Essential Parfums founder shares exactly how she cracked the code to offer niche, luxury scents at prices well below all of her competition. FULL VIDEO EP: perfumeroom.substack.comGet 10% off Essential Parfums:luckyscent.com (code: perfumeroom)twistedlily.com (code: perfumeroom10)FOLLOW: @essential.parfumsFRAGS MENTIONED: Frederic Malle for Acne Studios (SOTD), Essential Parfums: Ambre Latte, Divine Vanille; Shiseido Feminité Du Bois, Serge Lutens Feminité Du Bois, Guerlain Samsara, Parfums Aubusson, YSL Libre, Essential Parfums: Velvet Iris, Neroli Botanica, Rose Magnetic, Ambre Latte, Fig Infusion, Bois Impériale~This ep is generously BTYB this month's sponsor: Essential Parfums~
- 3 weeks ago59 min
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 that define her, her high school persona and how it shaped her taste, and so0o0 much more. FOLLOW CHLOE: @trannehathaway @nosecandypodESSENTIAL PARFUMS EVENTS! linktr.ee/emmavernFRAGS MENTIONED: Guerlain L'Heure Bleue 2026 (SOTD)Dolly Parton Dolly, Eight & Bob Original, Caswell Massey Sandalwood, Axe, Liis Flower Glyph, Guerlain Mitsouko, Rochas Tocade, Halston, Kilian L’Heure Verte (now known as Fievre Verte), Stora Skuggan Hexensalbe, Kerosene Black Vines, Parfums de Nicolai Vanille Tonka, Akro Crush, L'Eopque Dopamine Rose, Oriza L. Legrand Horizon, Hollywood Gifts Centerfold, Serge Lutens: Ambre Sultan, Fleur d’Oranger, Fils de Joie; Stora Skuggan Mistpouffer (empty #1), Jorum Studio Gorseland (empty #2), Marc-Antoine Barrois: Aldebaran, Tilia; Robert Piguet Fracas (empty #3)
- Sep 2, 20261h 2m
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 that mean? What is scent design and how does it work? And—in the same way every color has its own immutable RGB code, can we empiricize smells? Laura and Sean hope to do just that.FRAGS MENTIONED:Dior Thé Cachemire (SOTD), Chambre52 Contra Ta Peau, Guerlain L'Heure Bleue (2026), Zoologist Squid, Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb, Tauer L'Air du Desert Marocain, Frederic Malle Carnal Flower, Anti Rosa Antiqua, Patina: Metalox, Olivine, Ozocure, Ocean Simulation, Peppercess, Silterra; Chanel No. 5, Patina Nopalia
- Aug 26, 202650 min
219. CAROLINE FABRIGAS [Scent Marketing Inc.] ~ The woman who made ‘Bougie Hotel-Lobby Smell’ a thing.
Logos, slogans, jingle--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 iconic hotel scents (The 1 Hotel, Baccarat Hotel, and Auberge Resorts), to retail spaces, med spas, amusement park rides—even 20 blocks of 5th Avenue. Where money can be spent, scent can be smelled.Today we chat about scent as a means of branding, how Caroline got into this business, and how she reimagines her client's brands through the lens of smell. scentmarketinginc.com | scentfluence.com | @scentmarketingincSOTD: Chambre 52 Contre Ta Peau (get 10% off LuckyScent sample with code: perfumeroom) BOOK A SCENT STYLING SESSION W ME: linktr.ee/emmavernFRAGS MENTIONED: Chambre 52 Contre Ta Peau, Penhaligon's Fortuitous Finley, Comme des Garcons Odeur du Theatre du Chatelet Act I, Headspace Sauge, La Perla Once Upon a Garden, Celine Saint-Germain-Des-Prés, Dior Bois D'Argent, Abercrombie Fierce, Hollister Socal, Wayfair Perfect Weekend, Dior Eau Sauvage, Estée Lauder: Youth Dew, Cinnabar; Revlon Charlie, The One Hotel signature scent, Guerlain Shalimar, Chopard Casmir
- Aug 12, 20261h 1m
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-Founder, Funmi Monet of course.She's in the Perfume Room this week sharing the behind-the-scenes of building her brand, the importance of picking the right partners, the double standard she faces as a Black-owned perfume house, the *sheinification* of TikTok, and what the future holds.SOTDs:Gap Dream (2026) and Fragrancias Pittoro Pittoro de MangoFRAGS MENTIONED:Influxious Gold Standard, High life, Well Loved, Magic Hour; MFK Baccarat Rouge 540, Kayali Yum Boujee Marshmallow, Le Labo Santal 33BOOK A SCENT STYLING SESSION WITH ME: linktr.ee/emmavern
- Jul 22, 202658 min
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 his story, you'll understand why. We chat about creating the perfect rose, where AI falls short, his least favorite kind of client briefs, the behind-the-scenes stories of your (my) fave perfumes, and how following his nose across the world led him to exactly where he was meant to be [our perfume shelves!]. SOTD: Veronique Gabai Noire de Mai FRAG MENTIONED: Nishane Thorns become Roses, Estée Lauder Pleasures, Dior J’Adore, Davidoff Cool Water, BDK Tabac Rose, Naomi Goodsir: Iris Cendre, Bois d’Ascese, Cuir Velours; Creed Royal OudSMELL CLUB: summerinabottle.eventbrite.comBOOK A SCENT STYLING SESSION: stele.nyc/products/scent-styling-emma-vernon
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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. CRITICS CALL IT 'hilarious,' 'engaging,' 'educational,' 'just earnest enough,' & 'really bad for my wallet.’ Wherever you are on your perfume journey, you are welcome in the Perfume Room.
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