A database of Perfume Radio episodes and the fragrances they feature.
#445 2026-08-07
Bvlgari
A Quiet Tea Reimagined After 33 Years
A 2025 eau de toilette that revisits Bvlgari's 1992 tea-fragrance origin through natural green tea, airy neroli petals, and sparkling bergamot. The episode follows its three versions, 350 ml gift story, and quiet spring-summer wear.
#444 2026-08-06
Hermetica Paris
A Forest of White Flowers and Skin
Jade888 turns an Amazonian forest into white flowers, cool green stems, dry ginger, and clean skin. The episode follows its official nine-note pyramid, alcohol-free base, perfumer, three symbols of luck, and close-range wear.
#443 2026-08-05
Guerlain
White Marble Becoming a Quiet Skin Scent
Musc Outreblanc uses neroli light and powdery iris to turn cool white marble into a soft skin scent. Its white flowers and musks are best explored at close range with a light application in spring, autumn, or a cool summer evening.
#442 2026-08-04
Diptyque
Bitter Coffee and the Two Sides of Bark
Bois Corsé is a woody eau de parfum that uses bitter Arabica coffee, creamy sandalwood, and warm tonka bean to portray the two sides of bark. A light application in cool weather reveals how differently coffee and sweetness balance on each wearer.
#441 2026-08-03
TAMBURINS
Materials, Context, and Wearability
This episode examines TAMBURINS White Darjeeling through its materials, structure, background, and wearing context. It is written for readers who want a clear guide to how the fragrance develops and where it fits.
#440 2026-08-02
Molton Brown
From Black Pepper to a Smoky-Vanilla Night
This episode focuses on the 2020 Eau de Parfum. It moves from bright mandarin and black pepper into powdery orris and florals, then sweet benzoin and labdanum resins and a soft, smoky-vanilla suede. The earlier 2019 Eau de Toilette is a separate, drier reading built on air and wood, so the two share a name but differ greatly in texture.
#439 2026-08-01
Le Labo
Dry Wood, Iris, and the Stillness of Beijing
Le Labo SHIU 25 is the 19th City Exclusive, dedicated to Beijing in 2026. The name refers to the very wood at the centre of the scent, a link the brand discloses itself. Rather than a top-middle-base pyramid, it is built as a vertical arrangement with iris and frankincense floating above warm wood — a composition of dry timber and resin.
#438 2026-07-31
Maison Margiela
Cold Sea Wind and Red Seaweed in a Blue Ocean
Maison Margiela Sailing Day is a woody aquatic Eau de Toilette inspired by diving into the sea at Paros Island in 2001. The episode follows cold aquatic spray through a pale floral sail into red seaweed and ambergris, compares three different waterside fragrances, explores Violaine Collas and the REPLICA memory concept, and explains how to wear it lightly in summer.
#437 2026-07-30
TOM FORD BEAUTY
White Musk and the Quiet Warmth of Suede
TOM FORD BEAUTY White Suede moves from dry thyme, mate, and saffron toward pale leather, olibanum, and intimate musk. The episode traces Harry Frémont, the 2009 White Musk Collection, comparisons with three softer musk and leather fragrances, and practical spring-to-autumn wear.
#436 2026-07-29
Perfumer H
Quiet Smoke and the Afterimage of Blue Ink
Perfumer H Ink translates blue ink on white paper and a dim library at night into papyrus, cedar, vetiver, resin, and quiet smoke. The episode follows its non-pyramidal shift of focus, compares three other ink fragrances, and explores Lyn Harris, Michael Ruh's hand-blown glass, Kyoto-made incense, and practical wearing in summer and cooler seasons.
