Episodes

#249 2026-01-23

BDK Parfums

Gris Charnel Eau de Parfum

Tea, Fig, Sandalwood, and Sensual Grey

This episode explores BDK Parfums Gris Charnel, a woody powdery signature built around cardamom, fig, black tea, iris, vetiver, sandalwood, and tonka bean.

#248 2026-01-22

Yves Saint Laurent

Nu Eau de Parfum

Incense, Spice, and the Dark Side of YSL

This episode explores YSL Nu, a 2001 cult oriental spicy fragrance of bergamot, cardamom, pepper, incense, orchid, jasmine, sandalwood, musk, and vetiver.

#247 2026-01-21

Maison Crivelli

Absinthe Boréale

Icy Absinthe Under the Northern Lights

This episode explores Absinthe Boréale, an icy aromatic musk of juniper, eucalyptus, mint, lemon, lavender, artemisia, musk, oakmoss, tonka, and cedar.

#246 2026-01-20

Prada

Paradoxe Eau de Parfum

Neroli, Amber, and the Sweet Fresh Contradiction

This episode explores Prada Paradoxe, a modern floral amber built around pear, neroli, orange blossom, jasmine sambac, Ambrofix, Serenolide, and vanilla.

#245 2026-01-19

Indult Paris

Manakara

The Lychee Rose That Feels Like a Fruit

This episode explores Manakara, a cult lychee rose fragrance with berries, coconut water, Bulgarian rose, Damask rose, vanilla custard, white musk, and woods.

#244 2026-01-18

Louis Vuitton

Le Jour Se Lève

Mandarin Light at Daybreak

This episode explores Louis Vuitton Le Jour Se Lève, a luminous citrus floral built around mandarin, blackcurrant, white flowers, musk, vanilla, and incense.

#243 2026-01-17

Marie Jeanne

Léon

A Gentle Citrus Musk for Family and Skin

This episode looks at Léon, a gentle citrus-floral musk made with bergamot, citron, petitgrain, honeysuckle, neroli, sandalwood, and white musk.

#242 2026-01-16

Marie Jeanne

Au Pied du Rosier

Rose, Saffron, and a Sneaker Accord

This episode explores Au Pied du Rosier, a floral woody fragrance where rose centifolia meets a sneaker accord, saffron, oud, sandalwood, labdanum, and patchouli.

#241 2026-01-15

Chrome Hearts

+33+ Eau de Parfum

Bitter Orange, Leather Smoke, and Coconut Warmth

This episode explores Chrome Hearts +33+, a spiced citrus-leather fragrance with bitter orange, incense, buckskin, amber, coconut, labdanum, and opoponax.

#240 2026-01-14

L'Artisan Parfumeur

Passage d'Enfer Extrême Eau de Parfum

Incense, Red Lily, and Quiet Heat

This episode explores Passage d'Enfer Extrême, Olivia Giacobetti's deeper reinterpretation of her incense classic. We look at its red lily, incense, myrrh, sandalwood, and vanilla structure.

#239 2026-01-13

Geoffrey Beene

Grey Flannel

From bitter green violet to classic soapy woods

ジェフリー ビーン「グレイ フランネル」は、1975年発売のクラシックで、苦みのあるグリーンからパウダリーな石けん調へ移る独特の二面性を持ちます。菫やガルバナムの冷たさがあり、スーツ地のような渋い清潔感を残す香りです。

#238 2026-01-12

ONE DAY

Oolong Tea

Tea-room bitterness and sweetness in balance

ワンデイ「ウーロン・ティー」は、焙煎された茶葉の煙たさ、蜂蜜の柔らかさ、和菓子のような甘みへ進むティーフレグランスです。爽やかな茶の香りにとどまらず、火入れした葉の苦みと温度が肌に残ります。

#237 2026-01-11

TOM FORD BEAUTY

Oud Wood

Polished oud with modern woods and spice

Tom Ford's Oud Wood is a 2007 Private Blend fragrance shaped by cardamom, pink pepper, oud notes, sandalwood and amber. It treats oud as polished, dry timber and quiet smoke rather than as a dense display of raw agarwood.

#236 2026-01-10

Etat Libre d'Orange

Like This

Comforting immortelle sweetness beyond words

Etat Libre d'Orange's Like This pairs pumpkin, ginger and immortelle in a floral-spicy composition created by Mathilde Bijaoui. Its warmth comes from green pumpkin, dry spice and the maple-like bitterness of immortelle rather than pastry sweetness.

#235 2026-01-09

CHANEL

CRISTALLE

Clean clarity and sensual green floral balance

シャネル「クリスタル」は、グリーンノート、シトラス、ヒヤシンス、オークモスが作る、冷たい透明感を持つフローラルです。清潔感とセンシュアルさが近い距離で釣り合い、日本の湿った夏にも合う軽い緊張感があります。

#234 2026-01-08

Fueguia 1833

Xocoatl

Dry cacao and ancient Aztec bitterness

Fueguia 1833's Xocoatl is a gourmand-balsamic fragrance centered on vanilla flower, cacao flower and rum. Instead of sweet chocolate, it explores cacao as a plant: bitter, powdery, floral and lightly boozy.

#233 2026-01-07

Pierre Guillaume

Un Crime Exotique

Chai latte spice and gingerbread warmth

Pierre Guillaume's Un Crime Exotique is a spicy gourmand built from black tea, gingerbread, warm spices and cocoa. Released as 12.1 in 2017, it revisits the chypre-tea theme first explored in Hyperessence Matale in 2005.

#232 2026-01-06

Fueguia 1833

Nocturna

Milanese night captured in amber gourmand depth

Fueguia 1833's Nocturna is a 2024 amber gourmand inspired by Milan at night. Mexican vanilla, patchouli and ambergris form its core, while cacao adds a dry, bitter melody rather than simple dessert sweetness.

#231 2026-01-05

Louis Vuitton

L'Immensité

Ginger-driven freshness with sweeping refinement

ルイ・ヴィトン「リマンシテ」は、グレープフルーツの明るさに、生々しいジンジャーとアンバーの温度を重ねたメンズフレグランスです。爽やかさだけでは終わらず、寿司屋のガリから着想を得たスパイシーな質感が、清潔感の中に官能性を加えます。

#230 2026-01-04

CHANEL

BLEU DE CHANEL L'EXCLUSIF

Dense resin and leather in a nocturnal blue

シャネル「ブルー ドゥ シャネル レゼクスクルジフ」は、シトラスの入口から樹脂、レザー、深いウッドへ進む、ブルー ドゥ シャネルの最も濃密な解釈です。爽快なブルー香水というより、落ち着いた夜の重さとラグジュアリーな余韻を持つ一本です。

#229 2026-01-03

Creed

Silver Mountain Water

Alpine Air, Tea, and Snowmelt Clarity

This episode examines Creed Silver Mountain Water 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.

#228 2026-01-02

Guerlain

Spiritueuse Double Vanille

Rum, Wood, and Grown-Up Vanilla

This episode examines Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille 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.

#227 2026-01-01

Hermès

Galop d'Hermès

Leather, Rose, and the Equestrian Spirit

This episode examines Hermès Galop d'Hermès 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.

#226 2025-12-31

Tiffany & Co.

Rose Gold Eau de Parfum

Lychee, Blue Rose, and a Jewelry-Like Glow

This episode examines Tiffany & Co. Tiffany & Co. Rose Gold Eau de Parfum 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.