#133 2025-09-29
JILL STUART
Kinmokusei, orange flower, and benzoin warmth
This episode explores JILL STUART Sweet Osmanthus, a 2019 Flora Notis Eau de Parfum built around kinmokusei, orange flower, gentle spice, powdery softness, and benzoin warmth.
#132 2025-09-28
Parfum Satori
Osmanthus and bitter orange lighting a Japanese autumn memory
This episode explores Parfum Satori Sonnet, a 2011 osmanthus Eau de Parfum by Satori Osawa that blends citrus, clary sage, peach-like florals, and warm woods into a quiet Japanese autumn memory.
#131 2025-09-27
TOM FORD BEAUTY
Saffron, geranium, red peony, and a purple woody-floral mood
This episode explores Tom Ford Oud Voyager, a 2025 Private Blend Eau de Parfum by Dominique Ropion that reinterprets oud through saffron, geranium, red peony, and a purple woody-floral mood.
#130 2025-09-26
Givenchy
An Infinite Vanilla-Benzoin Afterglow
A deep dive into Givenchy Pi, the 1998 woody amber inspired by the infinity of pi, where mandarin, pine needle, Infinium, ironwood, benzoin, and vanilla-like warmth create an intellectual sweet trail.
#129 2025-09-25
Burberry
A Confident Vanilla-Lavender Afterglow
A close look at Burberry Goddess, a refillable eau de parfum where luminous lavender and a trio of vanillas create a warm, confident, and wearable gourmand signature.
#128 2025-09-24
Le Labo
Pear Musk and Quiet Skin
Le Labo Ambrette 9 is a quiet skin scent of watery pear-like fruit, ambrette seed, white musk, and soft skin warmth.
#127 2025-09-23
Officine Universelle Buly
Verbena, Basil, and a Dewy Green Trail
An episode reading Verveine des Andes et Basilic d’Ulu through its water-based lightness, verbena-basil greenness, and Buly’s botanical storytelling.
#126 2025-09-22
Dior
Rose, Honey, and the Trail of a Lucky Star
An episode reading Dior Rose Star through the lucky star and rose story, bright lemon and Sichuan pepper, and a honeyed musky trail.
#125 2025-09-21
TOM FORD BEAUTY
Ripe Peach, Patchouli, and a Nocturnal Trail
An episode reading Bitter Peach through ripe fruit, boozy warmth, patchouli, resins, and Tom Ford’s provocative fruit aesthetic.
#124 2025-09-20
D'ORSAY
Mint, Incense, and a Rebellious Afterglow
An episode reading D’Orsay W.T. through the collision of mint and incense, Jean-Christophe Hérault’s structure, and the house’s disruptive aesthetic.
#123 2025-09-19
D'ORSAY
Iris, Orange Blossom, and the Quiet Afterglow of Secret Love
An episode reading D’Orsay L.B. through its romantic origin, Fanny Bal’s composition, and the white afterglow of iris and orange blossom.
#122 2025-09-18
L'Artisan Parfumeur
A courtly trail of salty peach and white flowers
An episode on L’Artisan Parfumeur À Fleur de Pêche, exploring salty peach, jasmine, patchouli, the Louis XIV peach story, the flesh-skin-kernel structure, and comparisons with Bitter Peach and Mitsouko.
#121 2025-09-17
L'Artisan Parfumeur
The abyssal quiet of eucalyptus and rose
An episode on L’Artisan Parfumeur Abyssae, exploring eucalyptus, Damask rose, cashmeran, La Botanique, the abyssal concept, the 33-trial story, and comparisons with Tenebrae and Thé Noir 29.
#120 2025-09-16
Aesop
A transparent trail reflected by incense and sandalwood
An episode on Aesop Eidesis, exploring black pepper, frankincense, sandalwood, the Narcissus myth, Othertopias, and the polarizing cumin facet.
#119 2025-09-15
Guerlain
A red-and-black trail where cherry and oud gleam
An episode on Guerlain Cherry Oud, exploring cherry, two roses, leather, oud, the L’Art & La Matiere context, glossy red imagery, and comparisons with other cherry fragrances.
#118 2025-09-14
Diptyque
A moonlit sea reflected by incense and pink pepper
An episode on Diptyque Lunamaris, exploring pink pepper, incense, cistus, mother of pearl, moonlit sea imagery, and mineral quietness.
#117 2025-09-13
Diptyque
A transparent rose opened by lychee and green buds
An episode on Diptyque Eau Rose Eau de Parfum, exploring lychee, two roses, chamomile, artichoke, musk, and its transparent green rose character.
#116 2025-09-12
Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Clean linen lit by aldehydes and white flowers
An episode on Maison Francis Kurkdjian 724, exploring its aldehydes, bergamot, white flowers, white musk, urban concept, and clean linen effect.
#115 2025-09-11
Matière Première
A white-shirt urban trail of ambrette and cedar
An episode on Matière Première Parisian Musc, reading its ambrette, cedar, ambrettolide, and ambroxan structure as a clean urban woody musk.
#114 2025-09-10
Hermès
Fig leaf, citrus, and Mediterranean shade
An episode on Hermès Un Jardin en Méditerranée, the first Jardin fragrance, exploring citrus, white flowers, fig leaf, cypress, cedar, and Mediterranean shade.
#113 2025-09-09
Louis Vuitton
Oud Smoke and Desert Shadow
Louis Vuitton Ombre Nomade is a dense oud fragrance of oud wood, benzoin, incense, and raspberry, built for desert-night depth.
#112 2025-09-08
Guerlain
Peach flesh and leather shimmering like a mirage
An episode on Guerlain Pêche Mirage, a modern peach-leather fragrance of peach, blackcurrant, saffron, osmanthus, leather, sandalwood, and amber.
#111 2025-09-07
Guerlain
Oak barrels, bergamot, and leather warmth
An episode on Guerlain Habit Rouge Spirit, the Hennessy collaboration that reinterprets Habit Rouge through oak barrels, bergamot, iris, nutmeg, vanilla, and leather.
#110 2025-09-06
Aesop
Smoky woods, thyme, and quiet forest air
An episode on Aesop Hwyl, exploring its smoky woody atmosphere of thyme, elemi, cypress, frankincense, vetiver, moss, and quiet forest air.