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#417 2026-07-10
Santa Maria Novella
Citrus, Hay, and an Apothecary Drydown
Santa Maria Novella Fieno is an eau de cologne that translates freshly cut hay into a clean apothecary atmosphere through citrus, flowers, herbs, woods, and resins. It moves from a bright opening to a powdery, restrained woody drydown in a classical aromatic fougère style.
#416 2026-07-09
Molton Brown
A Quiet Tea Room Opened by Nashi Pear and Matcha
Molton Brown Tea Ceremony is a 2026 eau de parfum built around nashi pear, green tea, matcha accord, and hinoki wood. Rather than a sweet matcha latte, it reads as a quiet woody-green tea fragrance with powdery bitterness, humid greenness, and dry wood. It suits office days, rainy weather, after-bath calm, and close-range wear.
#415 2026-07-08
Yves Saint Laurent
Coffee, Vanilla, and a Nocturnal Gourmand Glow
Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium is a 2014 eau de parfum built around coffee, white flowers, and vanilla. A bright pear and pink pepper opening moves into a coffee-jasmine heart and a vanilla-woody drydown, creating a sweet yet bitter nocturnal gourmand.
#414 2026-07-07
Maison Margiela
Mango, White Flowers, and a Sunset Woody Drydown
Maison Margiela Chasing Sunsets is a REPLICA eau de toilette inspired by an Ipanema sunset in 1965. Mango, cardamom, tuberose, sandalwood, vanilla, and moss create a sunny tropical opening that settles into a creamy woody trail.
#413 2026-07-06
TOM FORD BEAUTY
A Clean Suit Tailored with Citrus and Vetiver
Tom Ford Grey Vetiver is a 2009 Eau de Parfum that tailors bitter grapefruit peel and dry vetiver into the impression of a clean grey suit. Nutmeg and pimento smooth the move from bright citrus to rooty bitterness, while oakmoss leaves a composed office-friendly drydown.
#412 2026-07-05
Maison Margiela
Bitter Orange Spritz and Dry Vetiver
This episode features Maison Margiela Never-ending Summer, a Replica eau de toilette inspired by an Amalfi Coast afternoon. Bitter orange, a spritz accord, Earl Grey, cardamom, and vetiver turn summer into a citrus scent of bubbles, bitterness, tea, spice, and dry woods rather than tropical sweetness.
#411 2026-07-04
Maison Margiela
A Seaside Memory of Musk and Coconut
This episode explores Maison Margiela Beach Walk, a Replica Eau de Toilette built from bergamot, lemon, ylang ylang, coconut milk, heliotrope, cedarwood, white musks, and benzoin. It covers the sunscreen and sea-breeze memory, comparisons with other beach fragrances, and the best spring-summer wearing scenes.
#410 2026-07-03
Byredo
Aldehydic Coconut Water with Brazilian Lift
This episode explores Byredo Alto Astral, a 2025 Eau de Parfum built around coconut water, aldehydes, incense, jasmine petals, milky musks, sandalwood, cashmere woods, and salted amber. It compares the fragrance with nearby tropical, clean, and amber scents while positioning it as Byredo's minimal translation of Brazilian uplift.
#409 2026-07-02
Initio Parfums Privés
Saffron Light in Dark Oud
This episode explores Initio Parfums Privés Oud for Greatness, a modern oud fragrance built from saffron, nutmeg, lavender, oud, patchouli, and musk. It covers the black-gold concept, comparisons with other saffron and oud scents, and the best scenes for wearing it.
#408 2026-07-01
Dries Van Noten
Rosemary and Patchouli Playing at Night
This episode covers Dries Van Noten Voodoo Chile, a woody aromatic built from cannabis accord, rosemary, lentisque, patchouli, cedarwood, and sandalwood essence. It focuses on the distorted rosemary idea, Nicolas Beaulieu's musical inspiration, comparisons, and the best wearing scenes.
#407 2026-06-30
Balenciaga
The Couture Shadow of Metallic Rose
Balenciaga 100% is a 2025 Parfum built around rose, metallic rose oxide, and a transparent woody musk trail. It treats rose not as a romantic bouquet but as a cool couture material with archive tension.
#406 2026-06-29
Penhaligon's
A Clean Mint-and-Wood Tailored Fougere
This episode explores Penhaligon's The Cut Eau de Parfum as a modern fougere shaped by Savile Row tailoring. It follows the sharp mint opening, the dry cypress structure, and the fir balsam drydown that leaves a clean coniferous trail on skin.
#405 2026-06-28
Penhaligon's
A British Drive with a Patchouli Trail
This episode explores Penhaligon's Sports Car Club Eau de Parfum, a limited fragrance that returned in Japan in 2026 with refreshed packaging. It reads the scent as a British weekend drive shaped by eucalyptus, coniferous woods, patchouli, ambroxan, and musk, and compares it with Roadster and Juniper Sling.
#404 2026-06-27
Guerlain
Pastoral Herbs and White Musk
Episode 404 features Guerlain Herbes Troublantes, a fresh aromatic eau de parfum that opens with bergamot, thyme, mint, and rosemary before settling into orange blossom and clean white musk. The episode follows its connection to Un Dimanche a la Campagne, the roles of Thierry Wasser and Delphine Jelk, comparisons with Absinthe Boreale and other herbal colognes, and the best ways to wear it as a quiet white-shirt scent.
#403 2026-06-26
Jo Malone London
Garden Light in White Flowers and Powder
This episode explores Jo Malone London Carrot Blossom Cologne, a limited Veggies Collection cologne built around fennel, carrot blossom, and patchouli, with fresh floral facets of orange flower and white musk. It follows the herbal opening, powdery white floral heart, restrained earthy base, 2016 predecessor, and comparisons with From the Garden, Infusion d’Iris, and Fleur de Peau.
#402 2026-06-25
Jo Malone London
Warmth from Butternut and Patchouli
This episode explores Jo Malone London Velvety Butternut Cologne, a limited Veggies Collection cologne built from ginger, butternut, and patchouli. It follows the bright ginger opening, the creamy butternut heart, and the earthy patchouli base while comparing it with Scarlet Beetroot Cologne, Like This, and By the Fireplace.
#401 2026-06-24
Jo Malone London
A Red Garden Afterglow of Cassis and Earth
This episode explores Jo Malone London Scarlet Beetroot Cologne, a limited Veggies Collection cologne built from black currant, beetroot, and patchouli. It follows the red berry opening, the beetroot heart, and the earthy patchouli base, while covering the limited Japanese launch, Tiny Chef campaign, related Veggies Collection items, and comparisons with Blackberry & Bay, Kyoto, and Musc Amarante.
#400 2026-06-23
Yves Saint Laurent
A Red Afterglow of Raspberry and Vanilla
This episode explores Yves Saint Laurent Libre Berry Crush as a red fruity floral interpretation of Libre. It follows the raspberry and mandarin opening, the lavender-orange blossom-coconut heart, and the vanilla, dry amber, and white musk drydown, while comparing it with Libre, Prada Paradoxe, Burberry Goddess, and Burberry Her.
#399 2026-06-22
Trudon
Green Leaves, Conifers, and a Quiet Forest Cologne
This episode explores Trudon Deux, a green woody aromatic perfume by Lyn Harris. It follows the official structure of green leaves, bitter orange, juniper, pine, cedarwood, and incense, explains the Deux and II naming, compares it with Philosykos, Hwyl, and Ninfeo Mio, and reads the fragrance as a transparent forest cologne rather than a sweet citrus scent.
#398 2026-06-21
Kilian Paris
White Flowers, Marshmallow, and First-Love Sensuality
This episode explores Kilian Paris Love, Don’t Be Shy as a floral gourmand built from neroli, rose, honeysuckle, orange blossom, marshmallow, and labdanum. It explains why the fragrance is more than simple candy sweetness, how it differs from patchouli-driven gourmands, and when its warm white-floral sweetness works best.
#397 2026-06-20
Kilian Paris
Blood Orange, Piment Berries, and a Sandalwood Night
This episode explores Kilian Paris Playing with the Devil, a 2013 eau de parfum by Calice Becker. Tart blood orange, black currant, lychee, and white peach open the scent, while piment berries and pepper add heat. Sandalwood, sweet resin, patchouli, and cedar create the evening drydown. We discuss the gap between its devilish name and bright fruit, the current Cellars bottle, comparisons with Bitter Peach and other Kilian Paris fragrances, and how to wear it lightly in cool evenings.
#396 2026-06-19
Penhaligon's
Bitter Juniper and a Roaring Twenties Gin Cocktail
This episode explores Penhaligon's Juniper Sling, a 2011 eau de toilette by Olivier Cresp. The fragrance opens with the bitter chill of juniper berry and angelica, moves through cardamom, black pepper, leather, and orris, and settles into brown sugar, black cherry, vetiver, and ambrox. We discuss how it translates gin, London's Roaring Twenties, and the Bright Young Things into a fragrance that feels clean enough for spring and summer daytime, yet playful enough for an evening bar.
#395 2026-06-18
Penhaligon's
Dry British Citrus, Lavender, Pine, and Black Pepper
This episode explores Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet Eau de Toilette, a 1902 British classic created for the Duke of Marlborough and named after Blenheim Palace. We look at its dry citrus opening, lavender, black pepper, pine, and musk, why the word bouquet does not mean a sweet floral scent here, how it compares with Colonia, Eau Sauvage, and Quercus, and why it works as a restrained grooming fragrance for white shirts, suits, and warm daytime wear.
#394 2026-06-17
TOM FORD BEAUTY
White Florals, Pistachio, and Solar Skin Warmth
This episode explores Tom Ford Soleil Blanc, the 2016 Private Blend eau de parfum built around pistachio, cardamom, white florals, coco de mer, amber, tonka bean, and benzoin. We look at why it is more than a simple coconut beach scent, how it compares with Bronze Goddess and Replica Beach Walk, and how to choose between the EDP, EDT, Parfum, and body products.