Oh, you like gourmands? Name five flavors. Le Monde Gourmand can give you dozens more than that. We have Ann Somma, chief brand officer of Tru Fragrance  & Beauty to chat behind the makings of your favorite retailers' fragrances (American Eagle, Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters, Wrangler Jeans...) and how one of those secret fragrances seen only in Urban Outfitters stores struck out to become its very own brand, now jumping to bigger retailers like Ulta, and developing its own following on social media with cute, edible (and French-sounding), and collectible scents.   Find more in ..read more

We have prolific beauty writer Arabelle Sicardi on this episode about perfume's mileage, scent stories that break your own heart, how beauty can be a tool for meaningful connection and care, and their upcoming perfume book club! Check out Arabelle's substack You've Got Lipstick On Your Chin and sign up for their Perfume Pages, a scent sampler and writing experience at Arabellesbook.club.     Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode. Follow us on Instagram ..read more

Tynan is too stressed to wear ouds, and Sable can't decide: cylindrical or rectangular?  Also feat. extensive yapping about recent smells we've smelled, and how good or bad they are to us: New Mugler Alien Hypersense, new Maison Crivelli Tubéreuse Astrale extrait, yet another Lolita Lempicka revival, Guerlain Oud Nude, Persons Of Interest Crybaby, Phlur Strawberry Letter, et al. Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode. Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 L ..read more

We are catching up with a slew of new scents we've been smelling lately, including Kylie Jenner Cosmic, DS & Durga Black Magenta, Donna Karan Cashmere Collection, Fine'ry's shameless dupes, and more.  Visual things we mention on this non-visual platform: Arabelle Sicardi on how Dupe Culture Is Ruining Everything The croissant charm necklace The new Kacey Musgraves Boy Smells candle Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode. Follow us on Instagram @smellyala ..read more

A little chit-chat about scents we've been  experiencing lately, including but not Limited Too™: New Fine'ry launches in Target A Flowerbomb flanker that copied Prada's homework Kilian's new diet Princess and toxic masculinity cola scent The new Daisy...flanker? Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode. Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify ..read more

Once again we are talking about body odor and all the agents of its disguise we have at our disposal, with cosmetic chemist and co-founder of Hume Supernatural, Melissa Christenson. [What we smell like today: Elorea Be By My Side,  mannn idk] Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode. Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please ..read more

The scent of Sexy™ as far as we the people know it in the mainstream has been delivered by Victoria's Secret. We have Adriana Medina, VP Perfumer at Givaudan, who's created such tentpole scents as Bombshell and Tease, to explain Victoria's secret of Sexy™ with us. [What we smell like today: MEMO Paris Italian Leather, Le Monde Gourmand Fraise Fouettée] Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode. Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 Leave a (nice) comment & (5-s ..read more

[What we smell like today: Memo Paris Cappadocia, Imaginary Authors Blend 83] Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode. Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!? As always, thank you for listening <3 ..read more

Two of our favorite contemporary independent perfumers Marissa Zappas and Courtney Rafuse (of Universal Flowering) have teamed up to create Gumamina, a new fragrance concept brand that launched with the swan duo Odette and Odile. [What we smell like today: J.LO Glow, Tom Ford Vanilla Sex] Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode. Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, res ..read more

Peanut perfume, nuclear florals, textile accords, spiritual smells — these are a few directions perfume may be going in 2024 and beyond. Some of our predictions for this year have been spot-on while others are still cooking, and that is enough encouragement to keep us following our noses to give you another scent trend forecast for the next year to come. [What we smell like today: Dedcool Sunlit Blooms, Persons Of Interest custom scent] Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a futu ..read more