Podcast

Making Scents Make Sense: The Podcast

If you’re following me over on instagram you’ll know that I’ve had a bit of a rebrand to ‘Making Scents Make Sense’ (I will get around to changing the blog name at some point….). With that comes an exciting new venture: a podcast! Making Scents Make Sense the podcast is a series that is all about demystifying the world of fragrance. My aim is to talk fragrance in a fun, accessible way with no snobbery and no gatekeeping. The first episode is now live and you can listen below or wherever you get your podcasts.

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I’m on The Impact Makers Podcast

I was recently asked to join an episode of Impact Makers, a podcast that rummages the supermarket shelves to discuss products that are pushing boundaries and elevating product experiences. 

The episode is all about the future of fragrance and I share some thoughts on how fragrance has changed, fragrance trends, AI, and dupes. It’s a fun episode and there are other guests from MANE and more! Well worth a listen.

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Fume Chat: S3 Ep7 Nº5 Deep Dive

It’s time for a new Fume Chat podcast episode. CHANEL has just released their new Nº5 campaign featuring Nick’s doppelgänger, Academy Award winning actress, Marion Cotillard. To celebrate we’re taking a deep dive into the history of the most famous perfume in the world (the icon, the legend CHANEL Nº5) – we discuss its creation and sniff the five versions currently available. Join Thomas and Marion, sorry, no, join Thomas and Nick in this iconic episode. Listen below the jump (or wherever you get your podcasts)

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Fume Chat: S3 Ep6 Bon Anniversaire Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle!

Iconic, game changing, history making, and totally awesome luxury perfume brand Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle is celebrating its 20th birthday this year. We’re big a fan of the brand here at Fume Chat so we thought we’d gatecrash the party and say “bon anniversaire” by chatting all things Frédéric Malle and of course, sniffing some of our favourites. Listen to the episode below the jump!

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Fume Chat: S3 Ep5 Vetiver is Like, Really Versatile

On this week’s episode of Fume Chat, we are exploring the material vetiver. This clumpy grass is one of the most beautiful smelling and versatile perfume materials, with a vast and varied odour profile. We sniff some key vetiver materials and some iconic scents. So, get ready to hear us say the word “vetiver” about a million times and brace yourself for a full vetiver education. Listen below the jump:

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Fume Chat: S3 EP3 – We Really Love Bergamot

It’s Friday, which means it’s time for another episode of Fume Chat – the perfume podcasted hosted by The Candy Perfume Boy and Nick Gilbert. Episode 3 is all about bergamot. You see, at Fume Chat, we really love bergamot, it’s true. But what is it? How is it used in perfumery? And why is it so prolific in the perfumes we smell? Find out all of the answers to these questions and to many questions you’d not even asked in our latest episode. Oh and we also sniff some of our fave bergamot scents too!

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Fume Chat: S3 EP2 – Perfume and the Pandemic

Fume Chat, your favourite perfume podcast is back. That’s right: we’re back! Yes, OK, we know we said that last time and then we disappeared for six months, but we really mean it this time – Fume Chat is back! In this episode we talk about the pandemic and how it has impacted the perfume industry. We also sniff some new scents, you know, because this is a perfume podcast…

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