Nose Candy

It's party season which means your girls are celebrating their Year of Rest and Manifestation with two ice-cold Gurus and matching two-day hangovers. This week the ladies attend a rave, unpack the Mother God documentary, co-host a perfume white smellephant, and test out a new sound cue in the editing suite. Maddie celebrates her birthday with jell-o shots and a case of amnesia while...

This week the ladies are living out their piña colada fantasy and going all-inclusive at Sandals Resorts! That's right, they're talking about their favorite vacation frags for fun in the sun, a Vegas strip club, or simply to terrify everyone near you on your flight. Listen as the gals John Cage the house down boots and bravely ask: Are there more than four hot men in Los Feliz?&nbsp...

It's finally here: The Nose Candy Holiday Gift Guide! The ladies put their persona marketing experience to work to share the perfect prezzies for your nearest and dearest. This week they're hitting all the high notes and that means rubbery rhubarb, grass flavored popsicle, freaked up banana, and (of course) eau de pussÿ. Looks like this year Santa brought a hot, wet, juicy episode of Nos...

It's a classic for a reason. This week your favorite brunetted divas are talking about classique perfumes that have stood the test of (their) time. Tune in as they consider the butterfly effect of Santal 33, beg to sample a gorgonzola perfume, and finally dare to ask: what the fuck is oakmoss? If you'd like to smell like a pair of double Ds or a decision made in a boardroom, pr...

This week the ladies sit down with none other than world-famous fragrance influencer, LA perfume legend, and die-hard fraghead Steve Gontarski! You may know Steve from the @luckyscent instagram, as the manager of Scent Bar LA, or from his iconic frag reviews on Tik Tok. The gals find themselves honored, humbled, and absolutely obsessed as they chat with Steve about a veritable symphony o...

Who's feeling lucky? This week the ladies roll the dice, pray to the perfume gods and finally click "add to cart." That's right, they're discussing the polarizing topic of fragrance Blind Buys and sharing the good, the bad and the completely random. It's a veritable potpourri of salon core aesthetics, shopping mall memories, drugstore standbys and a fragrance note described sim...

Well, they've finally done it. The ladies have found the freaky-deakiest frags that are too weird for even them to wear... or are they? Who wants to smell like a diorama in The Natural History Museum? What about a tangerine on fire? Honeyed goat cheese anyone? If you are looking to fall in love with a perfume that confuses everyone around you, you've come to the right...

Get ready to really let your frag flag fly because this week the ladies are talking about positively ghoulish scents for Halloween. Listen in as they get skunked, keep warm under a campfire blanket, find the perfect duo costume, and finally apologize to the font community. Questions posed: Would you rather smell like Rodeo from Rock of Love or Tilda Swinton? Does Chloe hav...

Who's in the mood for some fresh froot? This week the ladies meet to discuss everyone's favorite topic: dating! They reveal their perfect date frags, their best and worst rendez-vous, and finally agree on what disappointment smells like. All that plus brunette vs blonde perfumes, a fragrance simulacrum, a sloppy toppy stoppy, and butterface scents. Maddie gets catfished and sha...

This week the ladies take on a controversial topic: Fragrets, i.e. those frags that maybe didn't need to make it all the way into the cart after all. Listen as they discuss epic blind buys, perfume second tries, and a fragrance that smells deep fried. Chloe enters her convalescent cinephile era, Maddie climbs back on her Kyse bottle soapbox, and the gals debate which perfume was wor...

You are in for a treat this week hunnies! The ladies are joined by none other than performance art superstar, web series pioneer, and Los Angeles icon of style, the notorious Casey Jane Ellison! Listen in as Casey sits down with Maddie and Chloe to debate some of today's most pressing issues: Do you wash your feet? What does a big glossy art book smell like? Is Chloe's ankle ta...

Well now they've really done it! The ladies have listened to your voicemails and are ready to finally answer the question: what is THE definitive gay guy scent? Listen to them drink too much Guru organic energy, admit their undying love for Santal 33, and revisit style icon Justin Bobby. Chloe reveals a bisexual awakening and Maddie finally comes out as an ally. They'...

This week the frag hags are in for a very special treat: Chloe and Maddie welcome Nose Candy's inaugural guest, gay country rockstar and LA icon, Sam Buck! Sam and the ladies contemplate shoplifting at Joann's, the declining popularity of ball odor, date rape graphic design, and finally dare to ask: what exactly makes a gay guy perfume? If you're looking to smell like a reusabl...

Your favorite bloodhounds are blessed, booked, and ready to sniff out the wheat from the chaff. This week they couldn't help but wonder: Is Walt Disney the original dupe-master? Is sapiosexuality a myth? Is it perfume or.....something else? Follow along as they discuss their favorite fragrance dupes, debate the growing popularity of orange marshmallow farts, and...

Searching for the best scent to wear on a walk of shame? Well call your Uber and throw on last night's thong because the ladies are discussing everyone's favorite topic: hangover perfumes! This week the gals advise on fragrance merchandising, debunk a perfume myth, and toast to a creative Renaissance, all while trying not to puke up last night's tequila sodas. Chloe maintains h...

Who’s ready for a hot yeast injection? This week Chloe tries her luck in Vegas, Maddie shares her pickup game, and the two ladies finally manage to score the best table at BJs. Listen as they debate the scent of the summer, share their respective criteria and trademark their newest venture: a scented coochie wash :) Hold on to your taints and get ready to over-apply because your fav...

Secure your jaunty little chapeau and log into Amazon Prime because the Nose Candy gals are back from summer vacation! Take a journey with them from the bargain basement to The Galleria to the beaches of Sorrento as they discuss tube top politics, Arabian night aesthetics, plastic swimwear and Nivea perfume.  Maddie runs away to Marseille and hires a male stripper on Long Islan...

God it smells good to be back! This week the ladies roll up their sleeves, expose their dainty little wrists, and spritz on some sugar AND spice. Listen in as they analyze their bitchy sherbit dreams, trade catfishing tales, and open the door to Italian guys with wet hair smells. Chloe reads The Idol for filth and escapes from New York while Maddie attends Dyke Day and rocks out on...

Come hop into the fruit bowl after a brief hiatus! This week, Team Pretty Bitches smell some 70s potpourri, shop for rotting fruit at the farmers market, listen to AI-generated pop, and talk MFA frags. Chloe buys seven (!) frags and burns CDs at the library while Maddie defends NFTs against angry men and continues her search for life-changing perfume. *** Fragrances D...

This week the ladies avoid children, rally against sysphian beauty standards, and make an argument against bed frames. Smell along as they sniff eraserhead perfumes, kush accords, nail polish remover, 3-day old t-shirts, and milkvetch. Malibu yogurt covered pine needles, tan moms, Nepo baby models, Gen-X typefaces, creative director boudoirs, and perfume that smells like nothing at...

Wanna smell a dead body? This week your favorite frag freaks talk corpse fragrances, tomb perfume, cheeseburger music, and an anise ménage à trois. Follow along as they explore Zoologist aesthetics, straight guys in gay bars, American Juniors, and Charli XCX. Chloe takes WeHo by storm and joins an eating-ass-skin support group, while Maddie shares her perfume wishlist and a new SUR...

Make room in the booth because this week the ladies are attending their first ever scent fair! Get ready with them as they talk about mirepoix perfumes, Ricola notes, leather weather, and the appeal of smelling like an old pocketbook. They analyze Diesel's answer to Mugler's Angel, debate a croissant frag, and reveal a newfound Fragrantica hack. Maddie reconsiders a F...

Who's in the mood for some Noseplay? This week your favorite consenting adults use the safe word LOEWE while discussing sex shop perfumes, bar mitzvah aesthetics, buttery fecundity, Berghain, and fuck you fragrances. Join the ladies on a pilgrimage to Scent Bar, follow along while Chloe directs a porn and listen closely to hear Maddie's jaw audibly hit the floor on mic. Just another perf...

Join our little oenophiles this week as they discuss alcoholic frags, hot grandmas, sponge notes, the scent of blood, and sandwiches with middle names. Learn the ladies' perfume application techniques, what to order at Schwartz and Sandy's, how to commit insurance fraud, and the difference between Puss's Boots and Minnie's heels. Chloe compromises her stomach lining and visits...

This week your favorite financial analysts talk perfume economics, the Kafka effect, fragrance gatekeeping and bandaid scents, all while stimulating the economy from behind. They compromise the Nose Candy Lab with butter candles but press forward in their double blind analysis of perfume layering, hot mom frags, dental reassignment surgery and TJ Maxx colorways. Chloe reve...