Smell Ya Later

Featuring a bunch of scented gifts that you will probably just end up getting for yourself. But that's up to you.   Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream 😇 Please & Thank you Find more info, episodes, a...

Guerlain perfumer Delphine Jelk joins us in this episode to chat about the "Guerlainade" way of perfumery, the importance of bees to fragrance, the legacy of Shalimar, and how Le Maison Guerlain has maintained its perfumery legacy for nearly 200 years. Episode rundown: 0:00 ~ A cursory glimpse into making the Die Hot With A Vengeance scent  13:30 ~ Sable smells like Future Society Floating  Forest...

Sable can smell again (thank you prednisone) so this is a big catch-up chat that includes new scents launched this Fall, the Glossier You formula controversy, Tynan's second (Chanel) Chance, The Kayali Oudgasm universe, soft boy smells, Halloween scents,  and MORE. Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater Follow us...

We interview Keta Burke-Williams, founder of Ourside, a NYC-based fragrance brand by outsiders for outsiders.  Episode rundown: ~ 1:00 Sable still can't smell things ~  5:40 Talking about the Allure Best Of Beauty Fragrance award winners ~ 17:00 Fragrance book merch? ~ 19:40 Tynan smells like Victoria Beckham Portofino '97 ~ 26: 06 Our interview with Keta Burke-Williams Find more info, episodes, a...

How do you create the smell of fear? We have just the person on to ask! Liam Findlay of Aroma Prime talks about how scents are used in immersive and entertainment applications like theme parks, amusement attractions, and museums to enhance the experience and shift the vibes – anything from stoking anticipation before a roller coaster to recreating a lifelike olfactory environment of a Viking hut....

Whenever you ask the cool, nice girl who smells so good all the time what she's wearing, there is an eleventy-five percent chance that they'll say it's Dedcool. We have brand founder Carina Chazanas as our guest on this episode to talk about creating her first personal scent when she was 13 and launching Dedcool as a way to create the kinds of fragrances that are memorable without being overpoweri...

It's 2023 and three years after launching this podcast, we have yet another maybe annual awards that acknowledge the year's triumphs and the year's flops, with minimal pivoting to scent trends, brand follies, and however else we were confused and flabbergasted by fragrance this past year. Episode Rundown: ~ 10:17 Tynan smells like Hermés Twilly Tutti ~ 15:30 Sable smells like Ex Nihilo Musk &...

What do chess and perfume have in common? Mostly one thing that we know of: Mind Games, the fragrance brand that revolves around the moves and spirit of chess. In this episode we interview brand co-founder Alex Shalbaf about chess, fragrance, and soulmates. Episode rundown: ~ 0:11 A listener Hotline message regarding baby scents ~ 0:17 Sable smells like Kilian Pearl Oud ~ 0:21 Tynan smells like Ar...

FOTP (friend of the pod), the lovely and endearing Steph Stone — nail artist to the stars and our personal friend — comes on SYL. We have a fun friend hang, chatting about the smell of being on set, growing up in Hawaii, the scent of the many landscapes of LA, and wearing perfume to announce yourself to the world. [What we smell like today: The Harmonist Sun Force, Victoria's Secret Tease Coco Soi...

We have Alia Raza, founder of Régime Des Fleurs on this episode to talk about how she went from a video artist to launching a perfume brand, the romance of fragrance and scent, collabing with very cool friends, and what it's like to run a niche luxury fragrance brand without venture capital.  [What we smell like today: Ariana Grande Cloud Pink, Mugler Alien Goddess Supra Florale]  ~ 1 - 3 mins: Sa...

We have John Molloy, co-founder of MEMO Paris, Floraiku, and Hermetica, to regale us with the joys of creative partnership, the intricacies of creating three unique luxury fragrance brands, and the art of shadowing with fragrance.  [What we smell like today: Vilhelm Parfumerie Faces Of Frances, D.S. & Durga Crush Balls] Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a messag...

After a little break, we're back with a catch-up, a listener question about one of our beloved fragrance brands veering a bit too closely to the o-word,  and a data snapshot of what fragrance trends (and which trends from our previous forecasts) are indexing now.   [What we smell like today: Burberry Goddess] Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a message on the SYL Ho...

There are red flags, there are green flags, and now there are beige flags — all of which we've somehow made about fragrance and scent in this episode. We answer a listener hotline memo about cultivating one's sense of smell, we discuss that "perfume girl" scent and what its commonalities are, and other nonsense.  [What we smell like today: L'Objet Rose Noire, Kayali Velvet Santal & Silk Santal...

We have Courtney Rafuse, perfumer and founder of Universal Flowering on to talk about perfume for yearning and the romance of perfumery. [What we smell like today: Korres Saffron Orris,  Universal Flowering Purple Afternoon] Find us at Smellyalater.live (where the merch is) Leave us a message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 Leave a (nice) c...

We have Carlos Huber of Arquiste on this episode to chat about the historical lore of his scent creations, making hotels smell so expensive, and being the collab king of the scent world.   [ What we smell like today: Narciso Rodriguez Neroli Ambrée, Ellis Brooklyn Sunfruit] Find us at Smellyalater.live (where the merch is) Leave us a message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater Follow...

A lovely listener and tattoo artist tagged us in a photo of a Mugler Angel bottle she tatted on a client, which prompted (half of) us (Tynan has a bottle of Britney Spears Curious on his arm) to ponder: what fragrances would be cool tattoos?   [What we smell like today: Ellis Brooklyn Salt, Le Mond Gourmand Maïs Soufflé] Find us at Smellyalater.live (where the merch is) Leave us a message on the S...

The best compliments are ones where you feel understood, known, and sometimes maybe a little too seen. This is where fragrance serves as a homing beacon. Here is a fun little ep about the most memorable scent compliments we've received, as well as copious encouragement to compliment other peoples' fragrances. Why? Because it's nice and makes people feel nice, and sometimes it's just nice to smell...

We are exploring "beast mode" fragrances as a concept, as a way of wearing scent, and as a trigger. It could very well be the antithesis of summer fragrances, just happening to have a resurgence in relevance as summer approaches. While we don't believe in seasonal scents, summer tends to have a hold on fragrance wearers' perceptions of the existence of summer scents as a concept. With respect to t...

All this chit-chat about quiet luxury is skipping fragrance, which one could argue has always been quiet luxury. Your hosts go on about what luxury is now, what kind of fragrances and scent notes narrate the perception of luxury, and agree to disagree about what luxury even is, before eventually agreeing after all. Does it matter what volume you luxuriate at? If discussions about money and spendin...

We have the perfumer of the moment, Frank Voelkl on for this benchmark episode of Smell Ya Later. We talk scent trends, signature perfume styles, how one fragrance he created is solely responsible for Big Sandalwood's rise, why everyone is obsessed with scents that smell like nothing, and his favorite scent that he's made. [What we smell like today: Fzotic Vetiverissimo, Kayali Deja Vu White Flowe...

What is the perfume spray threshold? How many sprays do you spray? We asked, we researched (went on Reddit), and we sprayed, all in the interest of Sprayology™ (not to be confused with anything remotely involving science).  [What we smell like today: Snif Crumb Couture, Diptyque Eau Nabati] Find us at Smellyalater.live (where the merch is) Leave us a message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/sme...

OK, look, we haven't seen each other in over a week so this is a lot of catching up in all areas: beauty, personal, taxes, fragrance, professional, fragrance... This episode has everything (but a concrete agenda): Power Couple swag swaps Sable went to some influencer party at The Met Tynan did his taxes. Do not pay for Raya Manifesting Sable has to finish her dumb book The pistachio scent supremac...

We finally lawyered up... to find out how and why scents are trademarked. We'll smell you in court! [What we smell like today: Universal Flowering There Is Bliss Then There Is You]   Find us at Smellyalater.live (where the merch is) Leave us a message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live L...

We talk to Carol Han Pyle, founder and poet of our favorite candle brand Nette about what "clean" means when it comes to candles and scent, the poetry of describing scent, and the importance of a good cup. Also in this episode: we finally went to Carbone (it was OK), Pistachio  Munchausen Syndrome,  and why you should never give candles to boys. [What we smell like today: Hermès Un Jardin À Cynthè...

We are having a nice little convo with Bec Morgan of Armani Fragrances to talk all things Privé, My Way, and the lasting legacy of Acqua Di Gio.  [What we smell like today: Persons Of Interest Vanille Bombe, BDK Parfums Gris Charnel Extrait] Find us at Smellyalater.live (where the merch is) Leave us a message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3...