The MaxChat Fragrance Podcast

For this season finale we have the pleasure to chat with Bernardo Möller (House of Bō) brand founder along with his life and business partner Giancarlo Perez. The brand hails from Miami, Florida.  House of Bo is a gender-neutral brand which has worked with world renowned Perfumers utilizing highest quality of raw, natural & sustainably sourced ingredients. The brand’s ethos is to celebrate the...

Today we receive a great guest Serhat Okyay to discuss a very interesting brand. Unique’e Luxury Perfumes. A brand that pride themselves on utilizing only the finest ingredients available to create refined, luxurious and captivating niche fragrances...   Unique’e Luxury hails from Turkey, the brand was founded by Muhammet Serhat Okyay and Selim Özen. Their first collection of fragrances was releas...

Today we have to pleasure to chat with Jordi Magrans founder, perfumer and creative director of this family-owned brand that hails from Spain and started with his great-grandfather (an herbalist) back in 1948.  Almah Parfums 1948 is a Barcelona-based brand founded in 1997. The main business of the brand is the production of natural essential oils and compounds with its factories in Barcelona, Spai...

Today we have to pleasure to chat with Carlos Huber Arquiste Parfumeur’s brand founder. Carlos was drawn to Mexico's architecture and history, and is an avid passionate traveler since young, Carlos Huber first pursued the study of architecture and historic preservation at prestigious universities in his hometown of Mexico City, in Paris and New York, where he graduated with honors in Historic...

In this episode let’s discover Blocki Perfumes  - A niche brand that hails back to the 1800’s and was reinvented as a brand in 2014 which honors historic compositions with a contemporary flare! In today’s episode we’re chatting with brand founders, Tammy and Tyler Kraemer and joined by their marketing director LC James.   TOPICS OF THIS CHAT: ·       America’s very first niche brand? Where did it...

In this episode we get a little ‘’personal’’ with Michella Curly aka curlyfragrance on YouTube. She has made an impact during the pandemic and never looked back. Today her fragrance channel is one of the most viewed which has a very fun and ‘’fresh’’ approach.  Let's delve into her journey and find out what's next for her on this chat...  TOPICS OF THIS CHAT: ·       Where did her journe...

She is a world-traveler and a multi-cultural and multi-talented artist. Meet Eva Petrič, born in Slovenia, she lives and works between 3 cities: New York City, Vienna, and Ljubljana, creating interesting works in photography, video, performance, poetry, installation, writing and perfume blending... In today’s episode we’re going to delve in her works and most specifically in her DBE Fragrance crea...

In this episode a topic that is generally ignored but should most definitely be taken seriously. I had the pleasure to meet Roques in Oman and discover his incredible role and work in sourcing of ingredients in a very diligent and sustainable manner for the past thirty-plus years. Dominique Roques has been sourcing essences and extracts for the perfume industry for over thirty years. He was the he...

In this second episode of our fourth season, I had the pleasure to have an outstanding conversation with Blackcliff’s Parfums brand founder Tomlinson Bynoe and Perfumer Kyle Mott-Kannenberg.  Blackcliff is a Barbadian brand that offers exotic and bold fragrances that are both inspirational and powerful, outlining the breathtaking landscapes and elements of the Caribbean island...      I am also ha...

Welcome to the Max Chat Season 4: In this fourth season opener episode, I had the pleasure to chat with multi-talented perfumer and chemist Aaron Terence Hughes. He has disrupted the market with his long-lasting, intriguing and powerful fragrances some with their polarizing names such as: Slut, Boss Bastard, Boss Bitch ...  However, the fragrances are much more than just a thought-provoking name –...

Today we have the pleasure to chat with one of the most talented perfumers of our time:  Geza Schön – he’ll take us through his journey when it all started, upcoming projects and curiosities about his passion and about himself.  He is a German master perfumer, based in Berlin. He trained at Haarmann & Reimer and has worked with great brands such as: Clive Christian, Diesel, Ormonde Jayne, FCUK...

In this episode we have Pierre Guguen, a gentleman who has two passions - music and fragrances. Hence the creation of L’Orchestre Parfum , depicting the instruments, artisans, musicians and music genres which inspire note-perfect perfumes '‘to smell and listen to…’'  In this chat we’ll learn a bit more about the man behind the concept and we’ll learn about the creations themselves...   S...

Season 3 - Episode 7: Sarah Baker Artist and Creative Director Sarah Baker works with some of the world’s most daring and innovative noses to create distinctive, gender-optional fragrances drawing on a myriad of inspirations. Sarah Baker works closely with carefully selected perfumers—all of whom are named on each fragrance—in a process of mutual inspiration and creativity to arrive at exclusive,...

It all started by ''accident'' from his father meeting one of the greatest perfumers of our time: Pierre Bourdon at an airport in which then took Julien under his wing which allowed him to learn the ropes and skills from a master-perfumer himself, where as he describes he was able to inspire us with his creations through the years as he says quite eloquently ‘’perfume is an art...

He’s a teacher, creative director, writer and above all a fragrance lover and collector. Today we’re talking with Steven Gavrielatos aka Resolessence a fellow YouTuber for over a decade on the platform he shares his passion for fragrances in a very eloquent and educational manner through his channel with daily videos. In this chat we’re going to get to know him a little bit better and talk about h...

He’s Entertaining, Interesting and Eccentric. Notice that I wrote in capital letters?! That’s because my guest is a Capital Perfumer with the full essence of the word with his incredible portfolio. He has a reputation that precedes him when it comes to creativeness and qualitative work. It was great fun and extremely educational to chat with Master-Perfumer: Christophe Laudamiel   TOPICS: When/How...

Welcome to the MaxChat, Season 3, Ep.03    In today’s episode we’re chatting with Victor Wong owner & director of Zoologist Perfumes an innovative Canadian Niche Perfume brand: zoologistperfumes.com      From game-designer to perfume lover and brand founder, Victor Wong shared his journey and the creative process behind his enigmatic animal inspired creations, what sets the brand apart from ot...

Welcome to the Max Forti chat, Season 3, Ep.02.   For the second episode we’re talking with the founder and creator of a very exciting and game-changing niche perfume brand that took the art of perfume making to new heights:  Scents of Wood:  https://scentsofwood.com/    It was such an inspiring episode to chat with Fabrice Croisé and learn more about Scents of Wood, the creative process and upcom...

Hello everyone and welcome to the Max Forti chat, Season 3, Ep.01. For this season opener I wanted to go with something interesting and attention commanding. Nothing better than the somewhat ''controversial'' and conversation provoking book: THE GHOST PERFUMER: https://www.theghostperfumer.com/ I had the pleasure to chat with author: Gabe Oppenheim to discuss some of the best f...

In this episode we’re chatting with French Perfumer - Antoine Lie   Antoine is an accomplished Perfumer that loves to create without constraints or restrictions, he values the true creative and organic process and he believes that the scent should take you to places and emotions you’ve never experienced before…   Antoine Lie was raised in Strasbourg, France, where he studied chemistry before movin...

In this episode we have the pleasure to chat with French Senior Perfumer - Sonia Constant.  Sonia is a rising star nose in the world of perfume creations. She has worked with many of the most prominent brands of our time - Guerlain, Narciso Rodriguez, Armani, Thierry Mugler, Jean Paul Gaultier, Tom Ford, Valentino and Burberry.…  Just to name a few.  Sonia has created her own brand in 2017,  Ella...

In this episode we have the pleasure to chat with one of today’s most influential noses of modern day perfumery. Rodrigo Flores-Roux was born and raised in Mexico City.  He studied biology in Mexico before moving to France at the age of 20.  In 1989 to attend the ISIPCA perfumery school at Versailles. Although he started out designing scents for shampoos and cosmetic products, he broke through int...

In today’s episode we have the pleasure to chat with one of today's top perfumer.  Karine Vichon Spehner is a former student of ISIPCA and started her journey as a perfumer in the early 2000's with Robertet a jugernaut when it comes to creations of fragrance and flavor compounds. Inspired by nature and exotic locations, she creates expressive, intriguing and  exclusive scents, such as L’...

In today's episode I have the pleasure to chat with Entrepreneur and Perfume Reviewer. He is the TOP authority when it comes to the Spanish speaking audience in the YouTube perfume reviewing platform - Andrés Croxatto aka Andrés Perfume-Man. We'll discuss the following: TOPICS :  His journey in becoming a fragrance reviewer on the YouTube platform Fragrance interest - from a kid to adult...

Welcome to another episode of the Max Forti Chat. Today we have the pleasure to chat with Ashley Santiago a perfumer apprentice with a renowned perfume manufacturer of flavours, fragrances and active cosmetic ingredients... She's going to take us through her journey on how she found fragrances and became obsessed with the idea of becoming a perfumer and creating these mesmerizing potions!  TO...