The MaxChat Fragrance Podcast

Welcome to another episode of the Max Forti Chat. Today we have the pleasure to talk with Michael Edwards a British fragrance taxonomist, historian, and founding editor of Fragrances of the World, the largest guide to perfume classification.  His lectures and writings, including the book Perfume Legends: French Feminine Fragrances, pioneered critical scholarship on the history of perfumery, while...

Welcome to another Max Forti chat. Today I have the pleasure to host and chat with Mandy Aftel, she is an American perfumer. Owner and nose behind the natural perfume line Aftelier as well as the author of nine books, including four books on natural perfumery and a cookbook on essential oils. Mandy also has a special place called: The Archive  which is the first museum in the United States dedicat...

Welcome to another Max Forti Chat, in today's episode we have the pleasure to chat with Miguel Matos. Writer, Fragrantica editor since 2013, perfume creator and more... Join us for a great vintage talk where we go over his true passions and how it all began! TOPICS :   Niche Perfumery Miguel Matos Perfume creations   Vintage Perfumery (Best Perfumes ever created)  Social Media expansion, what...

Welcome to another Max Forti Chat, in today's episode we have the pleasure to chat with Nicola Parker, brand director with Fragrance du Bois a great niche perfume brand from the UK.   Fragrance du Bois is a brand that has disrupted the niche perfume world over the past seven years with their exquisite niche perfume releases that are of extreme quality and very luxurious.  When it comes to OUD...

Welcome to the Max Forti Chat Podcast, Season 2, Ep.01 In today's chat we have Antonio Centeno of Real Men Real Style, one of the strongest voices on social media when it comes to helping men achieve their goals through their style and confidence.  In this chat we're talking:  YouTube Journey Fashion, Style and Fragrances How to Create your own opportunities  Social Media Platforms  And...

In today's episode I am glad to have my partner with ScentXplore Mark Mobley, join us for a quick little chat.  In case you don't know him, this will be a great opportunity to meet the man behind myfragrancesamples.com as we talk ScentXplore and reminisce how he got started in the Fragrance Community and what to expect from ScentXplore 2020 (Second Annual).  Sit-down, relax and enjoy! 

My guest today is the managing director of one of the most prominent and fast growing niche perfume brands in the world: Parfums de Marly.  Yvan began his journey with the Parisian brand back in 2009 and the rest is history. Over the past decade, Parfums de Marly has released many successful fragrances including some of ''FragComm's'' favorites and most sought after '...

My guest today is a part of the ''Fragrance Community'' on YouTube, she has been a fragrance critic/reviewer/entertainer for the past year and a half. With her bubbly and quirky style she is one of the top women fragrance reviewers on the platform. There's a lot more the Curly Scents though (Andrea Charls) is a singer-songwriter and an entertainer.  Born and raised in the...

Have you ever wondered how fragrances are made? What is the process that they must undergo before they are ready to be enjoyed?  My guest today is Adrien from Bastide Fragrances, located in the perfume capital of the world: Grasse, France.  We're going to discuss compounds, ingredients and niche perfumery. Join us to find out a bit more about these lovely scented potions and how exactly they...

Today I'm joined by musician, fragrance lover and a personal friend Kristen Capolino.  She has been a musician since the tender age of thirteen. Smiley, cute, petite. Kristen Capolino looks like she could be a high school cheerleader. But put a guitar in her hand and she will kick your ass! (Quote from The Guitar World). With a few Cd's and Albums under her belt she had the privilege of...

Today I have the pleasure to chat with president and CEO of the Perfumer's Workshop Donald Bauchner to learn about a company that started back in the late 60's and is essentially one of the first ''niche perfume brands'' we'll learn about the timeless Tea Rose brand as well as their flagship niche brand founded in 2016 AMOUROUD.  We'll discuss niche perfumer...

Today I'm proudly joined by Kierin NYC brand director: Mona Maine de Biran. In this episode we'll be discussing the state of Niche Perfumery in the US, Kierin NYC future projects and NEW releases. Kierin NYC is an indie niche brand - independently owned and operated. The brand depicts real New York City stories illuminated in their fragrances - each scent in the collection shares a story...

Today I'm joined by Nick Steward, former creative director of one of my all-time favorite niche brands: L'Artisan Parfumeur, he'll share some great stories and past releases he was involved with.  Nick Steward will share his thoughts on what is true niche, we will discuss pivotal niche brands of the industry that truly started the niche movement we all come to love. We'll talk...

In today's episode I'm joined by Alessandro Brun, professor, musician and most importantly the creative mind of one of the most innovative and quality niche brands of modern day perfumery, Masque Milano. Alessandro Brun will share his thoughts on the state of today's niche perfumery industry, luxury brands, upcoming releases and he'll go over the four acts of his proud collecti...

In today's MaxFortiChat I have the pleasure to chat with fellow YouTuber, Fragrance Reviewer and Niche brand owner Dan Naughton aka MrSmelly77. In this episode we'll learn about Dan's passion for fragrances, his new brand venture Naughton&Wilson Gravitas and we'll discuss fragrance community, grey market and fragrance cloning... Enjoy! 

He worked for Yves Saint Laurent, Shiseido, Issey Miyake, Cartier, Jean Paul Gaultier  just to name a few of the brands... He moved to Australia in 2014 and after falling in love with the nature and landscape of the land down-under he founded Goldfield&Banks in 2016.  My guest today is Dimitri Weber and he will share details about niche fragrance brand Goldfield&Banks, future releases, nic...

Today I have the pleasure to talk to one of the best noses of modern-day perfumery. She has an extensive and impressive portfolio of incredible and groundbreaking creations. My guest is French-Armenian perfumer Cécile Zarokian!  Cécile Zarokian graduated from ISIPCA, she was trained for four years in Robertet, at first in Grasse, then in Paris. She was still a trainee when she created her first fr...

Today I have the pleasure to talk to Renaud Salmon the new Chief Executive Director with Amouage. With an extensive resume, he worked with great brands such as: Dolce&Gabbana, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs just to name a few. He is now embarking on a new journey with Amouage, taking over the very successful Christopher Chong years. Renaud has some big shoes to fill... Let's talk Amouage and...

From Basketball player to model for the prestigious brand of Ralph Lauren and now creative director and brand owner of niche perfume brand ''World of Chris Collins''.  In today's podcast we're going to delve into the World of Chris Collins. We'll learn about the brand, the offerings and the man behind it all...  Also what the future holds, upcoming releases and m...

My guest today is: Dariush Alavi, novel writer, movie buff, author of Le Snob Perfume guide the book, four-time Jasmine award-winning perfume critic, featured at BBC, blogger and YouTube reviewer with Persolaise.  In this podcast we’ll learn a bit more about Persolaise, his book and he'll share his thoughts on the world of fine fragrances. Enjoy! 

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My guest today is: Roger Bird, we all know him as ROJA DOVE. Director and creator to one of the world’s most prolific and sought after high-end Niche fragrance brand: Roja Parfums  In this podcast we’ll learn a bit more about Roja Parfums history, up coming projects, future releases and of course we will get to know more about Roja himself on a very fun and interactive rapid fire session - stay tu...