Perfume Room

LEGEND, ICON, FOUNDER KILIAN HENNESSY is in the Perfume Room this week! Heir to the Hennessy dynasty, Kilian has given new meaning to the family name: PERFUME.
Founded almost two decades ago, Kilian Parfums was one of the early luxury niche brands to emerge, and one that's shaped and laid the blueprint for so many brands that have followed.
Today we chat about everything from his family, to his unlikely path to perfumery, what it takes for him to launch a new fragrance, the discontinued gems of Kilian Parfums, the current amber woods epidemic, and so much more.
Full video coming later this week on Substack!
SOTD: Kilian Sparkling Royal
FRAGS MENTIONED: Kilian: A Taste of Heaven, Light My Fire, Amber Oud, Rose Oud, Back to Black, Angels' Share, Liaisons Dangereuses, Love Don’t Be Shy, Straight to Heaven; Baccarat Rouge 540, Le Labo Santal 33, Creed Aventus, Mugler Angel, Dior: Eau Sauvage, Jules; Chanel Pour Homme, Antaeus, Ralph Lauren Polo, Guerlain Vetiver, Kilian Dark Lord, Dior Fahrenheit, Kenzo Kashaya, Cacharel Anaïs Anaïs, Issey Miyake L’Eau d’Issey, Dior: Poison, Dune, Fahrenheit, Dolce Vita; Paco Rabanne Ultraviolet, Alexander McQueen Kingdom, Armani Mania, J’Adore Dior, Mugler Angel, Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male, L'Eau d'Issey, Kilian: Piña Paraíso, Midnight Espresso, Sparkling Royal, Eau Sauvage
FOLLOW: @kilianhennessy | @kilianparis
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JOHN EARLY AND RUBY McCOLLISTER ARE IN THE PERFUME ROOM THIS WEEK!!!!
We're chatting Maddie's Secret (the film!), Maddie's Secret (the scent!), the history of cola, John's personal journey into perfume (one Ruby shepherded), and Ruby's lifelong love affair with fragrance that all started with her mother. And of course, all roads lead to Marissa Zappas!!
FOLLOW: @bejohnce @ruby.mccollister @maddiessecretedp
SOTD: Maddie's Secret EDP
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FRAGS MENTIONED:
Marissa Zappas Tragedy Oil, Mondo Mondo Patchouli Palace, Radi$h Maddie’s Secret EDP, Malin & Goetz Cilantro, Unreleased Cigarette After Love, Fendi Asja, Robert Piguet Bandit, Heretic: Nosferatu, 'Til Death; Nostos Calico, Evyan White Shoulders
Thank you to this month's sponsor: Essential Parfums!

A perfume industry vet, Géraldine Archambault KNOWS the essentials.
In fact, she's built a global luxury fragrance brand around them: high-quality ingredients, top-tier perfumers, a diverse offering of fragrances, and most importantly: affordability.
HOW? In this episode, the Essential Parfums founder shares exactly how she cracked the code to offer niche, luxury scents at prices well below all of her competition.
FULL VIDEO EP: https://perfumeroom.substack.com/p/full-video-ep-222-essential-parfums
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FOLLOW: @essential.parfums
FRAGS MENTIONED:
Frederic Malle for Acne Studios (SOTD), Essential Parfums: Ambre Latte, Divine Vanille; Shiseido Feminité Du Bois, Serge Lutens Feminité Du Bois, Guerlain Samsara, Parfums Aubusson, YSL Libre, Essential Parfums: Velvet Iris, Neroli Botanica, Rose Magnetic, Ambre Latte, Fig Infusion, Bois Impériale
~This ep is generously BTYB this month's sponsor: Essential Parfums~

Are you using your perfume powers for good or evil?
Certified *perfume shop girl* and Nose Candy pod co-host Chloe Coover breaks down your biggest perfume-shopping faux pas, the bottles she's emptied, holes in her collection, the scents that define her, her high school persona and how it shaped her taste, and so0o0 much more.
FOLLOW CHLOE: @trannehathaway @nosecandypod
ESSENTIAL PARFUMS EVENTS! linktr.ee/emmavern
FRAGS MENTIONED: Guerlain L'Heure Bleue 2026 (SOTD)
Dolly Parton Dolly, Eight & Bob Original, Caswell Massey Sandalwood, Axe, Liis Flower Glyph, Guerlain Mitsouko, Rochas Tocade, Halston, Kilian L’Heure Verte (now known as Fievre Verte), Stora Skuggan Hexensalbe, Kerosene Black Vines, Parfums de Nicolai Vanille Tonka, Akro Crush, L'Eopque Dopamine Rose, Oriza L. Legrand Horizon, Hollywood Gifts Centerfold, Serge Lutens: Ambre Sultan, Fleur d’Oranger, Fils de Joie; Stora Skuggan Mistpouffer (empty #1), Jorum Studio Gorseland (empty #2), Marc-Antoine Barrois: Aldebaran, Tilia; Robert Piguet Fracas (empty #3)

In search of the next great aromachemical (think of predecessors like ISO E Super, Cashmeran, Galaxolide, etc...), Patina Co-Founders Sean Raspet and Laura Sisson spend their days in the lab testing and developing new molecules. What does that mean? What is scent design and how does it work?
And—in the same way every color has its own immutable RGB code, can we empiricize smells? Laura and Sean hope to do just that.
FRAGS MENTIONED:
Dior Thé Cachemire (SOTD), Chambre52 Contra Ta Peau, Guerlain L'Heure Bleue (2026), Zoologist Squid, Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb, Tauer L'Air du Desert Marocain, Frederic Malle Carnal Flower, Anti Rosa Antiqua, Patina: Metalox, Olivine, Ozocure, Ocean Simulation, Peppercess, Silterra; Chanel No. 5, Patina Nopalia