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PODCAST

Making Scents Make Sense

Thomas Dunckley

Making Scents Make Sense is a podcast all about demystifying the complex world of fragrance hosted by multi-award-winning Fragrance Expert Thomas Dunckley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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51:56

Smell as a First Language with Master Perfumer Sonia...

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2025/12/22

Sonia Constant is a Master Perfumer working at Givaudan and is the nose behind bestselling fragrances for brands such as Thierry Mugler, Tom Ford, and Narciso Rodriguez. She's also the only female Master Perfumer to have her own fragrance brand - the remarkable Ella K. Ella K puts travel at the centre of its storytelling, with a fictional heroin traversing the globe to capture olfactory landscapes (using Givaudan's ScentTrek technology) and turning them into perfumes. In the season finale of Season

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57:34

Olfactory Troublemaking with ERIS Parfums Brand...

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2025/12/17

Barbara Herman is a perfume lover turned author turned perfume brand founder. Her adoration for vintage fragrances has really informed the style of fragrances she creates alongside perfumer Antoine Lie for her brand ERIS Parfums. Named after the goddess of mischief and troublemaking, ERIS is a brand that subverts expectations of what a fragrance can be, pushing the boundaries and leading to olfactory excitement. In this episode Barbara and I talk about her love for vintage scent, her creative

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34:03

Custodians of Heritage with Floris London Perfume...

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2025/12/10

Very few fragrance houses can say they've been in business for almost 300 years, but Floris London can. Dating back to 1730, Floris London has been a fixture at 89 Jermyn Street in London for 9 generations. For almost three centuries they've been making fragrances and scented luxuries for a customer base that includes kings, queens, prime minsters, actors and musicians. In this episode, I speak with Edward Bodenham, a ninth-generation member of the Floris family and the brand's current Perfume

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47:09

Bringing Technology Into the Consumer Conversation...

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2025/12/03

With 8,000+ fragrance launches per year, consumers have never had so much choice. Whilst choice is great, it can be tricky to cut through all that olfactory noise and know where to start when discovering new fragrances. Enter KAORIUM and The Scent Sommelier™, whose aim it is to make fragrance discovery easier using AI technology. In this episode I speak with KAORIUM CEO, Ben Janoušek all about the large language model at the heart of their technology and how it is used, not as a replacement for

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48:54

Fragrances With Main Character Energy with SOKI...

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2025/11/26

Sophie King went from being a fragrance creator on YouTube to starting her own fragrance brand, SOKI LONDON. She is a fragrance lover who turned her passion for perfume into a career. Her fragrances have "main character energy" (her words, not mine) and she's worked with British perfumers to create a unique fragrance brand that caters to people who love scents with bold personalities. In this episode, Sophie talks about her journey from YouTuber to brand founder, where her love of fragrance started,

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47:12

Dive Deep Into the Olfactive Imagination with...

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2025/11/19

Dimitri Weber is not your typical fragrance brand founder. Born in Belgium, he worked in the fragrance industry at brands like Cartier and YSL before finding himself making a home all the way down under in Australia. For his brand, the unique Goldfield & Banks, it's the natural botanicals of the Australian continent that form his inspiration. In this episode Dimitri and I chat all about his adopted home and how its flora and fauna, which often feel alien and unique, serve as constant

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39:29

Creating Community Through Content With Fragrance...

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2025/11/12

Lucy Sun is a fragrance content creator who has formed a community of scent lovers online through their popular Nosevember series. It's their aim to make fragrance accessible and relatable simply by talking about it. In this episode we talk about how to create community on social media, how their Nosevember series has changed over time, and how queer history and fragrance overlap.Follow Lucy on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smell.the.artworkLucy's emotional connection scent is Le Mat by

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39:56

Born in an Opium Bottle with Roos & Roos Co-Founder...

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2025/11/05

Alexandra Roos co-founded the unique fragrance brand Roos & Roos with her mother, Chantal Roos. Chantal is an industry legend who is responsible for the creation of iconic, blockbuster scents such as YSL's Opium, Issey Miyake's L'Eau d'Issey and Jean Paul Gaultier's Le Mâle. Alexandra is a trained musician, songwriter and composer and alongside Chantal, she has crafted a really special brand that explores the relationships between scent and music, mythology and more. In this episode we talk all

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51:30

Concepts From the Here and Now with 27 87 Brand...

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2025/10/29

Romy Kowalewski is the founder of Barcelona-based niche fragrance brand 27 87 and she approaches perfume creation in a way that is unfussy and without gimmick. She presents her fragrances in a clean, simple aesthetic that allows the scents to speak for themselves, and boy, do they have interesting things to say. In this episode we talk all about Romy's journey into starting the brand, how she was scent-aware from a young age, sniffing the products made in her parent's bakery, her views on dupes, and

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1:09:35

Perfume and Packaging in Parallel with Product...

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2025/10/22

How important is a perfume's packaging? Is it all really about the juice? In this episode I'm joined by Vincent Villéger, an independent product, retail and packaging designer who has worked with a number of fragrance brands (Givenchy, YSL, Issey Miyake, Ataratma, Lili Bermuda) to create their perfume bottles and packaging. He also worked in house at Burberry for 8 years as Director of Packing Design under the tenure of Christopher Bailey. We talk all about how he has found a niche in the fragrance

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44:35

Rebel with Accords with BORNTOSTANDOUT Brand Founder...

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2025/10/15

Is niche really niche anymore? Jun Lim, founder of Korean fragrance brand BORNTOSTANDOUT, wants to shake the industry up with bold and creative scents that challenge the status quo. In this interview we discuss Jun's origins as a fragrance lover/troll, the fragrance scene in Korea, and how he went from working in finance to starting his own brand. His approach to perfumery is unique. He pushes the boundaries, challenging what perfume is and can be. Jun talks his creative process, his two recent

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1:03:32

Fragrance is an Emotional Product with Fragrance...

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2025/10/08

Veronique Gabai has one of the most impressive fragrance industry CVs you'll ever come across. Throughout her career she has worked with a number of huge fragrance brands (Estée Lauder, Guerlain, Armani, to name just a few) to launch some hugely iconic products, including Armani's Acqua di Gio, Guerlain's Aqua Allegoria collection and DKNY Be Delicious. Not only that, but she has created her own eponymous fragrance brand which has a unique olfactory point of view. In this episode, Veronique talks

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59:25

A Creative Model with Couturier and Fragrance Brand...

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2025/10/01

Marc-Antoine Barrois is the man behind one of the most groundbreaking niche fragrance brands on the market today. Coming from a background in couture, Marc-Antoine has worked exclusively with Givaudan perfumer Quentin Bisch to create a collection of fascinating, bold, and novel fragrances that are unlike any others - fragrances like Ganymede and Tilia. In this episode Marc-Antoine discusses his roots in couture, his creative partnership with Quentin Bisch, and how authenticity is important in his

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54:29

Putting Fragrance Into Function with AKT London...

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2025/06/18

Historically there has been an entire gulf between the world's of fine fragrance and functional fragrance. This is no longer true. Consumers are wanting luxury olfactory experiences in all their scented products, whether those be body care products or laundry detergents. For this reason we've seen a number of brands put high quality fragrances into functional products. AKT London is perhaps the one brand that has done this in the most effective and exciting way. In this episode I chat with AKT's

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38:05

Head, Heart, Body, and Bones Notes with Singer...

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2025/06/11

On this week's episode I'm exploring the relationship between scent and music with British singer, songwriter, musician and producer Låpsley. We discuss the fragrances that she is obsessed with, how she has always loved the smell of leathers, and what inspired her to create 6 Hands, a scented candle to be burned whilst listening to her new album 'I'm a Hurricane, I'm a Woman in Love'.Follow Låpsley on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lapsleyyyFind out more about Låpsley and her music, including

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38:58

Fragrant Journeys with Perfumer Gurpal Singh Sahota

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2025/05/28

"Kushbu" is a Punjabi words that means "the enjoyment of smell". It's also the name of Perfumer Gurpal Singh Sahota's fragrance brand. In this episode I talk with Gurpal about how a snowboarding accident kick-started his journey to becoming a Perfumer and how he brings his East African, North Indian and British cultural background into his work. It's a fascinating insight into many different fragrant journeys.Follow Gurpal on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kushbuperfumeryFind out more about

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45:49

Live from Barnes Fragrance Fair with Amanda Carr & more

Making Scents Make Sense ·

2025/05/21

In this week's episode I'm reporting live from Barnes Fragrance Fair. This annual fair shines a spotlight on independent British fragrance brands with an exhibition hall packed to the brim with brands and an impressive roster of talks and workshops. Barnes' founder Amanda Carr joins me pre-fair to talk about what inspired her to start such a unique event and I speak with a number of exhibitors on the day, roving reporter style, to try and capture some of the wonder of the event itself.Follow Barnes

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51:56

The Power of PR in Perfume with PR Legend Nicola de...

Making Scents Make Sense ·

2025/05/14

Communicating scent is difficult. Fragrance is a complex message and brands need PR professionals to get their messages and stories across to consumers effectively. This week I'm joined by PR guru Nicola de Burlet to talk all about the power of PR in perfume. Nicola has worked for a veritable who's who of luxury fragrance brands (Chanel, Givenchy, Gaultier, Alaïa, Elie Saab, BDK Parfums, Escentric Molecules - the list goes on) and has a wealth of experience in the industry. She shares her thoughts

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50:28

From Blogging to Boutique to Brand with Arielle...

Making Scents Make Sense ·

2025/05/07

In this episode I'm chatting with Arielle Weinberg and Katri Haas, co-owners of Washington-based fragrance boutique and brand Arielle Shoshana. Their journey is a unique one, with Ari being one of the OG fragrance bloggers before starting the boutique and brand, with Katri joining the company after having been a loyal customer. We talk about that journey but also how they've crafted a special space for perfume shopping as well as a fantastic collection of their own fragrances.Follow Arielle Shoshana

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34:25

Creative Collaboration with Perfumers Julien...

Making Scents Make Sense ·

2025/04/30

Have you ever wondered how two perfumers work together to create a fragrance? In this episode I interview perfumers Julien Rasquinet (of CPL Aromas) and Paul Guerlain (of IFF) about their creative collaboration for the fragrance Lustre, which is part of Omani perfume house Amouage's Essence Collection. This is a fragrance with a unique brief, created in a unique way. Julien and Paul tell me all about how they worked together to interpret the brief and how relationships are key when creating

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