Making Scents Make Sense

Haydn Williams is a fragrance writer and host of the popular Man in the Mirror Podcast. He's a man of many talents, straddling the music and perfumer industries, and occasionally bringing the two together. Through his work on his podcast and through various panel discussions he has hosted, Haydn has found himself a bit of a niche: speaking to men about their grooming and fragrance habits, which means he is uniquely positioned to speak about how men are buying and experiencing fragrance in 2026. In this episode we talk all about Haydn's career and how men, specifically younger men, are experiencing scent.You can find the Man in the Mirror Podcast here: https://shows.acast.com/man-in-the-mirrorFollow Haydn on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yousmellgreatwhatisit/Haydn's emotional connection scent is Cedarwood Heart Impression by Ostens.---This episode of Making Scents Make Sense is sponsored by Kaorium. I’m all about making fragrance and fragrance discovery more accessible, and Kaorium’s innovative AI solution The Scent Sommelier offers an entirely new way to explore fragrance by translating scent into language. You can find out more at: https://www.kaorium.com/You can follow me on instagram @makingscentsmakesense: https://www.instagram.com/makingscentsmakesense/I'm also on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@makingscentsmakesenseYou can also check out my website at https://www.thomasdunckley.com/

Nancy Meiland is a perfumer and the founder of an eponymous fragrance brand. She started her career as an actress but found her way into perfumery through her work with perfumers such as Anastasia Brozler and Lyn Harris. She has crafted a unique and beautiful brand that feels rooted in the natural world, telling emotional olfactory stories through her work with some of the industry's top perfumers. In this episode we talk about Nancy's beginnings in the industry and her approach to perfume making, with a focus on her most recent launch, the out of this world (by name and smell) Iris Nebula.You can find out more about Nancy Meiland on her website: https://nancymeiland.com/Follow Nancy on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nancymeilandparfums/Nancy's emotional connection scent is L'Eau d'Hiver by Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle.---This episode of Making Scents Make Sense is sponsored by Kaorium. I’m all about making fragrance and fragrance discovery more accessible, and Kaorium’s innovative AI solution The Scent Sommelier offers an entirely new way to explore fragrance by translating scent into language. You can find out more at: https://www.kaorium.com/You can follow me on instagram @makingscentsmakesense: https://www.instagram.com/makingscentsmakesense/I'm also on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@makingscentsmakesenseYou can also check out my website at https://www.thomasdunckley.com/

Géraldine Archambault is the founder of the innovative and disruptive niche brand Essential Parfums. For Essential Parfums, simplicity is key and they achieve something many brands do not (or at least, seem unwilling to do): they work with the greatest perfumers to make beautiful fragrances at an affordable price, all packaged up sustainably. It's a fantastic proposition and in this episode I talk to Géraldine about how she achieved this as well as sniffing through some of the brand's hero fragrances.You can find out more about Essential Parfums on the brand's website: https://www.essentialparfums.com/Follow Essential Parfums on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/essential.parfums/Géraldine's emotional connection scent is the scent of her father's beard soap.---This episode of Making Scents Make Sense is sponsored by Kaorium. I’m all about making fragrance and fragrance discovery more accessible, and Kaorium’s innovative AI solution The Scent Sommelier offers an entirely new way to explore fragrance by translating scent into language. You can find out more at: https://www.kaorium.com/You can follow me on instagram @makingscentsmakesense: https://www.instagram.com/makingscentsmakesense/I'm also on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@makingscentsmakesenseYou can also check out my website at https://www.thomasdunckley.com/

Liz Moores is a perfumer unlike any other. She creates deeply personal, rich, and complex perfumes that tell beautiful stories, transporting the wearer to world's unknown. Her brand, Papillon Artisan Perfumes, consists of a collection of scents that feel inspired by classic perfumes of the past, presented in a modern context. In this episode I ask Liz about her creative process and some of the personal stories behind her fragrances, and why she's so attracted to animalic materials. It's a really fun, insightful conversation.You can find out more about Papillon on the brand's website: https://papillonperfumery.co.uk/Follow Liz on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/papillonartisanperfumes/Liz's emotional connection scent is Shalimar by Guerlain.---This episode of Making Scents Make Sense is sponsored by Kaorium. I’m all about making fragrance and fragrance discovery more accessible, and Kaorium’s innovative AI solution The Scent Sommelier offers an entirely new way to explore fragrance by translating scent into language. You can find out more at: https://www.kaorium.com/You can follow me on instagram @makingscentsmakesense: https://www.instagram.com/makingscentsmakesense/I'm also on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@makingscentsmakesenseYou can also check out my website at https://www.thomasdunckley.com/

Robin James is best known for his website, YouTube channel, and Instagram/TikTok presence as Man For Himself. He writes/speaks about grooming, hair care, skin care, body care, and fragrance. You might know him from his street interviews, where he asks men about the clothes and fragrances they are wearing. He's also the founder of Anforh, a hair care and fragrance brand, which boasts a collection of three fantastic fragrances (Aire, Kist, and Sorn) inspired by his native Scotland. In this episode I speak to Robin about his career, the fragrances men are wearing, and how he developed his own scents.You can find out more about Robin's work as Man for Himself on his website: https://manforhimself.com/ and his instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manforhimself.You can find out more about Anforh at https://anforh.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/anforh/Robin's emotional connect scent is Happy for Men by Clinique.---This episode of Making Scents Make Sense is sponsored by Kaorium. I’m all about making fragrance and fragrance discovery more accessible, and Kaorium’s innovative AI solution The Scent Sommelier offers an entirely new way to explore fragrance by translating scent into language. You can find out more at: https://www.kaorium.com/You can follow me on instagram @makingscentsmakesense: https://www.instagram.com/makingscentsmakesense/I'm also on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@makingscentsmakesenseYou can also check out my website at https://www.thomasdunckley.com/

Pia Long is the perfumer at and co-founder of independent British fragrance house Olfiction. She is known for her unique and expressive style of perfumery, pulling from nature, history, and popular culture to create unique, evocative, complex, and most importantly, fun fragrances. She has created for her own brand Eau de Boujee (co-founded with Nick Gilbert) as well as Zoologist, Beaufort London, Vallense and more. Pia has just published a unique and fascinating book: Demo Accords. It's all about perfumery as a form of protest and in this episode I talk to Pia all about the inspirations behind the book and the 10 fragrance compositions that were created to support it.You can find out more about Demo Accords and Pia's work on the brand's website: https://olfiction.com/Follow Pia on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perfumer.pia/Pia's emotional connection scent is Iconic from Olfiction's Lab Editions.---This episode of Making Scents Make Sense is sponsored by Kaorium. I’m all about making fragrance and fragrance discovery more accessible, and Kaorium’s innovative AI solution The Scent Sommelier offers an entirely new way to explore fragrance by translating scent into language. You can find out more at: https://www.kaorium.com/You can follow me on instagram @makingscentsmakesense: https://www.instagram.com/makingscentsmakesense/I'm also on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@makingscentsmakesenseYou can also check out my website at https://www.thomasdunckley.com/