Perfume Room - 102. What Made Perfume Get So Damn Expensive? (w/ Obvious Parfums Founder & Fragrance Entrepreneur David Frossard)

102. What Made Perfume Get So Damn Expensive? (w/ Obvious Parfums Founder & Fragrance Entrepreneur David Frossard)

07/11/23 • 70 min

David Frossard — the Creator of Obvious Parfums, Founder of Liquides Paris (a perfume shop), Artistic Director of Frapin, and longtime fragrance Entrepreneur responsible for the launch of all your fave brands from Atelier, to Byredo, to BDK, to Liquides Imaginaires, Juliette Has a Gun, Parfums de Marly, and more — is in the Perfume Room today! We discuss fragrance inflation, why brands get away with it, what it really means to be 'niche' brand, and in a sea of emerging brands, why Obvious Parfums. Plus we smell the newest Obvious release: Un Été!

FRAGS MENTIONED:

The House of Oud Gambling, Headspace Absinthe, Strangers Parfumerie Cigar Rum, Dusita Rosarine, Diptyque Eau Capitale, Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady, Santa Maria Novella Rosa Novella, Frapin Attendre & Espérer, Guerlain Vetiver, Frapin Attendre & Espérer, Obvious Une Fleur D’Oranger, Chanel Pour Monsieur, Frapin Orchid Man, Obvious: Une Vanille, Un Été, Une Pistache, Un Musc, Une Fleur D’Oranger, Une Figue; Le Labo Santal 33, L’Artisan Premier Figuier, Le Labo Colette 34, Obvious: Un Oud, Un Été, Un Patchouli, Une Vanille, Un Musc, Un Bois

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101. What Really Happened to Atelier?! + Niche [Fragrance] Hidden Gems You Need To Know! (w/ Scent Stylist + YouTuber El-Aton Georges)

Fragrance Stylist El-Aton Georges is in the Perfume Room! If there's anyone who knows niche, it's El-Aton, and I trust his recommendations/taste implicitly. Currently, he works at Bergdorf's, where he is the Brand Manager for The Maker, and previously, he was the Manager of Atelier's flagship store in Nolita (RIP). You *know* we get that the juicy inside scoop on what really happened to the brand, and when/if we can expect a comeback (!!); we also discuss 'stinky cheese scents,' the Mugler scent that changed it all, how El-Aton finds his clients their perfect scent(s), and El-Aton shares with us the **HIDDEN GEMS** — the scents that NEED to be on our radars — at Bergdorf's!

FRAGS MENTIONED:

Headspace: Santal, Absinthe; Le Labo Santal 33, Tom Ford Santal Blush, Lancome Oud Bouquet, Penhaligon’s Cairo, MFK Oud Satin Mood, Matiere Premiere Radical Rose, Byredo: Reine de Nuit, Black Saffron; Atelier Santal Carmin, Serge Lutens Santal Majascule, Van Cleef & Arpels Rose Rouge, Frederic Malle The Moon, Lancome Roses Berberanza, BDK Parfums Tabac Rose, Naomi Goodsir Iris Cendre, The Maker Libertine, Atelier: Clementine California, Orange Sanguine, Cafe Tuberosa, Jasmin Angelique, Camelia intrepide; Le Labo The Noir, Mugler A*Men, Ralph Lauren Lauren, Ralph Lauren Safari, Loewe Mayrit, MFK Baccarat, Bleu de Chanel, Dior Sauvage, JF Schwarzlose Leder 6, Taffin, YSL: Jumpsuit, Baby Cat, Tuxedo, Cuir, 24, Blouse, Lavalliere; Dior Dioriviera, Acqua di Parma Fico di Amalfi, Houbigant: Figuier Noir, Quelque Fleurs, Quelque Fleurs Royale, Iris de Champs; Perris Monte Carlo Vanille de Tahiti, DS & Durga Debaser, Axe, Polo Sport, DS & Durga IDK What, Eccentric Molecules: Molecule 01 + Ginger, Molecule 01 Guaiac Wood; Roja: Elysium, Elysium Intense; Tiziana Terenzi, Clive Christian Jump Up and Kiss Me Hedonistic, Fueguia Xocoatl, Perris Monte Carlo Cacao Azteque, Creed Aventus, Perry Ellis Black Vanilla Absolute, Dior Homme

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103. K-Fragrance Has Entered the Chat. (w/ ELOREA Co-Founders Wonny Lee & Su min Park)

ELOREA Co-Founders (and real-life husband and wife duo) Wonny Lee and Su min Park are in the Perfume Room today! ELOREA is a fragrance brand dedicated to capturing, preserving, and sharing the stories of Korea's rich history of fragrance. The concept for ELOREA came to the pair during a trip to Seoul, where they realized that despite the K-Beauty boom, when it came to the fragrance, there was little to no Korean representation. That is, until ELOREA.

FRAGS MENTIONED:

Snif Crumb Couture, Kayali Pistachio Gelato, Serge Lutens Jeux de Peau, Jousset Accident a la Vanille Creme de la Berry, Hilde Soliani Buonissimo, Paco Rabanne 1 million, Montblanc Explorer, Parfums de Marly Herod, Versace Eros Flame, Montblanc Legend, Coach Dream, Diptyque: Orpheon, Benjoin Boheme, Eau Capitale, Tempo, Eau Moheli, Fleur De Peau, H&M Pear, Elorea: Hazy Blue, Inflorescence, Gentle Shower, Fire, Earth; CK One, Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt, YSL L’Homme, Le Labo Another 13, Chanel No. 5, Elorea: Inflorescence, Gentle Shower

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