82. The TRUTH About Pheromones... From An Evolutionary Biologist! (w/ Dr. Tristram Wyatt)

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01/31/23 • 43 min

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ARE PHEROMONES PHER REAL? CAN A SPECIFIC FRAGRANCE REALLY GET YOU LAID? ARE THERE ANY ACTUAL SCIENTIFICALLY-PROVEN APHRODISIACS? Why do we like one person’s natural scent and not someone else’s? If pheromones aren’t real, why do scientific studies that seemingly prove their validity exist? Are our scent preferences determined by nature or nurture?

So many questions and today we cover them all with award-winning Author and Evolutionary Biologist, Dr. Tristram Wyatt. Dr. Wyatt is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Zoology at the University of Oxford and an Emeritus Fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford. His focus is in animal behavior and pheromones, and on this subject, he’s given a TEDx talk, as well as authored an award-winning textbook called Pheromones and Animal Behavior.

READ MORE ABOUT DR. WYATT & HIS WORK: https://www.biology.ox.ac.uk/people/dr-tristram-wyatt

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READ MORE ABOUT DR. WYATT & HIS WORK: https://www.biology.ox.ac.uk/people/dr-tristram-wyatt

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81. Queen of Animalics, Countess of Indie Fragrance (w/ Indie Perfumer Dawn Spencer Hurwitz!)

Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, lovingly referred to as DSH by her customers/fanbase, is in the Perfume Room today! And here’s the thing: WE SIMPLY CANNOT DISCUSS THE AMERICAN INDIE/ARTISAN FRAGRANCE MOVEMENT WITHOUT DISCUSSING DAWN. DSH Perfumes, the brand she launched over 30 years ago, essentially laid the blueprint for all brands and perfumers that followed. Dawn is an absolute delight and we chat about everything from vintage notes and accords that are making big comebacks, to how DSH came to be, what synesthesia really feels like, vintages that feel modern, and Dawn even shares the real gems (both hidden and obvious) of her perfumer’s organ.

FRAGS MENTIONED:

Andrea Maack Pavillion, MFK Oud Satin Mood, Lush Rose Jam, DSH Jacinthes Noires, Chanel Cuir de Russie, Chanel No 5, Guerlain: Shalimar, Jicky, Mitsouko; Parfums de Nicolai, Annick Goutal, Mandy Aftel, Coty Chypre, Guerlain Apres l’Ondee, Coty Ambre Antique (1911), Balenciaga Fleeting Moment, Jacques Fath Iris Gris, Jean Patou, DSH: Emerald Hyrax, Chinchilla, Foxy, Bergamot Trio (Grappa Y Bergamatto, Herbe Bergamot, Potager de Bergamot), Electric Summer, Rose Vert

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83. Synesthetes are the New Empaths (a solo ep)

IT’S ME (!) coming to you with a quick solo ep. Here’s what I’m talking about this week:

why you need to stop what you’re doing and get tix to Monster Jam (hehe lolol)
my experience at the FragranceNet brick & mortar (/who knew there was one?)
a BIG 2023 trend prediction
a personal hot take that will leave you *shaking*

And of course, I answer several of the burning Qs that you wrote in on Instagram (@perfumeroompod)!

FRAGS MENTIONED:

Jazmin Saraï How You Love, Giorgio Beverly Hills Giorgio, 4711, Boucheron, Bijan Bijan, YSL Opium, Van Cleef First, Paloma Picasso, Baccarat Rouge, Robert Piguet Fracas, Frederic Malle Carnal Flower, Santal 33, Dior Eau Sauvage, Fracas, Thameen Diadem, Penhaligon’s Halfeti, Jazmin Saraï How You Love, Comptoir Sud Pacifique Vanille Banane, Atelier Cologne, Ourside, Phlur: Not Your Baby, Missing Person; The Body Shop White Musk, Phlur: Apricot Privee, Phloria; Michael Kors Michael, Marc Jacobs EDP, Tom Ford Soleil Blanc, Phlur: Somebody Wood, Lost Cause, Tangerine Boy

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