Fragraphilia is the passion project of Jeff and Jane Dashley where they explore, express, and extrapolate as much as they can from the often mysterious and always magical world of perfume and fragrance. Focusing more on luxury and niche fragrances, Jeff and Jane discuss what they've been wearing each week, news and trending topics that has caught their attention, as well as any impending new release that has them excited to try. In the final segment, they will each pull three fragrances from ...
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When The ---- Starts to Crystalize with Scout Dixon West
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A very special episode with our dear friend and third mic from Shingle Springs, California, Scout Dixon West. Scout, as you well know by now, has released three of the most talked about perfumes this year and we were so excited to talk about the process of creating them. Get your cowboy boots ready and pour a tall one as we discuss all three fragra…
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A Peacock Spreading Its Feathers for the Female to Attract Them
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We’re a day late, and in the perfume collectors game, always a dollar short but here nonetheless. In this episode, we’re talking some of the latest new releases from Liis, Arquiste, Byredo, and Guerlain. We have some great listener emails where we try to give our thoughts on licked arms, first date perfumes, and the gray markets. Also, our featured…
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Smells like Staying at a Haunted Beach House at Christmas
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There are a lot of new releases launching right now and we're excited to discuss a few starting with a new one from Maison d'Etto as well as a tea inspired release from Aesop. We also answer a couple of listener messages and break down what we've been wearing lately. All that and The Game where Jeff finds a new favorite perfume while ruining Jane's…
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This Perfume Has A Threatening Aura
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We’re back again with our regular format. Listen along as we talk new releases, aquatics, thoughts on future releases, and some bonus French lessons from Jane. Jeff goes through a fruity oud phase while Jane brings back an old favorite for the scents we’ve been wearing lately. All that and The Game… (00:00) - - Intro and COVID talk (03:15) - - Thou…
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The long overdue second installment of Fragra-Files featuring the perfumes of Hedi Slimane's Celine. An incredible collection of extremely thoughtful and luxurious scents that are both as gorgeous as they are incredibly consistent with their through-line of orris, musk and soft woody notes. But who is the perfumer behind these compositions and why …
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Warming Up Maple Syrup and Smoking A Cigarette
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Lots of talk about tea, narcissus, and two brands we really like weaving in and out of this episode. The latter being St Rose, which continues to impress us, and a new-to-us brand, Pekji out of Turkey. We also share some thoughts on a handful of samples we tested out this past week including both Odile and Odette from Gumamina. (00:00) - - Intro & …
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Smells Like Old Pennies Found Under A Vintage Sofa in a Thrift Store
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Through moving, shoddy HVAC systems that needed to be replaced, hurricane wind storms and power outages, we are back, baby! We're in our new home and so excited to finally have a moment to record again. Thank you all for your patience and the messages you have sent. We've missed you and we're happy to share our thoughts and perfume experiences with…
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Dirty Freak Scents for the Hot, Hot Summer with Scout Dixon West
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It's been another few weeks since our last episode but it's well worth the wait. Invading barbarians and pyromaniac cowgirls can rejoice because we are joined by a very special guest who won't be a stranger to many of you. You know her, you're charmed by her, and you're probably a little scared of her. Ladies and Gentleman, please welcome Shingle S…
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They Do Something To Your Brain Like Drugs
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We're back again to talk about Acne Studio's new perfume announcement, how much we really like Régime des Fleurs latest Fait Main release, Green Vanille, and then we stumble down the rabbit hole of Matiere Premiere in an almost Fragra-Files episode style rundown of each scent. Why? Because we've been noticing some mixed feelings on the brand both o…
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This Is Who Trad Wife Really Wants to Be
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We're back to business in 2024 (again) after a bit of downtime thanks to the daycare plague. Voices and senses all restored, or at least that's how we start, but Jeff inadvertently destroys Jane's olfactive abilities in round two of the game. Live and learn! In this episode we discuss new release news from Dusita, DS & Durga, Maison Crivelli, and F…
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We're back, baby! It's so good to finally have time to sit down and share a few thoughts on what we've been wearing, sampling, and receiving lately. It's also time we shared some pointless asides like a brief journey down the butt rock bands rabbit hole of the mid 2000s, how a bank robber stumbled through our backyard, and the ups and downs of plac…
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This Scent Smells Like Bjork’s Speaking Voice Sounds
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We start this one a bit off the rails with talk on why you make an Old Fashioned with sugar cubes, a mysterious scent wafting about in our home, and an experience with a haunted dog. Now that's what we call perfume podcasting! Once we settle into the actual program, we discuss Hiram Green's new fragrance announcement, baby perfumes, and what we're …
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Getting In A Car With A Pink Mustache
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We're entering the new year in a somewhat easy-breezy and tired mood, but hey, no less chatty when it comes to fragrance. For the first episode of 2024, we discuss the attars from Amouage, a deeper dive into our recent wears, and continue our discussion on minimizing consumption and making each purchase counts. Movie Reference of the Week - The And…
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Do I Want To Smell Like Crotch, A Troll, and Dinner?
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Welp, we can check off 2023 in the books. We've delivered our last episode of the year and now we can take a beat and look back over the past 12 months fondly. In the spirit of such things, we discuss our favorite releases from this year, a few disappointments, and continued thoughts on Matiere Premiere's Vanilla Powder. Do you want trend predictio…
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Maybe What You Wear On A 3rd Or 4th Date
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In the episode, we share a few gift ideas for discovery kits and candles, Jane talks Tragedy by Marissa Zappas, and we both gush over Les Abstraits’ amazing collection of perfumes. All that and the usual round-up of scents we've been wearing, our house being divided with Vanilla Powder, and an edition of The Game where we had to remove one selectio…
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My Dystopian Future Still Involves Perfume
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We cover it all in this Black Friday episode (that doesn't really include anything for BF). We talk Dusita, Trudon, and whether or not Future Society is the Theranos of fragrance. We also deal with a crying baby, annoying smoke detectors, and share a couple of delicious dirty martinis. Finally, we try to answer a great listener question but mostly …
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I Need My Crayons, My Binders, and My Serge Lutens
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Halloween may be over but those spooky sensations have followed us well into November as we throw up the devil horns and discuss a few perfumes inspired by the darker sides of life including De Profundis by Serge Lutens and Hexensalbe by Stora Skuggan. We also marvel over the big time bold move of Melanie Martinez's follow up to the wildly successf…
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Back with a regular episode of random perfume thoughts and ramblings, a quick run-down on travel scents, and a handful of wishes for our holiday wishlists. Oh, and Jane tries to go lighter with her morning fragrances choices as opposed to her usual routine of bombing out the house with Amber Kiso and Oud Palao. All that and a lighter, friendly vers…
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Fragra-Files 001: The Fragrances of Aesop
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Welcome to our first installment of Fragra-Files, a new series in which we dedicate a full episode to focus on a specific house, note, guide, or anything else fragrance related that requires a bit more time, research, and discussion than available in our typical episodes. Our first subject is the house of Aesop and their wonderful collection of fra…
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If It Wasn’t So Sticky I Would Wear It
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We are back with another episode and you better believe, true form, that we faced some sort of obstacle in the lead up. This time a rickety old air conditioner unit that forced us out of our home for several days. Thank goodness that have perfumes, will travel. We made great use of our time at Jane's parents testing out samples for you all. This we…
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It Gives Me Early 2010s Burlesque Vibes, D’Ya Know What I Mean?
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Fresh from our visit to New York, we discuss our experiences shopping for fragrances, the scents we encountered on the street, and the dank clouds of cannabis smoke that seem to be everywhere. Even the rats were stoned! Join us as we talk about the favorites we sampled, the few we brought home, and a couple perfumes we wish we would've purchased as…
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No, No... It's Not Junk, It's Creative.
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Did we ramble on way too long in this episode? Absolutely! Is it jam-packed, filled minute to minute with informative and gripping content? Debatable... but we had fun recording it. One thing's for sure, and you know it's always a safe bet, is that we bring up fragrances from DS & Durga, Byredo, Arquiste, and of course, Ex Nihilo but in between tal…
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Is That A Fragrance or Have You Been Making Soup?
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It's our longest episode yet, for better or worse, but things go deep when you start talking about disappointing new releases, the intoxicating and transformative sensations of testing Strangelove NYC all week, and how we benefit from each other's fondness of certain perfumes and scents. All that and a round of The Game featuring scents that conjur…
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I Guess That Depends On Your Dentist
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We start this episode on a big high from the capital 'P' Perfume, El by Arquiste, and then share a real scent low after dealing with a dog that decided to square up to a rogue neighborhood skunk. Find out how those pair together with our other scents of the week including a quick run through some of our favorites from the Astrophil & Stella discove…
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Is There Patchouli? No, But There Is A Poem.
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After a quick one-week break from the pod, we stir up a couple of Manhattans, spray our hair with a little Elnett, and go through our scents of the (past two) weeks. We also discuss our love for Eris Parfums and our dislike of all the store exclusives we never get to try. Sigh! For the game this week... Jeff goes themeless while Jane embraces the a…
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The Tableside Guacamole of Fragrance
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Guidance by Amouage - is it good or is it just pink? We share our initial thoughts on their latest release, run through our favorites from the past week, and the question why it seems like Le Labo's brand philosophy comes off dated in the current wave of fragrance culture and enthusiasm. And finally, this week's round of The Game finds Jane going g…
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This past week, we finally confront our ever-daunting, always growing want list and it turns into a good old fashion war of the roses. Also, we sample Vanille Leather by BDK Parfums, answer a couple of questions from our wonderful listeners about perfume storage and branching out of your fragrance comfort zone, and Jane wonders why there are fragra…
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From Plasticine pink dream houses to the animalic twists of honey notes that can sometimes take urinous turns, we go through our scents of the week, share some thoughts on longevity and beast mode, and then Jane tricks Jeff into finally surrendering to one of her all time wants in another round of The Game. The devil is at work in this episode for …
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Maggie the Cat is alive and she's here! Putting our money where our mouths, we ordered the newest release from Marissa Zappas and it arrived just in time for recording. In this second episode, we offer or initial thoughts on Maggie the Cat is Alive! I'm Alive, go over our scents of the week, and add a few more fragrances to the full bottle want lis…
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Welcome to Fragraphilia, the Podcast
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In this first ever episode of Fragraphilia, the Podcast, we overcome a restless baby, powers outages and hail, and most of all, our complete lack of experience in recording and editing audio files for this podcast. Despite it all, we talk about our scents of the week, what it would take for us to blind buy something (with a nod to Les Oderants), an…
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