Making Scents Make Sense

Linda Pilkington is one of the early pioneers of niche fragrance. Launching her brand Ormonde Jayne 25 years ago, Linda has created a beautifully luxurious range of perfumes with a number of cult classics. Ormonde Jayne perfumes are entirely free of gimmick and showcase unusual ingredients that few other brands use. In this episode I speak with Linda about her journey into perfumery, her creative process, and how Ormonde Jayne has stood the test of time in an ever-evolving market.

You can find out more about Ormonde Jayne on the brand's website: https://ormondejayne.com

Follow the brand on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ormondejayne/

Linda's emotional connection scent is Ormonde Woman by Ormonde Jayne.
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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/@makingscentsmakesense

You can also check out my website at https://www.thomasdunckley.com/
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Jacob Grainger is a self-taught perfumer and co-founder of British indie brand NOSU. Alongside his wife, Lucy, Jacob has created a unique fragrance brand that blends the olfactory and visual arts. In this episode, Jacob and I talk about his background in flavours and how he has created a brand that has a distinct impact, both in terms of olfaction and visual aesthetic. We also talk about some of the intriguing art projects he has worked on.

Find our more about NOSU on their website here: https://www.nosuparfum.com/

Follow NOSU on instagram: hhttps://www.instagram.com/nosuparfum/

Jacob's emotional connection scent is Bleu de Chanel.
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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/@makingscentsmakesense

You can also check out my website at https://www.thomasdunckley.com/
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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-mirror

Follow Haydn on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yousmellgreatwhatisit/

Haydn's emotional connection scent is Cedarwood Heart Impression by Ostens.
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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/@makingscentsmakesense

You can also check out my website at https://www.thomasdunckley.com/
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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.
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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/@makingscentsmakesense

You can also check out my website at https://www.thomasdunckley.com/
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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.
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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/@makingscentsmakesense

You can also check out my website at https://www.thomasdunckley.com/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.