203. MICHAEL EDWARDS [RE-AIR] ~ The Quintessential American Perfumes.
Perfume Room
Emma Vernon
4.9 • 618 Ratings
🗓️ 3 March 2026
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
[PERFUME ROOM - RE-SPRITZ - original air date 5/14/24] Today’s episode is a masterclass! Fragrance legend, author, historian, taxonomist and Perfume Room fan-favorite Michael Edwards is back (!!), this time to chat about his newest book, “American Legends: The Evolution of American Fragrances.”
What makes a perfume *American* in style and who are the quintessential American perfumes? What makes them legendary? What did they inspire? What does the future of perfumery look like? All that & more in this week's ep!
SOTD: Quartana Beaut'Air
FRAGSÂ MENTIONED:
Dior: Diorella, Eau Sauvage; Halston, Jovan Musk, CK One, Antonia’s Flowers, Elizabeth Taylor Passion, Revlon: Charlie, That Man; Estee Lauder Estee, Beautiful; Hermes Caleche, Rochas Madame Rochas, Dior Dioressence, Rochas Femme, Dior Diorella, Ralph Lauren Lauren, Guy Laroche Fidji, Norell, CK Obsession, Estee Lauder Youth Dew, Dior Poison, YSL Opium, Tuvache Jungle Gardenia, Coty Vanilla Fields, Jovan Musk, Youth Dew, Norell, Estee, Annick Goutal, L’Artisan Parfumeur, Beautiful, Diorella, Evyan White Shoulders, Robert Piguet Fracas, 4711, Roger & Gallet Jean Marie Farina Eau de Cologne, Guerlain Eau de Cologne Imperiale, Dior Eau Sauvage, Jo Malone Lime Basil & Mandarin, Elizabeth Arden Blue Grass, Old Spice, White Shoulders, Youth Dew, Carven (mistifier), Brut, Rochas Moustache, Caron Pour un Homme, Aramis, Estee, Norell, Jovan Musk, Charlie, Halston, Giorgio, Beautiful, Passion, Ck One, Chanel No. 5, Le Labo Santal 33, Baccarat Rouge 540, CK Eternity
LISTEN TO MICHAEL’S FIRST EPISODE (ep. 76)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the perfume room. My scent of the day today is Cortana, Butte, Air, and this is a perfume from Christina Christie. |
| 0:19.3 | I discovered the scent a few weeks ago because I had the pleasure of attending the IFF RISD annual exhibition. |
| 0:24.6 | I had never attended this before and it was so cool. |
| 0:27.6 | So basically, and I hope that I am repeating this description correctly as I understood it, |
| 0:32.6 | top seniors in the RISD fashion program compete for a chance to co-create alongside an IFF perfumer, |
| 0:40.5 | a fragrance that best represents their senior thesis, which is an entire runway collection. |
| 0:46.2 | And of course, for an exhibit, there are no constraints, neither creative nor budgetary. |
| 0:50.9 | So there were really some singular concepts. |
| 0:56.6 | One that I remember that was particularly interesting was a camcorder accord that was created mainly through Oris. It's very out of the box |
| 1:03.6 | and very conceptual. Thank you for the invite IFF. I really enjoyed it. And also in attendance |
| 1:09.4 | at this event was the founder of the perfume brand Cortana, Joseph Cortana, |
| 1:14.2 | and I finally had the chance to meet him. |
| 1:16.3 | And I had never smelled anything from Cortana before, which I know is long overdue, |
| 1:20.0 | because many of you have recommended his fragrances over the years. |
| 1:23.2 | And what he was wearing when I met him was Bute Air. |
| 1:26.0 | I complimented him on it because I thought it smelled really nice. |
| 1:29.2 | And would you believe he happened to have a sample of it on him |
| 1:32.5 | and gave it to me? |
| 1:33.9 | Let me just say, I am always on the hunt |
| 1:36.5 | for a great Lyndon Blossom scent, |
| 1:38.4 | and this one is great. |
| 1:40.5 | Butte Air smells abstractly, |
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