Hello, hello, it's Brooke DeVard and you're listening to the Naked Beauty podcast.

Welcome back to a brand new episode.

And today I am having the fragrance nerd conversation that I've been wanting to have for so long on this podcast.

This is really like the first scent focused topic.

And there's really no one better to talk to about this than my girl,

Asia. She's the founder of Redo, which is an incredible brand. But the way that she talks about

fragrance and breaks it down is fascinating to me. I honestly could have gone longer. In fact,

we did go on longer. We have a whole bonus episode coming about how to create your own

essential oils at home because that is something

that I really like to do. And I'm also finding that since moving to the West Coast,

things are slower, nicer ending earlier. I have less running around to do. And I'm actually

able to get more into my DIY practice. I actually just took out a bunch of essential oils.

And I've just been like

adding them to little things here and there. And it's bringing me a lot of joy.

Scent is a very powerful thing. And that's one of the things that we explore in today's

conversation. Other than that, all has been well. We've had like torrential downpours

day after day after day here in LA. But thankfully, everything is fine. We had like a small leak. Umu got on the roof, fixed it, patched it all up. And now I'm happy because the sun is shining today. I was able to go on a little hike with Mavi, which was really fun. We loved just doing like long walks and looking at all the trees. And I'm like, oh my gosh, you're like a little nature boy. But you know what? To be fair, in New York, we had a lot of nature too. I mean, one of the best things about raising a kid in New York City is every single three or four blocks there is a new playground to discover. You know, New York and L.A. are great. They're different. They're different in different ways. I actually just did a

TikTok on like my observations as a New York transplant a few weeks into living in L.A. And most

people agree with me, but I was basically saying people are much chatier and friendlier at places

like grocery stores, just like strangers striking up conversation in grocery stores. In New York,

that was not something I experienced. People generally wake up much earlier on the West Coast and go to bed much earlier here. But that's because, like, all of the bars and clubs and stuff, they close at 2 a.m. Not that I'm going to bars or clubs anyway, but there's just, like, a much earlier culture here, which is, I like it. It's aspirational. As you guys

know, I'm aspiring to become a morning person. I hope everyone is easing into the new year,

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