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Podcast: Perfume Room
Episode: 27. Is Niche Still Quiche? (w/ Perfumer Marissa Zappas)
Description: Perfumer Marissa Zappas is in the Perfume Room today. She brings such a unique perspective as she operates as an independent perfumer, but has classical training from having been an apprentice to Givaudan's Senior Perfumer, Olivier Gillotin. We discuss her path to perfumery, what ‘niche’ means (or doesn’t) today, the scent of our parents' divorces, Marissa gives me a smell test, I smell civet for the first time(!), and we discuss her inspiration, process and collaboration behind two of her most popular scents, Flaming Creature and Annabel’s Birthday Cake (if you're still reading this, go order samples, or honest...