Smell Ya Later

Two friends from the beauty industry chat about all things scent and smell. Every week, Smell Ya Later explores the myriad ways we interact with the aromas and odors in our lives, the scents seared into our memories, and how scent defines the way we envision our future.

Hosted by Tynan Sinks & Sable Yong
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Theme song by Pasquale D'Silva; Cover photo by Zach Bergren

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Feb 11, 2025 · 59 min
179: Perfumes to fall in love (or just crush) to ❤️
We've all been perfume-fished before — someone smells really good, which makes you crush real hard, and then after getting to know them, you realize that maybe the best thing about them was their scent... Honestly, could be worse! [What we smell like today: Montale Bubble Forever, Merit Retrospect] Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode. Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 Leave a (nice) comment & review (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ only) wherever you stream ✌️ And if you feel so inclined, please engage with our Spotify episode prompts please!😇
Feb 4, 2025 · 52 min
178: What does a movie smell like?
New year, same us — now with more ( ◡‿◡ *) as you'll notice in our official new look (thanks to photographer Zach Bergren). We're chatting about all the things we've smelled during the longest month of the year (new Chloe, new Fine'ry collection, Jil Sander's newest perfume drop, and more), addressing a listener question about scents being licensed for other media, and speculating on which beauty brands are going to be doing fragrance next. [What we smell like today: Chloe Atelier Des Fleurs Nuit D'Oranger, Dossier Winter Kiss] Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode. Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇
Jan 21, 2025 · 53 min
177: How will PerfumeTok survive this?
We recorded this ep on the eve of the U.S. TikTok ban, speculating what will become of the fragrance culture (and economy) in a post-TT digital landscape. Welp. We all know how that went... So instead, enjoy this little chat that may very well become prescient now that we know who the clock app is pledging allegiance to... [What we smell like today: Montale Arabians Musk, The Maker Dream] Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode. Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇
Jan 14, 2025 · 55 min
176: The State of Scent (What is it?)
It’s the start of 2025, and what are we smelling? A lot of existential ennui, a lot of apocalyptic uncertainty, a lot of Baccarat Rouge dupes. If a chart of the fragrance brands with the most social media “vitality scores” (c/o WWD and Beauty Inc) is to be believed, it’s a lot of the usual suspects. But if we were to go off of what we’re seeing (or smelling) released, fragrance is getting more individualistic as it is spawning more virality through trends and category interest. What price point makes a fragrance “affordable?” What does “niche” even mean anymore? And, for that matter, what does the evolving definition of luxury (or quality) mean for fragrance? If you’re like us and know very little about the economy but are attuned to its vibes nonetheless, may this be a mildly interesting episode for you! [What we smell like today: Coty Infiniment Artisto Chypre, Tom Ford Cherry Smoke and Electric Cherry] Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode. Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇
Dec 17, 2024 · 54 min
175: 🔮 2025's Gonna Smell Kooky
We do this every year: reflect upon what happened in smells this year, while predicting what the next year will bring in our scented economy. So far, we've been... right. So please enjoy another edition of our visionary scent forecasting for the year to come based on our sheer intellect and powerful nosiness of the industry at large. [What we smell like today: Binaurale Matchbox Romance, Coty Infiniment J'ai Trois Amours, Dossier Orange Glow] Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode. Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇
Dec 10, 2024 · 1 hr 2 min
174: Smell Ya Later's 2024, Wrapped
AKA Our most-worn, most-talked-about, most loved scents released in 2024. [What we smell like today: Dauphinette Poisonoud, Snif No Noses Inc Naughty Nonna] Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode. Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇 As always, thank you for listening <3
Nov 19, 2024 · 1 hr 5 min
173: A highly specific scented gift guide for any non-random individual in your life
What do you get your college-aged girl relative, boy roommate, tech bro with questionable hygiene, situationship, hot mom, and anxious wellness-pilled friend for the holidays? We don't know. Oh wait, but it's scent-themed? OK, yes, we know. Enjoy this highly specific gift guide for all kinds of non-random individuals in your life who you wish to treat with the best type of gift (manipulatively): smells that create memories that they will remember you by. Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode. Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇 As always, thank you for listening <3
Nov 12, 2024 · 52 min
172: Mist Connections with Sol De Janeiro
The smell that launched a thousand ships, if there was one, it would probably be wafting from some maiden absolutely doused in any cheirosa of choice from Sol De Janeiro's perfume mists. We have Maggie Arms and Liza Henowitz from the product side to talk to us about the Sol De Janeiro scent philosophy, some top-tier Cheirosa combos, and what makes their perfume mists just so... that girl. [What we smell like today: Regime Des Fleurs Fleur Eclair, Robert Piguet Bois Noir]
Oct 29, 2024 · 45 min
171: What Does The Amazon Smell Like? [feat. Francisco Costa]
Aroma is the singular fragrance of Costa Brazil, one recognizable by its wooden box "bottle" and unforgettable by its deeply resinous and earthy... aroma. We have Francisco Costa on this episode to talk about his trips to the Amazon, which led to the creation of this very popular scent, and the importance of having a point of view through scent. [What we smell like today: Victoria Beckham 21:50 Reverie, Forevr Mood You Remind Me]
Oct 22, 2024 · 49 min
170: Can you ever fully dissociate your ex's fragrance from memory?
...And other listener queries. We are catching up at SYL HQ with a few hotline queries, including what scented laundry detergent is actually good for, and what's the deal with fragrance getting so intense lately? Other things we discuss in this ep: An xoVain wedding reunion The Cult Gaia scents (well, one of them) Sable smells like Creed Delphinus Creed re-released Aventus Absolut, its "limited-edition" flanker yet again Tynan smells like Forvr Mood NDA Sable is back on her eBay bullshit, collecting y2k scents (Givenchy Very Irresistible, Mugler Aura, and Aura Sensuelle) Mugler Angel Fantasm is more evidence that everyone seems to be doing pineapple Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode. Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇 As always, thank you for listening <3
Oct 15, 2024 · 1 hr 4 min
169: Chicago Smells F*cking Terrific (feat. Bianco Profumo)
We have Mark and Nick Holmes, the father & son duo of Bianco Profumo — a new Chicago-based fragrance brand that captures the Italian-Americana of the '80s and '90s. In their words: "We do it big. Our hair is perfectly spritzed into place, we speak ten decibels louder than everyone else, we’re the life of every party, and we smell f**king terrific." Their debut launch of three scents immediately grabbed our attention (not hard with these scent profiles: a black cherry leather jacket, a ripe tomato garden, and the modern Cool Water of today) and from what we learn in this episode, this is just the beginning for Bianco Profumo. We discuss: the food at the Glossier Yous launch event a restroom perfume rec the secret Tsu Lang Yor launch event at Stéle we attended Mugler Angel Fantasm — just as punchy as the original, plus piña colada Sable smells like DS & Durga Murder Mystery set Prof. Newton Hay + PRof. Rrose Tynan smells like Pearfat Stomped On Bed Of Lettuce Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode. Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇 As always, thank you for listening <3
Oct 8, 2024 · 1 hr 20 min
168: What Does Attachment Theory Smell Like?
Eleasium's mystically oceanic and intuition-formed debut scent is a single perfume oil inspired by dark, cold water, pomegranates, mermaids, seashells, pearls, and...attachment theory. We have Courtney Brunson, founder of Eleasium (and our former colleague from xoJane days) on this episode to chat about her career in brand copy and product development, moving to Paris, and making her first fragrance, Attachment Oil. [What we smell like today: Margiela Replica Coffee Break + Afternoon Delight, Bianco Profumo Remix] Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode. Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇 As always, thank you for listening <3
Oct 1, 2024 · 55 min
167: 🕯️Getting A Clue💡 with Laura Oberwetter of Clue Perfumery
Classic gameboard game turned film, and now perfume brand, Clue Perfumery is such a novel take on the smells of everyday surroundings: the forest floor, church pews, a dusty lightbulb, and more curious objects. Perfumer and co-founder Laura Oberwetter comes on the pod for this episode about all things Clue Perfumery (Those custom caps! Designing the bottles and branding! Making a beer scent!). [What we smell like today: Glossier Reve and Doux, Clue Perfumery Morel Map] Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode. Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇 As always, thank you for listening <3
Sep 24, 2024 · 1 hr 8 min
166: Amphora Parfums Will Cure Your Hottness Fatigue
We have Noah Virgile of Amphora Parfums on this episode to talk about their breakout debut collection that we've personally fallen for, taking perfume classes and creating scents, their growing vintage Mugler flanker collection, and the joy of finding new ways to self-express through makeup, scent, eyebrow bleaching, you name it. This is such a great chat for anyone who wants to escape the cycle of perpetual performance by redefining your experiences with scent. [What we smell like today: Gucci Gorgeous Orchid, Diptyque Lunamaris] Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode. Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇 As always, thank you for listening <3
Sep 17, 2024 · 1 hr 7 min
165: ✨🏆 The 2024 Smell Ya Later Awards 🏆✨
Every year we concoct the most unique, intriguing, clever, and correct awards categories for smells and scents in the Smell Ya Later universe. This year is no different, except yes it is because we've added new categories that explore the depths of our scent logic that you can only find on Smell Ya Later. This year's categories are: The Honda Award For Best Accord or Note The Hi diva, you know, I’m just not feeling this one Award for Biggest Flop The Industry Plant - Best Fragrance That Smells Like Libre They’re here, they’re queer, and they’re not going anywhere…? Award for Best Body Spray The Tynan Sinks Award for Biggest Fruit The “Touch My Body” by Mariah Carey Award for Best Smelling Body Product The Kris Jenner Award for Note We Want to Get Really Famous The Chappell Roan Award for Best Overnight Success The That’s That ME Espresso Award for best Coffee Fragrance The Anna Delvy honorable mention for best scam scent The Sav’ring All My Love For You Award for Best Savory Scent The Eras Tour Award for Longest Lasting Fragrance The Missionary Position Award for Best Vanilla Scent Best Idea We Had The “Ladies And Gentlemen, H.E.R.” Award For Best Girl Smell The Pink RAZR Award for Best Y2K Scent The “This Shit Again?” Award for Best Flanker//The “She’s You, But Stronger” Award for Best Flanker//The REEEMMMIIIXXX 🔊🔊🔊Award for Best Flanker [What we smell like today: St. Rose Out Of The Blue, Will Levis No8 Parfum De Mayonnaise] Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode. Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇 As always, thank you for listening <3
Sep 10, 2024 · 1 hr 7 min
164: Bringing Ceremony Back To Scent [feat Richard Christiansen of Flamingo Estate]
Before the tomato-ssance, there was Flamingo Estate. Richard Christiansen's humble Los Angeles farm is where the vegetal scent trend gained the luxury home reputation. His home, place of work, and brand has quickly made a name for itself in all things farm-to-credenza, agriculture awareness, farmer-friendly, and salt (and herb, and flower, and vine) of the earth. Christiansen chats to us about the COVID-driven collapse of his creative agency that led to his rebirth as a farmer, the importance of ritual and ceremony, and how he personally texts and calls Flamingo Estate's top customers every week (if that's you, please text him back, it's not a bot, we swear!). [What we smell like today: Orabella Nightcap, d'Anam Harvest Season] Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode. Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇 As always, thank you for listening <3
Sep 3, 2024 · 1 hr 5 min
163: Stéle Ya Later 🪽 [feat. Jake & Matt Belanger]
You'll find NYC's newest and coolest fragrance boutique in South Williamsburg. For those who wander further from the beaten path of the neighborhood's main drag, at Stéle you can smell some of the most unique and hard-to-find fragrance brands you've only seen online. In this episode we speak with founders and shopkeeps, Jake & Matt Belanger about how they built the shop, the fragrance community, the difference between concepts and notes, and what makes a really good smell. Some of the new scents we smelled in episode: Régimes Des Fleurs Eclair Andrea Maack Osmo Perfumer H Saddle [What we smell like today: Sabrina Carpenter Sweet Tooth Cherry Baby, Eleasium Attachment oil] Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode. Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇 As always, thank you for listening <3
Aug 27, 2024 · 1 hr 4 min
162: The Perfume You Can Smell Only When It's In Season [feat. April Gargiulo of Vintner's Daughter]
Imagine only being able to make a perfume when the raw materials are in peak season. That's how April Gargiulo developed Understory, the singular perfume oil from her brand Vintner's Daughter. A year after its original launch, it's back again—round 2—with some slightly evolved aromatic tweaks. This is how a winemaker creates a perfume oil. [What we smell like today: Victoria's Secret Bare Magnolia, Mindgames Sisa] Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode. Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇 As always, thank you for listening <3
Aug 13, 2024 · 48 min
161: apom is a pom is a pom
A friendly and chill "what we're smelling lately" chat, including some spookily familiar scents and some new scent discoveries found in the gift shop (or regular shops too). Things we discuss: NOAH is Sandy Liang for boys (??) Our new obsession with Clue Perfumery and Amphora Burberry Goddess now has an INTENSE flanker Le Labo's newest city-exclusive scent, Coriandre 39 Maison Francis Kurkdijian abbreviated new scent, APOM Regime Des Fleurs Crushed Fruits and Ormaie Paris 18-12 sharing scent profiles with Die Hot With A Vengeance Maison Crivelli's oud collection's newest addition, Oud Stallion ~ very good! Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode. Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇 As always, thank you for listening <3
Jul 30, 2024 · 1 hr 11 min
160: "brat" scents for when you want to party but are in the midst of an existential crisis
This, as well as other hard-hitting listener questions, are included in this week's Q&A episode. Enjoy! We discuss: Sable's Die Hot With A Vengeance perfume launch event at Stèle. Why do They (Big Fragrance) keep trying to make perfume layering happen? Byredo 1996 is allegedly coming back. What fragrances belong in a museum? Perfume snobbery. The ideal time to have sex. The impending 'beauty is horror' cultural genre. What brands are banned from the pod. And much more... What we smell like today: Dolce & Gabbana Q, Scentspace Toasty Vanilla, Smoky Haze, Breezy Bay Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater and we may respond on a future episode. Follow us on Instagram @smellyalater.mp3 Leave a (nice) comment & (5-star) review wherever you stream, and if you feel so inclined, respond to our Spotify episode prompts please!😇 As always, thank you for listening <3

Smell Ya Later

179: Perfumes to fall in love (or just crush) to ❤️

178: What does a movie smell like?

177: How will PerfumeTok survive this?

176: The State of Scent (What is it?)

175: 🔮 2025's Gonna Smell Kooky

174: Smell Ya Later's 2024, Wrapped

173: A highly specific scented gift guide for any non-random individual in your life

172: Mist Connections with Sol De Janeiro

171: What Does The Amazon Smell Like? [feat. Francisco Costa]

170: Can you ever fully dissociate your ex's fragrance from memory?

169: Chicago Smells F*cking Terrific (feat. Bianco Profumo)

168: What Does Attachment Theory Smell Like?

167: 🕯️Getting A Clue💡 with Laura Oberwetter of Clue Perfumery

166: Amphora Parfums Will Cure Your Hottness Fatigue

165: ✨🏆 The 2024 Smell Ya Later Awards 🏆✨

164: Bringing Ceremony Back To Scent [feat Richard Christiansen of Flamingo Estate]

163: Stéle Ya Later 🪽 [feat. Jake & Matt Belanger]

162: The Perfume You Can Smell Only When It's In Season [feat. April Gargiulo of Vintner's Daughter]

161: apom is a pom is a pom

160: "brat" scents for when you want to party but are in the midst of an existential crisis