What do meatballs, gasoline, a bug's life, and Robyn Fenty have in common? They are all in this episode, chock full of the current events in the scent and fragrance world, reported at a leisurely pace.
There have been some events happening in the world that can be smelled and then thought about: The Fenty ParFUM: What it smells like. What it's made of. What's the deal with that logo. Also, Rihanna's government name is Robyn?? (It is.) Also, all these scented stunt products from IKEA and Ford. Plus, some very fascinating and confusing scientific discoveries in a bug's nose about how olfactory receptors work -- that while being very exciting, we are not entirely sure what it means? But we're trying. And that's what matters. Sort of.
New science about how olfactory receptors works: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03794-8
That Ford Mach-Eau gasoline(a) perfume that NO ONE CAN BUY: https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/feu/en/news/2021/07/14/ford-mach-eau.html
[What we smell like today: Ex Nihilo The Hedonist, Burberry Her]