The Perfume Nationalist

L'Ombre dans L'Eau by Diptyque (1983) + Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of Avalon (1983) + Moira Greyland's The Last Closet: The Dark Side of Avalon (2018) with Jo 3/23/23 S5E27 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

No. 22 by Chanel (1922) + The Rainbow by D.H. Lawrence (1915) + Ken Russell's The Rainbow (1989) with Josie 5/10/24 S6E34 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Eau d'Hermès by Hermès (1951) + Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx (1997) + Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain (2005) with John Menchaca 5/3/24 S6E33 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Vent Vert by Balmain (1947) + Leave Her to Heaven by Ben Ames Williams (1944) + John M. Stahl's Leave Her to Heaven (1945) with Kylie White 4/25/24 S6E32 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Oud Bouquet by Lancôme (2014) + Taylor Swift (1989- ) with Kurt 8/29/23 S5E60 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Virgin Island Bay Rum by Pinaud (19--?) + The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer (1948) + Raoul Walsh's The Naked and the Dead (1958) with Andrew Miller, author of Namaste Mart Confidential 4/18/24 S6E31 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

"Each day is a little life. Every waking and rising, a little breath. Every fresh morning, a little youth. Every rest and sleep a little death; and the sands are running through the hourglass." Chloé by Karl Lagerfeld (1974)/ Tuberosa 1974 by Chloé + Ted and Betty Corday's Days of our Lives (1965- ) with Principessa 4/11/24 S6E30 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Synthetic Jungle by Frederic Malle (2021) + Sonic Youth (1981-2011) with Dakota Proctor 4/8/24 S6E29 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Vol de Nuit by Guerlain (1933) + Sophie's Choice by William Styron (1979) + Alan J. Pakula's Sophie's Choice (1982) 4/6/24 S6E28 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Elaborate by Boadicea the Victorious (2009) + Chuck Jones's What's Opera, Doc? (1957) + Richard Wagner's Parsifal (1882) + Hans-Jürgen Syberberg's Parsifal (1982) + Parsifal: The Will and Redemption: Exploring Richard Wagner's Final Treatise by John L. Mastrogiovanni, D. Min. (2014) with Veronica of The Temple of Friendship 3/28/24 S6E27 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Mitsouko by Guerlain (1919) + The Guermantes Way (1920-21) and Sodom and Gomorrah (1921-22) by Marcel Proust + Percy Adlon's Céleste (1980) with Ryan Simón of American Vulgaria To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Le Lion by Chanel (2020) + Bare Essence by Meredith Rich (1980) with Helen Ellis, author of Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge 3/20/24 S6E25 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Lapidus Pour Homme by Ted Lapidus (1987) + Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes by Tony Kushner (1991) with Paul Suda 3/18/24 S6E24

Beverly Hills Glamour Perfume by Gale Hayman (1990) + Answered Prayers by Truman Capote (1986) + Ryan Murphy's Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (2024) with Amanda Milius 3/14/24 S6E23 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Musc by Molinard (2015) + Marilyn Manson (1989- ) with Matthew Pegas of New Write 3/11/24 S6E22 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

If you like Giorgio you'll love PRIMO! by Designer Imposters/Parfums de Coeur (198_?) + Roseanne Barr's Roseanne (1988-97, 2018) + Susan Seidelman's She-Devil (1989) with Neika 3/9/24 S6E21 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Wild Country by Avon (1967) + John Boorman's Deliverance (1972) and Zardoz (1974) with Reagan Lodge 3/7/24 S6E20 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Ungaro Pour Homme by Ungaro (1991) + David Jacobs's Knots Landing season 7 (1985-86) + Tim Burton's Beetlejuice (1988) with The Eternal Dillards of Ghost Jail 2/23/24 S6E19 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Knowing by Estée Lauder (1988) + Michael Tolkien's The Rapture (1991) with Dasha Nekrasova of Red Scare 2/23/24 S6E18 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Black Suede by Avon (1980) + Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (1985) 2/16/24 S6E17 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Piss perfumes 1918-2018 + Ray Müller's The Wonderful Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl (1993) with Anna Khachiyan of Red Scare 2/15/24 S6E16 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Rien Intense Incense by Etat Libre d'Orange (2014) + Perfumes: The Guide by Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez (2008) with Teddy de Chypre 2/7/24 S6E15 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Florida Water by Murray & Lanman (1808) + Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley (1991) + John Erman's Scarlett (1994) with NeedsSalt 2/3/24 S6E14 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

A look back at five years of the continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist. 1/28/24 S6E13 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Breath of God by Lush (2010) + Richard Linklater's Waking Life (2001) with Ryan Katsu Rivera 1/25/23 S6E12 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Stephen Jones Millinery by Comme des Garçons (2008) + Yorgos Lanthimos's The Favourite (2018) and Poor Things (2023) with Adam Lehrer of Safety Propaganda 1/24/24 S6E11 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Quelques Fleurs by Houbigant (1912) + Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence (1928) + Just Jaekin's Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981) + Ken Russell's Lady Chatterley (1993) with Abbey 1/21/24 S6E10 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Debaser by D.S. & Durga (2015) + Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie's The Curse (2023-24) 1/15/24 S6E9 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Insolence Eau de Parfum by Guerlain (2008) + Lana Del Rey's Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd (2023) with Dr. Benjamin Braddock 1/12/24 S6E8 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Odeur 53 by Comme des Garçons (1998) + Gail Parent and Ann Marcus's Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976-77) with PFG 1/12/24 S6E7 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Floral Marshmallow by Dossier (2021) + Greta Gerwig's Barbie (2023) with Yeerk P of Bistro Californium 1/10/24 S6E6 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

"One Man's Family is dedicated to the Mothers and Fathers of the younger generation and to their bewildering offspring." Nuit de Noel by Caron (1922) + Carlton E. Morse's One Man's Family (1932-59) 12/28/23 S6E4 To hear the complete version of this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Samsara by Guerlain (1989) + Sexual Personae by Camille Paglia (1990) with Alec Mouhibian of Filthy Armenian Adventures and Jake 12/29/23 S6E5 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

"One Man's Family is dedicated to the Mothers and Fathers of the younger generation and to their bewildering offspring." Nuit de Noel by Caron (1922) + Carlton E. Morse's One Man's Family (1932-59) 12/28/23 S6E4 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Rose de Nuit by Serge Lutens (1993) + Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise's Beauty and the Beast (1991) + Bill Condon's Beauty and the Beast (2017) + Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast (1947) with Nick from Tokyo 07/17/22 S4E35

Relique d'Amour by Oriza L. Legrand (2012) + Pamela; or Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson (1740) 12/16/23 S6E3 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Imari by Avon (1985) + Southern Living 2023 Christmas Cookbook + The Evening Star by Larry McMurtry (1992) + Robert Harling's The Evening Star (1996) 12/14/23 S6E2 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Merry Christmas 12/8/23 S6E1 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Jicky by Guerlain (1889) + Swann's Way (1913) and Within a Budding Grove (1919) by Marcel Proust + Volker Schlöndorff's Swann in Love (1984) with Ryan Simón of American Vulgaria 12/8/23 S5E77 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Habanita by Molinard (1922) + Q&A questions + Michael Curtiz's Mildred Pierce (1945) To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

L'Aimant by Coty (1927) + Myra Breckinridge by Gore Vidal (1968) with Kyle Dobbs of Humble Superstar 11/16/23 S5E75 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Dolce and Gabbana by Dolce and Gabbana (1992) + Federico Fellini's Nights of Cabiria (1957) + La Dolce Vita (1960) + Fellini Satyricon (1969) with Monica S4E47 9/15/22 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Gold Rose Oudh by Tiziana Terenzi (2012) + Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (1847) with Monica 11/13/23 S5E74 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Habit Rouge by Guerlain (1965) + The Beatles (1960-70) with Glen Rockney and Crypto Psi of Rare Candy 11/7/23 S5E73 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Ganymede by Marc-Antoine Barrois (2019) + Madeleine L'Engle's Kairos Novels: A Wrinkle in Time (1963), A Wind in the Door (1973), A Swiftly Tilting Planet (1978), Many Waters (1986), The Arm of the Starfish (1965), Dragons in the Waters (1976), A House Like a Lotus (1984), and An Acceptable Time (1989) with Austin 10/30/23 S5E72 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Tommy Girl by Tommy Hilfiger (1996) + Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (1908) with Joseph 10/22/23 S5E71 To hear the complete contiinuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Sparkling White Diamonds by Elizabeth Taylor (1999) + Motomu Toriyama's Final Fantasy XIII (2009) with Fella of The Third Place and Zach Langley Chi Chi of I'm So Popular 10/21/23 S5E70 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Mike White returns to the continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist to discuss Leslie A. Fiedler's Love and Death in the American Novel (1960), Fiedler's essay "Come Back to the Raft Ag'in, Huck Honey!" (1948), and Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884). 10/16/23 S5E69 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Jacomo de Jacomo (1980) + The Shining by Stephen King (1977), Stanley Kubrick (1980), and Mick Garris (1997) + Mike Flanagan's Doctor Sleep (2019) with LowRes Wünderbred of Movies 10/12/23 S5E68 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Patchouly Indonesiano by Farmacia SS. Annunziata (2011) + Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez's The Blair Witch Project (1999) with John Menchaca 10/10/23 S5E67 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.