Fume Chat

We're back with another Battle of the Bottles and this time we're battling one of the greats: Serge Lutens. Uncle Serge, as he is often affectionally referred to, is a pioneer of the niche fragrance industry and boasts a range of perfumes that can only be described as phenomenal, which certainly made picking our scented weapons for this battle rather tricky. Luckily for us, we're joined by the wonderful Perfumer Liz Moores of Papillon Artisan Perfumes to help us navigate the exotic and beautiful world of Serge Lutens as our guest judge. What ensues is a wonderful discussion of dastardly florals, butt cracks, fragrant fireworks and animal poop. Yup, it's a good one. You can find Liz at the following; Twitter - @PapillonPerfum; Facebook - Papillon Perfumery; and Instagram - @papillon_artisan_perfumes

Is perfume art or is it a consumer product? Or maybe it's both!  In this week's episode, Thomas and Nick ponder the big question, discussing how perfume can be used as an artistic construct and whether all perfume could be considered art. 

Happy New Year! In this episode Nick and Thomas have cast aside their New Year hangovers to bring you their scented predictions for 2017. Who will release a perfume in a bottle of their face? Will oud ever die? What scent can be described as 'Rosa Dentata'? All is revealed in episode 06!

In their second battle, Nick and Thomas battle some of their favourite celebrity fragrances in a duel that travels from the sublime to the ridiculous and back again. Perfumer Pia Long joins the discussion as the guest judge and brings her very own celebuscent weapon of choice. So find your blonde ambition and get ready to hit me baby one more time, because we're going on a lovely journey through the glowing world of celebrity fragrances. 

Nick and Thomas are back with another roundup of their favourite new fragrances. In this episode, our hosts talk about their personal fragrance tastes as well as showcase some new scents that are tickling their fancy. The selection ranges from the sublime to the ridiculous and back again. Scents sniffed: Nº5 L'Eau by CHANEL, This is Him! & This is Her! by Zadig et Voltaire, Origin by Aqualis, Use Abuse by Jusbox, Much Ado About the Duke by Penhaligon's, Mirabilis by L'Artisan Parfumeur and XX & XY by Blood Concept.

In this episode, Thomas and Nick tackle the topic of niche perfumery, trying to identify what it is, how it started and how it has changed. What is nice perfumery and what part does it play in the industry today? Fume Chat has the answers!

In their first battle episode, hosts Thomas and Nick duel it out over one of their favourite fragrance houses: Comme des Garçons. The rules are simple, both hosts pick three of their favourite fragrances from the house to battle, the winner is the one who boasts the best selection. Hilarity, shock and awe ensues.

In the first episode of Fume Chat, hosts Nick Gilbert and Thomas Dunckley chat about how they met and sniff some of their favourite new fragrances. Scents Sniffed: Shantung by ETRO, Tobacco Nuit by Atelier Cologne, Petit Matin by Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Peonia Nobile by Acqua di Parma, Heliotropia by Byredo, Basil & Neroli by Jo Malone London, Musk Gold by Ermenegildo Zegna, Over the Musk by MUGLER and Galop d'Hermès by Hermès.