22. Report from the Runway - A Conversation with Merle Ginsberg

In this episode of 'It's Just Perfume' Steve sits down with writer, fashion icon and one of the original judges of Ru Paul's Drag Race, the legendary Merle Ginsberg. From a young age, Merle expressed her identity through clothes and words, always keeping her senses, including scent, keenly attuned. Steve and Merle have talked perfume for many years at Scent Bar and have selected her signature scents together. They took a deep dive into her perfume history, stopped by Scent Bar to discover a new scent and ended the episode by pairing fragrances with outfits. Perfumes mentioned in this episode 06:53:15 Molecule 01 by Escentric Molecules https://www.luckyscent.com/products/m... L'Eau d'Issey by Issey Miyake Eau d'Hadrien by Annick Goutal Filles en Aiguilles by Serge Lutens 21:54:00 Black Ambergris by Agonist https://www.luckyscent.com/products/b... 23:35:03 Coffee White Flowers by Bohoboco https://www.luckyscent.com/products/c... 28:39:19 Grev by Slumberhouse https://www.luckyscent.com/products/g... 33:50:09 Bo by Liis https://www.luckyscent.com/products/b... 40:00:02 Nuit Elastique by Premiere Peau https://www.luckyscent.com/products/n... 41:52:19 Vanille Camouflage by Dries Van Noten https://www.luckyscent.com/products/v... 42:36:02 Mantes La Jolie by Astier de Villatte https://www.luckyscent.com/products/m... 43:09:05 Dandelion Butter by Clue https://www.luckyscent.com/products/d... 44:07:10 Tokyo Bloom by The Different Company https://www.luckyscent.com/products/t... 44:55:24 Monoscent G by What We Do Is Secret https://www.luckyscent.com/products/m... 46:34:24 Green Vanille by Regime des Fleurs https://www.luckyscent.com/products/g... 47:03:00 Vanille Riviera by Maison Rebatchi https://www.luckyscent.com/products/v... 53:02:04 Carine by Carine Roitfeld https://www.luckyscent.com/products/c... 56:02:25 Crimson Rocks by Amouage https://www.luckyscent.com/products/c... Be sure to keep up with Merle's fashion news on Loose Threads, a regular newsletter in The Hollywood Reporter, Hollywoodreporter.com Host: Steven Gontarski

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20. Best of 2025: Luckyscent’s Most Notable Fragrances of the Year | It's Just Perfume

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Miranda Hart on being an introvert, medical gaslighting, body image and her new husband.
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The Decade That Smelled Like Loss | What COVID Did to Fragrance and Why You Are Still Buying
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