June Events, Madame X at The Met, Skateboard Scent

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Hi friends, it’s Nadia! I’ve been MIA the last month due to some unexpected health issues. I’ve missed you all and appreciate your patience! Today’s newsletter is short and sweet and covers upcoming events and fun collabs. 💌

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• Soma Ayurvedic Pop-up at Sora Boutique, 6/13

• Not-A-Normal Summer Show, 6/13—6/15

• There’s still tickets left for Fior di Latte: a Tribeca Film Festival comedy exploring the power of escapism of scent. 6/15 (review coming soon!)

• Fifth Avenue Blooms Brand Activations through 7/6

• Volatile Derivatives at Olfactory Art Keller: Thirteen artists remix iconic perfumes through scent-based homage, parody, and reinterpretation. Reception 6/14 from 3–6pm; on view until 6/21

• Sniffapalooza x Mizensir x Descendant of Thieves Event 6/14

• Father’s Day Cologne-Making at Poem NYC 6/15

• A playful scent adventure for kids (ages 3–10) and their grown-ups, featuring story-time, potion-making, and real perfumers. 6/18

• The Raconteur Launch at Stéle 6/18

• Kismet Olfactive event at Stéle 6/20

• Parfums Obim Fragrance Release Party 6/21

• Art & Aroma at the Met with Jessica Murphy 6/21

• Commodity SOHO Masterclass led by perfumer Nathalie Benareau 6/26

• Summer Sip & Pour (BYOV): Pour your own luxury candle into a vessel you bring at Element Brooklyn’s scent bar, 6/26

• Fragrance Alliance Network

  • MATERIAL MODULE: Balsamic 6/13, 6–8pm

  • FOUGÈRE ACCORD 6/14, 11am–1pm

  • AMBER ACCORD 6/15, 2–4pm

  • FRAGRANT EXPLORATIONS: Severance 6/20, 6–8pm
    A scent-driven dive into the strange, sterile world of Severance—pairing fragrance with emotion and theme.

  • INTRO TO GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY 6/21, 1–4pm
    Get behind the scenes of perfumery’s top analytical tool (GC & mass spec) for creative formulation.

  • STRAWBERRY ACCORD 6/22, 6-8pm

• BEYOND NYC

  • Trunk Show ft. Jazmin Sarai - LA 6/13

  • Clue Perfumery - Chicago Event 6/15

  • Elorea Nostalgia Exhibition - LA 6/19

UPCOMING JULY EVENTS

• Art and Aroma at the Met: The Roaring '20s (and '30s) with Jessica Murphy 7/12

• Tilted Chair, Perfume & Art Exhibition: A full-day sensory showcase where fragrance meets visual art. 7/17

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• Amouage’s Petite Soho Boutique will be fully open by Fall 2025 👀

• Aesop’s Queer Library returned this June, celebrating language as resistance, refuge, and radical joy—offering free books at select stores while supplies last.

• Dedcool x Erewhon’s smoothie collab includes earl grey and dates

• Art & Olfaction Award winners include Bad Lily by Tale Parfum, nosed by NYC’s own Michael Nordstrand.

• Fragrance Foundation Awards crowned After Sun by Vacation (developed by Carlos Huber & Rodrigo Flores-Roux).

• Adidas has joined the fragrance chat with five “mood-boosting” hair & body mists. Scents include Dream Glaze: warm, indulgent, and comforting, with golden hazelnut, cocoa fudge, rose, and sandalwood. Chill Zone: peaceful and serene, blending lavender, vanilla, vetiver, eucalyptus, and wormwood. Happy Feels: joyful and zesty, with grapefruit zest, jasmine tea, kiwi, orange, and cedarwood.

• Scentbird has partnered with Broadway’s The Picture of Dorian Gray on a limited-edition fragrance capsule. The collection explores themes of beauty, identity, and temptation through ten curated scents: Libertine by The Maker, Dos Mil Años by Eauso Vert, Nosferatu by Heretic, Fatale Rose by Philipp Plein, Role Play by Malo, Passion by Onno, Black Magenta by D.S. & Durga, After Hours by Antica Farmacista, Blue Talisman by Ex Nihilo, and Duke by Harlem Perfume Co.

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• Portrait to Perfume: Madame X by Pura at The Met
  Pura and Givaudan’s Olivia Jan bring Madame X to life in scent—think violet, leather, saffron, and sandalwood. A scandalous floral for art lovers with edge.

• A Cult Fragrance Meets Crown-Worthy Haircare
  Crown Affair x D.S. & Durga turns hair oil into a fragrance ritual with I Don’t Know What. A woody-fresh veil of vetiver and sandalwood that moves with you.

• NOSEGRAB: A Scent for the Skaters (SOLD OUT!)
  NOSEGRAB is the latest scent from Pearfat Parfum, created in collaboration with Dirt and Simple Magic as part of the Sensuous Skateboarding series. Inspired by scraped knees, curbside violets, paraffin wax, and post-spliff sweat, it captures the physical grit and emotional nostalgia of skate culture. Built with fantasy notes of metal and resin, NOSEGRAB invites skaters, ex-skaters, and skate-admirers alike to smell the poetry of pavement, memory, and motion.

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That’s all for today! Thank you for reading, sharing, sniffing, and staying nosey.

x
Nadia

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