Show Notes
On this episode of It's Just Perfume, Steve and Dana bask in the holiday glow and talk about their favorite warm, spicy, cozy scents to wear at festive parties or for quiet times at home. They discuss the biggest note trends of the year and smell through their favorite scents of 2025.
It's been a great year for perfume releases - what were some of your favorites in 2025?
Perfumes mentioned in this episode: Bowmakers by DS and Durga Ambre Liquide by Astier de Villatte Hammersmith Tea & Biscuits by 4160 Tuesdays Unknown Pleasures by Kerosene Empire des Indes by Oriza Legrand Myrrh Shadow by Bon Parfumeur Molecule 01 + Cistus by Escentric Molecules Ouarzazate by Comme des Garcons Tobacco Memories by Chambre52 Encore Une Fois by Infiniment Coty Japanese Whiskey by D'Annam Monoscent G by What We Do Is Secret Carine by Carine Roitfeld Venice Rococo by Arquiste Green Vanille by Regime des Fleurs Blood Spider Orchid by Regime des Fleurs Apricot Innocence by Simone Andreoli Cedrat Ceruse by L'Artisan Parfumeur Witchery by Sorce In Dreams & Fairytales by Sorce Vampire Husband by Sorce Joyeux by Sultan Pasha Perfumes Nightchild by Epichron Taipei by One Day White Rice by d'Annam Dirty Rice by Borntostandout Rice Makgeolli by Villa Erbatium Delicious Rice Milk by Federico Cantelli The LIttle Mermaid by The Mischief Academy Kyoto by Le Gout de Peau African Rooibos by Chris Collins Savant by Chris Collins Milk & Matcha by Obvious London Fog by Brandt Jasmine Freak by Room 1015 Bianco Latte by Giardini di Toscana R & B by Zernell Gillie Cafe des Delices by Maison Mataha
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