Top Notes

This episode is all about NYC summer smells, from hot garbage and piss, to the smell of air-conditioned department stores and hot sawdust.. and so much more. We take a call regarding how to live with stinky boys and what to pair with curious body odors. We also smell Medullary Ray by Jorum Studio. By the end we're basically blackout. Just kidding… kind of..enjoy. Happy summer! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top-notes/support

This week the girlies catch up on their trippy week, answer listener voicemails, and smell and analyze Eau de Space - the smell, the project, and the concept. Some topics covered along the way are petrichor, favorite flowers, hyacinth representation, the smell of gay marriage (?), stinky boxers vs. factory fresh clothes, institutional critique, gag gifts, and so much more. Eau de Space --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top-notes/support

Kris and Montana chat with tattoo artist and perfumer Freddie Albrighton. They get into cheeto fingers, fog machines, pissy smells and early influences. They also smell the three debut fragrances from Freddie Albrighton Perfumes and discuss those. Boys by Freddie Albrighton Perfumes Bernadette Margaret Evelyn Theresa by Freddie Albrighton Perfumes Mabel's Tooth by Freddie Albrighton Perfumes --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top-notes/support

Kris and Montana speak to Sintra Martins, designer of Saint Sintra, about the fantasy circus smells around her recent collection. They talk coffee, horse shit, undergarments and so much more. They also smell Charade from House Sarah Baker (friend of the pod, famously). Charade by House of Sarah Baker --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top-notes/support

This week Kris and Montana sit down with Sarah Baker... iconic!? And discuss her most recent release, fantasies of luxury, Versace, fictional serial killers, horse riding princesses, George Bush's oil painting practice, and so much more. You're not gonna wanna miss this. Bye gorge! Sarah Baker Instagram Sarah Baker Website --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top-notes/support

The girls welcome in Springtime with a Cobb Salad, Prosecco, and a discussion of all things post-equinox (not the gym). They go over some of their Spring fragrance pics including, Cyprinum by Unda Prisca, The Soft Lawn by Imaginary Authors, Tea Shop by Voroni, In The Summer Kitchen by CB I Hate Perfume, and Mûre et Musc by L'artisan Parfumeur. Oh, and the two receive a surprise call from Kris' sweet Mother. Cyprinum by Unda Prisca The Soft Lawn by Imaginary Authors Tea Shop by Voroni 303 In The Summer Kitchen by CB I Hate Perfume Mûre et Musc by L'artisan Parfumeur --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top-notes/support

Kris and Montana discuss boozy fragrances this week! From whiskey and rum to wine and champagne, they *mull* over the way in which it can shape a fragrance; whether it's evoking a party or a church.. or... both? They also discuss the enchanting Bloody Wood by Liquide Imaginaires. Pour yourself a glass and listen closely, because we're slurring our words tonight! Bloody Wood by Liquides Imaginaires --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top-notes/support

This week the gals discuss all things fruity. From blue raspberries to cruising, from fruit loops to citrus; the two dive into the topic of fruity fragrance, something that is often pigeonholed as juvenile and low brow. They also smell the fragrances Close Up by Olfactive Studio and Meek Passion by M.INT. Pucker up, it's about to get fruity. Close Up by Olfactive Studio Meek Passion by M.INT --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top-notes/support

This week Kris and Montana speak to stylist, personal shopper, and, above all, New Yorker, Chejolie Collins! The three talk about Chejolie's style and her relationship to smell. Freshly printed cash, a sexy little ghost, the smell of second hand clothing, and so much more. They also smell the whimsically evocative perfume Pipe Bomb Blue by Blackbird Fragrance. This episode is dedicated to the color Blue (Chejolie's favorite)! Pipe Bomb Blue by Blackbird Fragrance Chejolie's Instagram --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top-notes/support

Montana & Kris sit down with the artist Adam Linn to discuss his olfactive memories; from the smells on yellow school buses, to a peculiar cocktail of aviary smells and karate class sweat. They discuss Adam's artwork and speculate what the spaces in his drawings might smell like. The three also take a nice, deep sniff at the sociopathic serial killer of a fragrance, Sombre by Strangers Parfumerie. We loved it, we hope you do too! Sombre by Strangers Parfumerie Adam Linn --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top-notes/support

For the season 2 premiere Montana & Kris catch up on the New Year, pair celebs with fragrances, and share some of the most prominent smells throughout their lives. From airports to greasepaint, cigarette smoke to freshly mown lawns, they recount their memories of smell and… what it all means anyway… lol. Get ready folks because Season 2 is in full effect! xoxo --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top-notes/support

Back in October, Kris and Montana sat down with friend Laura Murphy, thespian and witch, to discuss their practices with witchcraft and how it relates to olfaction. Listen as the three talk about herbs, pheromones, and the potions of perfumery. They spin a wheel and pair each zodiac sign with a smell in a game of Wheel of Horoscopes (lol), and they smell the deadly fragrances Bloodflower and Wolfsbane by Parfums Quartana (gasp!). Cast your circle, light your candles, and prepare your nose for some psychic smelling. Bloodflower by Parfums Quartana Wolfsbane by Parfums Quartana --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top-notes/support

This week Kris and Montana discuss the smells of 2020, an exciting upcoming smell-centric project in Europe, as well as their favorite scents from their own collections...some might call them…. their signature scents! Listen as they discuss how Montana is the metropolitan dandy to Kris's cloaked figure in the woods. Kouros by Yves Saint Laurent Cowboy by Mondo Mondo Philosykos by Diptyque Harem Soiree by Arte Profumi Anemone by Blackbird Bloody Wood by Liquide Imaginaires --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top-notes/support

Kris and Montana speak with the artist and musician Malique Moore about the smell of the NY subway, Paris, his dad's old car, his music, and of course...ball sweat. As usual, the three swap metaphysical and physical smells; they also smell and analyze the robotically green fragrance Odeur 71 by Comme des Garçons. Odeur 71 by Comme des Garçons --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top-notes/support

Shut up, losers! Kris and Montana are joined by the blogger, style icon, stylist, and mystifying socialite, Meg (@megsuperstarprincess if you're nasty)! Listen as they smell iconic discontinued Victoria Secret body sprays and discuss the low-brow smells that defined a generation's youth, teenage archetypes, sexualization through smells, the death of mall culture, and middle school trauma! Bring it on, baby! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top-notes/support

Happy Birthday Marie Antoinette! This week's episode is all about the rancid smellscape of the Versailles palace, The Sun King's rotting mouth full of jam, the theatrics of hygiene, and the charms of a stinky armpit. Oh and there are also some wackadoo fragrantica.com reviews that the gays read for you. You're not gonna want to miss this one.. It's a stinker that'll make you thinker. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top-notes/support

This week, Kris and Montana speak to the fashion designer Fraser Kenneth. The three discuss Fraser's clothing, piles of brittle twigs, vinegar, the smell of processed ham, werewolves, and fragrance campaigns. We also smell poppers and attempt to discuss their aroma. Come come, little chickie, listen to your mommies while sitting on papa's lap. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top-notes/support

In this jumbo episode, Kris and Montana roll up their sleeves and dig into the topic of animalic fragrances and notes. This one's a real stinker! Tune in to hear about poopy, dirty, sweaty, urine-soaked perfumery, and buckle for Montana and Kris to smell and discuss four different animalic fragrances, listed below. And if it's ever kept you up at night, we shoot our shot at imagining what on earth Nicole Kidman smells like. Relevant Links: Sécrétions Magnifiques by Etat Libre D'Orange Oudh Infini by Dusita Bulls Blood by Imaginary Authors Dzing! by L'Artisan Parfumeur  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top-notes/support

In this episode, Kris and Montana speak with the ever-inspiring drag queen Jazzmint Dash to discuss the smells of drag, chocolate-shit, beachy vibes, the smell of a funeral, and review the bad boy fragrance YO6-S by Blackbird Fragrances. Open your nose holes, free your soul, and stone those tights because it's going to be a crazy ride. Relevant Links: YOS-S by Blackbird --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top-notes/support

In this episode, Kris and Montana read some outlandish fragrance reviews and discuss the illusive controversy that is bubblegum and all it encompasses — from Ariana Grande to the copyright of smell… oh and bubble gum actually smells like vomit apparently? Your penny's worth of banter is followed by the smelling of the forever iconic fragrance Jungle Jezebel (from the house of Sarah Baker). Hop on the smell train and enjoy your ride to Stupid Town. Relevant Links: REM by Ariana Grande Nebula 1 by Oliver & Co. Amour Nocturne by L'Artisan Parfumeur Jungle Jezebel by House of Sarah Baker --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top-notes/support

For the first episode, Kris and Montana discuss how they're metaphysically smelling, come to terms with Cher's new perfume, read some pretty sexually charged fragrance reviews from Frangrantica.com, and smell Douleur by Bogue Profumo. Oh, and they also draft up a whimsically erotic letter to the tattoo artist Freddie Albrighton. Relevant links Fantasy by Britney Spears (, we know) Amaranthine by Penhaligon's Douleur by Bogue Profumo --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/top-notes/support

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