The MaxChat Fragrance Podcast
Max Forti is a fragrance aficionado, digital creator for almost a decade, perfume critic, fragrance connoisseur and founder of SCENTXPLORE. He will take you on a fragrance journey! He will host creative directors, perfumers, writers, bloggers and other fragrance industry folks. In this podcast he will cover different subjects and topics in the ''Beyond the Bottle'' series in which he will talk about various relevant topics in today's world to help you find your ''forte'' in whatever interest you may have about fragrances taking your experience to the ''max'' no pun intended, of course! See you on the other side.
Episodes
47 episodes
Season 4 - Episode 10: Natural Beauty Captured in a bottle – The House of BŌ
For this season finale we have the pleasure to chat with Bernardo Möller (House of Bō) brand founder along with his life and business partner Giancarlo Perez. The brand hails from Miami, Florida. House of Bo is a gen...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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43:38
Season 4 - Episode 9: The art of creating unique and luxurious scents – Unique’e Luxury Perfumes
Today we receive a great guest Serhat Okyay to discuss a very interesting brand. Unique’e Luxury Perfumes. A brand that pride themselves on utilizing only the finest ingredients available to create refined, luxurious and captivating niche fragr...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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36:24
Season 4 - Episode 8: The Family-owned Niche Brand that values heritage – Almah 1948
Today we have to pleasure to chat with Jordi Magrans founder, perfumer and creative director of this family-owned brand that hails from Spain and started with his great-grandfather (an herbalist) back in 1948. Almah Parfums 1948<...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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46:18
Season 4 - Episode 7: The Transportive Perfume Niche Brand – Arquiste Parfumeur (Carlos Huber)
Today we have to pleasure to chat with Carlos Huber Arquiste Parfumeur’s brand founder. Carlos was drawn to Mexico's architecture and history, and is an avid passionate traveler since young, Carlos Huber first pursued the study of architecture ...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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52:23
Season 4 - Episode 6: America’s First Niche Brand? – Blocki Perfumes Circa 1865
In this episode let’s discover Blocki Perfumes - A niche brand that hails back to the 1800’s and was reinvented as a brand in 2014 which honors historic compositions with a contemporary flare! In today’s episode we’re chatting with brand ...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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1:11:12
Season 4 - Episode 5: She has changed the game on fragrance reviewing on YouTube, meet– Michella (curlyfragrance)
In this episode we get a little ‘’personal’’ with Michella Curly aka curlyfragrance on YouTube. She has made an impact during the pandemic and never looked back. Today her fragrance channel is one of the most viewed which has a very fun and ‘’f...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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53:11
Season 4 - Episode 4: She's an Artist of many different skills! – Eva Petrič (DBE - Databank of Emotions Perfumes)
She is a world-traveler and a multi-cultural and multi-talented artist. Meet Eva Petrič, born in Slovenia, she lives and works between 3 cities: New York City, Vienna, and Ljubljana, creating interesting works in photography, video, performance...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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45:44
Season 4 - Episode 3: Perfume Raw Materials/Sourcing with – Dominique Roques
In this episode a topic that is generally ignored but should most definitely be taken seriously. I had the pleasure to meet Roques in Oman and discover his incredible role and work in sourcing of ingredients in a very diligent and sustainable m...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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48:53
Season 4 - Episode 2: Outstanding Conversation with (Founder and Perfumer) of Exotic Brand – BLACKCLIFF PARFUMS
In this second episode of our fourth season, I had the pleasure to have an outstanding conversation with Blackcliff’s Parfums brand founder Tomlinson Bynoe and Perfumer Kyle Mott-Kannenberg. Blackcliff is a Barbadian brand that offers ...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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43:01
Season 4 - Episode 1: The Very Talented (Perfumer/Chemist) – Aaron Terence Hughes
Welcome to the Max Chat Season 4:In this fourth season opener episode, I had the pleasure to chat with multi-talented perfumer and chemist Aaron Terence Hughes. He has disrupted the market with his long-lasting, intriguing and powerful frag...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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57:01
Season 3 - Episode 9: He is ‘’Eccentric’’, unpredictable and extremely talented – Geza Schön
Today we have the pleasure to chat with one of the most talented perfumers of our time: Geza Schön – he’ll take us through his journey when it all started, upcoming projects and curiosities about his passion and about himself.
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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45:34
Season 3 - Episode 8: Pierre Guguen - From a Musician in Paris to Creative Director and Founder of a great new niche perfume concept, combining music with scents!
In this episode we have Pierre Guguen, a gentleman who has two passions - music and fragrances. Hence the creation of L’Orchestre Parfum, depicting the instruments, artisans, musicians and music genres which inspire note-perfect perfumes...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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51:13
Season 3 - Episode 7: Sarah Baker - from New York to London - Artist, Writer and an intricate Creative Director and Perfumer for self-titled indie brand of daring, innovative, distinctive and gender-optional fragrances.
Season 3 - Episode 7: Sarah BakerArtist and Creative Director Sarah Baker works with some of the world’s most daring and innovative noses to create distinctive, gender-optional fragrances drawing on a myriad of inspirations. Sara...
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47:09
Season 3 - Episode 6: Julien Rasquinet from business student to ‘’accidental’’ perfumer. Master-apprenticeship from Pierre Bourdon to creative mastery!
It all started by ''accident'' from his father meeting one of the greatest perfumers of our time: Pierre Bourdon at an airport in which then took Julien under his wing which allowed him to learn the ropes and skills from a master-perfumer himse...
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52:51
Season 3 - Episode 5: Steven Gavrielatos The Passionate journey from YouTube fragrance reviewer to brand co-creator/creative director
He’s a teacher, creative director, writer and above all a fragrance lover and collector. Today we’re talking with Steven Gavrielatos aka Resolessence a fellow YouTuber for over a decade on the platform he shares his passion for fragrances in a ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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58:20
Season 3 - Episode 4: Christophe Laudamiel: Master Perfumer, scent composer, lecturer, writer, and chemist champion
He’s Entertaining, Interesting and Eccentric. Notice that I wrote in capital letters?! That’s because my guest is a Capital Perfumer with the full essence of the word with his incredible portfolio. He has a reputation that precedes him when it ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:00:04
Season 3 - Episode 3: Victor Wong: Creator of Canadian’s most innovative niche perfume brand - Zoologist
Welcome to the MaxChat, Season 3, Ep.03 In today’s episode we’re chatting with Victor Wong owner & director of Zoologist Perfumes an innovative Canadian Niche Perfume brand:zoologistperfumes.com ...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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45:09
Season 3 - Episode 2: Fabrice Croisé: Founder of a game-changing Niche Perfume brand - Scents of Wood
Welcome to the Max Forti chat, Season 3, Ep.02. For the second episode we’re talking with the founder and creator of a very exciting and game-changing niche perfume brand that took the art of perfume making to new heights: ...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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50:09
Season 3 - Episode 1: Gabe Oppenheim: Author of the ghost perfumer - Creed, lies and the scent of the century!
Hello everyone and welcome to the Max Forti chat, Season 3, Ep.01.For this season opener I wanted to go with something interesting and attention commanding. Nothing better than the somewhat ''controversial'' and conversation provoking book:...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:00:57
Season 2- Episode 11: The Prolific and Unconventional nose: Antoine Lie
In this episode we’re chatting with French Perfumer - Antoine Lie Antoine is an accomplished Perfumer that loves to create without constraints or restrictions, he values the true creative and organic process and he believes that th...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:20:26
Season 2- Episode 10: The Exoteric and insightful mind of Perfumer: Sonia Constant
In this episode we have the pleasure to chat with French Senior Perfumer - Sonia Constant. Sonia is a rising star nose in the world of perfume creations. She has worked with many of the most prominent brands of our time ...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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53:25
Season 2- Episode 9: The Journey of a Biologist to great Nose: Rodrigo Flores-Roux
In this episode we have the pleasure to chat with one of today’s most influential noses of modern day perfumery.Rodrigo Flores-Roux was born and raised in Mexico City. He studied biology in Mexico before moving to France at t...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:13:47
Season 2- Episode 8: The Creative Mind of a Perfumer: Karine Vinchon Spehner
In today’s episode we have the pleasure to chat with one of today's top perfumer. Karine Vichon Spehner is a former student of ISIPCA and started her journey as a perfumer in the early 2000's with Robertet a jugernaut when it comes to ...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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41:32
Season 2- Episode 7: Perfume YouTuber Latin Sensation: Andrés Croxatto (PerfumeMan)
In today's episode I have the pleasure to chat with Entrepreneur and Perfume Reviewer. He is the TOP authority when it comes to the Spanish speaking audience in the YouTube perfume reviewing platform - Andrés Croxatto aka Andrés Perfume-Man.
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50:56
Season 2- Episode 6: The Journey of becoming a Perfumer with Ashley Santiago
Welcome to another episode of the Max Forti Chat. Today we have the pleasure to chat with Ashley Santiago a perfumer apprentice with a renowned perfume manufacturer of flavours, fragrances and active cosmetic ingredients... She's going to take ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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35:38