Stay fabulous, sample first.
I find the story in the bottle, then pass it around.
I'm Ken, a fragrance archaeologist. I follow fragrance wherever it leads: the people who make it, the history behind it, the expos, the stores and what's really in the bottle. 153 videos so far.
Van Dang Fragrances at Saks Fifth Avenue
Wednesday, November 4, 2026. I'll be introducing Kim-Van at cocktail hour.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026. I introduced Kim-Van at cocktail hour.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, Saks Fifth Avenue. I'm introducing Kim-Van at cocktail hour.
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Eight videos that tell you who I am faster than I can.
Shalimar and its three guardians10,444 plays
What happens if you never pick your lemons9,124 plays
The Baccarat Rouge 540 documentary8,920 plays
Coco de mer: ZONM vs SOVAZ8,882 plays
Thank you, Sebastian Jara5,266 plays
Perfumer's Apprentice part 2: sourcing and storage4,666 plays
Walk FUMED Atlanta 2026 with me, part 12,691 plays
Pure oud oil with JK DeLapp at FUMED AtlantaNew, 1,631 plays
Just posted
The newest videos, as they land.
Régime des Fleurs Dahlia Fog launch at Ministry of ScentNew
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Building a custom perfume with EveryHumanNew
Malasombra and its hand-sculpted bottles from BarcelonaNew
Blind-buy another bottle to celebrateNew
SW19 Seoul 6amNew
One tip for your first ScentXploreNew
Six Sarah Baker Perfumes at ZGO PerfumeryNew, 765 plays
Fragrance Archaeology
History, science and the strange stories behind a smell.
Blueberries are stranger than you thinkNew
Francis Kurkdjian before Baccarat Rouge 5403,591 plays
History of Scent, Hawaii ep. 2: endemic flowers10,603 plays
Growing native Hawaiian plants in Zone 9b8,251 plays
The Gowe controversy7,705 plays
History of Scent, Hawaii ep. 3: flowers the ocean carried2,215 plays
History of Scent, Hawaii ep. 4: introduced plants5,312 plays
Why saffron can smell like burnt rubber4,380 plays
One tree, three fragrances: neroli, orange blossom and petitgrain2,617 plays
Maile, the fragrant Hawaiian vine2,409 plays
Vintage jewelry meets solid perfume2,330 plays
History of Scent, Hawaii ep. 6: 'iliahi sandalwood4,930 plays
Sarah Baker, six perfumes at ZGO
Six Sarah Baker perfumes at ZGO Perfumery in San Francisco, smelled in order of what Ken likes.
"I ate a mushroom, I became the mushroom, and now I'm here in the soil, and Sarah, I love it here."
Ken
"This pie belongs in Versailles, on a silver tray, served to someone who has never once said thank you."
Ken, on Rococo Pie
"I expected vanilla, and I got a sour green apple lollipop. My face puckered, and I liked it."
Ken, on her new one
It opens with "This video is for Sarah. Sarah Baker. If you're not Sarah Baker, keep scrolling."
On the road
Where I've been and where I'm headed. Tap a stop to see the videos.ScentXplore
AttendingBack for the 8th edition. Come find me on the floor.
1 videos in allMade together
Collaborations with people and places I admire.
Perfumer's Apprentice: cadaverine with CEO Travis4,929 plays
Perfumer's Apprentice part 1: the founding story2,141 plays
Perfumer's Apprentice: first sniff of Mango Natural3,676 plays
Perfumer's Apprentice part 3: compounding and IFRA checks3,089 plays
Perfumer's Apprentice part 4: classes and the smelling lab4,572 plays
Top 5 reasons to attend FUMED Atlanta 20262,041 plays
My visit to Perfumer's Apprentice1,826 plays
Inside AAILA, Hawaii's first niche perfume store507 plays
Featured by satinfragrance.diary5,601 plays
Perfume Pass for FUMED Atlanta with Jess Hempel1,543 plays
Using Perfume Pass on the FUMED floor720 plays
Sniff sessions
One bottle, the person who made it, and whatever deep dive it sends me on.
Elysian Parfum Blueberry Crème SconeNew, 1,733 plays
Cult of Kaori Yakushima MistNew, 992 plays
Jonah Meltzer Green Wings816 plays
Third Eye Fragrance Co. Iris Obsidian1,350 plays
Maison des Animaux Cloudbreath650 plays
Zhufu Aged Pu-Er Tea3,658 plays
SYD Botanica Meteorite2,547 plays
Demolished Studio, the Buenos Aires house behind Oud Sublime2,412 plays
Mimicri, a Korean house with a unique take2,226 plays
Heretic Häxan unboxing2,003 plays
Paramsara: an unconventional orris and oud alternative2,001 plays
What makes a perfume purple: Parfums Obim Ultra Violet1,973 plays
People
Perfumers, founders and friends.
Funmi Monet and Sephora's Accelerate program3,810 plays
Why fragrance creators should credit perfumers3,072 plays
Meet Lav of LAV Couture2,186 plays
Spotlight: Maurice Laurent2,013 plays
The perfumer trying to give California an official smell1,642 plays
Introducing my cousin Kari to fragrance1,640 plays
Introducing Rob, the no-perfume guy, to fragrance1,178 plays
The one perfumer I hope to meet: Prin Lomros
Meeting Prin Lomros at ScentFest SF
Every bottle has a person behind it. I like to meet them.
Trained in naturals at Enfleurage in New York. Along the way I love introducing perfumers to the people they should know.
Left: Justin Frederico of Frederico Parfums, April of Scent Trunk and Travis McIntosh of Perfumer's Apprentice at FUMED Atlanta. Right: Kim-Van Dang of Van Dang Fragrances at Neiman Marcus Atlanta.
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