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About this Episode
On this week’s episode of Silent Generation, Joseph and Nathan discuss all things men’s fragrances. They begin by weighing the reasons men typically wear fragrances (“sex sells,” general presentation) versus why they might not (fragrance sensitivity, “men should smell like men”). They then review several fragrances: Dior Sauvage, Bleu de Chanel, Paco Rabanne Phantom, 4711 Original Eau de Cologne, Greenbriar by Caswell Massey, Maii Bogue, Weekend for Men by Burberry, and Knize Ten. They round out the episode by discussing Jeremy Fragrance’s career as “the number one fragrance icon that follows the teachings of Jesus” before reflecting on the totemic qualities of fragrances.
Links:
Fragrance sensitivity: why perfumed products can cause profound health problems by Sirin Kale
Everything You Need To Know About Fragrance Concentration Levels - EDT, EDP, Parfum, & MORE
Official cologne flowchart of the 4chan fragrance board
Dior Sauvage - Fragrantica page
Bleu de Chanel - Fragrantica page
Paco Rabanne Phantom - Fragrantica page
4711 Original Eau de Cologne - Fragrantica page
Greenbriar Caswell Massey - Fragrantica page
Maai Bogue - Fragrantica page
Weekend for Men Burberry - Fragrantica page
Knize Ten - Fragrantica page
Dior Sauvage in 2015 according to The History of the Hero: Dior Sauvage by Sarah Karmali
I Wore The World's Oldest Cologne For a Week
Bogue Profumo Maai: Valkyrie Chypres & Vintage Animalism
Knize Ten - A Masterpiece from 1925
Kniže & Co.: A First-Hand Look at Vienna’s Most Storied Tailor by Sven Raphael Schneider
Jeremy Fragrance: The Smell of Success
Jeremyfragrance - Tik Tok page
How Abercrombie, Victoria’s Secret and Vitamin Shoppe use smell to get you to spend more
Say Goodbye To The Scent Of Fierce In Abercrombie & Fitch Stores by Christopher Luu
Subway: What the Hell Is That Smell? by Joel Burrows
The Woman Who Wants to Give Birth to a Shark by Nikhil Roy
Gabriel O’Hara (niche fragrance brand inspired by Chicago streets)
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Recorded on 8/11/2025
Hosts & Guests
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