Ep. 61: On scent, memory and emotion with The Perfume Library founder Jahnvi Lakhota Nandan

Ever wondered what really goes into a bottle of fine fragrance? Join me down the rabbit hole of niche perfumery with perfume creator, entrepreneur, architect and author Jahnvi Lakhota Nandan. Now based in Paris and Goa, Jahnvi trained with master perfumers in France before launching her own line, available at Good Earth stores in India, and online, including bespoke orders. Learn about the world of scent and its incredible connection to our emotions and memories from this charming and poetic guide!

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Photo: Shivani Gupta

Photo: Shivani Gupta

SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 61:

• Connect with Jahnvi and The Perfume Library on instagram

• Try The Perfume Library’s - Aphtoori Absolue

• A wonderful article in Travel & Leisure magazine about Jasmine by Shoba Narayan featuring Jahnvi

• Sacha’s Shop in Goa

PERFUME CHAT:

• Parfum d’Empire Musk Tonkin

• Parfums de Nicolai

• Sisley fragrances

• Chanel

• One of my favorites: Serge Lutens’ Feminite du Bois

• Comme des Garcons Incense Series Kyoto & Avignon

• Dune by Christian Dior

BOOKS and MORE:

• Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind

• Smell by Radhika Jha

• Perfumes: The A-Z guide by Luca Turin & Tania Sanchez

• The Nose by Gogol

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Special thanks to Varun Dhabe and the team @ Boon Castle / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!