Episode
Michael Nordstrand's Vehicles of Discovery Pt. 1
- Podcast
- The Fragrance Files
- Published
- May 29, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 4126
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Summary
**Disclaimer at the time of filming this episode the Estee Lauder and Puig merger was still happening. It has since fallen apart. Dries Van Noten will not be part of Estee Lauder.** This week is the first part of a highly anticipated conversation with the one, the only, Michael Nordstrand about the state of the perfume industry, the ugly underbelly of being a perfumer, and the shifting role of the perfumer in a world trying to focus on scale and sales. Tune in next week for part two!