{"id":18423,"date":"2025-06-02T06:59:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T13:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/?p=18423"},"modified":"2025-06-16T07:47:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T14:47:56","slug":"on-the-nose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/on-the-nose\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Nose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18424\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/on-the-nose\/img_0197\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0197.jpg?fit=1500%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"scent swap nose candy la 2025 perfume testing\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;scent swap nose candy la 2025 perfume testing&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0197.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18424\" style=\"text-align: center;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0197.jpg?resize=840%2C1120&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"scent swap nose candy la 2025 perfume testing\" width=\"840\" height=\"1120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0197.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0197.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0197.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0197.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0197.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18440\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/on-the-nose\/the-scent-swap-la-2025-eldo-perfumes\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/the-scent-swap-la-2025-eldo-perfumes.jpg?fit=1500%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"the scent swap la 2025 eldo perfumes\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;the scent swap la 2025 eldo perfumes&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/the-scent-swap-la-2025-eldo-perfumes.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18440\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/the-scent-swap-la-2025-eldo-perfumes.jpg?resize=840%2C1120&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"the scent swap la 2025 eldo perfumes\" width=\"840\" height=\"1120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/the-scent-swap-la-2025-eldo-perfumes.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/the-scent-swap-la-2025-eldo-perfumes.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/the-scent-swap-la-2025-eldo-perfumes.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/the-scent-swap-la-2025-eldo-perfumes.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/the-scent-swap-la-2025-eldo-perfumes.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I went to a scent swap hosted by the girls of <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/nose-candy\/id1676389104\">Nose Candy<\/a> yesterday, which was held at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.murmurs.la\/\">Murmurs<\/a>, an intimate gallery and perfect backdrop for such a gathering. To be honest, venturing out for an event like this is rare for me (I&#8217;m rather shy and introversion keeps me home unless it&#8217;s a work requisite)\u2014but I&#8217;d met the podcast&#8217;s co-host, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/maddiephinney\/?hl=en\">Maddie Phinney<\/a>, at an <a href=\"https:\/\/andreamaack.com\/\">Andrea Maack<\/a> cocktail and was thrilled to connect with a fellow perfume lover and writer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nerves weren&#8217;t necessary, unsurprisingly; the crowd was sweet, the hosts charismatic, and the white elephant swap rather riveting. I was among the last group to be called up to the table which meant the perfumes I&#8217;d eyed earlier in the evening (<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/43LoFzC\">Chloe <em>Narcisse<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/441EEbp\">Kenzo <em>World Intense<\/em><\/a> for bottle design research; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckyscent.com\/product\/345366084\/tonka-bodykon-by-pierre-guillaume-paris-parfumerie-generale?srsltid=AfmBOooRGvn4tU0RkAVbS6n2Ck3RP2maH7XPP0iTSTwexrMD11AM4MIE\">Peter Guillame <em>Tonka Bodykon<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4jSAZmm\">Etat Libre d&#8217;Orange <em>Fils de Dieu<\/em><\/a> for the scent) were already with their new owners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Everything happens for a reason, however. I ended up with a bottle of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3HJckmJ\">Dolly Parton\u00a0<em>Smoky Mountain<\/em><\/a>\u2014almost spiritually drawn to the faceted butterfly (faux) crystal topper and pale lavender juice\u2014and the 90s mallgirl within couldn&#8217;t be happier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">.\u00a0 \u00a0.\u00a0 \u00a0.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">xx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I went to a scent swap hosted by the girls of Nose Candy yesterday, which was held at Murmurs, an intimate gallery and perfect backdrop for such a gathering. To be honest, venturing out for an event like this is rare for me (I&#8217;m rather shy and introversion keeps me home unless it&#8217;s a work requisite)\u2014but I&#8217;d met the podcast&#8217;s co-host, Maddie Phinney, at an Andrea Maack cocktail and was thrilled to connect with a fellow perfume lover and writer. Nerves weren&#8217;t necessary, unsurprisingly; the crowd was sweet, the hosts charismatic, and the white elephant swap rather riveting. I was among the last group to be called up to the table which meant the perfumes I&#8217;d eyed earlier in the evening (Chloe Narcisse and Kenzo World Intense for bottle design research; Peter Guillame Tonka Bodykon and Etat Libre d&#8217;Orange Fils de Dieu for the scent) were already with their new owners. Everything happens for a reason, however. I ended up with a bottle of\u00a0Dolly Parton\u00a0Smoky Mountain\u2014almost spiritually drawn to the faceted butterfly (faux) crystal topper and pale lavender juice\u2014and the 90s mallgirl within couldn&#8217;t be happier. .\u00a0 \u00a0.\u00a0 \u00a0. xx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"On the Nose","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5,1343,19,20],"tags":[506,1080,398,673],"class_list":{"0":"post-18423","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-beauty","7":"category-fragrance","8":"category-kims-diary","9":"category-life","10":"tag-fragrance","11":"tag-los-angeles","12":"tag-louis-vuitton","13":"tag-yayoi-kusama","14":"entry","15":"has-post-thumbnail"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>On the Nose &#8226; Soft Sensibilities<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/on-the-nose\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"On the Nose &#8226; Soft Sensibilities\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I went to a scent swap hosted by the girls of Nose Candy yesterday, which was held at Murmurs, an intimate gallery and perfect backdrop for such a gathering. 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