This is part 2 of a mini-podcast series entitled Empowering Perfumes. Mary connects the dots between food, fragrance and our memories. She also discusses how to get started trying perfumes, the behavior of quality perfume, and why asserting yourself at the perfume counter can lead to more self-confidence.

This is part 1 of a mini-podcast series entitled Empowering Perfumes. In this post and episode, Mary sets the stage for the series by describing her earliest memories of personal fragrance and how that delayed her interest into perfumery.