149. [US OLYMPIAN ASHER HONG] Asher's Other Vault: the fragrance one ;)

US Men's Gymanstics MEDALLED OLYMPIAN Asher Hong is in the Perfume Room this week!! Surely by now you've seen the viral clip of Asher getting interviewed at the Olympics where he smells the interviewers neck and correctly identifies the fragrance he's wearing [Givenchy Gentleman]. Asher, in addition to being a medalled olympian, is a full-time student at Stanford, NCAA athlete, and you guessed it: FRAGHEAD! Today we chat all things olympics - the team, Olympic Village, Paris perfume shopping, scents he packed to compete, and the other vault he holds most dear: his perfume vault :) FRAGS MENTIONED: Profumum Roma Freccia 1921, Givenchy Gentleman, Club de Nuit Icon, Bleu de Chanel, Guerlain L’Homme Ideal, YSL Y, PdM Greenley (dupe), Sospiro Vibrato (dupe), Acqua di Parma Fico Di Amalfi, PdM Sedley (dupe), Dumont Paris Nitro Red, Mancera Instant Crush, Baccarat Rouge 540, PdM Delina, Bleu de Chanel, Dior Sauvage, YSL Y, Mancera Cedrat Boise, Davidoff Coolwater, CK Obsession, Dior Homme Intense, Guerlain L’Homme Ideal, Initio: Oud for Greatness, Side Effect, Psychedelic Love; Tiziana Terenzi Laudano Nero, YSL Babycat, Ombre Leather, Tom Ford Ombre Nomad, Acqua di Gio, pumpkin spice latte candles FOLLOW: @asher_hong04 (IG) | @ashhong04 (TT)

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Hosted by comedian, dating expert, and perfume lover/advisor Emma Vernon, Perfume Room is a safe space for the Perfume-Obsessed to hang, learn, *live, laugh, and love.* Each episode delves into the mysterious world of fragrance through a lens that is equal parts entertaining and informative. You can expect perfume reviews, 101s, hot takes, funny tangents, dating stories, and juicy conversations with top experts, innovators, and personalities in and outside of the fragrance world. Perfume Room is a pod about life and love as experienced through the fifth sense. IG: @perfumeroompod @emmavern TikTok: @emma_vern Music by Max Vernon Art by Israel Rodriguez