Nick Gilbert
@nickrgilbert.bsky.social
Perfume professional, creating scents and stories.
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Nick Gilbert
@nickrgilbert.bsky.social
· Jan 10
I’m Nick, co-founder of Olfiction, a consultancy, training provider, and fragrance house, as well as our own perfume brand Eau de Boujee (which was born out of a range of candles named Boujee Bougies).
I like scent, Star Trek, Green Lantern, musicals and stories.
I like scent, Star Trek, Green Lantern, musicals and stories.
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Great to hear that the BBC has a zero tolerance approach to racism, such as having Nigel Farage on Question Time 38 times
May 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Great to hear that the BBC has a zero tolerance approach to racism, such as having Nigel Farage on Question Time 38 times
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#sotd Infleurno - Eau de Boujee
I looovee this! I think this would be amazing for summer weather. Unusual combination of citrus fruits & smoky base.
Eau de Boujee is a brand based in UK, created by
@perfumer-pia.bsky.social &
@nickrgilbert.bsky.social .
#perfumesky
#perfumecurious
I looovee this! I think this would be amazing for summer weather. Unusual combination of citrus fruits & smoky base.
Eau de Boujee is a brand based in UK, created by
@perfumer-pia.bsky.social &
@nickrgilbert.bsky.social .
#perfumesky
#perfumecurious
May 6, 2025 at 8:52 AM
#sotd Infleurno - Eau de Boujee
I looovee this! I think this would be amazing for summer weather. Unusual combination of citrus fruits & smoky base.
Eau de Boujee is a brand based in UK, created by
@perfumer-pia.bsky.social &
@nickrgilbert.bsky.social .
#perfumesky
#perfumecurious
I looovee this! I think this would be amazing for summer weather. Unusual combination of citrus fruits & smoky base.
Eau de Boujee is a brand based in UK, created by
@perfumer-pia.bsky.social &
@nickrgilbert.bsky.social .
#perfumesky
#perfumecurious
Just found out that Michelle Visage wears a perfume that I’m responsible for? Ummm what?
April 23, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Just found out that Michelle Visage wears a perfume that I’m responsible for? Ummm what?
Just watched every Eurovision entry and this is NOT a vintage year.
Distinct lack of camp, too many sincere ballads - why bother?
Latvia could win it, but Malta should.
Distinct lack of camp, too many sincere ballads - why bother?
Latvia could win it, but Malta should.
April 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Just watched every Eurovision entry and this is NOT a vintage year.
Distinct lack of camp, too many sincere ballads - why bother?
Latvia could win it, but Malta should.
Distinct lack of camp, too many sincere ballads - why bother?
Latvia could win it, but Malta should.
Just watched Sinners and I think it’s just excellent. Huge genre shifts, beautiful cinematography and goosebumps every time Miles Caton sang.
April 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Just watched Sinners and I think it’s just excellent. Huge genre shifts, beautiful cinematography and goosebumps every time Miles Caton sang.
1. I have trans friends.
2. I’m a queer man who recognises the exact same propaganda used against trans folks as was used against us in the past.
3. I don’t think a woman’s worth should be defined by whether she can or cannot carry/give birth to a child.
4. Nobody’s free until we’re all free.
2. I’m a queer man who recognises the exact same propaganda used against trans folks as was used against us in the past.
3. I don’t think a woman’s worth should be defined by whether she can or cannot carry/give birth to a child.
4. Nobody’s free until we’re all free.
cis folks, i'm curious for you to share answers, if you want:
what made you start caring about trans rights? who'd you know/what happened? tell me the story.
what made you start caring about trans rights? who'd you know/what happened? tell me the story.
April 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
1. I have trans friends.
2. I’m a queer man who recognises the exact same propaganda used against trans folks as was used against us in the past.
3. I don’t think a woman’s worth should be defined by whether she can or cannot carry/give birth to a child.
4. Nobody’s free until we’re all free.
2. I’m a queer man who recognises the exact same propaganda used against trans folks as was used against us in the past.
3. I don’t think a woman’s worth should be defined by whether she can or cannot carry/give birth to a child.
4. Nobody’s free until we’re all free.
Sometimes all it takes for people to wake up to the vastness of the wealth gap is an irrelevant b-list pop star taking an $11million 10 minute taxi ride to the edge of the atmosphere for a publicity stunt while everyday folks struggle to afford their rent and groceries.
April 17, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Sometimes all it takes for people to wake up to the vastness of the wealth gap is an irrelevant b-list pop star taking an $11million 10 minute taxi ride to the edge of the atmosphere for a publicity stunt while everyday folks struggle to afford their rent and groceries.
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Now that I have my account back, 😅 I can finally share my recap of Esxence 2025. 🤩
Eau de Boujee @nickrgilbert.bsky.social @perfumer-pia.bsky.social and MISKEO @miskeoparfums.bsky.social @thescentinel.bsky.social were among the highlights!
💖💖💖
Enjoy!
www.isniffbeforeisleep.com/esxence-2025...
Eau de Boujee @nickrgilbert.bsky.social @perfumer-pia.bsky.social and MISKEO @miskeoparfums.bsky.social @thescentinel.bsky.social were among the highlights!
💖💖💖
Enjoy!
www.isniffbeforeisleep.com/esxence-2025...
Esxence 2025 – MASTERS OF DREAMS - I Sniff Before I Sleep
Esxence 2025 was all about delightful scent fantasies. It was a tribute to the perfumers, scent designers, and other keepers of fragrant stories who can draw discerning enthusiasts into scented tales ...
www.isniffbeforeisleep.com
March 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Now that I have my account back, 😅 I can finally share my recap of Esxence 2025. 🤩
Eau de Boujee @nickrgilbert.bsky.social @perfumer-pia.bsky.social and MISKEO @miskeoparfums.bsky.social @thescentinel.bsky.social were among the highlights!
💖💖💖
Enjoy!
www.isniffbeforeisleep.com/esxence-2025...
Eau de Boujee @nickrgilbert.bsky.social @perfumer-pia.bsky.social and MISKEO @miskeoparfums.bsky.social @thescentinel.bsky.social were among the highlights!
💖💖💖
Enjoy!
www.isniffbeforeisleep.com/esxence-2025...
Had to turn off shipping to the US because everything gets returned to the UK since the *cough* “change in administration” 🙃 so not only do we then have to refund the sale, but we make a loss on the shipping *and* pay for warehouse restock fees.
So sorry, American friends.
So sorry, American friends.
March 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Had to turn off shipping to the US because everything gets returned to the UK since the *cough* “change in administration” 🙃 so not only do we then have to refund the sale, but we make a loss on the shipping *and* pay for warehouse restock fees.
So sorry, American friends.
So sorry, American friends.
Went to see the Leigh Bowery exhibition at Tate Modern and it was EVERYTHING.
March 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Went to see the Leigh Bowery exhibition at Tate Modern and it was EVERYTHING.
“I’d like a custom perfume and I want 50 bottles to start with and every component should be bespoke and I want to pay less than £10 per bottle and I don’t want to have to pay for the bespoke elements and I think that’s a reasonable request”
March 21, 2025 at 9:33 AM
“I’d like a custom perfume and I want 50 bottles to start with and every component should be bespoke and I want to pay less than £10 per bottle and I don’t want to have to pay for the bespoke elements and I think that’s a reasonable request”
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ICYMI: If you’re reading this as a fragrance enthusiast, I want you to know that I started there, too. If you’re reading this as a fellow fragrance professional, I’d like you to stay for the ride because you’ll see why we should facilitate fragrance as a serious hobby. It’s already happening.…
Nose First into Fragrance as a Hobby
If you’re reading this as a fragrance enthusiast, I want you to know that I started there, too. If you’re reading this as a fellow fragrance professional, I’d like you to stay for the ride because you’ll see why we should facilitate fragrance as a serious hobby. It’s already happening. Fragrance as a Hobby: A […]
dlvr.it
March 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
ICYMI: If you’re reading this as a fragrance enthusiast, I want you to know that I started there, too. If you’re reading this as a fellow fragrance professional, I’d like you to stay for the ride because you’ll see why we should facilitate fragrance as a serious hobby. It’s already happening.…
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Eau de Boujee - Quir (2023)
If someone asked me about my week in Helsinki, I think I’d hand them this perfume. Naughty and flirtatious, the kind of perfume that makes you stick your chest out and feel your oats. A solid leather accord with spicy complements. Tom of Finland, eat your heart out!
If someone asked me about my week in Helsinki, I think I’d hand them this perfume. Naughty and flirtatious, the kind of perfume that makes you stick your chest out and feel your oats. A solid leather accord with spicy complements. Tom of Finland, eat your heart out!
March 20, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Eau de Boujee - Quir (2023)
If someone asked me about my week in Helsinki, I think I’d hand them this perfume. Naughty and flirtatious, the kind of perfume that makes you stick your chest out and feel your oats. A solid leather accord with spicy complements. Tom of Finland, eat your heart out!
If someone asked me about my week in Helsinki, I think I’d hand them this perfume. Naughty and flirtatious, the kind of perfume that makes you stick your chest out and feel your oats. A solid leather accord with spicy complements. Tom of Finland, eat your heart out!
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How people think fragrance evaluators feed back to their perfumers: “The trend this client is keen on means you should increase the vanilla blah blah blah…”
How evaluators ACTUALLY feed back: “Now it smells like cake in B&Q, I think this mod brings the woodiness up too much. Smells like MDF, innit”
How evaluators ACTUALLY feed back: “Now it smells like cake in B&Q, I think this mod brings the woodiness up too much. Smells like MDF, innit”
March 17, 2025 at 10:36 AM
How people think fragrance evaluators feed back to their perfumers: “The trend this client is keen on means you should increase the vanilla blah blah blah…”
How evaluators ACTUALLY feed back: “Now it smells like cake in B&Q, I think this mod brings the woodiness up too much. Smells like MDF, innit”
How evaluators ACTUALLY feed back: “Now it smells like cake in B&Q, I think this mod brings the woodiness up too much. Smells like MDF, innit”
Just posting this to make @filigreeandshadow.co jealous
March 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Just posting this to make @filigreeandshadow.co jealous
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On this International Women’s Day I want to specifically highlight how much transphobia is directly linked to misogyny, homophobia and the most toxic traits of internalised patriarchy. 1/2
March 8, 2025 at 10:48 AM
On this International Women’s Day I want to specifically highlight how much transphobia is directly linked to misogyny, homophobia and the most toxic traits of internalised patriarchy. 1/2
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Eau de Boujee - Infleurno (2024)
Bouquets upon bouquets of divine immortal flowers immersed in the flames of Hades. This perfume dignifies its namesake and the inspiration. Similar to the other EdB perfumes, the scent creates a full scene, where now I see Orpheus suppliant before Persephone.
Bouquets upon bouquets of divine immortal flowers immersed in the flames of Hades. This perfume dignifies its namesake and the inspiration. Similar to the other EdB perfumes, the scent creates a full scene, where now I see Orpheus suppliant before Persephone.
March 5, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Eau de Boujee - Infleurno (2024)
Bouquets upon bouquets of divine immortal flowers immersed in the flames of Hades. This perfume dignifies its namesake and the inspiration. Similar to the other EdB perfumes, the scent creates a full scene, where now I see Orpheus suppliant before Persephone.
Bouquets upon bouquets of divine immortal flowers immersed in the flames of Hades. This perfume dignifies its namesake and the inspiration. Similar to the other EdB perfumes, the scent creates a full scene, where now I see Orpheus suppliant before Persephone.
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Holy shit it's still not cute to make fun of evil Nazi shitfucks by implying they are gay, trans, effeminate, women, or that being fat has anything to do with how fucking evil they are
THIS IS NOT DIFFICULT
THIS IS NOT DIFFICULT
March 2, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Holy shit it's still not cute to make fun of evil Nazi shitfucks by implying they are gay, trans, effeminate, women, or that being fat has anything to do with how fucking evil they are
THIS IS NOT DIFFICULT
THIS IS NOT DIFFICULT
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Eau de Boujee - Queen (2023)
The balance between earthiness and sweetness in this perfume can only be described as “masterful”. The jammy fruits are wrist-bitingly delicious, whilst the carrot seed, geranium, and black tea are expansive in scope. This isn’t just a cuppa, it’s the whole damn party.
The balance between earthiness and sweetness in this perfume can only be described as “masterful”. The jammy fruits are wrist-bitingly delicious, whilst the carrot seed, geranium, and black tea are expansive in scope. This isn’t just a cuppa, it’s the whole damn party.
March 1, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Eau de Boujee - Queen (2023)
The balance between earthiness and sweetness in this perfume can only be described as “masterful”. The jammy fruits are wrist-bitingly delicious, whilst the carrot seed, geranium, and black tea are expansive in scope. This isn’t just a cuppa, it’s the whole damn party.
The balance between earthiness and sweetness in this perfume can only be described as “masterful”. The jammy fruits are wrist-bitingly delicious, whilst the carrot seed, geranium, and black tea are expansive in scope. This isn’t just a cuppa, it’s the whole damn party.
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Eau de Boujee - Verdant (2023)
Music picks up where language fails, which explains why “Such Great Heights” came back to me the moment I sprayed this transcendant ‘green’ fragrance. Not just ‘another green’ - it’s the hanging gardens of Babylon meets a yet unknown metropolis; I don’t want to leave.
Music picks up where language fails, which explains why “Such Great Heights” came back to me the moment I sprayed this transcendant ‘green’ fragrance. Not just ‘another green’ - it’s the hanging gardens of Babylon meets a yet unknown metropolis; I don’t want to leave.
March 2, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Eau de Boujee - Verdant (2023)
Music picks up where language fails, which explains why “Such Great Heights” came back to me the moment I sprayed this transcendant ‘green’ fragrance. Not just ‘another green’ - it’s the hanging gardens of Babylon meets a yet unknown metropolis; I don’t want to leave.
Music picks up where language fails, which explains why “Such Great Heights” came back to me the moment I sprayed this transcendant ‘green’ fragrance. Not just ‘another green’ - it’s the hanging gardens of Babylon meets a yet unknown metropolis; I don’t want to leave.
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Just between us chickens, I’d like to send out a plea to the guardians of our memories; iconic classic perfumes from big name brands, that once the juice is a zombie perfume, please kill it. Once the jasmine is just a memory and the bans and attempts at modernisations zombify the original, let it go
February 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Just between us chickens, I’d like to send out a plea to the guardians of our memories; iconic classic perfumes from big name brands, that once the juice is a zombie perfume, please kill it. Once the jasmine is just a memory and the bans and attempts at modernisations zombify the original, let it go
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If you can get to London on 17 May, this is a MUST!
February 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
If you can get to London on 17 May, this is a MUST!
lol just getting emails after Esxence saying “hey have you considered opening your own retail store in Italy, we can help” uhhh sure maybe if we were already established in the market and sat on a fortune
February 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
lol just getting emails after Esxence saying “hey have you considered opening your own retail store in Italy, we can help” uhhh sure maybe if we were already established in the market and sat on a fortune
@kafkaesque2024.bsky.social helloooooooo!!!!!
February 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
@kafkaesque2024.bsky.social helloooooooo!!!!!
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Meanwhile, in Milan, where @nickrgilbert.bsky.social has been showing our perfumes to oodles of people today…
February 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Meanwhile, in Milan, where @nickrgilbert.bsky.social has been showing our perfumes to oodles of people today…