Reposted by Nick GilbertI Sniff Before I Sleep (Damiana) 🌼 @isniffbeforeisleep.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Iconic was created by @perfumer-pia.bsky.social as a personal tribute to 1980s nostalgia, invoking the scent of cold creams, cosmetics, and vanity tables.🧴 🪶 💄 🪞 I’m impressed by the entire Olfiction collection! Well done, Pia and Nick @nickrgilbert.bsky.social 👏🏻 More soon! 👀 #perfumesky 0132
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Sorry not been checking in on here in a LONG time! Short answer: still have the license, instead Puig are dedicated to making boring perfumes. 120
Reposted by Nick GilbertM a r c u s 🏳️🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Great to hear that the BBC has a zero tolerance approach to racism, such as having Nigel Farage on Question Time 38 times 327475
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 18/05/2025Yeah that could have done well in the actual finals. But then I’m confused about the entire vote because wtf were those scores last night. 110
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Fantastic vocals right?! I’m still obsessed with Malta 120
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Oh that sucks! I’ve seen her live 4 times and she’s incredible. 010
Reposted by Nick GilbertPerfume.Curious @perfumecurious.bsky.social · 06/05/2025#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 0141
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Won’t be long before you have to say “this product contains water which is known by the state of California to cause drowning.” 030
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 24/04/2025I swear if this next dlc isn’t Lanteen themed after these story blogs I’m going to fly over there and have some serious conversations 000
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Just found out that Michelle Visage wears a perfume that I’m responsible for? Ummm what? 1100
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Oooh did you enjoy the exhibit? I am planning on moving in 😅 110
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 20/04/2025It’s either going to go down really well or nobody will respond to it. I think it’s beautiful but I can see why people wouldn’t. 110
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 20/04/2025I have not skipped Sweden - my business partner is Finnish, and has been listening to that song for so long I’ve lost all my ability to think about that song in any meaningful way. I don’t think it’s camp, but is very catchy. 010
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Just 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. 340
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Hard Leather is deliciously filthy. Dzongkha is one of the most beautiful leather-iris fragrances ever created and has an animalic aspect. Kinski isn’t marketed as a leather but it is, and very raunchy. I would also plug our Quir because it is horny af 😅 000
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 19/04/2025I agree, it’s gorgeous and naturalistic. The pinks! The greens! Lovely, just lovely. You can feel the love in it, too. (Sorry to James for saying nice things about your perfume and not being a total arsehole to you xoxo) 120
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Just watched Sinners and I think it’s just excellent. Huge genre shifts, beautiful cinematography and goosebumps every time Miles Caton sang. 010
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Haaaaaaaahahaha I want to print and frame this. Perfume and me is like peas and carrots. 020
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 19/04/20251. 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. 080
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Yeah, it’s definitely more orris but the Violet part of the name comes from the story of Brighton Rock - Ida wore violets in her hair (source: I was part of the fragrance development team) 150
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Sometimes 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. 150
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Oh I’m so envious. Haven’t seen Billy Porter but have seen that production - it’s incredible. 010
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Yay! Was so good to see you😊 - remembering you handing me your card and going “ahhhh I know that avatar!” 🤪 130
Reposted by Nick GilbertI Sniff Before I Sleep (Damiana) 🌼 @isniffbeforeisleep.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Now 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...isniffbeforeisleep.comEsxence 2025 – MASTERS OF DREAMS - I Sniff Before I SleepEsxence 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 ... 4172
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Had 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. 471
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 27/03/2025And it’s uglier sibling, Sense and Scentsibility too. 070
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Yes, generative AI is where most of our ire should be, machine learning models and some other tools could be really useful. I still think AI is the wrong label for most of this, too. It’s not intelligence. 110
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 24/03/2025I’m so glad they were - it was wooooonderful 🥰 010
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Went to see the Leigh Bowery exhibition at Tate Modern and it was EVERYTHING. 180
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 21/03/2025“We need an expert but we’re not going to pay for one” is the exhausting reality for any of us doing creative work 040
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 21/03/2025“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” 140
Reposted by Nick GilbertBasenotes @basenotes.com · 21/03/2025ICYMI: 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.…dlvr.itNose First into Fragrance as a HobbyIf 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 […] 1224
Reposted by Nick GilbertThe Geneva Fragrance Collection @gvafragcollection.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Eau 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! 4143
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 18/03/2025I went to the launch of this one. Knew it was too weird to be a success back then and they didn’t give it a chance. 120
Reposted by Nick GilbertPia Long @perfumer-pia.bsky.social · 17/03/2025How 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” 2121
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Babes it was so camp. The actor playing Usagi was spot on with the klutziness and voice and OTTness. Tim has never seen any Sailor Moon and he was loving it 😊 I’d love to see a sequel with the Outer Senshi though 110
Nick Gilbert @nickrgilbert.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Just posting this to make @filigreeandshadow.co jealous 020
Reposted by Nick GilbertPia Long @perfumer-pia.bsky.social · 08/03/2025On 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 1223
