Photographer and editor Elizabeth Renstrom is the artist behind Basenote Bitch, a project that explores how perfume plays a part in our formative years. In this interview, we revisit vintage fragrances—such as Love’s Baby Soft, Fetish by Dana, Tribe by Coty, and Ralph Lauren Cool—and discuss the marketing messages that were used to sell them. Plus, we learn more about Elizabeth and her work, her favorite beauty products, and the perfumes that have shaped who she is.
Below you’ll find a list of some of the people, topics, and products mentioned in this episode. If you have any questions (or just want to say hi), reach out to us on Instagram or via email (info@fatmascara.com). And please email us voice memos of your beauty questions and Raise A Wand favorites so we can share them on the show. You can also leave us a voicemail to be featured on a future podcast (our phone number in the U.S. is at 646-481-8182).
Elizabeth Renstrom
Basenote Bitch (website)
Estée Lauder Knowing
Estée Lauder Pleasures
Ralph Cool by Ralph Lauren for Women
Victoria's Secret Love Spell
Bath & Body Works Cucumber Melon
Bath & Body Works Bath & Body Works Juniper Breeze
Bath & Body Works Sun-Ripened Raspberry
Todd Oldham by Todd Oldham
Elizabeth Taylor Passion
Fetish Dana
Love's Baby Soft
Elizabeth Arden Green Tea
Debbie Gibson - Electric Youth
Tribe Coty
Yves Saint Laurent Opium
Clinique Happy
Tommy Girl Fragrance
Calice Becker - perfumer of Tommy Girl
Lolita Lempicka
Demeter Cologne Spray - Dirt
Elizabeth Arden Sunflowers
GAP Fragrances
GAP Om
Kate Spade Kate Spade
Guess Original Guess
Moda Operandi The Fragrance Shop
Santa Maria Novella L'iris
Mugler Alien
Narciso Rodriguez for Her Musc Noir Rose
Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Illicit Green
Billie Eilish fragrances
Some perfumes Elizabeth reaches for:
Aedes de Venustas Copal Azur
Diptyque fragrances
Beauty products Elizabeth likes:
Yves Saint Laurent Lash Clash Extreme Volume Mascara
Isehan Kiss Me Heroine Make Smooth Liquid Eyeliner
May Lindstrom the Honey Mud
Biologique Recherche Masque Vivant
Oh, Lola! by Marc Jacobs for Women
Marc Jacobs Decadence
Marc Jacobs Honey
Yves Saint Laurent Le Vestiaire Des Parfums Tuxedo
Lovely by SJP
Skinceuticals C E Ferulic
Le Labo perfumes
DS & Durga perfumes
Frédéric Malle Portrait of a Lady
Diptyque Orphéon
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