How I Became a Perfumer Podcast № 27 – What Perfumers Hide with BBC Producer Natasha Cox
What happens when the romance of perfume meets the reality of child labor?
In this episode, Tanya speaks with BBC producer Natasha Cox, director of Perfume’s Dark Secret — a documentary uncovering the supply chain behind Egyptian jasmine and the hidden cost of luxury fragrance.
We cover:
• What 3 weeks in the jasmine fields revealed
• Why audits and “tick-box” ethics don’t protect workers
• How perfumer Christophe Laudamiel helped break the silence
• And why stories like this matter — even when change is slow
Plus, Natasha shares:
🎬 Her favorite documentaries (Paris Is Burning, Dark Days, Grey Gardens)
📚 Books she recommends: Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann and Middlemarch by George Eliot
📍Links:
• Watch Perfume’s Dark Secret
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