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By day Carlos Powell sold shoes; late into the night, he vlogged about his true passion: perfume.
Carlos Powell in 2018, at the Creed Boutique on Madison Avenue in New York City.Credit.Steven Gavrielatos
By Lauren Mechling
March 17, 2021
Carlos J. Powell wasn’t at the front rank of the fragrance machine. Luxury brands didn’t invite him to party at their ateliers in Venice or to go rose picking at dawn with influencers in Isparta, Turkey.
Mr. Powell, who lived in Sheepshead Bay and was known to his fans on YouTube as Brooklyn Fragrance Lover, worked as a children’s shoe salesman at Lester’s Clothing and Shoes for 35 years before he was laid off early in the pandemic. He roomed with two cats, Claude and Jean (named after Jean Claude Ellena, a master perfumer), and his fragrance collection, with bottles numbering in the thousands.