Jessica Williams was drawn to ‘Shrinking’ for its portrayal of grief's “very interesting, sad space,” which hit home for her after the death of her longtime boyfriend.
Williams portrays Gaby, a therapist in a practice alongside Jimmy and the sardonic and cantankerous Paul, played byIf it sounds like a bummer, it’s actually a comedy. Segel, Williams, and Ford have fantastic comedic chemistry, and the writing is tight and buoyant even as the characters tussle through emotionally fraught moments.
Although she currently lives in Los Angeles, Williams spent almost a decade living in New York City, and she has some favorite local haunts: a few bars in Williamsburg and a pottery studio in Park Slope. We decide to take a field trip to the latter neighborhood for a perfume-making class. Williams loves perfume; she wears Diptyque’s Eau Moheli, a floral fragrance with notes of ylang-ylang, pink peppercorn, and ginger.
Zaleta’s apartment feels lived-in and comforting; it’s filled with squishy-looking sofas, and a nearby armoire holds fat decanters of homemade infused liquors. Zaleta is a natural perfumer, meaning she largely uses ingredients extracted from plants. She proffers a vial, which Williams turns over in her long fingers: “This one’s made from seashells,” Zaleta says.
She explains perfume’s musical terminology: We’re combing notes to make a chord, looking for harmony. Zaleta holds out bottles and Williams gamely sniffs them all, ultimately settling on three base notes: sandalwood, tolu balsam, and tobacco—a richly sweet and spicy combination. As we moved on to middle notes, which tend towards floral scents, Zaleta offers up a vial filled with the oil from a Bulgarian damask rose, the so-called gold standard of roses. We groan appreciatively.
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