Perfumes
Aedes de Venustas brings 1990s New York back into the present
Rooted in the history of a real 1990s East Village bar, Café Tabac by Aedes de Venustas translates a New York atmosphere into scent, combining tobacco, resin, fruit and smoke...
L’Objet Blindfold: a study in material design and sensory precision
Blindfold continues L’Objet’s development in perfumery, translating its design discipline into a musk-driven scent conceived with perfumer Yann Vasnier
Antinomie Bois Blanc Pudique: I contain multitudes
In a world obsessed with fixed identity, a Paris-based perfumery dares to embrace contradiction as a form of truth.
Solsequium, the sun’s own flower: Ffern Summer 25
A fragrance house rewriting the codes of perfumery, where scarcity is the new abundance and a summer sunset an eternal dream
Diptyque Re-lights the Neon of the Orphéon
More than half a century later, Diptyque has returned to that ember-lit cradle of its creativity, transforming memories of sax riffs and swirling cigarette ribbons into a limited-edition collection that...
When the Gong Rings: Floraïku Turns Afternoon Tea into Perfume
Floraïku’s latest eau de parfum traces the arc of a gong strike, echoing the mindful swell and release of afternoon tea rituals—each moment sweetened by the allure of traditional dorayaki
Byredo’s Blanche Absolu: scent as structure
Byredo expands its olfactory language with Blanche Absolu, a fragrance that explores the tension between softness and structure through intensified florals, musk, and texture
How Maison Margiela’s Replica Line Bottled Winter’s Essence
From Chamonix’s Snow-Covered Chalets to the Lab: By the Fireplace, part of the Replica collection, draws on the nostalgia of 1970s Chamonix, blending raw materials and alpine culture into a...
Étoile de Bali by Nectar Olfactif: Balinese Flower Rain Reimagined
Nectar Olfactif reinterprets the Balinese tradition of flower rain in a fragrance that blends cultural symbolism with olfactory craftsmanship
Hope: The Middle Eastern Legacy of Oud in Modern Perfumery
From incense-filled mosques to haute couture, Hope bridges cultures and eras with its blend – a dive into the history and artistry resonance of oud, as captured in Dominique Ropion’s...
The dandy: Penhaligon’s fragrance brings a modern interpretation to an age-old figure
From Beau Brummell to Timothée Chalamet, the dandy has evolved but never disappeared – exploring Penhaligon’s latest fragrance, a celebration of the 1920s dandy
Santa Maria Novella: the Iris, or lily, is the symbol of the city of Florence itself
Recently appointed CEO, Gian Luca Perris, talk us through the history and the ethos of 400-year-old perfumery Santa Maria Novella, established in Florence by Dominican monks
The scents of the forests of the Abruzzo National Park: Parco1923
The botanists and the art of Luca Maffei's nose have led to an alchemy: protection of flora and fauna has been proceeded for about a hundred years - Parco1923, Paride...
Celine Zouzou: youth and the poetics of the twentieth century
Hedi Slimane's muses for Zouzou - 20th century figures who embody the paradox of innocence and rebellion: Françoise Sagan, Jean Seberg, the Velvet Underground
Anna Fendi and the F which stands for Family
99 years of Fendi: from the power of the family as an image, the changes in company management, some words from Anna Fendi and the new opening in via Montenapoleone
Amouage, Purpose: Quentin Bisch enhancing the freshness of Omani frankincense
The tree is a visual metaphor for what the perfume expresses on an olfactory level, playing on the contrast and duality between smoky, resinous, warm, and woody notes and other...
Lorenzo Villoresi: raw materials and inspirations, it all starts with a Pot Pourri
The Blue Lotus discovered in Sri Lanka propels Lorenzo Villoresi into new experiments. A conversation about the Maison, the changing perfume industry, and the value of raw materials
Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Cologne forte. A collection of gender-neutral fragrances
«Eau de Cologne is a classic olfactive form. The power of classism relies in the simplicity of an expression and minimalism of the form»
Nobile 1942: Damask silk from Lorsica and hand-blown glass from Altare
The Rigati collection: ‘Rigati’ means ‘striped’ in Italian, referring to the old striped buildings made of marble and slate typically found in Genoa, where Nobile 1942’s warehouse is located
L’Eau Papier by Diptyque: diluted ink permeating a blank page
Fabrice Pellegrin created L’Eau Papier as he would write a book: sesame in the form of roasted seed extract – this element evokes the scent of ink
Anomalia Paris – irregular design interpreting the roughness of the Garden of Eden
Jardin Humanistes was created by French perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour - Anomalia, from the Greek ‘anomalos’, expresses the concept of irregularity in glass bowls produced in ancient French furnaces
Preserving Collective Memory Through Art and Fragrance: BYREDO and Dozie Kanu, Bal d’Afrique
Bal d'Afrique, which was inspired by someone else's memories, was created with the intention of preserving and celebrating diasporic connections
Hermès, Un Jardin à Cythère: an unspoiled Greek garden on the isle of Kythira
Christine Nagel gave life to the 7th fragrance of the Hermès Parfums Jardins series – an olfactory quest through Greece that leads to Kythira, combining grasses, olive wood and fresh...
Franck Boclet, Rock’ N Raï: the gardens of Majorelle, Berber scarves and Chefchaouen
«Spending days in Turkish baths and walking through rooms filled with rose oil, reminiscing the essence while enjoying the taste and aroma of orange water all around you» – Franck...
Ambre Chromatique, Maison Crivelli: Thibaud Crivelli introduces the Slow perfume
Thibaud Crivelli worked with the French perfumier Quentin Bisch to transform the memory of a night trek in a tropical forest into a fragrance – everything starts from a synesthesia
Eau de Californie, Celine: Hedi Slimane’s home in Beverly Hills
Hedi Slimane pays homage to his love affair with California: summers on the beaches of San Clemente and San Onofre, the scent of Connolly leather on a Rolls Royce Corniche
Sable Nuit, Armani Privé: an untold story between Armani and the Middle East
The unisex Armani Sable Nuit has been created by the perfumer Nicolas Beaulieu as an homage to nature and its contrasts - an olfactory oxymoron
Dr Vranjes Firenze, Rosa Tabacco: natural is not synonymous with safety
«I created the first perfume for myself, the second for my loved ones and the third for the public», in conversation with Dr. Paolo Vranjes
Jo Malone, English Pear and Freesia: English autumn and the orchard at harvest
John Keats’ poem To Autumn inspires a fragrance that is reminiscent of the English countryside by combining the fruit and flower
Ormaie. Organic perfumes with an architectural integrity rooted in Baptiste Bouygues’ childhood
Pain Perdu emulates french toast, Papier Carbonne is inspired by his elementary school. Baptiste Bouygues has built Ormaie on memories
Cologne Indélébile by Frédéric Malle. Permanence in a bottle
Frédéric Malle is a third generation perfumer «perfume? I spoke the language without knowing it». Along with Dominique Ropion they collaborate again for Cologne Indélébile
Apple Brandy on the Rocks, Kilian. Mr. Hennessy pays homage to the Big Apple
Refillable bottles have been the epitome of Kilian Paris since the beginning. Mr Hennessy is transported to a memory of his grandmother refilling her initial engraved perfume bottle
The Hedonist, Ex Nihilo. A fragrance that features new compounds, made with enzymes: Akigalawood
The perfume industry is developing synthetic molecules with biochemists and bioengineers working to develop biosynthetic methods of producing fragrant compounds
Vertigo 1973, LabSolue. A circular encounter of hot and cold
France claims supremacy in the perfume arts – but Italy shows its creative resources and the production ability to compete. A long-standing pharmaceutical company is an absolute perfume laboratory
Géranium Pour Monsieur, Frédéric Malle. Whilst there is a freshness to it, there is also warmth
When Malle creates a perfume, he pictures the person who would wear it. For Géranium Pour Monsieur, he thinks of the Italian director, Luchino Visconti, and the drummer of Rolling...
Tranquillity, Davines. The beauty industry would be less polluting if it started with agriculture
Founded in Parma, Italy in 1983 by the Bollati family, the Davines group has been devoted to comprehensive sustainability for over twenty years
Floris, London. Royal warrants to supply the Queen
A Spanish artisan brought the flowers of the Mediterranean to the court of King George II and opened Floris Jermyn Street
Chanel, Paris. The symbolic value of the lion, the strength of Coco Chanel
The revelation of an untold aspect of the founder's existence. From 'Coco' Chanel’s zodiac sign, to the Lion of Venice which struck a chord with the founder and sealed her...
Jacaranda, Fueguia 1833. Botany based on the activation of existing resources
«Sustainability is about finding imperfections and transforming them into something that can be used». Julian Bedel, founder of Fueguia 1833, celebrates the richness of South American heritage
Cyprès Pantelleria, Giorgio Armani. A story between the earth and the sea
An ode to the island’s personality. In conversation with Véronique Gautier, Armani Beauty's Director, and Alberto Morillas, master perfumer and creator of Cyprès Pantelleria
