We all want to smell our best, but we risk doing ourselves some serious damage. Perfume can help to disguise a multitude of unsavoury sins. Whether you just need a little freshener or decided to forgo having a shower in favour of a few more minutes in bed, a bottle of fragrance can make a … Read More →
On “No Shape,” the introspective artist Perfume Genius sounds unexpectedly victorious. In his lyrics, Mike Hadreas, the thirty-five-year-old musician who records as Perfume Genius, expresses a relationship to the body that is at once violent and tender. He glorifies abjection, and lavishes sweetness on images of grisly decay. On his second album, 2012’s “Put Your … Read More →
The scene usually goes something like this: I’m in a mall or a department store. I hold up a perfume, body spray, or otherwise scented daily use item, and ask the person with me (usually my girlfriend, sometimes a friend) “Does this smell nice? Can you try to describe what it smells like? Is … Read More →
Boss Ma Vie Pour Femme is a fresh and fulfilling fragrance, with top notes of cactus blossom accord that captures the green freshness of the desert plant. At the heart, suave pink freesia and jasmine petals blend with rosebud. And finally, the intense warmth of sheer woods and cedarwood forms the base of the fragrance. … Read More →
Ermenegildo Zegna have introduced Acqua di Iris for the “man whose sophistication, confidence and freshness make him a pillar of modern style.” 2015’s Acqua di Bergamotto was inspired by a cooling breeze and lush green fields, Acqua di Iris presents a new, fresh interpretation of this Zegna classic. Acqua di Iris is inspired by tradition … Read More →
The Gucci Flora Garden Collection of fragrances is a selection of aromas pulling creativity of the house’s famous Flora pattern and echoes the attractiveness of the Flora woman who is lovable, passionate and self-assured. First appearing in 2009 the classic Gucci Flora EDT – eau de toilette fragrance was succeeded by Gucci Flora EDP In … Read More →
I have always been drawn to different types of smell since childhood, and find inspiration in everything I see around me. Most fragrances tend to evoke different memories. This has moulded and influenced my design aesthetics over the years. I believe that as a designer, one can seek inspiration in all that we see, smell … Read More →