Perfume: A Sensory Journey Through Contemporary Scent. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Somerset House Iam on a road trip, somewhere hot and dry. Arizona, maybe, or Texas. I stop the car, open the door into the breeze and, while the cicadas play drums to the song on the radio, the roadside scents of grass and hot asphalt and … Read More →
The recent explosion of niche perfumery has been driven by the recent obsession with being able to express yourself. Pictured, from left: Kilian Hennessy of By Kilian, David Seth and Kavi Moltz of DS & Durga, Carlos Huber of Arquiste, Eddy Chai and Paul Birardi of Odin, Fabrice Penot of Le Labo, Jan Ahlgren of … Read More →