Commercially, it has more than justified its audacity, standing alongside Angel as one of Mugler’s core global bestsellers and anchoring an entire franchise of solar femininity. That longevity—20 years of continuous presence, reformulations, and relaunches in an unforgiving market—suggests less a trend than a permanent fixture in the collective scent wardrobe.

— Read more in Alien at 20: How Mugler’s Most Polarizing Fragrance Became a Permanent Icon at Los Angeles Sentinel.