Kissing, and little else, for Bvlgari Allegra Baciami.
Words are very unnecessary
Laura Harrier and Jacob Elordi for Hugo Boss The Scent Le Parfum for Him and The Scent Le Parfum for Her.
My ritual was thwarted
I first suspected something was awry about six months ago, after passing through airports with the same regularity I did pre-2020. For decades I have had a pre-flight ritual: I go to duty-free and spray myself with several blasts of Giorgio Armani Eau Pour Homme. I never buy it because, like ordering steak tartare in a restaurant, it’s something I reserve for a certain setting.
Last summer, my ritual was thwarted.
— Man confronts the reality of discontinuation. Read more in ‘Help, I’ve been discontinued…’ One man, in search of his smell at Financial Times.
No specific consumer in mind
“With no specific consumer in mind, we can focus on conveying emotions through ingredients,” Morillas says. In that way, he continues, “fragrances have shifted to reflect more of what people want to feel.” And these days, if you want to feel like a chiseled centaur, that’s okay, too.
— Perfumer Alberto Morillas on the rise of "gender-agnostic" fragrance. Read more in The Rise and Rise of Gender-Fluid Fragrance at Vogue.
A statue crafted from musk
Perfumer Delphine Jelk talks about Guerlain Musc Outreblanc.