This Canadian Fragrance Brand Is Going Wild
Picking up the scent.
Raphaël Gaspard, founder of the Montreal-based fragrance brand Gaspard Premier, captures his childhood memories linked to scent in each bottle.
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In Conversation with Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian
The fragrance savant talks superstitions and his latest scent, Bois Talisman for Dior’s La Collection Privée.
The fragrance savant talks superstitions and his latest scent, Bois Talisman for Dior’s La Collection Privée.
This New Scent by Hermès Is an Icon in the Making
Barénia is classic yet thoroughly modern.
Barénia is classic yet thoroughly modern.
A Round Pavilion in Mexico City Is a Haven for Aromatic Exploration
Designed by Esrawe, Xinú Marsella blends retail and garden sanctuary.
In the trendy Juárez neighbourhood of Mexico City, Xinú Marsella is part garden, part art installation, and part perfume and home scents boutique.
Rihanna Is the New Face of an Iconic Dior Perfume
A joining of two icons.
Released in 1999, the fragrance is associated with femininity, meant to embody an empowered and independent woman.
Spring Fragrances for a Fresh Signature Scent
In full bloom.
These newly released or classic fragrances mirror the blissful scents of spring—light, fresh, citrusy, and floral—to mist as a signature scent for months on end.
Meet Barre, the Artisanal Perfume Brand From Rural Nova Scotia
The artist-led perfume brand that should be on your radar (and wrist).
Bree Hyland founded Barre, a line of artisanal, small-batch, genderless perfume that can, per its website, “ignite lust, attraction, magic, and mystery.”
1000 Flowers Perfumery Blooms in Grasse, France
A Canadian expat nurtures a thriving micro-niche perfumery in Grasse, the fragrant heart of France’s perfume industry.
As the perfume capital of the world, Grasse, France, attracts aficionados to luxuriate in its fragrant atmosphere and history. British Columbia native Jessica Buchanan is one of them.
The Beautiful Curiosities of Officine Universelle Buly 1803
The French apothecary that puts a modern spin on beauty formulas steeped in history.
Officine Universelle Buly 1803, a Paris-based apothecary, has amassed a cult following for its quirky products and beautifully scented curiosities that line its stores’ handsome glass cabinets and veined-marble countertops.
