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For Malle, associating fragrance with color is second nature.

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It’s an automatic response that plays a key role in his creative process.

“This gives some direction while leaving room for interpretation.

The result often surprises me.”

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We asked Malle to look beyond the hyperbole and show us the true colors of four new fragrances.

This perfume plays up those distinct effects.

Frederic Malle Synthetic Jungle

“It’s a symphony of greens.

A purple and pink illustration of Estee Lauder’s Beautiful Magnolia fragrance on a white background

Illustration by Samantha Hahn

That’s when patchouli came in.

The effect is photo-realistic: vegetal, sharp.

It’s an idealized portrait of a jungle.”

A technicolor illustration of Frederic Malle’s Synthetic Jungle fragrance on a white background

Illustration by Samantha Hahn

I see this as a layering of milky whites and creamy beige."

This reminds me very much of that.

To me, it conveys the pink, rounded color of a strawberry.

A yellow and black illustration of Marc Jacobs' Perfect Intense fragrance on a white background

Illustration by Samantha Hahn

It is a modern interpretation of what perfumers call a floral oriental it blends jasmine with sweet vanilla."

A pink and blue illustration of Armani My Way Intense fragrance of a white background

Illustration by Samantha Hahn

A light pink glass rectangular bottle with a silver cap on a white background

A glass perfume bottle with a black label with red lettering and black cap

A yellow glass bottle wit black lettering and a black bowtie cap on a white background

A pink and blue glass bottle of perfume with a blue and gold cap on a white background