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Do you smell that?
Photographer:Elliot & Erick Jimenez;Stylist:Rachael Wang;Hair:Nikki Nelms;Makeup:Frankie Boyd;Manicure:Eri Handa;Set designer: Jenny Correa;Producer:Marcos Fecchino
Long, green plumes of clary sage stretching through the corridors of an upscale wellness retreat?
Tingly cognac, sprinkled across a bed of velvety tonka bean?
If it sounds like a headache, that’s because it kind of is.
The fragrance industry has reached dizzying new heights.
There are new and refillable modes of packaging.
They’re doing patchouli in a way patchouli hasn’t been done before.
But that may pose more questions than it answers.
Is a fragrance a feeling?
Is it a place to escape?
We don’t know we just love it.
Well, we love some more than others.
The initial explosion of mint and green peppercorn settles into a dry, leafy base.
And the refillable flacon, designed to resemble a crystal glass, exudes the bonhomie of a Paris speakeasy.
