We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. For a decade, perfumer Christine Nagel had a secret: a fragrance she just couldn’t get out of her mind. As the in-house perfumer ...

In the world of fragrance, a chypre—a combination of crisp, floral, and woody—is not for the faint of heart. Just ask Christine Nagel, the renowned Swiss nose and head perfumer at Hermès ...

Drawing on both the history and legacy of Hermès, Nagel’s job is to create fragrances that are both timeless and modern—much like the clothing and accessories Hermès is known for.

We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Fragrances are typically created to evoke particular feelings or memories—a pungent vanilla scent may provoke childhood ...

12 October 2024 Beauty Launches That Are Definitely Worth the Hype Barenia is the epitome of elegance — from the simplistic bottle to the refined fragrance inside. I have a vast perfume ...

In many ways, Hermes’s new fragrance Jardin à Cythère is a scent ... “For me, Greece is blue, white, and blond,” she says. “The blue of the sea, the white houses, and the golden blond ...

It might seem far-fetched at first, but it’s true that fragrance is, in essence, the popular taste of a particular time and place distilled into a bottle. Take for instance YSL’s Opium. A potent blend ...

Hermès has only launched two major men’s fragrances in the last 20 years, until now. After launching Terre d’Hermès, a staple fragrance that embodies power and vigor, in 2006, the house ...