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How To Scent It: the fragrance trends you need to know

From cool colognes to olfactory experiences, these are the latest innovations in perfume

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These perfumes will make you more creative...
Or at least that’s what their creators say. Meet the perfumers reimagining scent for a new era of self-discovery
Artistic scents: Perfumers take notes from the gallery
From the Venus de Milo to Antony Gormley’s Iron, fragrance houses are reinterpreting the masterpieces
Scented lipsticks to pout about
Fragrance isn’t the only cosmetic that leaves an impression. But what makes us so nostalgic for certain bits of kit?
Step inside the greatest chemist in the world
Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella is celebrating its 800th anniversary. Here’s how Florence’s beauty secret has quietly conquered the planet
Meet the fragrance duo blazing a multisensory trail
Perfumer Barnabé Fillion and glass artist Jochen Holz discuss their mind-bending collaboration
Five new colognes subverting classic scents
Orris, oakmoss and oud, but not like you know them

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