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That’s So You

After tapping into the hearts and skin of its millennial fans, Glossier is betting big on its legacy and future

The Great Escape

A fragrance is just a collection of notes, unless it’s really a search for identity

Sexy Beast

How did Dior’s Sauvage end up as the world’s most popular fragrance?

Creating a Fracas

Fashion editor Isabella Blow had no shortage of signatures, but it was her favorite scent that lingered longest

Nosing Around

Infusing Google’s offices, flavoring dishes from superlative chefs, and concocting her own fragrances—Mandy Aftel takes us inside her “fragrance organ”

Lost in Temptation

Rich, heady, and complex, Lolita Lempicka’s powerful scent thrust the teenagers of the 90s into adulthood

Waiting for Godet

A mysterious briefcase! A retirement-home breakout! A next-gen perfumer’s quest to revive her family’s storied fragrance house has been a wild ride

Smell It and Weep

Perfumes are booming, thanks in part to a new generation of passionate fans and their heartfelt reviews. Sob!

Sniff and Tell

When a relationship with fragrance becomes a little too intense

The World’s Most Expensive Insect Repellent

It smells like a fine perfume

All for One

It was sacred and profane and unlike anything that had come before it. CK One defined a generation and became a prophesy