Cathrine Jansson-Boyd, a professor of consumer psychology at Anglia Ruskin University in the UK, connects the shift away from a signature scent with a weakening sense of identity. "The more time you spend online, the more you want to change how you represent yourself," she says. "You never really establish a proper sense of self."
— Read more in Smells like teen spirit: Inside Gen Z's obsession with luxury fragrances at Business Insider.
Welcome to the weekend and our standard-issue open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the fragrance you’re hoping to find in the splitmeet next weekend, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
From L'Artisan Parfumeur, the Voyage à Constantinople candle: "Turkish delight, a bustling spice market, ginger, cedar and leather. Handcrafted in Grasse with the finest raw materials, this scented candle sets a new tone in the home with an intimate diffusion of scent"; currently on markdown, $60 for 250g at L'Artisan in the US.
Monique Jonas of Jona Dance Company, for Miller Harris Holiday 2024. Then below the jump, perfumer Emilie Bouge talks about Mìneir and perfumer Karine Vinchon Spehner talks about Staccato. (The latter two videos are about 10-12 minutes each.)
