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Aesop Virere ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 20 August 2024 Leave a Comment

Australian botanical brand Aesop has launched Virēre, a new unisex green woody citrus fragrance…

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Aesop Ouranon ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 24 August 2023 4 Comments

Australian botanical brand Aesop will launch Ouranon, a new unisex spicy woody floral fragrance in the Othertopias collection, next month. Ouranon is reportedly the last in the series…

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Being more present

Posted by Robin on 13 April 2023 Leave a Comment

I'm always questioning why we’re wearing perfume and why we create perfume,” Barnabé Fillion tells me over Zoom from his Tokyo hotel room. “I'm not very interested by this idea of it being a very intense extension of your personality. For me, it's much more about connecting with your senses and being more present.”

— Read more in With Aesop's Gloam, Barnabé Fillion is Rebelling Against the Perfume Industry at Esquire.

Aesop Eidesis ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 1 September 2022 Leave a Comment

Australian botanical brand Aesop will launch Eidesis, a new unisex fragrance in the Othertopias collection, later this month… 

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Ritualistic and multisensory experiences

Posted by Robin on 25 May 2022 2 Comments

In a way, Arpa amounts to a reset for [perfumer Barnabé] Fillion, who has an ongoing relationship with Aesop, having created for the line such noteworthy scents as the smoky floral Rōzu, the herbaceous Karst and the spicy Marrakech Intense. He’s also designed perfumes for Paul Smith and Le Labo. His new venture, by contrast, is intended as a purely creative exercise uninhibited by trends or commercial briefs, one that sparks ritualistic and multisensory experiences. “I don’t have any targets,” he says. “I made the choice to take this freedom.”

— Read more in For Barnabé Fillion, Fragrance Is a Multisensory Affair at The New York Times.

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