Hermès will introduce Violette Volynka, a new fragrance in the brand’s luxury Hermessence line, in September…
A preference for gin cocktails
Smell the new Hermès perfume on your skin and there is no denying that it has that bright uplift of any fragrance described with the word [fresh]. Yet all the familiar markers – laundered linen, citrus, cut grass – are absent.
The secret is a heavy dose of juniper berries. Quite sweetly, [perfumer Christine] Nagel was inspired to make juniper the heart of her fragrance when she realised that the large group of boys at family gatherings (Nagel has six children) had a preference for gin cocktails. It is, as she puts it, ‘a pleasurable taste for the young man’.
— Read more in Latest Hermès perfume offers a radically new approach to fragrance at Wallpaper.
Hermes Eau de Basilic Pourpre ~ new fragrance
Hermès will launch Eau de Basilic Pourpre, a new addition to the brand’s unisex Cologne collection, next month. The last in the series was 2018’s Eau de Citron Noir…
Hermes Terre d’Hermes Eau Givree ~ new fragrance
Hermès will launch Terre d’Hermès Eau Givrée, a new flanker to 2006’s Terre d’Hermès fragrance for men…
The most beautiful job on earth
My job is the most beautiful job on earth and I love everything about it, but there are a few important moments that happen [in my process]. The first is when I discover a new material, as that’s when the whole process [of creating a new scent] begins in my mind. I wonder, what can I do with this? How can I use that treasure? The second is the process of creating, which I really love. But the ultimate part is what happens when I’ve put my heart into something. I don’t have a recipe for success, so I can only hope that I’ll touch somebody’s emotions.
— Perfumer Christine Nagel on being a perfumer. Read more in Career Girl: How Hermès’s Christine Nagel Got The Chicest Job In Beauty at Vogue UK.