beauty call

Six Scents has been a favorite of beautylab clients and strategists from the moment the line was added to our scent gallery, so naturally we were ecstatic to read that they’ll be launching a new series in less than a month.  For the second series, six pairs of designers and perfumers explored the idea of nature as muse.  Each designer was asked to imagine a place, action and person that would be the basis for the fragrance, then the perfumers interpreted the designers’ stories and inspirations to craft the scents.

Designers for Series Two include Phillip Lim, Henrik Vibskov, Damir Doma, Toga, Richard Nicoll and Henry Holland.   The production run has been upped to 2000 bottles per fragrance and each will again be accompanied by a signed, numbered card including inspiration sources and scent notes.  Series Two will incorporate multi-media components for each of the scents, including short films by Marco Brambilla, botanical sculptures by Makoto Azuma and packaging photography by Justin Edward John Smith.

In a fragrance world dominated by generic mega-conglomerates, it’s seductive to be engaged on an intellectual level by a brand that offers a cerebral, complex product.  Below, a list of scents, their designer/perfumer team and fragrance notes:

Fragrance 1: Collage

Phillip Lim with Nathalie Gracia-Cetto

Notes: bergamot, black pepper, juniper berry, magnolia accord, patchouli, Virginia Cedar and incense

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Fragrance 2: Ende/Anfang

Damir Doma with Yann Vasnier

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Fragrance 3: Solar Donkey Power

Henrik Vibskov with Louise Turner

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Fragrance 4: Smell

House of Holland with Stephen Nilsen

Notes: lilac, mimosa, pine forest accord, green grass, sheer jasmine and musk: ”Henry wanted something cheeky; he imagined a big purple couch, made of velour, for all his friends to hang out on surrounded by puppies. When his perfumer, Stephen Nilsen thought about making it unisex, Henry said, “Just lots of sex.”

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Fragrance 5: Nicoll 17

Richard Nicoll with Rodrigo Flores-Roux

Notes: Florentine fennel, fennel pollen, black basil, white iris petals, caraway seeds, sweet orange, angelica root, magnolia and ivy buds

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Fragrance 6: Whiskey Caramelise

Toga with Alexandra Kosinski

Notes: “the essence of getting smashed off really great whiskey”

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Six Scents Series Two will be available in October at Seven New York, Henri Bendel, Oak and Jeffrey.  A percentage of the proceeds will go to Pro-Natura, a charity for rural populations in the developing world.

Images via Now Smell This

Excerpts via Dazed Digital