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Fragrances

Fragrances
The latest from STYLE on luxury perfumes
Cordelia de Castellane, artistic director of Dior Maison and Baby Dior. Photo: Handout
Icons and Influencers

Style according to … Cordelia de Castellane of Dior Maison and Baby Dior

The Paris-based designer behind Sofitel’s Le Vestiaire uniform collection shares her favourite books, beauty essentials and travel finds.

Style Edit

Style Edit: Zegna brings an Alpine-inspired retail vision to Hong Kong

Beauty

How the bar soap revival turned a bathroom basic into a little luxury

Beauty

Bottling memories and Hong Kong vibes? For Floriography, it just makes scents

Floriography’s perfumes are inspired by environments and experiences, from old bookstores to Hong Kong’s chaotic street smells.

Flow collection from Floriography Atelier in Kwun Tong. 26AUG26 SCMP/Jonathan Wong
Beauty

4 perfumes that capture the spirit of a destination

These heady, atmospheric eaux de parfum evoke destinations around the globe, from Taormina in Sicily to Mumbai, Cairo and Marrakech.

Chanel

New in beauty: from Chanel’s expanded fragrance range to Louis Vuitton’s lip liners

111Skin launched an at-home treatment for your complexion, while Wicked star Michelle Yeoh sported a blonde bob at Schiaparelli’s Paris haute couture show.

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Style Edit: Gracie Abrams is Chanel’s new Coco Mademoiselle

Thomas du Pré de Saint Maur tapped director Joe Wright for the launch, the brand having previously worked with Timothée Chalamet and Martin Scorsese.

Gracie Abrams is the new face of Coco Mademoiselle. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: How Henry Jacques found a kindred spirit in Ousmane Dembélé

The new partnership connects haute parfumerie with a footballer’s disciplined path, highlighting precision, ritual and resilience.

Beauty

From vegetable scents to luxury brushes, 9 beauty and wellness launches to refresh your summer routine

Beat the heat with weightless SPF from Fancl, quirky allotment-inspired colognes by Jo Malone, and an indulgent spa session at Kimpton Tsim Sha Tsui.

Beauty

K-beauty’s 5 best new product drops, plus Arden Cho shows us how it’s done

The latest South Korean creams, serums and fragrances from AP Beauty, Kaja Beauty, SW19, Beauty of Joseon and Sulwhasoo.

K-beauty news: new products from AP Beauty and Sulwhasoo, plus K-pop Demon Hunters’ Arden Cho’s soft glam make-up look. Photos: Handout, FilmMagic
Middle East

Middle Eastern perfumes are trending, led by Lattafa and Mona Kattan’s Kayali

From TikTok Shop to legacy houses, oud has gone mainstream – with Gucci, Maison Francis Kurkdjian and Tom Ford all launching dedicated collections.

Mona Kattan helped drive the rise of Middle Eastern fragrances with Dubai-based Kayali, which became Sephora’s No 1 fragrance brand in the first half of 2025. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Henry Jacques’ Les Toupies is fragrance as sculpture

Henry Jacques’ Les Toupies collection sees perfumes as conversations, and the crystal flacons housing them as objects to be owned – and held – for life.

Beauty

5 summer beauty highlights from Zendaya, Chanel, Dior and more

From anti-ageing face balm to La Mer’s Rejuvenating Eye Cream, and from Dior’s country estate in the South of France to a red carpet in New York.

Icons and Influencers

‘Spray 100 times’: inside TikTok’s wild new world of men’s fragrance

From OverSpray Jay’s 100-spritz rule to the rise of dupes, a new generation of obsessive male shoppers is reshaping a multibillion-dollar industry.

TikTok has been experiencing a far faster growth in male fragrance influencers compared with female ones. Photo: May Tse
Cartier

Cartier’s first perfumer Mathilde Laurent on her olfactory journey

Laurent built haute parfumerie range Les Heures de Parfum as well as La Panthère range, named for the maison’s famous big cat muse.

Mathilde Laurent, perfumer and creative director at Cartier. Photo: Handout
Beauty

Why your perfume smells different depending on the season

Here’s how to make your fragrance wardrobe work for you through the seasons, from citrus top notes that vanish in the summer heat to base notes that bloom in the cold.

Skincare

Beauty sleep? The skincare products migrating from bathroom to bedroom

K-beauty did it a long time ago, but now bedside beauty is rising alongside ‘sleepmaxxing’, from Laneige’s Lip Sleeping Mask to silk and self-heating eye masks.

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Style Edit: The new Henry Jacques collection crowns its Rose de Mai project

The art-in-a-bottle Collection de l’Atelier 2025 distils the house’s signature flower into 3 Les Essences created for collectors.

Henry Jacques’ Collection de l’Atelier 2025 is the last chapter in a three-part project. Photo: Handout
Beauty

Solid fragrance – the discreet luxury taking over #PerfumeTok

While Diptyque and Glossier have kept the category alive for years, others like Dior are offering new formats for this alternative to conventional sprays.

Fashion

Designer Filippo Sorcinelli on dressing the last three popes – interview

Also a perfumer and organist, Sorcinelli says his work for Popes Benedict, Francis and now Leo is ultimately inspired by his Catholic faith.

Grooming

5 top grooming trends for men this spring – like Paul Anthony Kelly’s stubble

From Dior hair care and the Love Story actor’s stubble secrets to buzz cuts, Byredo’s Bal d’Afrique fragrance, and Grown Alchemist’s glow-boosting oil.

Paul Anthony Kelly poses during a photocall before the Dior fall/winter 2026 women’s ready-to-wear collection show during Paris Fashion Week in Paris on March 3. Photo: Reuters
Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for April 10-13

Indulge in caviar tastings in Happy Valley, fragrance-inspired teas at W Hong Kong hotel, and innovative Vietnamese cuisine in Central.

Amigo’s six-course dinner in Hong Kong includes its house-brand caviar. Photo: Handout
Fame and celebrity

Style according to ... TV presenter and entrepreneur Georgina Wilson-Burnand

The TV presenter and Sunnies entrepreneur shares her style icons including Carolyn Bessette, Manila hang-outs, and love for gifting locally woven pieces.

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Style Edit: Henry Jacques’ Les Toupies is a French love story in crystal

The ‘spinning tops’ limited edition collection spans 3 chapters and 6 fragrances, with pairs of sculptural crystal flacons, each with finely drawn personas.

Wine and Spirits

Q&A | Troye Sivan on wine, creativity and working with people he loves

The Tsu Lange Yor founder on designing limited edition pieces, why wine taps the same creativity as music, and his pride in his homeland.

Australian singer-songwriter and actor Troye Sivan is Penfolds’ new creative partner. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Henry Jacques’ Les Boîtes are luxury homes for Classiques scents

Exquisitely crafted – and gifted with certain purchases – the padded cases blend haute parfumerie, personal curation and everyday elegance.

Henry Jacques has introduced Les Boîtes à Parfums – elegant, handcrafted chests designed to house the maison’s Classiques fragrances. Photo: Handout
Consumer protection in Hong Kong

Hong Kong watchdog finds fragrance allergens in Gucci, Bvlgari perfumes

Consumer Council warns perfumes containing excessive fragrance chemicals may lead to ‘cocktail effect’, increasing health risks.

Style Edit

Style Edit: Henry Jacques elevates perfume with Les Classiques

Designed to enrich daily life with scent rituals, the curated collection offers 50 fragrances in 3 formats: Les Essences, Les Brumes and Les Solides.

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