For content creator and color analyst Enzo Villacorta, fragrance and color are tools to uncover identity. Every shade, silhouette, and spritz carries meaning, helping us explore our evolving selves with intention, balance, and a subtle sense of artistry.

Grasse Perfume Week welcomed a new name in niche fragrance—this time from the Philippines. Discover how perfumer Shale Albao’s Tadhana brought local stories and scents into a global conversation.

They don’t shout—they linger. Today’s subtle, barely-there fragrances are redefining what it means to smell good. Filipino perfumer Bernadette Lim shares why they’re more than just a passing trend.

For ISSY, fragrance is more than scent—it’s a story, an intention, and a wearable expression of identity. By deconstructing a single perfume into three distinct yet harmonious expressions, co-founder Joel Andrade invites us to see fragrance not as a final statement, but as an ongoing dialogue with the self. In this exclusive interview with The Beauty Edit, he shares how breaking a scent apart can reveal not just the layers of perfume—but the layers of who we are.

Amid market skepticism, sourcing hurdles, and brand bias, Filipino perfumers are pushing back—claiming their space with world-class scents rooted in homegrown stories. Meet the passionate scent-makers crafting not just perfumes, but a bold new narrative for Filipino creativity and culture.

What does power smell like? For the latest edition of Trial&Splendor with Lancôme, we delved into Idôle Power, the brand’s boldest take on modern femininity, and discovered how fragrance can mirror who you are.