Aesop seeks to experiment with aroma, eschewing typical archetypes and assumptions about demographic preferences, working with prominent French perfumers Barnabé Fillion and Céline Barel. The greatly rewarding process of collaborating with such talented noses has led to the creation of fragrances that are as distinctive, subtle and sophisticated as the ideas that brought them into being. They know no gender boundaries, and are intended for all who take pleasure in the evocative power of scent.

Aesop seeks to experiment with aroma, eschewing typical archetypes and assumptions about demographic preferences, working with prominent French perfumers Barnabé Fillion and Céline Barel. The greatly rewarding process of collaborating with such talented noses has led to the creation of fragrances that are as distinctive, subtle and sophisticated as the ideas that brought them into being. They know no gender boundaries, and are intended for all who take pleasure in the evocative power of scent.

Most recently, Aesop has partnered with Fillion to develop a distinct collection of unorthodox fragrances: Othertopias. Titled Miraceti, Karst, Erémia, Eidesis, Gloam and Ouranon, these Eaux de Parfum draw inspiration from environments which unsettle the borders between real and imagined, here and elsewhere.

In select stores across the globe, Aesop’s Eaux de Parfums are now housed in an intriguing Fragrance Armoire, whose streamlined exterior conceals a complex inner world of transportive aromas—some familiar, some intriguing. Bottles are arranged with unfussy rigour on neat rows of shelves. The inside of the right-hand door reveals a lacquered cabinet housing twelve small drawers, each containing a porous object suffused with an Aesop fragrance, giving inquisitive noses a first sense of each scent. Many of the Fragrance Armoires also contain a unique Infusion Chamber—a glass case where customers can hang their coat or scarf. Here, their chosen fragrance is spritzed into the air and the glass doors are shut for a few seconds. Once the aroma has thoroughly infused the fabric, the customer can leave with a uniformly scented piece of clothing, carrying an olfactory trace of the sensory experience away with them.

This enveloping environment embodies Aesop’s approach to fragrance—committed to provoking the senses, unsettling expectations, and evoking worlds beyond the one we inhabit.

Aesop fragrances are available at all Aesop stores and online at https://www.aesop.com/sg/

Price: $185 to $255 for 50ml