WHEN I MEET Christine Nagel over Zoom her joy is palpable, despite the computer screen, interpreter and thousands of kilometres between us. It’s morning in Paris and I’m fortunate to be the first ...

In the world of fragrance, a chypre—a combination of crisp, floral, and woody—is not for the faint of heart. Just ask Christine Nagel, the renowned Swiss nose and head perfumer at Hermès, who spent ...

When you hear the word Hermès, a few things come to mind. Vibrant orange boxes that house the littlest of luxuries. Silky scarves that are more like detailed works of art. And, perhaps most famously, ...

The French maison launches its first major follow-up to Terre d’Hermès after 15 years with a scent that fuses natural essences and biotechnology Perfumer Christine Nagel was inspired by the label’s ...

Concurrently floral, fresh and woody: such is the unconventional olfactory cocktail of the latest bud from the Garden family of Hermès’ fragrance collection. The scent’s name – Un Jardin sur la Lagune ...

Perfumer Christine Nagel has been working in-house at Hermès for ten years now. However, her appointment at the storied luxury maison with deeply equestrian roots (Hermès was founded as a harness ...

The balmy woods at Venice’s Garden of Eden pervaded in perfumer Christine Nagel’s olfactory memory long after her visits. —PHOTOS: HERMÈS The Garden of Eden first came to Christine Nagel in a dream.

Jean-Philippe Collin had good reason to feel upbeat at the Manila launch of Hermès’ latest fragrance. Even with poor sales across the luxury industry, the brand fared well in the first half of 2014, ...

Has its own Twilly scarf (which is permanently attached to the hat so don’t get any ideas). Clear as crystal, revealing the rose liquid inside. Hermès hit the millennial pink nail on the head with ...