10 fragrances loved by Korean celebs and where to get them

Itzy’s Yeji: Byredo Casablanca Lily

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Byredo’s Casablanca Lily is an intense, warm white floral scent that pays homage to the port city in Morocco, and its diverse culture and heritage. It opens with plum and gardenia before parting to heart notes of carnation and Indian tuberose. Finally, the scent is anchored with rosewood and honey accord to add a slightly sweet and spicy quality to balance the floral notes.

Le Sserafim’s Chaewon: Jo Malone English Pear and Freesia Hair Mist

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The fruity floral English pear and freesia is one of Jo Malone’s bestsellers, capturing the essence of a just-ripe pear. As the name implies, the scent starts with pear and freesia, while the patchouli base note imparts a woody quality. The hair mist is a lighter version of the perfume, which is how Chaewon likes to wear scents.

Mamamoo’s Hwasa: Creed Royal Water

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Royal Water is a fresh, spicy, and aromatic perfume created as a tribute to the youth and vibrancy of young British royals. It opens with citruses and peppermint before heading to a slightly herbal note of juniper berry and basil. Ambergris and musk then finish this much-raved-about Creed perfume.

Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon: Hermès H24

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The Hermès H24 perfume was created by perfumer Christine Nagelwith a blend of both natural and synthetic fragrance compounds. Its herbal, botanical nature begins with clary sage and narcissus, and is bolstered with rosewood and sclarene. Sclarene, interestingly, has a warm, metallic quality.

Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet: Blackpink’s Jisoo

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Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet is for those who love a floral perfume that truly celebrates the natural scent of flowers. Inspired by a dress embroidered with flowers, the fresh scent begins with bergamot, which sets the ground for Damascus rose and peony to shine. Behind them, white musk plays a supportive role to further accentuate the spring floral quality.

Byredo Rose Noir: Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany

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Byredo Rose Noir andAcqua Di Parma Rose Nobile are both rose-centred scents, yet present two very different viewpoints. Byredo’s Rose Noir has a more mossy, spicy profile as it has top notes of cardamom, freesia, grapefruit and red berries; heart notes of lily of the valley, raspberry, Damascus rose, violet; and jasmine and base notes of moss, musk, patchouli and labdanum.

Acqua Di Parma Rosa Nobile: Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany

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Meanwhile, Acqua Di Parma Rosa Nobile presents a floral approach with top notes of tangerine, bergamot and pepper; heart notes of rose absolute and accords of peony, violet and lily; and base notes of musk, cedarwood and ambergris.

Kiehl’s Original Musk: 2PM’s Junho

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Kiehl’s Original Musk draws inspiration from an archival scent that was believed to have been made in the 1920s. The musky, white floral perfume opens with bergamot nectar and orange blossom before it is moderated with the floral complexities of rose, lily, ylang-ylang and neroli. And as the scent sits, tonka nut, white patchouli and musk afford a warm, cosy effect.

Le Labo Another 13: NCT’s Doyoung

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Le Labo’s Another 13 was born out of a collaboration between the fragrance label and Jefferson Hack of AnOther Magazine. The amber woody scent begins with fruity notes of pear, citruses and apple, which leads to ambrette, amyl salicylate, moss and jasmine middle notes. Finally, synthetic ingredients including musky ambroxan round out the perfume.

Chanel 1957: NCT’s Doyoung

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Chanel 1957 starts with aldehydes, bergamot, pink pepper and coriander. Its middle notes consist of orange blossom and jasmine; and base notes contain orris, cashmeran, cedar, honey and vanilla. White musk is present at all three levels and strings everything together to form a powdery, musky profile.



This article was originally published in Harper's Bazaar Singapore.