My perfume, Manifesto, was based on the scent of basil.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My first and strongest memories about perfume come from childhood, from my mother, and they are a complex blend of her private and public selves.
My signature fragrance would be herbal - basil mixed with rosemary and coriander. Some big stars have got perfume lines that smell really bad. They've got it all wrong.
I wanted to only create a great perfume, not any perfume that would sell, but a great artistic one that the fans would not feel cheated by.
I remember making my own fragrances when I was young.
I've always loved to combine different scents to come up with my own unique thing.
The intense perfumes of the wild herbs as we trod them underfoot made us feel almost drunk.
I love Serge Lutens orange blossom perfume; my mom got it for me. It's my favorite. It just smells clean.
I'm sure that everyone who goes into fashion always dreams of having a perfume, since it completes the brand and exposes it in a different way.
I think a fragrance is all about sensations and imagery, and can evoke visions, feelings and thoughts.
What I like about Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium is that it's an understated scent that's somehow familiar.