From designers to directors, the modern gentleman is a unique and complex character—BAZAAR’s most stylish men offer us their philosophy in finding scent-sational matches.
Syed Adil
Ex-fencer turned investment professional
Top; and cropped pants, both from Loewe.
A SCENT TO ME … is about making a connection. You know that feeling when you first meet someone, and you get a whiff of them, and it’s so intense that you connect beyond a physical level? That’s what a scent is—it’s powerful and exciting.
MY STYLE … Some might call it old-fashioned, but I like to think of it as laid back and timeless.
SCENT PICK … Jo Malone London Oud & Bergamot Cologne Intense.
WHAT MAKES A SCENT … French philosopher Henri Bergson said that sexuality is the keynote to civilisation. And I think he’s on to something there—so apart from a woody, bold base, I like a scent that has a layer of something spicy and sensual beneath it.
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BAZAAR PICKS
These seductive and distinctive scents make the top pick for the BAZAAR Man.
Jo Malone Velvet Rose & Oud Cologne Intense
Jo Malone London Velvet Rose & Oud Cologne Intense, 100ML, RM695
Top Note: Clove
Enveloping with spicy warmth, it adds instant richness.
Heart Note: Damask Rose
Roses are picked and distilled at dawn when the scent of the blooms is at its most exquisite. As the fragrance unfurls, this opulent floral, with its spicy, honey facets wraps the scent with sumptuous texture.
Base Note: Oud
Rich, resinous and dark, with animalic accents, bringing intensity and depth to the fragrance.
Jo Malone London Myrrh & Tonka Cologne Intense
Jo Malone London Myrrh & Tonka Cologne Intense, 100ML, RM695
Top Note: French Lavender
Fresh with accents of camphor, honey and hay, it gives the fragrance its aromatic quality.
Heart Note: Omumbri Myrrh
Uniquely rich with a warm balsamic note of amber, Nambian myrrh infuses the fragrance with vibrant oriental sensuality.
Base Note: Tonka Bean
Tonka bean is wonderfully warm with accents of almond, vanilla and aromatic tobacco, adding tangible richness to the fragrance.
Jo Malone London Oud & Bergamot Cologne Intense
Jo Malone London Oud & Bergamot Cologne Intense, 100ML, RM695
Top Note: Bergamot
The ingredient that gives Earl Grey tea its lively character. Bergamot brightens with its sparkling, citrus freshness.
Base Note: Cedarwood
Dry and intensely woody, it creates the brambly aspect in the base of the scent.
Base Note: Oud Wood
Rich, resinous and dark with animalic accents, it mingles with the textural gourmand qualities of praline in the base, bringing intensity and depth to the fragrance.
Photography: Soon Lau (Awesome Image)
Styling: Mughni Che Din.
Hair: Cody Chua and Bibian Leong.
Make-up: Shiyo Joo.
Set assistant: Aizuddin Afiq.
Additional assistance: Tania Zainuddin.
