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My fifth visit to Esxence felt almost like a personal anniversary. In my opinion, it also turned out to be the best edition I have attended so far, writes Eveline Nagajeva.
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Some of the most interesting perfume brands today are built around personal perspective. KV by Kateryna Vel’menko, founded in 2024, is deeply tied to the life of its founder: Ukrainian roots, years immersed in Middle Eastern fragrance culture, and a long-established life in Italy. The result is a collection that moves between cultures and sensibilities while still feeling cohesive.
Stéphane Humbert Lucas is one of the houses that continues to focus on creating unique fragrances rather than producing commercially safe releases designed to appeal to a wide audience. Although the house has two main collections with their own distinct olfactory profiles, both contain many scents heavily influenced by Arabian culture. The house explores every major fragrance category, and each creation is crafted in a way that is instantly recognizable as Stéphane Humbert Lucas.
