What We’re Loving: A Unisex Scent By BLK DNM
Photo: Kanon
Lately, I’ve been dying to take a break from the standard floral perfumes that populate the fragrance world and spritz on something a little different. Since Birchbox HQ is full of discerning noses, I asked my co-workers to recommend a non-sweet, non-cloying scent, and they had one suggestion across the board: BLK DNM’s Perfume 11. This spicy blend of musk, incense, and black pepper smells equally great on guys and girls, and it doesn’t come across as too cologne-y. It also has plenty of cosmopolitan street cred. The line is the brainchild of Johan Lindeberg, the Swedish fashion designer whose hip-hugging denim line is beloved by hip kids from New York to Stockholm, and launched at Art Basel Miami last December to much fanfare.
Armed with my new unisex scent, I was inspired to make a wardrobe modification and adopt new outfits that veer on the androgynous side. Out went the floral blouses and pencil skirts. In came a worn lambskin leather jacket, tight jeans, and my trusty pair of Wayfarers (hey, New Yorkers are totally allowed to wear sunglasses in the wintertime). Now I’m ready to stomp down the Bowery looking (and smelling) way cooler than I really am.
What do you think: would you wear a perfume that’s designed with both genders in mind?
—Mai
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