Meet the season’s haute magic makers and the masterful alchemists whose deep devotion to fashion and beauty is inspiring us to dream in color this summer

by ARCHANA AITHAL ROSE

LASTING IMPRESSION
Sultry summer days call for olfactory offerings that match the balmy mood of the hour. We’ve lined up the season’s most heady fragrances that are layered in a multitude of ways with the most exotic notes drawn from nature to create a scent identity that’ll linger in the air.

Gucci A chant for the Nymph Eau De Parfum
To match its seductive name, Gucci’s new Frangipani-infused fragrance, inspired by tropical forests, combines sensuous notes of ylang ylang, Tiare flowers, and soft vanilla in a pink lacquered glass bottle that looks like it belongs in an antique apothecary. $370, gucci.com

Guerlain Les Parisiennes Baiser De Russie Eau De Parfum
From their cult collection, Les Pariesiennes, paying homage to the Muscovite and her Boho spirit in an iconic bee bottle first created by Pierre Francois Pascal Guerlain, a smoldering blend of jasmine and cranberries promises to stir the senses. $280, guerlain.com

Coach Dreams Eau De Parfum
Like sunshine in a jar, inspired by a California road trip, this joyful woody perfume combines the freshness of juicy pear and bitter orange, with base notes of cactus flower and heart of gardenia. $102, coach.com

Cellini Spread

CANDY SHOP
Rendered in a romantic color palette inspired by the works of the 20th century American painter Georgia O’Kee e, L.A.-based Jonathan Simkhai’s spring-summer collection is a surfeit of happy. Confectionary hues like neon mint, pale coral, and eggnog melt into sensational silhouettes. Injecting rigor and modernity into gauzy, lacy lingerie looks, a recurring theme in many of Simkhai’s earlier works, the enviable ensembles from his latest collection feature some of the most jawdropping details. Including an ivory pantsuit with a swathed cutout back, standout separates in airy crochet, and his signature slip dress, reimagined for 2020, Simkhai’s collection has hardly any sartorial misfires.

NIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR
Our picks of the season’s most well-appointed skin salves are powered by the beauty world’s oft-repeated industry buzzwords volcanic, gold, and peptides. Multitasking with at least two to three active ingredients, these masks repair that parched, sun-exposed summer skin, while epitomizing the very concept of beauty sleep.

Giorgio Armani Crema Nera Reviving Volcanic Mask
Known to be nature’s skin purifier, potent volcanic powder sourced from the Italian island of Pantelleria is blended with macadamia oil to create this indulgent face mask, aiding intense skin illumination. $300, armani.com

Elemis Peptide4 Overnight Radiance Peel
The coveted, Instagrammer-approved Elemis product is an overnight peel that blends lactic acid with AHAs from Hibiscus flowers to support your skin’s natural cell turnover, reducing pores and correcting dullness. $78, neimanmarcus.Com

Chantecaille Gold Recovery Mask
Calling upon the benefits of blackcurrant seed oil to reduce redness, pure 24K gold and silk extracts for their antioxidant properties, and a powerful combination of peptides, this dynamic combo mask will leave you with glowing, baby soft skin in the mornings. $270, neimanmarcus.com