A perfumer at the House of Hermès since 2014 and the head of its olfactory creations since 2016, Christine Nagel recently launched the brand’s first completely new men’s fragrance in 15 years. Called H24 (after the brand’s Parisian flagship on 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré), the scent stands out in a saturated men’s market for its distinct freshness and crispness. Here, Nagel tells us all about her vision and the complete freedom she had to realise it.
How did H24 come about?
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