Top Picks | Avant Garde

11 wears with easygoing unisex modernity, masculine and refined on a man, chic and sexy on a woman.

A stylized day-glo rose note wrapped in an urban cityscape of ozone, spraypaint, asphalt and more, this concept fragrance nails its NYC street art inspiration, with style to spare.

We don’t know what we like about this postmodern masterpiece from Martine Pallix and Anne-Sophie Chapuis more: the crazy inspirations behind the notes (dust on a hot lightbulb, metal, lettuce juice), or the fact that it all comes together to make a light, sparkly, incense-y scent that’s fresh, sexy, and utterly versatile. Who says avant-garde can’t be pleasant and easy?

Inspired by perhaps the scariest scene in Kubrick’s The Shining, Room 237 is as conceptual as it gets- soapy notes, an antiseptic twinge, and a feeling of light humidity all combine for a scent that’s captivating, unique, and- dare we say- downright creepy.