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make up. MAC Pro Longwear Concealer
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make up. MAC Cosmetics Pro Palette Paintstick in Genuine Orange

See every shade of Rio in this Schön! editorial lensed by Yumi Shimizu with make up by Masako Fuyama using MAC Cosmetics, Make Up For Ever, Ben Nye and NARS, with hair by Shinya Iwamoto.

make up. Ben Nye Lumière Metallic Powder in Silver
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make up. Ben Nye Lumière Metallic Powder in Silver

make up. Make Up For Ever Artist Color Palette – Teal Matte
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make up. Make Up For Ever Artist Color Palette – Teal Matte

make up. Make Up For Ever Artist Color Palette – Teal Matte
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make up. Make Up For Ever Artist Color Palette – Teal Matte

make up. NARS Crayon Eyeliner in Park Avenue
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make up. NARS Crayon Eyeliner in Park Avenue

make up. NARS Crayon Eyeliner in Park Avenue
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make up. NARS Crayon Eyeliner in Park Avenue

make up. MAC Cosmetics Powder Eyeshadow in Fall In Love
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make up. MAC Cosmetics Powder Eyeshadow in Fall In Love

photography. Yumi Shimizu
make up. Masako Fuyama using MAC Cosmetics, Make Up For Ever, Ben Nye + NARS
model. Rio @ reMADE Management
hair. Shinya Iwamoto

TÈNUA.

For a fragrance, longevity is as much a defining factor as its quality and aroma. Most bottles tend to suffer a sad second act, running empty somewhere around month three and leaving behind a redundant glass shell. TÈNUA has decided this is an unacceptable state of affairs. With ‘Scenario 01,’ the Milanese house has constructed an object sturdy and handsome enough to survive long after the final spritz.

Founded in 2022 by the creative studio Phantasma under the direction of Riccardo Moroni and Fumiaki Ebara, TÈNUA takes its name from an anagram of the Italian words ‘neutra’ and ‘aurea.’ Four years into the project, that clever little pairing still explains almost everything the brand does, down to its decision to treat a perfume cap with the same architectural weight most designers would grant a table lamp.

Smoked glass sits alongside travertine and Canaletto walnut, pressing a cool, mineral surface right up against materials that are warm, veined and slightly moody. Travertine carries an ancient history of pitting and porosity, a texture that looks seasoned from day one. Walnut swallows light, giving the cap natural heft in the hand before the box is even opened.

TÈNUA.

TÈNUA.

TÈNUA has a history of this material-first thinking. Earlier this year, the brand featured at Milan Design Week as part of Kaldewei’s ‘Bubbles of Time’ installation inside Palazzo Crespi – Piero Portaluppi’s 1920s modernist landmark. There, it built a sensory project called ‘Scent Scapes’ entirely around the ritual of bathing: steam-like fragrance drifted through the historic rooms alongside incense, while 2,500 sculptural soap bars cast in dusty pink marble went home with visitors as a physical receipt of the experience. ‘Scenario 01’ feels like that same instinct turned inward, extracted from a grand palazzo installation and folded into an object for the dressing table.

Six fragrances carry the collection, splitting the lineup between three established favourites and three new introductions. ‘Golden Nepal’ opens with bergamot and rosewood before drifting into rose, jasmine and iris, landing somewhere powdery and intimate by the time cedarwood and amber take over. ‘Java’ goes the opposite direction entirely, deploying orange peel and clove up top before sandalwood and incense settle it into an aroma mimicking the heavy air right after tropical rain. ‘Hammam’ remains the earthiest of the three, built on incense, pink pepper and tobacco, finishing on a musk so close to the body it barely registers as a commercial perfume at all.

TÈNUA.

TÈNUA.

The newcomers hold their own nicely – and look just as good too. ‘Silver Sage’ runs cooler and more transparent, using oolong tea and fig to make way for cedarwood and ambergris. ‘Sabato’ catches the last light of the afternoon, its green fig leaves sliding into incense and resin for a rounded, unpretentious finish. Last but not least, ‘Indochine’ takes the longest to reveal its character, opening on sharp ginger and carrot seed before unfurling into myrrh, amber and musk.

There is clearly more on the horizon for TÈNUA beyond personal fragrance. The brand has mapped out expansions into yoga mats, luxury wallpaper and alternative home goods, alongside plans for its first standalone Milan boutique around Corso Magenta or Brera. Whatever shape that growth takes, the underlying principle hasn’t budged since 2022: ‘Make Comfort the New Normal.’

TÈNUA.

Discover the new fragrances here.

photography. courtesy of TÈNUA
words. Gennaro Costanzo

There’s a reason YSL Beauty went looking for someone who is the party, rather than someone who just shows up to one. Enter Alisha Boe: actress, self-described dance-floor menace, and the newly announced Global Ambassador for Black Opium, stepping into the role just as the fragrance unveils its latest chapter: Black Opium Pink Glaze, a sweet, gourmand strawberry scent with a wilder streak underneath.

Boe has spent the better part of a decade building a career on characters who refuse to be simple, from Jessica in ’13 Reasons Why’, and now Conchita in Apple TV+’s ‘The Buccaneers’, a role she’s wrapping its third season of as we speak. Off-screen, she’s just as unfiltered: an “It Girl” allergic to overthinking, happiest with the windows down, the music loud, and her knees aching from a night of dancing.

Her duality to be daring and relatable that makes her the natural next face of Black Opium. The fragrance has always lived in the tension between edge and allure, and Boe embodies it without performing it: she’s the friend who gets the group out the door, the personality that lingers in a room long after she’s left it. Where past eras of the scent leaned into pure rebellion, Boe brings something a little sweeter, a little more knowing. It makes her the ideal match for Pink Glaze’s evolution of the Black Opium woman.

Here, Boe talks to Schön! about becoming the new YSL Beauty ambassador, nightlife, and more. 

Black Opium has long been associated with nightlife and bold self-expression. What does the fragrance represent to your generation today?

The Black Opium girl to me is fun, unapologetically herself, and daring. She’s the one who doesn’t wait for the party to start; she is the party. When I first smelled Pink Glaze, it was sweet but not innocent — juicy and a little wild, the kind of sweet that dares you to want more.

You’ve described authenticity as something that matters deeply to you. How do you stay grounded while navigating the pressure of being seen as a modern “It Girl”?

If it makes me happy, I’ll post it. Simple as that! 

From ’13 Reasons Why’ to ‘The Buccaneers’, many of your roles explore identity and emotional complexity. What kinds of stories are you most drawn to at this stage in your career?

Anything that challenges me. I’m about to wrap the third season of ‘The Buccaneers’, and it’s a big season for Conchita: I’m so excited for people to see it. Beyond that, I’d love to do an action movie, a comedy, a romance. 

What excited you most about becoming the new global ambassador for Black Opium?

I was so excited to join the YSL Beauty family, and being the face of Black Opium felt like such an organic partnership, as I have been a fan of the scent for a while.

This campaign marks “a new era” for the fragrance. How would you describe the energy or attitude of this new chapter in three words?

Sweet. Daring. Unapologetic.

Gen Z is often redefining beauty, femininity, and confidence. What does confidence personally look like for you today?

The Black Opium girl doesn’t wait for the party to start — she is the party. She’s fun, unapologetically herself, and daring. Any time I go out with my girls, the windows are down, the music is loud, and you just feel like the city belongs to you.

Fragrance is often tied to memory and emotion. Do you have a specific scent memory that has stayed with you throughout your life?

The air in Norway is so fresh it’s hard to describe. When I step off the plane, it immediately feels like it’s healing my lungs.

As your career continues to evolve globally, what’s something fans may still not fully know or understand about who you are off-screen?

My friends will tell you, I’m the one who drags everyone to the dance floor. I like to dance til my knees hurt and I’m covered in sweat.

Learn more about YSL Beauty at yslbeauty.com.

interview. Kelsey Barnes