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Sophie Cecil

Sophie Cecil

Freelance journalist, editor and copywriter specializing in luxury fragrance, fashion, culture and craft content for brands and publications.

Jun 25, 2026

Konfekt Korner

Konfekt Korner

Summer issue highlights: Seasonal scents, dazzling colours and contemporary artist Ayan Farah

Jun 25 · 53m

Sophie GroveHOST
31:51
So I think it's, it's interesting, like, who adopted them, but how they came into our sort of scent landscape at being associated with, with holidays.
Sophie Cecil
Sophie CecilGUEST
32:02
Mm.
Sophie Cecil
Sophie CecilGUEST
32:03
I mean, I, I think that the fact is by the '70s, having a really deep tan was really fashionable, so people could really go for it.
Sophie Cecil
Sophie CecilGUEST
32:10
Um, [laughs] if they wanted to just get rid of, you know, the UVB and UVA protection, they just felt totally able to do that.
Sophie Cecil
Sophie CecilGUEST
32:17
But in the '20s, it was fashionable to be alabaster white.
Sophie Cecil
Sophie CecilGUEST
32:21
It was actually because the, um, founder of L'Oréal, Eugène Schueller, was a keen sailor, and he would be on his yacht and getting terribly sunburned.
Sophie Cecil
Sophie CecilGUEST
32:31
He was very fair-skinned himself.

7 MINS LATER

Sophie GroveHOST
39:22
[laughs]

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