5 Emerging Fragrance Brands to Try
As a Desi girl born in Hong Kong, finding the perfect fragrance that genuinely reflects your personality and helps you make a memorable impression is essential. I decided to explore a curated selection of noteworthy local and international scents from around the world that are particularly well suited for attending a runway show or any other formal event — and here are the best fragrances I discovered.
Floriography Hongkong:
Floriography is an independent niche perfume house based in Hong Kong, founded in 2018. It treats the "nose as a camera," crafting meticulously hand-blended fragrances that capture fleeting everyday moments and rich cultural memories—scented photographs that evoke time, place and emotion.
Diva Styles Picks
No. 39 "Osmanthus Tea"
LOA FRAGANCE - CANADA
LÓA Essence Studio is a small Canadian wellness-fragrance brand that hand-makes alcohol-free roll-on perfume oils in limited batches. Focused on "slow luxury," their skin-activated scents are meant to support daily mindfulness and self-care.
Core Specialties: Skin-Activated Scent Oils: Alcohol-free, nourishing oil formulas that meld with your body chemistry for a personal, long-lasting fragrance close to the skin.
Diva Styles Picks:
For ladies: Aura & Bloom
Unisex: Dew
SUNKRONIZO - TAIWAN
Sunkronizo, an independent Taiwanese artisanal fragrance house founded in summer 2025, takes its name from the Greek synchronizo (“synchronization”) and treats scent as “inner fashion” — an “emotional outfit.”
Sunkronizo makes perfumes that connect your busy outer life with your inner rhythm, using scents that harmonize mood, memory, and daily experience.
Diva Styles Picks:
For ladies: Monday, Wednesday, Thurday
Male: Tueday, Friday, Everyday
Rohhani Fragrance: - Malaysian
The name Rohhani draws from the word for spiritual or soulful, reflecting the brand's belief that fragrance is an invisible key to unlocking forgotten memories, nostalgia, and hidden sanctuaries. Rather than following mainstream, commercial trends, they use rare, opulent regional materials to design deeply atmospheric, gender-neutral scents that tell stories of Southeast Asian geography and history.
Diva Styles Picks:
For ladies: Ambre Malaya:
D’ARM PARFUMS - Thai
Essential Skin Nuder Cushion (Limited Edition with Case) 14g x2
No.1 in sales Olive Young Korea for three consecutive years, this natural cover formula delivers radiant, clear-looking skin, while the 24-hour lasting Skin Setting Fixer keeps makeup flawlessly set and perfectly bonded to the skin.
Beauty Tip:
perfect for everyday looks, and easy to re-touch on the go before you head to a event
Don’t forget to test it on a small patch of your skin before using it more widely, especially if you have sensitive skin.
Best Skin Type: Suitable for all skin types,
