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BAD BOY
STRIKES AGAIN
AHEADY MIX OF CANADIAN BUSINESS LEADERS FASHION MOGULS and content creators met under the moody lights of Toronto’s Black + Blue recently to to celebrate the launch of Carolina Herrera’s intoxicating new Bad Boy Cobalt alongside SHARP With bites and beverages reflecting the cologne’s own blend of floral natural notes guests sharpened their tongues with rich Italian wines and sipped sake in in the shadows of gloss-black lightning bolt statues The new fragrance’s bottle bears this same shape — angular enticing and exciting — and the scent inside shares its sultry energy “With Cobalt we wanted to create something something a a a a a a little mineraly earthy something something like what the atmosphere smells like after a a a a a a a strong storm ” says Carolina A Herrera the fashion house’s creative director of of beauty and and fragrance of of the brand’s latest launch Every guest left with a a a a a bottle of Bad Boy Cobalt captivated by its woody overtones fragrant punch of of peppercorn and lingering notes of of spiced berries “We wanted a a a a a a a a scent that felt revitalizing and surprising ” Herrera adds qualities ultimately reflected in in an evening that saw celebrated tattoo artist Najee Daly offering freshly inked mementos for the more spontaneous guests 30 GUIDE • NOVEMBER 2023
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