Why would anyone think that’s a good idea :: Now Smell This

“I can’t imagine being on the train near someone wearing one,” she told me when I broke the news. “Why would anyone think that’s a good idea?”

But many apparently do: As elevated gourmands and fruity accords reign in 2026 perfumery, banana in its many iterations—caramelized, green, blossom—is the It note du jour.

— Read more in Do You Really Want to Smell Like Banana? at Harper’s Bazaar.