You can now buy designer perfume for S$1 from vending machines in Singapore

There will be five types of scents in each vending machine, and scents will appear in rotation. But right now, what’s available are the following: Jo Malone London’s English Pear & Freesia Cologne, Roja’s Burlington 1819, Dior’s Sauvage, Nishane’s Wulóng Chá, and Maison Margiela’s Replica From The Garden.

Perfect for this summer, right? You might be all hot and sweaty after a day’s work, and your colleagues suggest a get-together, but you’re no longer at your freshest. Well, Scentphony may end up being your next best friend.

The process could not be simpler, according to this video. Just simply walk up to the vending machine, use the touch screen to choose the scent you like, utilise any of the convenient payment systems, including Apple Pay and Google Pay, and there you have it, two spritzes of your perfume of choice, and you’re ready for your evening.

The machine carries a warning for users not to bring their faces, especially their eyes, too close to the spray dispensers, which appear to be at around neck or chest level, depending on a person’s height.

Singapore is not the only place where you can get an instant refresh from a vending machine. They’ve been spotted in a few locations across the globe, including some of Miami’s hotspots and clubs in the US, in airports and fashion retail space in Europe, and at high-end malls in the Middle East, where the fragrance culture is strong. Like Singapore, they’ve also been rolled out experimentally in Japan and South Korea.

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