While the couch is comfortable—something that would typically hypnotize me into a nap, especially right off the plane—Corrin’s energy is bright and engaging while we discuss their work with Miu Miu. “In the latter half of my 20s, I was doing so much growing as a person,” the British-born actor says. “The brand has really listened to me, and sees me as an individual. I instinctively feel like that’s quite unique and quite special.”
Master perfumer Dominique Ropion created Miutine (a play on the word mutine, or rebellion) as a subversion of the incredibly popular gourmand fragrance category. “I started from a classic and I twisted it with a surprising resonance, a harmony of mischievous freshness and opulent sensuality,” he says. The opening is a note of Mara des Bois, a wild strawberry grown in France, with olfactive twists and turns that include bourbon vanilla extract and patchouli, as well as a tiny hint of jasmine.
The first time I get a whiff is when Corrin passes me the vintage-style flacon. Sweet, but not overpowering. That’s also when I notice a thick band on their pointer finger, which signals to me a single thing: “Oura ring?” I ask, like I’m speaking a secret language of wellness trackers. “Yes, I just started wearing it,” they confess. “I’m not really into wellness, and this is my entry point.” Last night, my sleep score was 11, I bemoan.
When it comes to beauty and wellness in general, Corrin says they a “very much a less is more person.” Their skincare routine includes the Lyma laser (a clinical-level cold laser that was available in the UK long before it came to the US a few years ago) and at-home facials, but the approach to makeup is mostly on-set. “No one around me really wore a lot of makeup, so I’m a real novice when it comes to that.”
It’s the ethos behind Miutine that influenced Corrin to add it to their minimalist beauty routine. “They want it to be a scent that champions individuality, irreverence, fun, rule-breaking, and mischievousness,” she reflects. “To try and put that in a bottle is quite a challenge, and to actually make it sing for those things.” Miu Miu Beauty’s take on these feelings isn’t like the old-school fragrance commercials—running off a cliff and jumping into the ocean, driving a car through a winding road—but instead it’s more like the time we have spent together today, a close conversation with a friend (or stranger) in a library.
