COVER INTERVIEW and emotions that we may not even remember. I’m fascinated by that.” Recalling his earliest scent memory, Austin shares: “When I was a child, I would sneak into my parents’ bedroom and spray my mom’s perfume on my dad’s gown. And if I sprayed their scent on me before I went to school, it was like carrying them with me throughout the day.” Amassing almost four million Instagram followers, keeping up appearances both on-screen and online is no mean feat. So, how exactly does Austin embrace the truest version of himself? “We all contain so many more facets than we realise, that evolve over time,” he says. “We are so susceptible to comparison in society and the desire to be liked and ON SELF-EXPRESSION... WE ARE SO SUSCEPTIBLE TO COMPARISON IN SOCIETY AND THE DESIRE TO BE LIKED AND APPROVED BY OTHERS. FOR ME, IT’S ABOUT PAYING ATTENTION TO THE SUBTLE QUALITIES OF YOUR OWN TASTES AND DESIRES...
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