{"id":2122548,"date":"2026-09-01T13:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T10:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2122548"},"modified":"2026-09-01T13:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T10:00:25","slug":"maluma-on-smelling-like-a-boss-his-dad-era-waking-up-before-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2122548","title":{"rendered":"Maluma On Smelling Like A Boss, His Dad Era, &amp; Waking Up Before The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"oVA page-485049643\">\n<div class=\"cCV\">\n<div class=\"sWr\">\n<div class=\"Jr2\">\n<div class=\"gsz VnM\">\n<div class=\"s7N\">\n<div class=\"vmZ oL7\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imgix.bustle.com\/uploads\/image\/2026\/8\/31\/0354a3bb\/hbo_bb_byd_m_edti_26_digital_story_telling_visual___pack_maluma_1920x1080_ctatne7.jpg?w=653&amp;h=367&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;dpr=2\" alt class=\"fpC zqY EdX\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"Vms rPb\">Courtesy of BOSS<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"Kbu\">\n<div class=\"rkd J1w\">\n<p class=\"QwJ\">Beauty<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ckc O8w\">\n<h1 class=\"aVX cPN tGQ uo1\">Maluma On Smelling Like A Boss, His Dad Era, &amp; Waking Up Before The Sun<\/h1>\n<div class=\"r87 YVe\">\n<p>\u201cTo be honest, when I learned to say no, that\u2019s when I improved my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mLI gt2\">\n<address class=\"Fdy\">by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nylon.com\/profile\/kevin-leblanc-308401936\">Kevin LeBlanc<\/a><\/address>\n<div class=\"DHw\">\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-09-01T13:00:25.094Z\">35 minutes ago<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"QVH\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"Uf-\">\n<div class=\"D5t\">We may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tn6\">\n<div data-adroot=\"true\" class=\"AOL Afg\">\n<p>Maluma is in his dad era. The 32-year-old Colombian superstar born Juan Luis Londo\u00f1o Arias made waves in the music world when he was just a teenager, and fans both at home and around the world watched as the talented, handsome young star turned into a global force. He grew up in the spotlight, but recently, though, he\u2019s traded the club and stadiums for morning meditations and diaper changes. He still knows how to find a balance between his onstage life and his quiet moments, as tells NYLON: \u201cI don\u2019t stop myself from having fun, and that\u2019s also the key: being here <em>and<\/em> there in the right moments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When he\u2019s not at home in Medell\u00edn taking care of his young daughter, Paris, and preparing for the arrival of his son, Maluma is also a Boss campaign star, and his latest moment with the brand comes with the arrival of the new Boss Bottled Beyond Eau de Toilette Intense. It\u2019s a delicately composed yet instantly gripping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nylon.com\/beauty\/end-of-summer-fragrance-roundup-2026\" class=\"T3D\">scent<\/a> that has strong leather notes mixed with the intricacy of the orange blossom. It is, in short, just like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nylon.com\/fashion\/paige-desorbo-las-culturistas-culture-awards-photo-diary-2026\" class=\"T3D\">masculinity<\/a> displayed by Maluma and other campaign stars Bradley Cooper and Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior \u2014 not aggressive or domineering, but forceful in the right ways and soft in other ways. <\/p>\n<p>Maluma\u2019s latest album, <em>Loco X Volver,<\/em> feels like a homecoming, and a doubling down on the more nuanced man he\u2019s become. He switched up his usual trap and club-ready sounds for gentle guitars and more intimate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nylon.com\/entertainment\/scout-willis-it-aint-nothing-interview\" class=\"T3D\">songwriting<\/a>. The projects traces a line through the many sides of his personality and, as he says, \u201cI decided to go back to the kid, to those situations that were so simple.\u201d As his family grows and his priorities change, he\u2019s realizing the \u201cless is more\u201d mantra is paramount, and that no is a full sentence: \u201cSometimes I want to have drinks with my friends, but then I decide, f*ck no, I want to stay at home. I want to share time with my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In between recording sessions, Maluma dialed in from his home studio in Medell\u00edn to talk about being a Boss man, getting ready for a global tour, and how revealing every aspect of himself makes him stronger.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sWr iGR CEt\">\n<figure class=\"Qf5 E1M\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:100%\" class=\"vmZ F8Y ap2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imgix.bustle.com\/uploads\/image\/2026\/8\/31\/f269253e\/hbo_bb_byd_m_edti_26_digital_story_telling_visual___pack_maluma_2500x2500_ctatne4.jpg?w=414&amp;h=414&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;dpr=2\" alt class=\"EdX\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Yte pt7 okb\"><figcaption class=\"rv9 TrI\"><cite class=\"hW6\">Courtesy of BOSS<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Tell me about working with a brand like Boss.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s amazing, man. I really admire the brand, but more than the brand, it\u2019s the people of the brand. It\u2019s been a beautiful journey. We\u2019ve been working together for a couple of years and made crazy, crazy things. I remember performing in New York, and we put on the Colombian flag in this huge building. We\u2019ve been making history together. I\u2019m very grateful I found such a great team to work with.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The new fragrance has that balance of sexy and soft, which I think you embody as a modern masculine man. How important is it for you to be able to fully express all of yourself?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I feel related to the fragrance because as you said, it\u2019s just like me. Maybe I look like a strong man, but I\u2019m very vulnerable. For me, that\u2019s masculinity, and that\u2019s the way I\u2019m living it. I\u2019m not afraid of telling my own story and showing myself the way I am. This has been a journey to share with people who Juan Luis is. There\u2019s not a lot of people that know my heart, and for me, this is the most important time of my life. At the end of the day, I got tired of the bullsh*t of the industry. I want to be a normal human being, a guy that can show himself crying, show himself suffering in situations that people think we don\u2019t suffer. For me, being strong is showing myself just how I am. <\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019m sure being a father has made you feel more rooted in who you are as a man.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Big step, man. Big, big step. I\u2019m still very young. When [my daughter] Paris was born, I was 30 years old, and then I decided two years later to have another baby. This was my dream. This is what I always wanted. When I got into the music industry, I got too involved. I was so deep in the industry that I was not living my personal life, but then I decided I wanted to blend my personal life with my artistic career. This has been, to be honest, one of the most important steps I\u2019ve ever taken in my life.<\/p>\n<p>It feels crazy knowing my second child is about to be born. After my daughter was born, I felt very vulnerable; I felt very nervous; I felt lost because kids don\u2019t come with any instructions and you just have to deal with it. When they give you the baby in the hospital, you\u2019re like, \u201cHoly sh*t. Now what I do with this?\u201d But this has been the most amazing journey I\u2019ve ever had in my life. It\u2019s been hard, man. The industry is not used to seeing artists the way I\u2019m showing myself. They were interested maybe in the casanova, the Don Juan, and all the stuff. I stopped behaving like that because I wasn\u2019t feeling that way anymore. I wouldn\u2019t change the moment I\u2019m living right now. I feel very grateful, but it\u2019s tough when you have a family and you have to balance so many situations every day. This whole journey gave me the strength I needed to be here right now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That\u2019s a part of growing up in the industry, finishing one chapter and starting a new one while figuring out your priorities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s transforming, and transforming is always hurtful. You cannot become something without leaving something behind. It\u2019s just the way life is. I could not be more grateful. Everything was worth it and it\u2019s worth it right now. People that didn\u2019t want to see Juan Luis glowing and Juan Luis growing, they\u2019re not part of my career anymore.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sWr iGR CEt\">\n<figure class=\"Qf5 E1M RlV\">\n<div class=\"vmZ F8Y\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imgix.bustle.com\/uploads\/image\/2026\/8\/31\/34869326\/hbo_bb_byd_m_edti_26_digital_story_telling_visual___pack_maluma_2_1080x1920_ctatnfi.jpg?w=414&amp;h=736&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;dpr=2\" alt class=\"EdX\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Yte pt7 okb\"><figcaption class=\"rv9 TrI\"><cite class=\"hW6\">Courtesy of BOSS<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Besides your Boss fragrance, what else is in your daily routine right now?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s also been a journey too, because I\u2019ve tried a lot of things. I\u2019m very into wellness. The only way you can balance life is by being conscious. That was the No. 1 step: being conscious about the food I was putting inside my body, the way that I was breathing. I wake up every morning and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nylon.com\/articles\/somadome-meditation-pod-review-modrn-sanctuary\" class=\"T3D\">meditate<\/a>. I have my morning coffee, and I have time for myself. I love reading, and that\u2019s the time for me to read because Paris is not awake yet. That\u2019s my moment before the sun rises, because I wake up every morning at 5, 5:30 a.m. After that, I go to the gym, then I have breakfast, pretty regular, normal. Sometimes in life you get too complicated. That\u2019s what was happening to me. I was putting so much information in my body: I want to try the peptides; I want to try this. Now, I feel less is more, and I\u2019m living it in my life in every situation. Feeling calm is the best way to start my day.<\/p>\n<p>In the afternoon, I\u2019m always in the studio in Medell\u00edn. I came here because I can\u2019t live without music, so I make music the whole day. Sharing time with my family, being grateful, seeing the sunrise, seeing the sunset. I love being barefoot, walking in the grass. I love grounding so much. Those things are the right tools in my life to keep growing, not only handling what is going on, but also motivating me to the future and for things to come. A lot of things are about to happen.<\/p>\n<p>I just released the album, and with the album, we\u2019re planning a big tour. I\u2019m getting ready for that moment where I want to be 100% physically and mentally, and it takes discipline. Sometimes I want to have drinks with my friends, but then I decide, f*ck no, I want to stay at home. I want to share time with my family. To be honest, when I learned to say no, that\u2019s when I improved my life. That\u2019s when I started growing. Less is more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you had to choose one of the songs from your album to soundtrack this campaign, what would you say fits the vibe the best?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLoco X Volver\u201d because it talks about coming back to my city, coming back to the situations I miss so much. I spent 15 years touring nonstop. I decided to go back to the kid, go back to those situations that were so simple. With the fragrance, that\u2019s what I\u2019m living right now. I love horses and I live on a ranch here with horses. Every time I\u2019m close to the horses, I feel the same vibe with the fragrance, which is very interesting too. The fragrance also helps me to go back to the real things, to the things that really matter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are there any other scents that invoke those same memories?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the horse. It\u2019s the dog. It\u2019s the grass. It\u2019s the morning pollen that comes from the flowers. 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