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2021 . 03 . 23 selected by Editorial Board

R&D

Olfactology

Perfume

What Can Covid-19 Teach Us About the Mysteries of Smell?

The sense of smell has been mistreated for a long period, but it’s finally time to live a renaissance in smell science. It’s complex, mysterious and really fascinating…

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Dedicated to people who still think that smell is less important to us than our other senses.

2021 . 03 . 19 written by Karen Marin

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Perfume

People

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MUSINGS ON A FRAGRANT WORLD

As the days on the calendar pointed to Spring, I couldn’t help but realize we had hit the one-year mark of living under a pandemic, a moment when life as we knew it changed immediately and drastically. The experience has pushed us to re-examine our lives, our values, our relationships, and hopefully, it has also literally made us stop to smell the roses….and made us appreciate things we had taken for granted – like our sense of smell. International Fragrance Day arrives on March 21st, and rather than see it as a day to drive sales, I think it should be something much bigger than that. This is a day on which we should celebrate our fantastic ability to smell! (And even more so after so many people lost their sense of smell and taste due to COVID-19.) Let’s think about scent in our life.

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Photo Credits:
Red wine - Jeff Siepman
Rose - Annie Spratt
Gasoline - Austrian National Library
Pipe Tobacco - Blake Wisz
Grass - Choukri Elkhamlichi
Popcorn - Shannon VanDenHeuvel

2021 . 03 . 17 written by Laurence Arrigo Klove

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Perfume

Noses

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Double M, Mizensir x Morillas, a Geneva family clan intensely passionate about creating perfumes. Swiss Double Cream is the finest. Of course

Mizensir Genève is fueled by a passion for making divine perfumes. Mizensir equals Morillas, a Geneva family with the swiss quality dear to their heart. Alberto, the acclaimed Firmenich master perfumer and his daughter Véronique are telling us their brand story and secrets. A very special duo performing magic tricks for us.

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2021 . 03 . 17 selected by Editorial Board

Perfume

Fragrance lovers

Your Personal Museum of Scents

What are the smells of your life? Those scents that are extremely familiar to you, which immediately arouse emotions and evoke memories, that olfactory teleportation that makes you travel not only from one place to another but also over time?

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An imaginary museum of smells set up by a great connoisseur of perfumes.
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Have you ever asked yourself what’s behind the world of artistic perfumery? We have collected numbers, conversations, and trends of a world that has always been fascinating and inspiring.

2021 . 03 . 17 selected by Editorial Board

Beauty

Trends

China’s new interest in niche Western beauty

For young Chinese consumers, buying niche is a point of differentiation and can represent a cutting-edge lifestyle. Opportunities are growing in this market both with online and physical retail

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An interesting article on the new interest of the Chinese for niche Western beauty.

2021 . 03 . 17 selected by Editorial Board

Noses

Fragrance lovers

Perfume

Frédéric Malle On The Artistry Of Scent And His Illustrious Career

Known as the publisher of scents, the talented Master Perfumer Frédéric Malle talks about the art of perfumery and what’s behind Editions de Parfums. “(The key to a great fragrance is) creativity, signature, performance, and becoming one with the person who wears it”.

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Everything you’d like to know about Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle and its illustrious creator.
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2021 . 03 . 17 selected by Editorial Board

Beauty

Marketing

Trends

A Rebound for Beauty

Good news for the global beauty sector. According to McKinsey & Company’s predictions the cosmetics market will live a return to growth this year. E-commerce sales, Do It Yourself (DIY) skin care market and much more!

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What’s going on in countries such as US, Europe, China and Japan?

2021 . 03 . 17 selected by Editorial Board

Beauty

Trends

Marketing

Well-Being & Self-Care Are Trends to Watch

What shall we expect from Latin America’s beauty sector? Science, well-being and ecology will drive beauty categories such as Skin & Personal Care, Hair Care and Fragrances.

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This article refers to an analysis by Beautystreams, a global beauty industry research group based in Florida.
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Have you ever asked yourself what’s behind the world of artistic perfumery? We have collected numbers, conversations, and trends of a world that has always been fascinating and inspiring.

2021 . 03 . 09 selected by Editorial Board

Perfume

Fragrance lovers

Trends

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Where are all the black perfumers…?

Where are the colored perfumers? A simple question that has only one eloquent answer ... And, if perfume is a narrative art, the lack of the point of view of black people and their personal experience and cultural heritage is a gap that must be filled and found space.

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This article deals with the theme of the rare colored perfumers and that of inclusiveness

2021 . 03 . 09 selected by Editorial Board

Beauty

Trends

Ingredients

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Why These Clean Beauty Brands Are Sourcing Their Ingredients From Latin America

The enormous biodiversity of Latin America is a source of numerous natural substances of centuries-old use that have beneficial properties for the skin and hair. An overview of the Latin American beauty brands that profit from these raw materials.

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The benefits and properties of some natural ingredients used in the beauty product formations present in Latin America.