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2021 . 01 . 29 written by Karen Marin

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Perfume

Education

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MASTER PARFUMS: PLAY THE GAME AND DISCOVER WHAT YOUR NOSE KNOWS

Anne-Laure Hennequin is bright and cheerful on a Monday morning when we meet virtually to talk about Master Parfums, the first educational games about fragrance and the olfactory world which she created. She shared a key observation: “We live in an over-perfumed world, yet the sense of smell is the least used, the most under-estimated, and the most mysterious.” Formerly Trainer at Kenzo then Education Director at Puig, she felt she had a mission: to simplify perfume education and promote perfume culture to the widest audience possible. Curious to find out more? Let’s dig deeper.

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2021 . 01 . 26 selected by Editorial Board

Perfume

Noses

Fragrance lovers

‘There is an alchemy and magic to making fragrance’

Meabh McCurtin is an Irish perfumer who has created an incredible catalog of modern fragrances. In this article she talks about how she finds inspiration for her creations and why she loves the poetry of perfume.

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Article about the Irish nose, Meabh McCurtin, about her training and her work.

2021 . 01 . 26 selected by Editorial Board

Perfume

Marketing

Trends

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Why do hotels smell so good and who creates that signature scent?

Article about the olfactory signature of some hotels and the process of creating the distinctive scents for these places.

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Interesting article on olfactory marketing related to hotels.

2021 . 01 . 26 selected by Editorial Board

Retail

Marketing

Beauty

Curate Beauty CEO Samantha Freedman on her digital marketplace for indie beauty brands

Interview with Samantha Freedman, former journalist, CEO of Curate Beauty, the digital marketplace for indie cosmetics that connects brands and retailers

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When digital makes the difference.
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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 . 01 . 26 selected by Editorial Board

Beauty

Marketing

Trends

China cross-border e-commerce creates pandemic opportunity for indie beauty

Some useful data and information on the Tmall platform, essential for entering the Chinese market.

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An article on the opportunities offered by the Chinese market for indie beauty.

2021 . 01 . 26 selected by Editorial Board

R&D

Marketing

Trends

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Firmenich Launches World’s First AI-Augmented Laundry Care Fragrances

Thanks to artificial intelligence, it is possible to create faster products that perfectly match each category and market, to ensure that every consumer has the right emotional experience.

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Article that deals with the launch of a series of perfumed products for laundry care defined thanks to the collaboration between human creativity and artificial intelligence.
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2021 . 01 . 19 written by Laurence Arrigo Klove

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Noses

Ingredients

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With MATIERE PREMIERE a star is born and the limelight goes to its finest ingredients.

One year old. A baby-brand. Not quite. MATIERE PREMIERE is already playing with the more established ones. Its mastermind is Aurélien Guichard, a well-known talented perfumer with a family heritage in perfumes from Grasse. His idea is to show us the authentic perfumer backstage. To open -up its secret universe while making visible the beauty of a perfumer’s work. He indulges into radical ingredients overdoses. However, only the finest ingredients will do. The outcome is magnificent. Going back to basics creates modern classics.

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2021 . 01 . 19 selected by Editorial Board

Perfume

Ingredients

Fragrance lovers

The Scent That Takes Me Back Home, Wherever I Am

An article that talks about Usi, the Somali term for "frankincense" as a ritual with an evocative power, which allows memories of the past to come to mind and arouse emotions.

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A good article on the evocative power of perfume and Somali incense
Essencional - The Paper
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 . 01 . 19 selected by Editorial Board

Fragrance lovers

Ingredients

Perfume

Material Focus: Cashmeran

In this article, the author introduces to perfume lovers without a solid scientific background one of the most used synthetic raw materials in perfumery, cashmeran, explaining what it is, what it smells like, what color, texture, place and sound it can be associated and what use is made of it in perfumery.

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An interesting in-depth article on Cashmeran

2021 . 01 . 19 selected by Editorial Board

R&D

Beauty

YOUR SKIN’S MICROBIOME WANTS TO BE LEFT ALONE—THANKS

Interesting article that explains what the skin microbiome is, its functions, the effects of its alterations, the strategies and the various types of cosmetic products that support it: prebiotics and probiotics. The article concludes by presenting postbiotics, products of bacterial derivation, as the future for skin health and beauty.

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Everything you need to know about the microbiome.