Fragrances Tag
LONDON — Paul Smith is expanding.
The British designer is welcoming home fragrances to his roster of home, women’s and menswear lines.
The inaugural home fragrances collection will include 4 scents inspired by the designer’s motif of vibrant colours and statement design that may launch in stores and online in September 2022.
Each scent is known as after a sentimental moment in Smith’s profession. “Botanist” nods to the “clean-cut tailoring” at his first Nottingham store; “Bookworm” points to the stacks of books and papers in his office; “Early Bird” is paying homage to the iron railings on the London shop, and “Daydreamer” is an ode to long summer holidays, walled herb gardens and cycling at golden hour.
Smith has teamed up with two International Flavors...
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All the pieces’s coming up roses for the fragrance category.
After years of decline, sales of scent are on the rise again, providing pandemic-weary consumers a much-needed shot of luxury and indulgence. Within the U.S, the category registered double-digit growth against each 2020 and 2019, in response to The NPD Group, with sales of perfumes, colognes and other juices up 61 percent.
What higher time than to ask the individuals who know fragrance best — beauty industry insiders — to vote on the highest 100 fragrances of all time.
In early January, we sent out greater than 300 ballots to industry insiders, comprised of founders, marketers, retailers, influencers, editors, perfumers, analysts and C-suite types, then tabulated their responses. (The total list of those...
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Brook Harvey-Taylor is arguably the godmother of “clean” beauty, the movement to provide products made without ingredients shown or suspected to be harmful to human health and the planet.
Launching Pacifica as vegan and cruelty-free 27 years ago in 1996, she was ahead of the industry. Before expanding across categories as we all know the brand today — in skincare, makeup, hair care and body — her first-ever launch was in fragrance. Now, the wonder founder is introducing a latest line of scents.
“Fragrance is in our DNA,” she said of the perfumes, that are plant-based and functional — the term used for the sensorial experience related to smell.
“Functional fragrance for me is that we’re using a cloth that’s designed to elicit...
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