While fragrance isn’t exclusive to the personal care and cosmetics market, it is an essential element with trends industry professionals should know about.
Fragrance is vital in many industries, including personal care, and the Fragrance Creators Association is working to improve its impact and public understanding.
Conversations on social media can be indicative of what consumers are interested in, and market research company Netbase Quid combed Twitter to see what’s on in personal care.
In a push for greater transparency, the multinational consumer goods player has released the fragrance ingredients of its home care and personal care brands.
Sugar cubes, saffron, mimosa, galbanum, plum blossom, heliotrope, sweet mint, nectar, benzoin, and animalic effects of all kinds (overdosed, of course) are just a sampling of the notes indie perfumers are playing with, as witnessed in recent independent...
As part of its ambitions to dominate the fast growing sensory innovation category Givaudan has launched a patent-pending technology focused on sleep, called DreamScentz.
Symrise, a major flavours, fragrances and ingredients player, has released its Q1 results for 2017, and described itself as having “seamless continued its strong performance from the previous year”.
The newly launched Scent Trunk thinks so. And the team behind this online custom fragrance maker believes they’ve got it. Cosmetics Design connected with William Yin, CEO of Scent Trunk to find out what makes this latest beauty subscription service different.
By Belinda Carli, Director, Institute of Personal Care Science
We use personal care products every day, and trial new products as we need or hear about them. What you may not realise is there are some interesting consumer habits somehow hard-wired into our brains that even the most seasoned Cosmetic Chemist finds...
The evolution of complex and clever beauty apps helping the industry to better connect with consumers has not slowed down in 2016. Here, Cosmetics Design rounds up the most exciting developments of the year so far…
Inter Parfums recently announced its second quarter results, and the global fragrance company says its performance in Europe has been lead by its leading Montblanc brand.
Nivea Men will continue its partnership with AC Milan for another three years, a move that will increase the brand’s visibility as well as being named the football club’s official ‘Global Partner’.
Scientists have developed a new way to encapsulate fragrance molecules to make a product’s scent last longer by combining bulk and microfluidic emulsification, and it could mean that the scent from luxury perfumes does not evaporate as quickly.
Symrise announces that it is launching its own mobile app to offer a smart device experience of its Fine Fragrance genealogy, which is a complete overview of the most popular fragrances of today as well as the past four decades.
The emergence of multi-sensory experiences in the beauty market connects the product to the consumer in an increasingly engaging way. According to Mintel; Korea's unusual textures, mood changing fragrances and interactive packaging are major attractions...
Packaging plays an important role for the perfume industry, as visual communication applied to packaging design may increase its influence over the consumer, even to the point where it affects olfactory perception.
If a Michelin-starred chef offered to cook for you, I am sure you would eat it; but what if they were to formulate a perfume for you? Well, now you can find out as CPL Aromas has teamed up with Jason Atherton for the new Boadicea the Victorious fragrance.
The three key fragrance directions for next year’s autumn-winter collections look set to feature opulent winter berries, a violet revival and the ever popular oud, according to Seven Scent’s new global trends research.
Scientists have found that the cyclic oligosaccharide beta-cyclodextrin is capable of interacting with different components in sweat and body secretion and this could position it as an active for use in body care formulations and deodorants.
Ahead of the Cosmoprof Las Vegas presentation and roundtable focusing on how to create a cult brand, we caught up with speaker and panelist Paul Ireland to find out the important role fragrance can play in the equation.
Looking to find out what the smells of summer 2016 will be? Well look no further according to fragrance firm Seven Scents, as it reveals the three sweet smells it forecasts and how this has helped inspire the latest Imperial Leather shower range.
Wouldn’t it be great if the more you worked up a sweat the less you would have to worry about social awkwardness and the better you would smell? Well thanks to a new development at Queen's University Belfast this could become a reality.
Consumers want to relate emotionally to a fragrance and receive a personalised product and shopping experience, so this year will see the success stories emerge the companies that do this effectively.
It turns out men don’t just splash on anything on their way out the door, they actually pay close attention to their fragrance use – so much so, that they plan ahead when it comes to perfume purchases.
Old Spice is moving into new territory as it opts to expand into the French market, where it will focus on the deodorants sector with the 'Danger Time' range.
As luxury perfume makers prepare for new EU anti-allergy restrictions, some may have to reformulate as the European Commission aims to ban widely-used ingredients such as oak moss.
Cracking Asia from a Western brand’s point of view has long been known to be difficult – from ever-changing regulations to translating a brand’s message in the right way. That's where consultants like Hiro Nakayama come in.
Food in cosmetics was pulled up as a key growing trend at this year’s in-cosmetics event in Hamburg, rising on the back of ongoing consumer enthusiasm for naturals in beauty products.
Despite having their own online platforms and accounts, fragrance brands are increasingly leveraging star power by using celebrities to amplify the message themselves.
The men’s fragrance market is benefiting from a female influence as individual juices and gift sets, big categories in the women’s market, appear to be driving sales growth.
It turns out we pick our perfume not only for its fragrance but for how it will interact with our underlying body odour, according to a leading scientist.
According to fragrance experts Seven Scent, intense versions of current favourite ingredients including dark rose, rich berries and spirit-inspired aromas will be the most influential in next winter's fragrance collections.
Fragrance firm Givaudan has taken strides towards developing its output in Asia-Pacific as it outlines plans to open a Fragrance Creative Center and Compounding Facility in Singapore next year.
Imogen Matthews has been closely observing the in-cosmetics marketing trends presentations since 2000, and in this article she highlights the latest industry trends and insights from across the globe.
Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna hosted the 24th edition of the International Award organised by Accademia del Profumo; recognising the leading perfume innovations of the year. Here, CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com takes a look at the winners…
According to market researcher Ceresana, global revenues in the fragrance industry are to continue to develop at dynamic rates in the next eight years as demand from consumers in both developed and emerging countries rises.
Robust sales during the holiday period has helped to boost the global fragrance market, as it continues its return to glory after being hit hard in the economic downturn.
The fragrance specialist has recruited its first visually impaired employee as a trainee evaluator in its Mumbai office following in-house research that linked a heightened sense of smell with visual impairment.
A research centre in Thailand has developed a slow release technology for the fragrance industry that could be adapted for perfume and cosmetic applications.
Westphalia-based cosmetics manufacturer LR Health & Beauty Systems claims that celebrities serve as ‘door openers’ that increase profits and create positive associations with the brand, on the back of its latest Bruce Willis perfume launch.
France-based industry organisation Infini has worked with its eight member group to create a cutting-edge eco-packaged fragrance product concept, Infini Or.
According to spokesperson Linda Harman for Givaudan UK, mobile apps are a way for industry professionals to cut out the middle man and reach consumers with product information they require on the go.
New research in the UK has found that a man’s choice of fragrance alters dramatically as he ages, resulting in men in their sixties and above opting for stronger smelling fragrances and spraying more frequently.
Established fragrance houses remain the most demanded by UK consumers this autumn, despite a buzz generated around celebrity perfumes and market newcomers.
