Innovation – Ani Liu has used emerging technologies to create human-scented perfumes

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Ani Liu makes human-scented perfume by capturing volatile molecules from a person’s garment in a solvent for several weeks and then distilling the solution through traditional glassware.

Imagine bottling the scent of someone you love, eternalizing them forever, allowing you to dive into a fond memory of that person with just one whiff. Ani Liu has figured out how to make this sci-fi sounding fantasy a reality.

Liu is an artist who uses technology and science to develop multi-sensory experiences. Her work pulls from tools used in architecture, augmented reality, and synthetic biology—creating art that examines the social, cultural, and emotional effects of these emerging technologies.

Who did she bottled so far? She did around six people: Her husband, herself, her parents, a lab mate, and the chemist that was helping out. Using her parents … was very emotionally driven. She knows there will be a time when they pass away, so it was to create a time capsule of them before they passed.

It’s time for the weekend!!! Yours, Fran

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Choose your Mood on the go!

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I see more and more USB stick aroma diffusers popping up at the moment!

Basically for your laptop at work, for the car during a ride, at home etc.

You need an uplift at work? Take the My Mood “Feel Uplifted” USB stick and let the aroma get to your brain quickly.

If you rather need to focus, put the “Focused” USB stick in your laptop.

Aroma2go is another company playing the same game. It’s surely a new on-the-go trend with fragrances.

Do you guys also see those products on the shelfs? Yours, Fran

When in Paris…

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I was lately in Paris and visited this beautiful perfume shop IUNX. The design and the customer experience caught my eye!

These are luminous testers that diffuse perfume when you come up close. Cool stuff!

Olivia Giacobetti, a very successful women in the world of perfumery, is the nose of the perfume brand.

Its definitely worth to drop by when you are in Paris.

Adr: 13 rue de Tournon, 750016 Paris

Lots of love. Yours, Fran

LVMH launches accelerator program for 50 international startups annually

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Great news: LVMH launches an accelerator program for 50 international startups annually at Station F to contribute to innovation in luxury.

La Maison des Startups will accelerate collaboration between LVMH Maisons and startups whose solutions have potential in the luxury industry, giving entrepreneurs privileged access to the unique ecosystem formed by the Group’s 70 Maisons. This program is distinctive in its multi-sector approach, encompassing entrepreneurs whose innovations are relevant to LVMH’s different business groups: Wines & Spirits, Fashion & Leather Goods, Perfumes & Cosmetics, Watches & Jewelry and Selective Retailing.

With 89 work stations, the LVMH program at STATION F will welcome 50 international startups each year in two six-month terms. The first group joined the campus in November 2017.

Interested? Find all infos here. And don’t forget to dream on. Yours, Fran

Visual fragrance tattoos – the new trend

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Remember i wrote about scented temporary tattoos from Tattly? This one is similar.

Innovative cosmetics company Amkiri Ltd is delighted to announce the launch of the world’s first ever ‘visual fragrance™’ technology.

The Amkiri team has developed and successfully patented a technology comprised of scented ‘ink’, which is applied to the skin via specifically developed applicators, allowing the user to apply and create body art infused with fragrance.

The innovative and patented technology of Amkiri allows fragrance to be carried in liquid ‘ink’ and worn visually on the skin, while ensuring the scent remains true to itself and lasts for up to 12 hours.

I wish you a lovely rest of the week!!! Yours, Fran

Cocktail Balls – new formats hitting the market

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Designed by the Tequila Patron brand, these ping pong balls are loaded with citrus and herbs. Once in contact with alcohol or soda, the balls aromatize your drink perfectly by forming a cloud of bubbles.

A little sexier than an Aspirin in a glass of water!

For the moment, they are only available in one bar in Virginia, US. But the idea is great and I am convinced that we will quickly find these balls in our bars and supermarkets.

Why not??? Its a simple idea that goes viral because of the fun factor! Yours, Fran

Eye catching veggie inspired beauty line

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“Hands on Veggies” places importance on precious, natural fermented ingredients that act as preserving agents while also caring for the skin…. Oils, fermented substances and extracts are part of the natural, vegetable components that make up their products.

Im mostly in love with the images and the packaging!

Let’s connect with nature again! A walk in the forest this weekend? Yours, Fran

More Mix & Match marketing stories

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Kenneth Cole has launched Kenneth Cole for Him and Kenneth Cole for Her, a collection of fragrances designed to be layered.

“I believe that everyone is their own brand. Personal style is defining, and this unique selection of fragrances provides yet another opportunity for one to further express their individuality,” said Kenneth Cole, chairman and chief creative officer at Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc.

For Him

Kenneth Cole for Him is a fragrance with a blend of salty, citrusy and amber notes. The fragrance includes top notes of sea salt, white citrus and a mineral accord; middle notes of jasmine and ginger and base notes of modern woods and white amber.

For Her

For the Kenneth Cole for her fragrance, it blends floral, citrus and musk scents. The fragrance includes top notes of pink peonies, lemon and translucent florals; middle notes of jasmine, violet and lily-of-the-valley and base notes of sandalwood, heliotrope and skin musk.

A Personal Twist

In addition to the release of Kenneth Cole for Him and Kenneth Cole for Her, the company has released The Personal­ization Fragrances, a collection of fragrances that can be layered with the other two products.

The fragrances in the line include:

• Serenity. The fragrance is a blend of white pepper, whiskey accords, peach nectar, woods, vanilla and tonka bean. Used with Kenneth Cole for Him, it creates a smooth woody/amber scent, while it enhances notes of peonies, violet and sandalwood when used in Kenneth Cole for Her.
• Energy. The Energy fragrance includes notes of neroli, orange flower, magnolias, jasmine, tuberose absolute. Sandalwood, vetiver and musk. Paired with Kenneth Cole for Him, it adds a sporty twist, emphasizing the white citrus and translucent floral scents. Layered with Kenneth for Her, it enhances the lemon, jasmine and floral scents.
• Intensity. A fragrance blend with notes of cardamom, pink pepper, leather, nutmeg, saffron, tobacco leaf, coffee, woods and tonka beans. Used to warm the ginger, wood and white amber scents in Kenneth Cole for Him, while enhancing the sandalwood, heliotrope and skin musks in Kenneth Cole for Her.

Layering is still a hot topic! Enjoy the rest of your week! Yours, Fran

The Scent: A Polysensorial dinner experience

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Symrise, a German fragrance & flavor manufacturer, invited for an aromatic dinner in Dubai to enjoy food, perfume accords and music.

The three courses of the dinner menu included three accords: “Contrast” for the starter, “Metissage” for the main course and “Overdose” for the desert. At the end of the dinner, there was a final scent presented, especially developed for this occasion by perfumer Philippe Paparella (senior perfumer at Symrise).

For the contrast accord for instance, people were given a gourmand accord built on a contract of sweet and salty elements: cereals, roasted hazelnut, sea salt whilst eating smoked salmon panna cotta with baked artichokes, caramelized leeks and hazelnut oil.

Curious about the rest of the menu? Check it out on Fragrantica.

Yours, Fran

 

Lisbon – here we come!

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Ohhh how much I was looking forward to have a little sunny vacation in these dark winterdays!

Good food, tasty wines and the best company… What else do you need?!?

We discover Lisbon for the next days with all its beauty.

I wish you already a great new years celebration!!! Let’s go for a fantastic 2018 😉

Yours, Fran