It’s Hump Day, National Dog Day and Women’s Equality Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in a summer favorite: Thierry Mugler Cologne.
Reminder: 8/28 will be Dealer’s Choice, edition 4…
Flavor and fragrance corner
But the news from the industry’s flavor and fragrance corner is different. At two leading players—Givaudan and Symrise—both sales and earnings were up, and sales fell only modestly at International Flavors & Fragrances. It turns out that demand for the consumer products their ingredients go into has held up during the pandemic—and in many cases has even grown.
— Don't forget this does not necessarily relate to perfume sales; these companies fragrance and flavor just about anything with a smell or a taste, including all those bleach wipes and hand sanitizers. Read more in Flavor and fragrance firms dodge pandemic sales blow at Chemical & Engineering News.
If you’re ready
Adria Arjona for Giorgio Armani My Way. Below the jump, a longer spot advertising the fragrance’s ecological credentials.
Anna Sui Sky ~ new perfume
The (almost) daily lemming
Violet tea from the new Pantry Collection at Perfumer H (the brand Lyn Harris started after she sold Miller Harris), made in collaboration with Postcard Teas ("Tim carefully selected a First Flush (Spring) Darjeeling 2020, a Second Flush (Summer) Darjeeling 2019 and a Miaoli White Tip Oolong to complete this beautiful green fusion of fruits of blackcurrant, mandarin and bergamot fused with a floral heart of violet leaf and a hint of vanilla bourbon"). The 30g tin is £30 at Perfumer H.