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Born In 1853. Made For The Future

Posted by Robin on 20 June 2023 8 Comments

An AI history of Guerlain's bee bottle. (Almost 2 minutes, and you can read more in Guerlain unleashes reimagined Bee Bottles in AI-generated movie at Luxury Daily.)

It is a daydream

Posted by Robin on 20 June 2023 4 Comments

I'm just a girl from a small village in the North of France. Being a perfumer is not a job; it is a daydream. Every scent I've created is a story I tell of the encounters I have made along the way. My sole goal when I create a scent is to generate pleasure and well-being.

— Perfumer Anne Flipo on winning the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Fragrance Foundation this year. Read more in IFF Master Perfumer Anne Flipo Receives Fragrance Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award at Yahoo! Finance, or see all this year's winners at Beauty Packaging.

Cry baby, part 2

Posted by Robin on 19 June 2023 2 Comments

Natalie Portman (or, maybe, a less expensive doppelganger? Note they do not really show much of her face) for the new Miss Dior bath collection: Rose Granita Shower Milk and Shimmering Rose Sorbet Body Gel. (The 2021 Cry Baby video can be found here.)

Five scent categories

Posted by Robin on 19 June 2023 Leave a Comment

Inside the exhibit, visitors engage all five senses. In the Scent Library visitors will learn about five scent categories: citrus, fruity, floral, woody, and spicy. Guests will explore over 20 exotic aroma profiles from around the world. Visitors can also step inside a Coca‑Cola bottle for a picture-perfect moment or compete in a guessing game to unlock new visual landscapes by identifying distinct scents.

— Read more in World of Coca-Cola unveils new immersive Scent Discovery exhibit at RoughDraft Atlanta.

Now

Posted by Robin on 16 June 2023 Leave a Comment

Flowers melting, for Lancôme Idôle Now.

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