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Interparfums Locks In Roberto Cavalli Fragrance Partnership Through 2046

With The BAC Studio, Belle Aire is effectively turning its Libertyville headquarters into a more integrated fine fragrance development destination, combining fragrance creation with the consumer, cultural and design inputs that increasingly shape how a new scent is positioned and experienced in the marketplace.

Belle Aire Creations Opens BAC Studio to Bring Fine Fragrance and Brand Design Under One Roof; Company Hosts Annual Sensory Inspiration Event

The studio brings together Belle Aire’s perfumers, fragrance development specialists, sourcing team, marketers, consumer insights experts and designers.

'Sephora is such an iconic destination for beauty discovery, and I am so excited to bring my fragrance collection to their community,' said Kardashian. 'Creating these scents has been a deeply personal journey for me. I wanted to build a portfolio that offers a transportive and memorable experience and Sephora is the perfect partner to help tell that story.'

Khloé Kardashian Fragrance Scales Up With Sephora Expansion

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Profound helps brands understand how AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity see and describe them.

Think Like a Machine: Estée Lauder Takes GEO Global With Profound Partnership

Pinterest places scent trends within its broader “Quiet Upkeep” category, which frames grooming as intentional, consistent maintenance rather than occasional self-care.

Men Are Rethinking Their Relationship With Fragrance

The forces reshaping the region include the global rise of Gulf-born fragrance brands and the growing influence of Arabian perfumery.

The GCC’s Beauty Boom Is Going Global

The Global Ingredient Tour: The Latest Flavor & Fragrance Innovations from London to Grasse to California

Unlike conventional encapsulation methods, Microcaps' patented microfluidic manufacturing platform uses a step-emulsification process to produce highly uniform fragrance droplets at industrial scale, offering precision, reproducibility and formulation control.

The Next Generation of Fragrance Delivery Takes Shape

Fragrance is getting a high-tech makeover with microencapsulation and light-activated scent that lasts weeks.

Fruit Forward: The Materials Redefining Realism in Flavor & Fragrance

'[T]he beauty of being a perfumer lies in the ability to dream freely and create without stifling that artistic spirit,' says Agilex perfumer Jamie Y.Tan. 'But balancing creativity with technical limitations—like regulatory restrictions and cost constraints—is an essential part of the craft.'

How Jamie Y. Tan Turned Persistence Into Perfumery

"Your individuality is what ultimately shapes your signature as a perfumer."

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Elixiris Blends Orris and Cedarwood in a New Co-Distilled Signature

From Burnt Metal to Long-Lasting Tonka: the Latest Updates to the Fragrance Ingredient Palette

As previously announced, Penta will seek acquisition opportunities in the specialty chemical distribution and manufacturing space.

Penta Names Greg Robertson CEO to Lead Next Growth Phase

Penta will seek acquisition opportunities in the specialty chemical distribution and manufacturing space.

Tide says the product was developed in response to research showing that more than 80% of sensitive-skin consumers who purchase free detergents want more scent in their laundry routines.

Tide Brings Fragrance to Free & Gentle, Blurring the Line Between Sensitive and Sensory

More than 80% of sensitive-skin consumers who purchase free detergents want more scent in their laundry routines.

From left: Justin Boxford, global president, Luxury Beauty Brands, Erica Kwok, senior vice president and general manager of Estée Lauder, and Magalie Parksuwan, senior vice president and general manager, La Mer.

Estée Lauder Reshapes Luxury Brand Leadership as Sandra Main Prepares to Retire

Justin Boxford takes expanded luxury portfolio; Erica Kwok named Estée Lauder GM and Magalie Parksuwan expands La Mer remit.

American model and actor Matthew Noszka stars as the face of the campaign.

Stetson’s Untamed Trio Explores Sage, Smoke and the Wild West

The collection—Open Sky, Free Rein and Wild Sage—gives three perfumers a different interpretation of the same rugged-western brief.

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Ulta’s Muse Accelerator Spotlights Fragrance’s Next Generation

Mood-boosting and gourmand fragrances take center stage in Ulta's next innovation cohort.

Spectre was presented as part of 'From Matter to Spirit' (De la matière à l'esprit), the theme of the inaugural edition of Scent, a contemporary olfactory culture exhibition that took place in Milan, Italy, from March 27 to 29, 2026.

When Perfume Becomes Sculpture

Symrise and AmeriTerpenes will maintain a long-term commercial relationship, with agreed supply arrangements providing Symrise continued access to renewable, terpene-based raw materials. The companies described the arrangements as creating an enduring industrial partnership supporting both businesses' future growth.

Symrise Divests AmeriTerpenes Business as It Sharpens One Symrise Portfolio

The company is divesting businesses that sit outside the company's highest-priority growth platforms.