Quintis Sandalwood, in partnership with the American Society of Perfumers, launched a global competition for perfumers to reimagine Indian sandalwood (Santalum album) within a fragrance. Finalists have been announced, with the winner being recognized at the awards ceremony on July 1, 2022, at the World Perfumery Congress.
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The finalists include:
- Celia Orozco Cirimbilli, GRC Parfum, Italy
- Elodie Durande, Quintessence Fragrances, United Kingdom
- Gwen Gonzalez, Givaudan, United States
- Jennifer Jambon, Argeville, France
- Mathieu Lenoir, European Flavours and Fragrances, United Kingdom
- Cédric Gras, Sozio (Intern), France
- David Clement, Fragrance Oils, United Kingdom
- Fanny Ginolin, Takasago Europe, France
- Miro Senjak, Luzi & Brani, Switzerland
- Solene Bourquin, Firmenich, France
Vanessa Ligovich, Quintis' chief marketing officer, said, “Our Sandalwood Reimagined competition was developed to give perfumers an opportunity to be creative with Indian sandalwood oil and showcase the beauty of this ingredient without the usual commercial constraints of cost and consumer briefs. We also wanted to celebrate the “return” of Indian sandalwood, which has seen a resurgence in fragrance formulations in recent years due to the vast supply now available through Quintis’ sustainable cultivation in Australia. The 10 finalists, spanning five countries, were selected from a pool of over 300 high-quality entrants and each demonstrated their own unique approach to formulating with sandalwood. The finalists’ fragrances will be exhibited at the Quintis stand at World Perfumery Congress in Miami and the winner will be announced at the awards ceremony on July first. We invite everyone to visit us at the stand and experience the fragrances, and exquisite creativity, for themselves—it is quite incredible to see how one ingredient can be reimagined in so many different ways.”
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