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Hot off the Press
Scenting the trail for 2012...
The Fragrance Foundation UK recently hosted their first 2012 members’ breakfast event – Hot Off The Press: Focus on Fragrance - in The Screening Room at The Soho Hotel in London.
As guests arrived they were welcomed by the Foundation’s Executive Director, Linda Key, and the PR Team.
Following a light breakfast buffet, guests were ushered through to the auditorium where there were presented with the latest research into the beauty market for 2011 from June Jensen, Director for The NPD Group Beauty UK. This was followed by Mike Ramseyer, Mymarketmonitor’s CEO, who provided an informative update on the year on year changes for the fragrance industry in relation to the key marketing platforms of offline print.
Therefore, showing that the fragrance industry had a double-digit growth of +11% in 2011, this indicates that the fragrance trend should continue during 2012.
All attendees received a full presentation pack from both NPD and Mymarketmonitor.
For further information, please visit: www.npd.com and www.mymarketmonitor.com
Images taken at The Fragrance Foundation UK’s Hot Off The Press: Focus on Fragrance breakfast event...
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| Howard Shaughnessy, Fragrance Factory with Roja Dove, Professeur des Parfums and Lorna McKay, QVC | Natalie Day and Lorraine Wilson-Morris, Esprit & The Fragrance Foundation |
Dominic James, rdpr with Roja Dove and Peter Norman, The Fragrance Foundation |
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| Lorna McKay, QVC; Howard Shaughnessy, Fragrance Factory and Mo Goodfellow, Liz Earle | Aramis & Designer Fragrances’ Kim Cowan and Quita Davis with Linda Key, Esprit/The Fragrance Foundation | Jeremy Seigal (centre) with Kenneth Green Associates’ Clare Horner and Linda Taylor | ||
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| Bob Keable, Westex with Walt Disney Company’s Doerte Schroeder, Vishvan Skinner and Stefanie Dowie | Floris’ Edward Bodenham; Emily Bodenham, Polly Gredley and Lucy Marsh | Jane West, News International with Georgia Lacey, Grazia and Kirsty Dale, Coty Prestige | ||
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| The Perfume Shop’s Cathy Cornell, Jo Walker and Michelle Fellows | Cartier’s Christophe Blanc and Xavier Giammattei with Linda Key, Esprit/The Fragrance Foundation | Kenneth Green, Kenneth Green Associates with Lorna McKay, QVC | ||
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| Howard Shaughnessy, Fragrance Factory; Chris Hawksley, The Orange Square Company; Jon Dunn, Fragrance Factory; Stephen Quinn, Vogue and Sanjay Vadera, Per-Scent Ltd | NPD’s Emilie Erktan and June Jensen with Luisa Poisa, Elizabeth Arden | Catherine Mitchell, IFF and Michael McClean, Liz Earle | ||
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| Kirsty Dale, Coty Prestige with Charlotte Broadbent, Hello! Magazine | Duncan Chater, Men’s Health with Sian Roberts, News International and Alun Williams, Men’s Health | |||
A series of 'an evening with' organised by the Fragrance Foundation Associate committee, interviewing key influencers to inspire and motivate.
Past seminars
Jo Malone interviewed by Nadine Baggott
Per Neuman interviewed by Hannah Betts
Jeremy Seigal interviewed by Alice Hart Davis
Francis Kurkdjian - interviewed by Josephine Fairley
Marigay McKee - interviewed by Roja Dove
An Evening with Jo Malone
Hosted by Nadine Baggott
The Fragrance Foundation UK Associate Committee recently organised the last in this year’s series of ‘An Evening With….Jo Malone’ – a special event restricted to members only.
Without an empty seat to be seen in The Soho Hotel’s private screening room, a rapturous applause broke out when Jo Malone was welcomed onto the stage to join one of the UK’s leading health and beauty writers, Nadine Baggot.
Initially, Jo worked as a florist and from here started to create her own scents and products. It was when she met her husband at the age of 19, when the business took off.
In 1994, the first Jo Malone London store was opened on 154 Walton Street. Five years on, an excited Jo launched the Jo Malone flagship store on London’s Sloane Street. This was the beginning for a brand, recognised for its cream and black packaging, that is still hugely successful, worldwide.
In 2006, Jo sold the company’s entirety to the Estee Lauder Companies as she believed it was a good time to make this decision and wanted to be in a position to fulfill many of her dreams and passions.
“All through my life I have chosen to do things differently”, claimed Jo. “Two years ago I didn’t know what I was going to do but didn’t ever think I would come back. However, I decided to get back into the water to start something new and different. It did take six to eight months to get back in the swing of things, especially using the ‘nose’, so Perfumers were the biggest help to me. Working with them is a like a puzzle and we all fit together and work well together.
“Furthermore, the power of ‘word of mouth’ is unbelievable. With today’s digital technology it’s not just pushing a button, but setting a precedent with people’s trust in you and the brand. ‘Jo Loves’ is all about the things Jo loves, whereas ‘Jo Malone’ was created for others. This project is completely done in a new way.”
Jo Loves launches November 2012 and each fragrance is defined by the exceptional personality of its wearer. Here are Jo’s interpretations of the four new scents:
- ‘Pomello’ – beautiful, clean, fresh and easy to drench yourself in it.
- ‘Green Orange & Coriander’ - soulful and sassy – a snowy day walking in New York City and sipping on a hot drink outside a cafe. It’s sexy and soulful and gives you a ‘feel good factor’.
- Orange Tulle’ – like a ballerina’s shoes – fun and flirty that keeps coming and going. It’s a girl’s lunch fragrance and gives you the right to be fun and flirty.
- ‘Gardenia’ – rich and regal. It’s ageless and has a classic time to it with a woody dry-down base.
Did you know?
- Jo Malone created a lemon fragrance for the scented hand wipes in McDonald's
- Jo Malone takes her own white linen sheets with her on holiday and likes them changed and starched every two days.
- Jo Malone has a dictaphone and notepad beside her bed.
- In 1999, Jo sold her beauty business to Estée Lauder Companies and remained Creative Director until her departure in 2006
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| Aisling Connaughton, Clarins with Clinique's Mary Kate Travaskis and Jess de Bene | Annalise Quest, Harrods, Susan Taylor and Sarahjane Robertson, LGFB with Fiona Parkhouse | Aspects Beauty Company's Jo Boyd, Margaret McHugh and Lyndsay Fletcher | ||
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| Dawn Evident, Colouration, Sarahjane Robertson, LGFB and Yvonne Hockey, Givaudan | Elizabeth Arden's Jenny Nickeas, Eoin Kearney, Cindy Martin and Jill Barr | Fragrance Foundation's Lorraine Wilson-Morris, Linda Key and Natalie Day with Jo Malone | ||
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| Jo Malone with the Front Promotions girls | ||||
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| Liz Earle Fragrance Team's Veryan Eperon, Hannah Webley-Smith, Lorna McKay and Mo Goodfellow | Selfridges' Jayne Demuro, David Walker-Smith, with Linda Key | Marina Torres and Alice Glover, YSL with Givenchy's Minal Bhanshali | ||
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| Mark Lockyer, Sampling Innovations with Francoise Therin, NPD | Mike Ramseyer, MyMarketMonitor, Lorraine Wilson-Morris, Esprit (Fragrance Foundation) and Xavier Giamettei, Cartier | P&G Prestige's DJ Hageman, Sabrina Gutsche, Helen Russell, Ann-Marie Humphreys and Huw Govier | ||
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| Selfridges' Jayne Demuro and David Walker-Smith with Jo | Lorraine Wilson-Morris with Lorna McKay | |||
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| Nadine Baggott with Sylvia Terry, Bobbi Brown |
An Evening with Per Neuman
Hosted by Hannah Betts
The Fragrance Foundation held another sellout evening with over 90 people in attendance at the Soho Hotel London on Wednesday 22nd June.
Per Neuman Managing Director, Estee Lauder Companies, was the next Industry guest in the series of ‘an evening with’ hosted by Hannah Betts, freelance Journalist and contributor to the Daily Telegraph and The Times.
A reception was held in the swirl room followed by a relaxed interview in the screening room with an opportunity for the audience to participate in a questions and answers session.
Per shared memories of growing up in Sweden where at the age of 27 he joined the cosmetics industry and clearly it continues to be his passion to this day. He loves its pace, its competitiveness, its innovation and its brands; all of which make being part of the industry so exciting. Per’s long and successful career with the Estee Lauder Companies has taken him to Australia, to the USA where as Executive Vice President for the Company’s International Division the Regional Directors and International Operations reported to him, and in 1988 it brought him here to the UK. Under his tenure as Managing Director the UK affiliate has multiplied in size and achievement many times over. On retirement he told us he has many things he wants to do but what will he miss the most? The people of course!
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| Cosmopolitan’s Angela Rawstone and Lucy Gugas with Peter Norman | Barratt West, Elizabeth Arden; Lizzie Kershaw, National Magazine Company; Robin Vincent, Clarins and Richard Johnstone, IPC Media | Cemo Imamzade, Aveda/Darphin; Jess De Bene, Clinique and Sylvia Terry, Bobbi Brown | ||
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| Harrods’ Emma Hockley and Annalise Quest with Emmanuel Noyer, Guerlain | Emmanuel Noyer, Guerlain; Mark Lockyer, Sampling Innovations with Hannah Betts | Jess de Bene, Clinique and Sylvia Terry, Bobbi Brown with Per Neuman | ||
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| Mark Lockyer, Sampling Innovations with The Fragrance Foundations Linda Key and Peter Norman | Peter Norman, Robin Vincent, Clarins; Jeremy Seigal, A.S. Watson Group and Richard Johnstone, IPC Media with Per Neuman | |||
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| Robin Vincent, Clarins and Jeremy Seigal, A.S Watson Group | Men’s Health’s Sarah Hayman, Alex Harris, Duncan Chater with Peter Norman | Sarahjane Robertson, LGFB and Sonia Copeman, Voisins Department Store with Peter Norman | ||
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| Annalise Quest, Harrods with Per Neuman | Annalise Quest, Harrods with Per Neuman | Hannah Betts with Per Neuman | ||
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| P&G Prestige’s Jane McCorriston and Claudia Boehm | Jeremy Seigal, A.S Watson Group with Lizzie Kershaw, National Magazine Company | |||
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| Linda Key with Per Neuman | Linda Key with Lorna Mckay, Domneuve | |||
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| Mike Ramseyer, mymarketmonitor.com with David Allan, Coty Prestige UK |
AN EVENING WITH
JEREMY SEIGAL
Hosted by Alice Hart-Davis
The Fragrance Foundation’s Associate Committee organised a sellout evening with over 70 people in attendance at Kettners, London on
Tuesday 15th March.
Jeremy Seigal CEO of AS Watsons UK was the next Industry guest in the series of ‘an evening with’ hosted by award winning beauty journalist Alice Hart Davis. Jeremy shared his experiences on how it all began from the founding The Perfume Shop in 1992 with his then business partner Philip Newton. This innovative retail format made fragrance an accessible purchase for consumers and removed the intimidation inherent in traditional perfume buying. This revolutionised fragrance retailing and propelled The Perfume Shop to become the largest and most successful specialist fragrance retailer in the UK.
Jeremy went on to talk about where he sees the fragrance industry today and in the future, in particular Jeremy stated the importance of innovation when taking over of brands by the big corporates and not just letting them blend into the same strategy of current brands already in their portfolio.
He also told the audience that it hadn’t always been easy and sometimes without strategy how he had challenged the conventions of the fragrance industry.
He thanked the team at both The Perfume Shop and Superdrug many who have been with him since the beginning.
The Perfume Shop, under Jeremy’s direction, has turned into one of the most successful retail businesses on the British high street today. So
much so, that it has now become a key part of the global AS Watson Group. Which also owns Superdrug and Savers.
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| Jeremy Seigal CEO AS Watsons UK and Jo Walker MD The Perfume Shop/td> | Mark Lockyer Chairman of the Associate Committee, Alice Hart Davis – Beauty Journalist and Jeremy Seigal CEO AS Watsons UK | Jeremy Seigal CEO Watsons UK, Linda Key Executive Director Fragrance Foundation UK | ||
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| Jeremy Seigal CEO Watsons UK and Lizzie Kershaw, National Magazine Company | Peter Norman Chairman Fragrance Foundation UK, Alice Hart Davis – Beauty Journalist and Jeremy Seigal CEO Watsons UK | Alice Hart Davis – Beauty Journalist and Jeremy Seigal CEO Watsons UK | ||
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| Azzi Glasser, Family Three, Howard Shaughnessy, Fragrance Factory, Adam Minto Wormser/FBB, Shelley Smyth, SAS & Company | Barratt West, Elizabeth Arden, Alice Hart Davis – Beauty Journalist and Peter Norman Chairman Fragrance Foundation UK | Dave Allan & Liz Garrett Coty Prestige with Jeremy Seigal CEO AS Watsons UK | ||
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| Mike Ramseyer My Market Monitor and Francoise Therin NPD | Linda Key Executive Director Fragrance Foundation UK and Mark McDonald Glorious Brands | Mark Lockyer Chairman Associate Committee and Bob Keable Westex | ||
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| Linda Taylor MD Kenneth Green Associates & Jo Walker MD The Perfume Shop | Natalie Day Esprit and Peter Norman Chairman Fragrance Foundation UK | Gillian & Jeremy Seigal | ||
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| Howard Shaunessy Fragrance Factory & Xavier Giammattei Cartier | Alice Hart Davis Beauty Journalist |
An Evening With: Francis Kurkdjian
Monday, 27th September 2010
Members of the Fragrance Foundation and their guests were treated to a truly insightful evening in the company of Francis Kurkdjian, one of the world’s most successful and celebrated perfumers. The evening was hosted by award winning journalist and entrepreneur Josephine Fairley who probed the deepest recesses of Francis’ creative mind and the inspiration behind some of his masterful creations.
Amongst the many topics discussed, Francis described his first and possibly most important fragrance brief as a perfumer – Jean Paul Gaultier’s Le Male, which was given to him simply as a training exercise. No one expected (not least Francis himself) that his work would win the brief and would go on to be one of the most successful fragrances of the 90’s. Francis went on to describe his views on today’s fragrance industry, key trends in perfumery, his main areas of drive and inspirations and most importantly, his own brand ‘ Maison Francis Kurkdjian’ which he successfully launched in September 2009 (now expanding into SpaceNK stores across the UK).
Our heartfelt gratitude is offered to Francis and Josephine for their time and the quality of conversation at this latest instalment in our series of industry events. We look forward to seeing you all at our next “Evening With...” event in 2011!