tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post7269132780792135647..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Color Trends Stimulate Perfumers in the Creation of New & Different Fragrances, Study ShowsPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-51920722829472913962011-06-28T23:10:29.278+01:002011-06-28T23:10:29.278+01:00Saif,
I'd like to think of them as an incenti...Saif,<br /><br />I'd like to think of them as an incentive to discover without hindrances what one likes based on scent. Then again, there are the names and the hue of the liquid suggesting ideas as well: who can deny that the dark purple of Sarrasins invokes certain images or that the name Tubereuse Criminelle isn't suggestive? Sycomore is green and named somewhat after a greenish tree, Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-57511756367008096372011-06-28T23:07:18.921+01:002011-06-28T23:07:18.921+01:00Frida,
ha, yeah, thanks for bringing that link ab...Frida,<br /><br />ha, yeah, thanks for bringing that link about the wine tests, I recall this vividly. Isn't it funny how the human mind works? Suggest an idea (by some indirect means, such as colour for instance) and then there is a one-track train of thought working. I suppose that mainstream companies, which are the ones whose wares are used usually in such research, do think of colour andPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-45380972814303223192011-06-28T23:05:24.624+01:002011-06-28T23:05:24.624+01:00Onyxode,
the research probably focused on mainstr...Onyxode,<br /><br />the research probably focused on mainstream perfumery. At least, from the bulk of research and tests and blind stuff experimentation I have seen going on over the years, the specimens were taken from the mainstream market or very well known brands. These are indeed the ones who first think about design, promotion/marketing and packaging and only later of the actual scent as anPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-62543809600562939832011-06-28T23:03:49.617+01:002011-06-28T23:03:49.617+01:00Annemarie,
you're absolutely right about nich...Annemarie,<br /><br />you're absolutely right about niche lines. This is probably why they eschew colour & design variety: to focus on smell and names...<br />I agree that "clean" scents are usually transparent; it all has to do with the mental image I suppose. It would be jarring to think that chamomille essential oil is naturally vivid blue (which it is)!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-70792312848357091732011-06-27T11:08:21.055+01:002011-06-27T11:08:21.055+01:00Yes thats why many companies are now moving to mon...Yes thats why many companies are now moving to mono-tone, if you wish, bottles like the Exclusifs from Chanel or the bell jars/rectangle bottles from Serge Lutens.<br /><br />There is no color. That way you are not discouraged.Saifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01218708257704868126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-41573871842669428472011-06-24T08:23:43.536+01:002011-06-24T08:23:43.536+01:00It makes me think that unless a perfume house is a...It makes me think that unless a perfume house is actually trying to sell an image, it might make sense to have perfumes in clear bottles so that one is not swayed by the colour and design when interpreting scents.<br /><br />It reminds me of this study where red food colouring was added to white wines and people actually started describing the wines in terms that are normally reserved for red Fridahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04103553724331270595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-60342393625663877122011-06-24T03:17:26.742+01:002011-06-24T03:17:26.742+01:00What annemariec said.What annemariec said.Onyxodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04677357202801406219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-30745179435667171472011-06-23T23:59:57.156+01:002011-06-23T23:59:57.156+01:00Really interesting. I'm wondering about the im...Really interesting. I'm wondering about the implications for perfumers/companies that bring out their perfumes in uniform boxes and bottles. Numerous examples come to mind, especially among the niche and indie lines. Some do vary the colour of the labels, but some, eg Diptyque, dont; even do that. <br /><br />Of course the colour of the varies a little and I have assumed that this is usually annemariecnoreply@blogger.com