Sue Phillips of Scenterprises will be holding a custom perfume event and auction, "Heart to Heart For Haiti", on Valentine's Day, February 14 from 11:30 to 3 pm. The event will take place at the Firebird restaurant in New York City and includes a 3 course brunch, seminar and custom perfume. The proceeds from the auction will benefit Red Cross efforts in Haiti. Tickets are $150 per person; for more information see the Scenterprises website.
Sue Phillips of Scenterprises will be holding a custom perfume event at the Lancome boutique at 201 Columbus Avenue in New York City on Thursday, December 10 from 5 to 8 pm. Custom blends will be offered at the special price of $75 for 20 ml. Also in attendance will be Melinda Blau, author of Consequential Strangers; spend $75 or more on Lancome products and get a free gift bag and copy of the book. Space is limited, RSVP by December 8 at (212) 362-4858.
"Customized fragrance is wildly appealing to people because it presents an opportunity to collaborate creatively with a perfumer," Balahoutis said. But here, the custom experience costs $6,000, which is arguably more than most people will spend on perfume in their lifetime.
— Alexandra Balahoutis of Strange Invisible Perfumes on the line's bespoke service, quoted in L.A. custom perfumers: Memoire Liquide, Strange Invisible, Smell Bent at the LA Times, where you'll also find several related stories: Golden age of perfume in the air?, The right perfume for your age, When perfume becomes a nuisance (or a health issue), Men's cologne lines get manlier and Rating celebrity perfumes: In Bloom, Siren, Queen and Malibu.
Sue Phillips of Scenterprises will be hosting custom perfume seminars every Tuesday in September and October:
The multi-sensory Seminar includes an interactive, creative, educational session all about the history and joys of fragrance. We take you on an olfactive fragrance ‘journey’ to explore and discover magnificent perfume blends…
Aromachology is a new custom perfume line that “blends perfume and personality into one customized aromatic experience”:
Aromachology is the first of its kind to offer custom fine fragrance on a mass level, blended and sold at point of purchase. Meant to reconnect consumers…
Stella McCartney in conversation with Alexandra Shulman (video, talks about new scent L.I.L.Y) http://t.co/VAKYigvK "French parfumier Guerlain on trial over 'race slurs'" article at Telegraph http://t.co/lVDxoZMi Vote for NST's Mood Board on FB and win a Zoya Nail Polish collection! http://t.co/MXHMN7I3