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Barcelona olfaction week: Iberchem unveils the official perfume of the Spain pavilion at the Dubai World Expo

Barcelona Olfaction Week

The Fragrance, Inspired by Spain’s Geography, Will Be Distributed to Pavilion’s Guests of Honour During the Expo This weekend, on the occasion of Barcelona Olfaction Week, fragrance house Iberchem presented the official perfume of the Spain Pavilion at the Dubai World Expo. The event took place on a rooftop terrace…

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Vetiver: A Raw Material With Countless Benefits

Vetiver is a coveted raw material in the world of fragrances. It gives green, woody and earthy notes to a perfumer’s composition. Its scent is so rich and unique that it is almost a perfume in itself. Traditionally, it was used in perfumery for men’s fragrances, but nowadays perfume houses…

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The Favourite Smells of Ahmed Tkaya, Iberchem Tunisia

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In this short interview, we discover the five favourite smells of Ahmed Tkaya, Project Manager at Iberchem Tunisia.   Lavender: This is one of my favourite plants. It has a very pleasant and relaxing smell, as well as a beautiful colour. It also reminds me of the perfume my father…

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2021 Fine Fragrances Trends

After a year marked by the global pandemic, the fragrance market is eagerly preparing for 2021. These unprecedented times have undoubtedly affected the preferences and demands of consumers in all sectors. According to our marketing experts, sustainability, wellness and the demands of Generation Z are all expected to significantly influence…

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When Art and Fragrances Join Forces

Fragrance composition is a form of artistic expression: “Just like painters express themselves through shapes and colours, perfumers use olfactory notes to compose a fragrance”. That’s how Luz Vaquero, head perfumer at Iberchem, described the connection between art and perfume in an interview she gave a few months ago. Since…

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Trend Report | Ingredient Collection : Ambers

Iberchem Amber

This is an abstract of our marketing report: Trend Report | Ingredient Collection: Ambers   Amber, one of the most important fragrance families, always brings perplexity when discussed. It gets even more confusing when the terms “Amber” and “Ambergris” make their ways in. Amber, also known as “Fossilized Amber”, comes…

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Naturals in Perfumery

Origins It was not until the late 19th century that master perfumers began working with synthetic ingredients to enrich their creations. Until then, perfumery relied mostly on extracting and distilling natural raw materials and mixing them to make perfumes and essential oils. Following what is commonly known as “modern perfumery” and…

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Odd Raw Materials Used In Perfumery

  • Iberchem Fragrances
  • 24 August, 2020
  • Categories: Fragrances

To produce pleasant aromas, perfumers don’t just use flowers and essential oils from plants. In the past, substances were used that were far removed from the glamorous concept of perfumery nowadays. From the 18th century, ingredients began to appear in master perfumers’ laboratories that were a far cry from rose…

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How To Properly Store Your Perfume

Perfume, just like wine, undergoes changes over time. The most obvious variation usually happens with the colour, but the scent can also change, which can be a bit more annoying. Just like fine wines, the first thing that happens over the course of weeks, months, and sometimes even years, is…

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Thinking Global – Acting Local: The Challenges Of Customisation In An Era Of Globalisation

During his conference at the 2020 Barcelona Olfaction Week, Sylvain Massé, Marketing Manager at Iberchem, presented some of the perfumery trends currently sweeping continents such as Asia and South America: two areas where Iberchem is present. He also spoke about other global trends in the fragrance industry. Here is a…

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