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Scent Trend: Ingredient Photo Squares

Scent Trend: Ingredient Photo Squares

Versace pour Homme
Versace pour Homme

When the global pandemic hit, retailers were already noticing a big uptick in online fragrance sales. A new generation of consumer was researching scents online, watching Youtube reviews and chatting with friends about them on social media platforms. Suddenly, the idea of actually walking into a store and spraying a scent on your wrist or on a blotter became less important.

Coach Dreams
Coach Dreams

Discovery boxes with three four or even five vial samples surged in popularity. For a small investment you could try a handful of perfumes before investing in a full-sized bottle. Subscription boxes continue to sell briskly introducing new and classic scents.

Montblanc Legend Eau de Parfum
Montblanc Legend Eau de Parfum

So with everyone shopping online these days, how do fragrance houses convey how a fragrance smells without having you actually smell it? Enter ingredient photo squares. These Instagram timeline boxes illustrate what key ingredients are in a scent visually. The format is quite specific. The bottle is placed in the middle and four or five ingredients are displayed around the bottle. Love rose? A photo of a rose bloom shows you that the perfume contains rose notes. Love fresh lemon? A photo of the famous Italian lemon shows you there is brisk citrus notes. Instagram is a visual medium so this format works beautifully.

Kate Spade Eau de Parfum
Kate Spade Eau de Parfum

Ingredient photo squares have become so successful at driving sales almost every brand is introducing them on their ecomm product landing pages, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter feeds. They are a quick and effective way to demonstrate how a scent smells. That is until we get a new technology like “Insta-Scent” where you can actually smell a perfume from your smart phone. We’re sure this technology is likely in the works.

Versace Bright Crystal Absolu
Versace Bright Crystal Absolu

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  • Angela Citrigno
    December 1, 2021 at 3:31 pm

    The idea of photo squares is a brilliant concept. Gazing at a gorgeous photo of different fragrant notes. Your brain sees the items, that then triggers your nose in thinking of smell associated with that item. I’ll be honest some notes I have no idea what I should be smelling? But happiness is a feeling. Scent Lodge has given us a wonderful platform and I thank you for that. I’m so glad that perfume company’s actually tell us about the notes that are involved. I don’t remember ever knowing what fragrant notes were in a perfume? The name of the fragrance had to evoke a thought or a feeling. @959angela

  • September Dee
    December 1, 2021 at 11:18 am

    I like the idea of ingredient photo squares. They are informative and at the same time make for a beautiful photo!

  • daniela Sborlini
    December 1, 2021 at 8:24 am

    That’s awesome, I usually have to Google it, makes it much easier to just show it. Great idea

  • Trisha Pedros
    December 1, 2021 at 7:23 am

    In Advertising it’s always so interesting to see a strategy that works! So smart!

  • PAULA BONACCI
    December 1, 2021 at 7:11 am

    love this colour bright and fun