HBA Global Expo & Conference landed at the Javits Center in NYC last week, ushering in summer with a dazzling array of innovative products & packaging in the beauty, skincare, and fragrance markets. There were many new ideas to explore and engaging seminars to attend in brand development, natural & sustainable, trend watching, and innovation. Jamie Thomas of trend visionary Stylesight presented the Fall/Winter 2014 forecast for beauty & fashion, with emphasis on handcrafts from the BRIC nations, and themes of Quietude, Allegory, and Enrapture. Kelly Kovak of the Color Association of the US, tempted us with farmstand color trends – blue potato, endive, kale and corn. Sniffapalooza’s own Karen Dubin participated on the What’s Next for Fragrance? panel, along with Doreen Bucher of Symrise Fine Fragrance, Blair Bloom of Just Bloom, Abby Fazio of New London Luxe, and moderator Sue Phillips of Scenterprises. Niche fragrance trends influencing the mass market, sampling scents in the digital age, fragrance layering with ancillary products, and the proliferation of portable roller ball packaging were some of the many topics covered by the group. An inspired time was had by all!
Blair Bloom, Doreen Bucher, Sue Phillips, Abby Fazio, Karen Dubin
