Oprah Magazine’s “O” List is a really cool list to be on! And The Perfume Studio’s “Design Your Own” Perfume kit in the ‘Oriental’ fragrance family is offered at the special limited-time offer price for $70 until Feb 10~~ Make sure you get this fabulous gift for YOUR Valentine….it is regularly $85.00

It includes 6 spectacular perfume blends:including Sensuous Amber and Spicy, Warm Woodsy, luscious Floral and Musky, and a vibrant Citrus blend. You can create your very own Signature Perfume as it comes with an instruction guide, pipettes, a designer-color refillable atomizer. Its a perfect gift for yourself, a friend, or loved one!

Today I was interviewed on Martha Stewart Living Radio all about how to Create A Custom Perfume! How fabulous to be feautured on two iconic media outlets in the same month! So grateful!
http://theradioblog.marthastewart.com/2012/01/sights-and-smells.html

AND read “Greenwich Girl” Laura McKittrick’s blog article about the creation of her Own perfume at The Christopher Noland salon!

http://www.mofflymedia.com/Fashion-and-Style/FS-Trends-2012/Make-Valentines-Day-2012-Scentfully-Yours/

Love all the action that we are seeing in 2012 – and it’s still only January!

Merci, Thankyou, Grazie, Gracias ! We are thrilled!

Scentfully,

There is something so perfect about the two “2′s” that look like bookends on either side!

I feel certain that the ‘even’ numbers of 20 and 12 are positive indicators and am confident that this will be a great year !  In addition,  I have received emails and calls for requests for Custom Perfume workshops from across the country, and even an inquiry from Angola!  I am convinced that this year will be a year in which people discover the magic and mystery of creating their own Custom Perfume, which is truly ‘scent-sational’!

I am also starting the year by going to visit my daughter in Spain and shall be searching for exotic ingredients and fragrances for inspiration for our seminars, workshops and events.

My wish is that this will truly be a year filled with positivity, good health, wonderful experiences, love  for everyone……and most importantly, to be the best we can be!

Scentfully,

Sue

At Scenterprises, we take you on a fragrance journey to learn about the magic and mystery of scent to create your very own Custom Perfume. We have an exquisite range of perfume blends created by The Perfume Studio from the UK which spans the entire fragrance palette – from sparkling citrus notes, to light fresh and clean herbals and ozonic notes;  florals that everyone will love, such as fresh , gentle , sexy, sensual and heady florals.  And if you prefer sophisticated ‘oriental’ fragrances our blends of spicy, amber, and complex blends of woodsy, musky, mossy and luscious gourmand balsamic notes are warm, sensual and combine beautifully with all the blends.

It is fascinating that each of our 18 blends can be worn as a perfume on it’s own, or combined with 3 or 4 other blends to create your own Signature Perfume for men and woman.  We offer events for Corporate Teambuilding programs, Bridal Showers, Bacherlorette Parties, Spouse Programs and for all Special Occasions such as Anniversaries, Birthdays, Engagements. It’s a perfect Gift item for someone or a couple that has everything!

Explore your sense of smell and come on a fragrance journey with us and discover how much fun it is to experience the one sense that triggers memory and emotion!  Create your very own Custom Fragrance at a fraction of what it costs with French perfumers!   Read the testimonials from our clients on: http://www.scenterprises.com/bespoke/testimonials/  about their  Custom Fragrance Experience!  For individual or group consultations to create your own Custom Scent:  Contact: info@scenterprises.com

The rain yesterday and today in NY are a respite from the sweltering heat and humidity of the”Dog Days of August”! Once the rain clears, there will be an energizing crisp, refreshing scent in the air and like a wonderful large window-wiper, it clears all the humidity away.

Many times I am asked by clients and journalists the question:
“What is the most important aspect of fragrance?” My answer is: “Wear something you love, and something which reflects who you are!”     Don’t always follow the trend, because the trend might not suit you.

Seasons, Mood, Emotions all play a part in what fragrances people like and will purchase.

One scent that everybody loves is their own unique BESPOKE PERFUME or Signature Scent.  We have been offering Custom Scents throughout the country and it is a trend that is gaining momentum.  Here are some of the great blogs that have been written about our events – thanks to CHARU SURI of @butterflydiary who organized our Travel Scents event!  Enjoy reading about our CUSTOM PERFUME events from bloggers who know!

http://kittenlounge.onsugar.com/Scentsory-Journey-Sue-Phillips-Bastille-Day-18390220?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+KittenLounge+%28Kitten+Lounge%29&utm_content=Twitter

http://downtowntraveler.com/2011/07/22/blogger-society-page-bing-travel-with-dhani-jones-travel-scents-tom-and-jerrys-tweetup-photos/

http://butterflydiary.com/2011/07/hosting-my-first-travel-event-travel-scents-with-sue-phillips/

http://www.prettyconnected.com/2011/08/making-scents-with-sue-phillips/

For those of you who want to create your own Perfume – contact us, and lik us on facebook: Sue Phillips, Scenterprises & The Perfume Studio, and please follow us on twitter: @scentfullysue

Enjoy the rest of the summer – Fall will be here soon and then brrrr! Winter!

There is no time like the present!
Scentfully,
Sue

It’s been awhile since we felt such excitement in the air, but New Yorkers danced and celebrated in the streets for hours as Governor Andrew Cuomo’s bill to give gay couples the right to wed was approved by New York lawmakers making the U.S. state the sixth and most-populous to legalize same-sex marriage.

Finally!  Gay Couples can celebrate their joyous union and Scenterprises will celebrate alongside them!  New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to unveil the “NYC I Do” campaign to position the city as a gay-wedding destination.  Many Event Planners predicted, “we shall see an enormous impact – 30 to 40 percent increase – in our wedding business.”The Perfume Studio presented by Scenterprises Ltd.™.  We take the wedding couple and their guests on a ‘fragrance journey’ to discover and evaluate 18 exquisite perfume blends. They select 3 or 4 blends they prefer and voila!  We decant their custom ‘formula’ into designer-color 20ml atomizers of their choice.  They receive a Certificate of Registration and we keep their CUSTOM FRAGRANCE formula in our database for ease of reordering. This creative experience is ideal for Wedding Showers and Bachelorette Parties, but also an innovative event for Couples, Ladies’ Night Out, and for all Birthday, Anniversary and Holiday Occasions!Scenterprises Ltd.™ offers Environmental Scents for themed destinations, special events, weddings, Corporate and Holiday parties to create a “multi-scentsory” experience, to delight guests.  From “Tropical Isles,” “Lavender Fields,” “Green Tea,” or “Fresh Linen,” “Holiday Spice,” or any other fabulous fantasy fragrance, we have hundreds of scents for every occasion.

With New York State passing a same-sex marriage bill, and SCENT being the most important of our SENSES to trigger memories and emotions, what better way to celebrate love and to create everlasting memories of that special day than by creating a couple’s BESPOKE or unique CUSTOM fragrance?  To reflect their unique personality and individuality, every bride & groom, groom & groom, or bride & bride may now create their own ‘Signature Fragrance’ (just like Celebrities) to commemorate their momentous wedding day!

 Scent is becoming the new marketing and branding frontier and we are delighted to be able to offer this to literally make the world smell wonderful!   We would love to hear from you.    Please “like” us on facebook at Scenterprises and the Perfume Studio, Sue Phillips and also follow us on twitter at: @scentfullysue.

Thanks and enjoy the summer!

Scentfully,  Sue   ]]> http://scenterprises.com/2011/07/love-is-in-the-air-for-new-yorkers/feed/ 0 http://scenterprises.com/2011/04/custom-scents-custom-perfumery/ http://scenterprises.com/2011/04/custom-scents-custom-perfumery/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:39:57 +0000 Sue Phillips http://www.scenterprises.com/?p=1123 http://scenterprises.com/2011/04/custom-scents-custom-perfumery/feed/ 0 http://scenterprises.com/2011/04/environmental-scenting-sniff-your-way-to-profits/ http://scenterprises.com/2011/04/environmental-scenting-sniff-your-way-to-profits/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 21:21:36 +0000 Sue Phillips http://www.scenterprises.com/?p=936 At my recent presentations for the Luxury Marketing Council in Tampa, West Palm Beach and Miami, I showcased Environmental Scenting Technology, and my focus was all about “Celebrating the Senses”.

Many people from all industries are fascinated about the subject of fragrance, but some are a little leery about it because they don’t really know much about it or understand it. Today, Scent Marketing is the new branding frontier, and it is a growing industry!

Our Sense of Smell is the strongest sense that we have after Sight and yet it is the most ignored! Without our sense of smell we can’t enjoy food because Scent and Taste are so intertwined, and as a result people get depressed and their lifestyle becomes severely impacted.

Many Fortune 500 companies are now recognizing the power of scent, and as a result are ‘scent-branding’ their properties to create a memorable experience for their guests, and to ensure return visits to their Casinos, Hotels, Spas, and Retail Stores. Even Corporate Event Planners are utilizing Scent to create a multi-sensory experience for their guests, and are incorporating ambient aromas for themed weddings, events, and Special Occasions.

Supermarkets are now enticing customers to buy food by incorporating environmental scent in the air.. and much like the Pavlovian response….when you smell the tantalizing aromas of coffee, delicious roast chickens and scrumptious deserts, the cash registers reflect that craving and start to ring as consumers purchase those items.

Today, ambient scenting can be programmed into individual hotel rooms! By selecting your desired scent when you check in at the front desk of an hotel, you can let them know what fragrance you like, and it can be controlled and activated from the front desk so that when you walk into your room, your favorite scent is already wafting in the room! This is an initiative that has already begun in Paris and we are bringing it to the USA.

 Talk about customization and establishing a home-away-from home ambience!

This particular technology was developed in France by whiz guru Yvan Regeard  of Exhalia and Scenterprises Ltd is the USA partner.  Our environmental scent presentation is compelling and the product is amazing! We can deliver fragrance though computers, DVD’s, Videos and television!
Yes! We have Scent-o-Vision in a delivery system that offers amazing aromas for all kinds of interactive, multi-sensory video games, computer programs and TV cooking shows. We have interest from every major fragrance company and also from national Television shows for this application.

We offer 3 product lines to diffuse perfume interactively in association with multimedia contents:

•          Scent Marketing products- for fragrance sampling; point of purchase programs, and store events;

•          Hospitality Systems product line - Systems for olfactory marketing professionals and for air treatment,
 

•          Home Systems product line– wonderful ambient home systems
Today there are many wonderful delivery systems from a range of companies for all types of spaces: small, large and medium areas. There are nebulizers which diffuse liquid into vapor which is barely discernible; diffusion through scented pellets with fans; Saturated Pads that are placed in Scent Cubes where the air flow draws in the air and then diffuses it through the fan; Scented Gels which are diffused through digital scent technology through which the scent is synchronized with software and activated via the sound and images in videos and TV television.

The digital world is realizing that the use of fragrance for interactive video games such as “World of Warcraft”, TV Cooking Channels and Flower and Garden shows are much more experiential if the viewer can actually smell the wonderful aromas from their computers, DVD’s, Videos and Television!

Read my articles on Environmental Scenting  in the following magazines:

GLOW BEAUTY MAGAZINE
http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f7fa368#/5f7fa368/124

VUVUZELA MAGAZINE
http://www.vuvuzelamagazine.com/magazine/index.html
see page 26

SCENT MARKETING HAPPI MAGAZINE
http://www.happi.com/expertsopinion/2011/03/03/scent_marketing

My recent interview on blog talk radio by Karen Krymski from “Women Power Up” discussed the world of scenting. It was broadcast live on April 12 and can be downloaded and listened to at your leisure at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/womenpowerup.  log onto Scent Branding Discussion with Sue Phillips.
Fragrance, Aroma, Scent, Perfume….. Whichever name you give it, it is the new marketing frontier for branding, and goes beyond just applying it to a lady’s wrists or pulse-points! It is the most powerful SENSE we have that triggers memories and emotions.  Today Fragrance can seduce us olfactively, personally and environmentally!

Inhale, Apply, Enjoy and you and your clients will also Sniff  their way to profits!!!

Scentfully,
Sue
President, Scenterprises
http://www.scenterprises.com/
sue@scenterprises.com

How would you like to be able to sit at your computer and have your favorite scent be emitted from your computer, and at the same time be connected to the brand’s website and sign up for all kinds of fabulous promotional programs?

Well you can!

This is a new year and all kinds of innovative scent diffusion applications are happening.

Scenterprises is at the forefront of Scent and Fragrance Innovation with partners around the globe!

Also imagine all popular Video and DVD games and programs where characters go through dungeons, smoke, volcanic fire, caves and eventually meet a fabulous princess and as you are watching and listening, you can actually smell the dark pungent smell of dungeons, the acrid smell of smoke, and fire from volcanoes, the dank mossy smell from caves and the wonderful vanilla aroma?

This is the latest Scent technology and the application is wonderful for Cooking shows – Rachel Ray no longer has to wish for ‘smell-o-vision” – we have SCENT-O-VISION and it is here.

We offer Signature Scent and Custom Fragrances for personal care as well as for Environmental and Ambient Scenting!

Contact us. You will love the latest, most innovative concept in multi-sensory offerings And scent-branding

Scentfully,

Sue

www.scenterprises.com

Miracles Happen!

This year has been a year of miracles for me and I am SO grateful and happy!

The power of believing and putting forth a positive and authentically grateful attitude can be palpable! And when you believe in miracles they really do come true!  I have two tangible miracles to tell you about.

The first miracle happened to me on February 24 of this year.  I was so happy that I immediately wrote an article and sent it to the New York Times for the Metropolitan Diary – but it wasn’t published.  This is what I wrote.

MIRACLES HAPPEN – only in New York!

 Last night I braved the elements and hopped a cab from the Upper East Side to 18^th and 10^th. The streets were icy and snow was falling and it was treacherous getting in and out of the cab. I complimented myself on successfully navigating out of the cab without slipping or sliding.  When I went into the building to check my coat, fur headband, scarf and gloves, I noticed my handbag was missing from my shoulders.  OH NO!! I looked but sure enough it was not there!  Not again I said to myself! (A month ago I was in Madrid and my wallet was pick-pocketed in the metro subway with all my credit cards, money, identity cards….. everything!  And it was such a hassle and so time-consuming to stop the credit cards and get new ones while in Europe).

I must be losing it I said!  Thankfully I had my cell phone in my hand and was calm on the outside but so upset inside and angry at myself for being so forgetful! I’ll have to try to put a stop on the new cards…… again! What a waste of time and how silly was I, I kept on saying to myself. But in the back of my mind I kept on saying, well it’s not that bad; it’s only a few credit cards!

Sure enough 35 minutes later the cell phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number to me.  The voice asked SUE PHILLIPS? I said Yes! You found my bag…thank you so much!  He said….Its’ Phil!   I COULDN”T BELIEVE IT!!! It was my cousin!  I was astounded! His wife Tracy had seen the bag on the back seat and was going to give it to the cab driver but thought that she would try and locate the owner and looked inside. She saw a few credit cards in my wallet.  My cousin saw my name on the cards and picked up his cell phone and called me.  None of us could believe it! What are the chances of a handbag being retrieved by a family member who got into the same cab minutes later, in New York City and found a handbag belonging to his cousin whom he only sees once a year to celebrate New Year’s Day?

A miracle, I said to myself!! In a city of 12 million people, what are the odds that someone I know, let alone a relative, would take the cab I had just vacated, and find my bag and call me!!

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN! I am so grateful and thankful for this incredible happenstance!

So, here is the other tangible miracle I experienced today, December 21.  I was meeting my colleague Joanne for a presentation to a major Corporation, and just as I was about to get out of the cab, she called me. I told her I was on 50^th and 6^th and would meet her in 3 minutes. I began to walk to the building and had a nagging suspicion that I may have dropped my phone because I didn’t remember putting it in my bag after the call.

When I saw Joanne I asked her to call my cell. I didn’t hear anything ring or vibrate. Oh no! I lost my phone!  We went to the meeting and before it began, I asked Joanne to call my phone again. Nothing, zippo, nada! On the way out I asked her to call it. Nothing, zippo, nada! So she suggested that we walk to the spot where I had alit from the cab, and we both thought that perhaps it might have been placed on a phone booth…or something!! Nothing, zippo, nada! Joanne said to me something like, Sue, you believe in miracles –we need one now.  Then she looked down on the sidewalk, in the road, and in the grate and there in the dirt, was my cell phone with a flashing light (from all the calls she had made to it) HOORAY!!! Can you believe it?  It dropped into the grate as I got out of the cab. I was so happy to see it!  Now, how to retrieve it?

There were 3 Police officers who were directing traffic and I asked them if we could lift up the grate. One of them, Police Officer Christopher Williams, Shield #23928 was SO helpful. He said he would try.  Now a crowd had gathered around, wondering what was going on with 3 police officers focusing on something in the road. Thankfully, there was a hot dog vendor nearby, and I asked him if he had some tongs. He came over with a crowbar and Officer Williams began to nudge the phone towards the top of the grate with the crowbar. Then the other hot dog vendor brought over a pair of tongs. Office Williams nimbly and deftly inched and manipulated the cell phone to the top of the grate and was able to take hold of the phone with the tongs and then pulled the phone out.  Hallelujah I cried – it’s a miracle!!  

I thanked him and wanted to give him something but he refused and said I should write to

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly which I shall do. He said he wanted to continue the

Christmas Spirit of good cheer and miracles!  And the Hot dog vendor and his partner

were also wonderful and helpful. When I asked him where he was from he said Egypt. I thanked him with a SHOKRUN and a crisp $20 bill which was all I had on me.

Joanne and I then went to have an end-of-year holiday lunch and kept on thinking how lucky it was to have found the phone. Had it been raining, or snowing it would never have been found. The reality is that losing a phone is not a tragedy. It’s a hassle and time consuming and an annoyance….but we are all so attached to our digital toys, that finding it was a joy!

The moral of the story is that MIRACLES CAN and DO Happen!  Believe! Good things will materialize. Joanne commented on how lucky I am. I agree! I am SO grateful for that and attribute it to my late dad; whose birthday would have been yesterday….he always said that “we are the lucky Phillips’s”~~ 
In the spirit of good tidings, I am writing this today to remind everyone that you can experience miracles and happiness. In the face of difficulty and economic hardship, believe in good things……be positive, be grateful and I promise you, MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!!

I am grateful for the friends and family in my life and to my dear friend and colleague Joanne Cardello who has been an amazing support to me, and to Scenterprises and The Perfume Studio.

Happy Holidays and a Healthy New Year to you all.

Scentfully,

Sue.

 A two year journey, my brother and I were thrilled to be able to honor our mom who attended the event, and even though she may not have known what was going on, I am hoping that somehow the love and good feelings that emanated that night made its way to her!

 To see the event and the paintings, log onto her website: www.2marvelous4words.com.

Sales of her art will be going on Ebay soon and as part of the Fundraiser for Alzheimer’s and Scripps we are promoting a wonderful GRAND PRIZE DRAWING of a fabulous round-trip ticket for two from South African Airways and a 3-night visit to the most exclusive 5-star ETALI SAFARI LODGE Game Reserve.

 By entering the EBAY AUCTION every person who successfully bids on a painting will be eligible to be entered into the Drawing for the South African extravaganza.

 To continue the Scent-Sory celebrations, I presented The Perfume Studio’s custom perfume experiences at Beauty Kliniek on October 10 for their 28^th birthday celebration! Congratulations Linda-Anne Kahn and delighted we were able to create Custom Fragrances for so many clients.

 On October 13, we partnered with KIDS KORP USA to present a Custom Perfume Experience at Spa Gregorie’s in Flower Hill Mall and the “WHO’S WHO” of Rancho Sante Fe’ attended our event. Joani Wafer created D’Elegance and is in love with her new Custom Perfume.  All the ladies were thrilled with their Custom Perfume creations! Thank you San Diego Living, KUSI and Fox Five News for the interviews which you can see on our website, as well as articles in Rancho Sante Fe Revew, Ranch and Coast Magazine and Fine Magazine….great coverage, thank you!

To see the KUSI TV interview click on the link and wait for the interviw to begin~   www.kusi.com/video?clipId=5174721&autostart=true

Scenteprises’s offer Custom Scents for Corporate Events, Teambuilding, Holiday Parties and Sales Meetings.  which is more than a perfume….it’s an EXPERIENCE!   Check out the latest article we received from MEETINGS MAGAZINE:    http://meetingsnet.com/corporatemeetingsincentives/scents1004/index.html

Scentfully

Sue