PANTONE Colors of The Year 2016 Rose Quartz and Serenity: Trends in Perfume

 

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Pantone Swatches of Rose Quartz and Serenity: Top Row: Olivier Durbano Pink Quartz,Narciso Rodriguez for Her, Aroma M Geisha Pink,  M. Micallef Rose Extreme,  CHANEL Chance Eau Vive; Bottom, Pierre Guillame Collection Croisiere, Anthroplogie Fictions L.A She Called but He Was Unavailable (Josh Meyer) and Tom Ford Costa Azzura

I am always fascinated by PANTONE, the leading color authority’s selection of Color of The Year and how it might translate into beauty, fashion and of course fragrance. According to the Company, these choices are “A symbolic color selection; a color snapshot of what we see taking place in our culture that serves as an expression of a mood and an attitude. For the first time Pantone introduces two shades, Rose Quartz and Serenity as the PANTONE Color of the Year 2016. Rose Quartz is a persuasive yet gentle tone that conveys compassion and a sense of composure. Serenity is weightless and airy, like the expanse of the blue sky above us, bringing feelings of respite and relaxation even in turbulent time”.

  Lofty and  inspirational motivation but I don’t see myself wearing pale blue or baby pink any time soon (except pink  lipstick and both colors for nails ), and  I am not  a fan of Sephora.com's  upcoming  PANTONE + Sephora 2016 palettes.  In terms of home décor and fashion ditto.  Now to fragrance;  my first thoughts are will these colors mean more neo-aquatics and airy scents as well as soft florals, citrus,certainly rose, peony, and lilac perfumes. Will they inspire perfumers?

According to Perfume and Flavorist magazine: Nathalie Lorson of  Firmenich, was inspired by these  gender equality colors to create a custom  fragrance using rose Centifolia, musk and incense.  "For me, creation is all about expressing and sharing emotions. I search to build upon initial concepts, and my creativity comes from comparing and contrasting different sources of inspiration, says Lorson.

Which fragrances do you think of for Rose Quartz and  Serenity???  

–Michelyn Camen, Editor in Chief 

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  • julesinrose says:

    The answer to your question is “not really.” I can’t say that I ever like Pantone’s Color of the Year, though! It was especially annoying when I was doing sweater design and all of a sudden color choices would be overruled in favor of these suddenly must-have colors. Ah well, it’s just publicity.

    I do rather like the pink. Soft pink can be so lovely and feminine and of course, wonderful for babies. That blue, though, I do not like it. I hardly ever enjoy baby boy blue. It’s so pallid and I don’t like aquatic anything! it’s just personal preference, isn’t it?

    I’m so very opinionated, lol!

  • madeleine gallay says:

    Adore the colors which, sometimes rather raggedly, are referred to as colors a monkey would look good in. Hard to understand since monkeys seldom shop for new clothes.

    Baby pinks and baby blues are absolutely as American as apple pie, and Brooks Brothers. Soft baby colors for cashmere sweaters that look amazing on everyone. Evening dressing in a simple dress with a sweater, classic yet twisted. Pretty colors. I think the colors (thinking of Brunelli Cucunelli cashmere in particular) will make most smile and reach for their credit card.

    Softer versions for dressing rooms, even more milked down, would be refreshing. it’s such a time of fear and dramatic headlines, mean political rhetoric and the comfort of chocolate pudding, mashed potatoes and soft muted colors is real, I think.

    Which fragrances, hmmm. Something Mandy Aftel, very natural like bergamoss, a faded vanilla. Not sure.

  • Maya says:

    I am not crazy about baby pinks and baby blues. They have their place sometimes but are usually boring. In the novel The Thorn Birds there is a color they call “ashes of roses”. I would love a perfume based on this.