How to craft a signature scent

Published: 23-Sep-2015
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Fragrance should embody a brand's character, advise Sarah McCubbin and Tori Snowball

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In pebble&co’s last feature for SPC, ‘Crafting the Expected’, in June 2015, we explored the transitioning of brands into the lucrative and limitless category of fragrance and beauty. We’re now delving deeper and exploring how we at pebble&co, as creators of bespoke fragrance collections, interpret a brand into scent – how we define and create what a brand smells like.

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