THE ESXENCE ISSUE / ITALIAN ISSUE - New issue of The Perfume Magazine is out, April 23, 2012
A huge feast of articles and images!
Having recently returned from Esxence, The Scent of Excellence 2012 in Milan Italy, in which The Perfume Magazine had the honor of being a Web Media Partner, I still cannot believe we were a part of one of Italy’s premiere niche artistic perfume events. Esxence is an international event that promotes the art of olfactory language and the value and beauty of Artistic Perfumery. Top European and American niche and luxury brands from around the world were featured in a four day extravaganza that was filled to the brim with fragrances, and scent-themed workshops and discussions. On display was a glittering and fragrant array of new products from large, small niche and luxury lines. The positive response was overwhelming, especially considering the state of today’s worldwide economy. Esxence and ICE (the producer of the event) displayed impeccable and passionate professionalism throughout the entire four days. A first class event, international glitterati and guests were filled with excitement at the event. This was the biggest and most successful Esxence event to date with many new vendors displaying their latest products to a sold-out venue. I was excited to discover that many new niche lines from Europe were making their way to America for distribution. Esxence offered a significant and magical mix of perfumers, industry professionals, perfume lovers, buyers and everyone who is passionately involved in perfume, confirming that Esxence is a must attend event and that the niche fragrance market is alive and well. I walked away fervently wishing Esxence would come to America.
This is The Perfume Magazine's biggest issue to date and is dedicated to Esxence and everything Italian along with many other wonderful and fascinating articles of interest. I also returned from Milan to find that I was recently featured in an interview by the Fragrance Foundation titled “Up Close and Personal with Raphaella Barkley". This was a huge honor for us at The Perfume Magazine. Over the next few months we will be featuring articles and highlighting the perfume houses that were represented in Milan. I would like to thank everyone at Esxence, especially the extraordinary Silvio Levi, the Esxence and ICE Team who made this trip possible for us. There are many people behind the scenes at Esxence that I did not have the opportunity to meet and I want to thank them as well.
We welcome our new advertisers Nicolas Parfums Paris and The Perfume Shoppe. We also give a warm welcome to Lynn Morgan, a professional journalist. Please enjoy our many wonderful articles and news in this issue of The Perfume Magazine! Festa Italiana!
-Raphaella Barkley
THE FRAGRANCE FOUNDATION INTERVIEW: Up Close And Personal with The Perfume Magazine’s Raphaella Barkley
Dear Friends,
I just returned from Milan and found that my interview with the Fragrance Foundation was up! It is such a huge honor to be interviewed by them. As owner and founder of the The Perfume Magazine, this was a special moment for me.
Esxence Milan was spectacular and Silvio Levy is to be congratulated for a first class event. I had so much fun meeting new people-and a new found respect for many new niche companies…Many articles coming soon about Esxence event and for now here is my interview that the Fragrance Foundation conducted on me.
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