C. Marie Signatures Perfumes feature nine different fragrances. Each perfume is a light, fresh fragrance specially designed for use on the body, as well as linens and stationery. Unlike ordinary perfumes, it won’t yellow or stain papers and textiles, so you can use it on virtually anything that absorbs an extra-fine mist.

It makes a great travel accessory for the summer, as you can take it on a trip, spray it on yourself, your hotel bedsheets, clothing and more, so that you always have a fun, fresh, fragrance that you can easily transport (even through airport security!).

Carolyn Goodwin of C. Marie Signature was kind enough to provide us with these fragrance trends. Visit www.cmariesignatures.com to learn about C. Marie Signature products, where to shop and much more.

1. Light, organic scents - With the wave of ECOuture (think green luxury), consumers will be looking for quality, natural fragrances such as fresh cotton, cut grass, and white florals. Examples include C. Marie’s “Meadow,” which includes green clover and aloe for a fresh, grassy scent, and “Warm Cotton” by Clean, with notes of citrus, lilac and jasmine.

2. Fictitious celebrity scents – The celebrity fragrance boom is on its way out, now that everyone (including Tim McGraw and Avril Lavigne) has jumped on the bandwagon. Next in line will be television and movie characters coming out with their own fragrances, in the same spirit as Desperate Housewives’ “Forbidden Fruit” perfume, a fruity floriental with notes of Rome apples, orange blossom, peach, wisteria (a nod to the show’s fictional Wisteria Lane), jasmine, ylang-ylang, passion lily, cedarwood, sandalwood, vanilla and tonka bean. Major production companies will likely partner with Coty or Estee Lauder to build a family of tv-friendly perfumes to appeal to the masses.

3. Leather and tobacco – Boutique fragrance houses like Demeter have made a killing in the nontraditional fragrance arena, and the larger perfume companies are always looking for a way to develop something yet undiscovered. While the fruits, florals and musks have long had a hold on women’s perfume, nontraditional unisex fragrances like leather and tobacco are beginning to stake their claim. C. Marie’s “Ebony” includes smoky tobacco, leather and dark woods, offset by fresh citrus and Spanish jasmine, for a scent that is strong yet feminine, and is quickly rising in the ranks of one of the company’s top sellers. Another example is “Bois” by Nelly Rodi Scent Factory, which is rich in cedar, with a smoky leather accord. Notes of birch, vetiver and patchouli combine for a soft but bold statement.

4. Perfume as a “life accessory” – Jo Malone first started the idea of layering (she calls it “combining”) fragrances when she opened her first store in 1994, and the idea has taken off. Now, instead of women clinging to one signature perfume, they are turning to boutique fragrance houses for something that is yet unknown to the masses and can be mixed and matched to create something that is uniquely theirs. Since then, Susanne Lang, Donna Karan, and Creative Scentualization all offer their own variations of layering. Going forward, the idea will be less about layering (been there, done that) and more about building unique but compatible fragrances into every aspect of life. C. Marie anticipates this trend by encouraging users to use a variety of complimentary fragrances in different applications: on linens, on the body, and on paper products, for an understated blend that can be injected into everyday activities. Be on the lookout for more applications of fragrance families to come, both for personal and home use.

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