Sample archive

Browse the sample reports before the live weekly cycle starts.

Each prelaunch sample issue covers one week of fragrance market intelligence: note momentum, community gaps, brand activity, and industry news. The live weekly cycle begins at launch.

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Sample issues #001 through #011.

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Sample issue #011 · Week of June 22 to June 28, 2026

Scent Report #011: Summer fragrance got lighter, but the notes got stranger

Body mists rose this week. Tomato vine, beetroot, neroli, and matcha carried the interest.

Lighter hair and body mist formats rose while neroli, tomato green, beetroot, carrot, and matcha made summer fragrance less predictable.

Sample issue #010

Week of June 18 to June 24, 2026

Scent Report #010: Launch supply went coastal, buyer interest did not

Tom Ford pushed Mediterranean citrus. Buyer interest showed up somewhere else.

Launch activity clustered around coastal citrus while buyer interest pointed toward pistachio, stronger vanilla structure, and blended oud.

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Sample issue #009

Week of June 11 to June 17, 2026

Scent Report #009: Alcohol-free fragrance is moving into the main line

Gentler fragrance formats are moving from side category to the main product line.

Alcohol-free fragrance, body mists, and gentler layering products are moving into the main line.

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Sample issue #008

Week of June 4 to June 10, 2026

Scent Report #008: Hair is becoming part of the fragrance routine

Hair perfume is becoming part of a full scent routine, not just an extra product.

Hair fragrance, mists, and paired scent products are moving into the center of the routine.

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Sample issue #007

Week of May 28 to June 3, 2026

Scent Report #007: Format is becoming the strategy

Mists, solids, and skin first formats are moving from secondary products to the main offer.

Format becomes the strategy as mists, solids, fragrance milk, and water based launches move toward the center of the category.

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Sample issue #006

Week of May 21 to May 27, 2026

Scent Report #006: Pistachio matures, and fruit gets drier

Pistachio demand is real. The opening is a less sweet, more structured execution.

Pistachio moves past novelty, while fruit and gourmand both shift toward drier structure and better texture.

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Sample issue #005

Week of May 9 to May 15, 2026

Scent Report #005: Raspberry, saffron, and the gourmand pivot

Raspberry and saffron are converging, and the opportunity sits in more restrained gourmand structure.

Raspberry and saffron emerge together as a cleaner entry into the next gourmand cycle.

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Sample issue #004

Week of May 2 to May 8, 2026

Scent Report #004: Gourmand gets darker before it gets bigger

Gourmand is still growing, but the gain is shifting toward coffee, tobacco, and dry sweetness.

Darker gourmand direction sets the table for the fruit-and-pistachio acceleration that follows later in May.

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Sample issue #003

Week of April 25 to May 1, 2026

Scent Report #003: Tea and lavender steady the masculine lane

The masculine reset is not louder woods. It is calmer aromatics with more composure.

Tea and lavender return as control notes in a softer, more disciplined masculine lane.

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Sample issue #002

Week of April 18 to April 24, 2026

Scent Report #002: Banana stops being a joke

Banana is getting taken seriously, but only when the execution is softer and less literal.

Banana emerges as a credible note when paired with powder, tea, woods, and cleaner rum structure.

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Sample issue #001

Week of April 11 to April 17, 2026

Scent Report #001: Iris finds its moment

Iris demand is widening, and the strongest request is not prestige. It is access.

Iris shifts from connoisseur signal to practical opportunity in the accessible premium tier.

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