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A Year of Innovation in Fragrances 2025
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Fragrance brands are innovating with long-lasting formulas and traditional scent profiles, while encouraging layering routines. Shiyan Zering, Senior Beauty and Personal Care Analyst…
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A Year of Innovation in Fragrances 2025

"Fragrance brands are innovating with long-lasting formulas and traditional scent profiles, while encouraging layering routines."

Shiyan Zering, Senior Beauty and Personal Care Analyst

Shiyan Zering, Senior Beauty and Personal Care Analyst

Explore the latest innovations in fragrances with Mintel’s global innovation report. The report identifies the major launch activities, pivotal consumer attitudes and most important product developments over the past 12 months.

Key innovation trends in the global perfumes and fragrances market are analysed and succinctly presented alongside Mintel’s consumer data and insights. So you can understand changing consumer demands and identify future growth opportunities.

Global Perfumes and Fragrances Market – What’s Happening in 2025?

  • EMEA: Longevity is now a major factor in fragrance purchase decisions.
  • APAC: Fragrance brands are innovating with interesting culture- and tradition-inspired scent profiles to meet consumer demand.
  • Americas: Consumers are layering fragrances to personalise their scent, and brands are responding with new formats.

Purchase the full report for a complete overview of the innovations making waves in the global fragrances industry. Presented alongside Mintel’s pick of the most innovative launches in the global fragrances market. Understanding innovation in fragrances has never been so easy.

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    • What we have seen
    • Our pick of the most innovative launches in this review
    • Other innovative launches
    • Unisex launches create a slow decline in female claims
    • Graph 1: top 10 claims in fragrance launches (based on 2024-25), 2020-25
  1. EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA (EMEA)

    • Europe: cater to demands for stronger concentrations
    • Long-lasting is the most significant trading-up factor
    • A rise in EDP launches aligns with consumer interest in longevity
    • Graph 2: fragrance launches by select concentration levels* in product name, 2020-25
    • Brands are highlighting the storytelling of long-lasting properties
    • Europe: propose convenience with minis
    • Lean into the benefits of portable fragrances
    • Brands are focusing on minis
    • Graph 3: miniature or travel-sized* fragrance launches, 2020-25
    • Elevate mini fragrances through longevity, mood boosts and collectability
    • The Middle East & Africa (MEA)
    • Fragrance in MEA taps into gourmand, wellbeing and longevity trends
    • Brand innovation: Kheir embraces its local roots
  2. ASIA PACIFIC (APAC)

    • Asia: boost functional fragrance with credibility
    • Go beyond relaxation
    • Launch data reflects the evolving role of fragrance
    • Co-creation emerges as a trend in functional fragrance
    • Asia: take local inspiration
    • Cultural scents are a key differentiator
    • Heritage-focused fragrances are on the rise
    • Graph 4: share of launches in fragrances carrying cultural* claims, 2020-25
    • Tap into the wealth of fragrance notes in the APAC region
    • Australia & New Zealand
    • Popular nostalgia, ‘skinification’ and gourmand social media trends emerge in fragrance
    • Brand innovation: DAISE targets teens
  3. THE AMERICAS

    • North America: encourage fragrance layering
    • Help consumers engage with social media trends
    • Fragrance-layering innovation is on the rise
    • Graph 5: fragrance launches carrying layering or personalisation* claims, 2020-25
    • Recent launches make personalisation easy
    • Brand innovation: D.S. & Durga gamifies layering with a discovery set
    • North America: focus on the demand for inclusivity
    • Skin-friendly and alcohol-free formulations drive fragrance preferences
    • Explore claims that allay safety concerns
    • Graph 6: fragrance launches by select skin and formula claims, 2020-25
    • Fragrance launches support skin health
    • Consider accessibility needs in fragrance
    • Latin America: long-lasting for hotter climates
    • Respond to evolving climate needs
    • Graph 7: fragrance launches carrying a long-lasting claim, 2020-25
    • LATAM launches promise long-lasting fragrance

What is 'A Year of Innovation' Report?

To truly understand a market, it’s essential to look at the products that are shaping it. Our ‘A Year of Innovation’ reports provide a detailed review of specific categories, focusing on the most notable product launches from the past 12 months. These reports are designed to give you a clear and comprehensive picture of recent innovation and its impact.

How We Analyse a Year of Innovation

By deconstructing the past year’s activity, we can provide valuable context for your current and future strategies. Here’s how we do it.

A Deep Dive into Product Launches

The core of these reports is a thorough examination of new products. We go beyond simply listing what’s new. Our analysis delves into the “why” behind each product launch, exploring the strategies, ingredients, and marketing claims that are driving innovation. This helps you understand what’s working, what’s not, and where the market is headed.

Powered by the Global New Products Database (GNPD)

Our insights are built on a foundation of robust data from Mintel’s Global New Products Database (GNPD). This powerful tool tracks and catalogues new product launches from around the world. By leveraging the GNPD, we offer a complete exploration of innovative activity within your category, ensuring our analysis is comprehensive, accurate, and relevant.

Uncovering Trends and Consumer Shifts

Our ‘A Year of Innovation’ reports are designed to equip you with actionable insights into how to lead innovation in your category. By studying recent product launches, we can identify shifting consumer habits and preferences. These reports help you connect the dots between what consumers want and how companies are responding. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of emerging trends, allowing you to refine your own product development and marketing strategies with confidence.

For a more detailed look at a Year of Innovation report, take a look at a sample PDF report below.
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