There is nothing more personal than a fragrance.
It can evoke memories, trigger endorphins, or calm our senses.
From practical to provocative.
There are a world of options when it comes to selecting our
signature scent.
Here with all the right notes, fragrance notes, Ann
Simpowski-Ward, CEO for Thymes a company dedicated to providing
signature fragrances for women world wide.
This is gorgeous.
We're so glad to have you on the set.
Glad to be here.
It is really great to be here.
You know, I must have at least six fragrances that I love, but
why do we love our fragrances?
Why are we so passionate about them?
Well, you know, fragrances really conjure up memories.
You know, you can think back to a certain example or situation
that you had, and what the air smelled like, what someone else
smelled like, and it really is about bringing back those really
positive memories, history and things like that.
It is so true.
I can smell something and see something that will remind me of
my grandmother, like that.
Absolutely.
And you know, all fragrances really are not created equal.
We know that.
But, how do we find ours, and how do you produce some of these
beautiful things that really truly fit us, our lifestyle, or
even our skin?
Well, you know, fragrance is so personal, so what you like might
not necessarily be what someone else likes.
So, the real key is finding something that works with you,
with your body chemistry in particular, but also wearing it.
Trying it, using it, and seeing how it adapts, how you adapt to
it in your lifestyle.
It's all about experiencing the fragrance.
You can choose a different fragrance for the night out on
the town, where you're feeling incredibly feminine, you can
choose something that you really want to have a clean fresh start
your day energy, and so there's a multitude of fragrances.
And you know, crafting these fragrances takes a really
special talent.
I know that, and it comes to noses, and noses that are able
to discern and mix and create together, so can we do a little
smell test?
We sure can.
I would love that.
I know, I see the mask here for me, so I'm going to try to put
this on, and then you just walk me through this.
Okay.
Help me get this on there.
Alright.
Okay, so you just pick whatever you want, and I'll tell you what
I think about it.
So, I'm going to put something in front of your nose and you
just tell me what you experience when you smell.
The ocean, a river, clean.
Beautiful.
Perfect.
This is Aquacorline.
This is our fresh, clean fragrance.
Okay.
it's got notes of driftwood, and other elements.
It transports you in your memory back to the ocean.
Wow.
Alright, so here's our second one.
Okay.
Tell me what you smell here.
Mmm, honeysuckle vine.
I'm from Georgia.
Yes, yes.
Well, this is actually called Tupelo lemongrass.
Oh my gosh, Tupelo is a honey.
It is a honey.
It is a type of honey, and Tupelo lemongrass features, it
includes Tupelo honey, but also can obviously can smell the
notes of lemon.
There's also a light floral aspect to this.
Which is where you got the honeysuckle, kind of remnant.
Yeah, the honeysuckle, yep.
Alright test me again.
Here's our third one.
You ready?
You're doing great.
Okay.
MMm... oh wow.
I want to say strong, vibrant, intoxicating, even a man could
wear this.
You got it.
That is perfect.
This is eucalyptus.
Okay.
And eucalyptus is very much a unisex fragrance.
This is one of our long standing collections.
It's been in the market about 20 years, and it has eucalyptus.
It even has clementine in it.
Wow.
So it's eucalyptus with a little twist.
Love that.
Last one I think.
Last but not least.
Let's see what you see here.
So floral.
The gardenia hedge in my mother's back yard.
That's what that smells like, but very floral and sweet.
Well you nailed this, Julie, because that's gold leaf
Gardenia.
Oh my gosh.
Okay.
And so it actually has gardenia, of course, but it's the
quintessential floral fragrance.
It's very feminine, very fresh, very clean.
All of those aspects.
You've even got amber, to give a little bit of richness to it.
Each of the fragrances that we have here can have a different
unique role.
For example, I talked about Aquacorline where you talked
about transporting you to the ocean.
But this is a perfect unisex fragrance too, men and women
love the ocean, love clean, fresh watery.
Right.
It has water lilies, cyclamen, it's very - Perfect.
My husband would love that.
Absolutely.
This is the perfect fragrance.
And they're perfect gifts too.
I was going to say, especially for example, gold leaf gardenia,
that's our newest collection.
We just launched that.
My mother will absolutely go wild for this, so - It was an
amazing mother's day.
Where can I find this for her, if I want to get it for her?
So, we're in 5000 retail outlets across the country and the
world, actually.
Really?
Yeah, and really high-end boutiques and speciality stores.
And can I find it online, on the web, as well?
Thymes.com Our viewers need to know that.
Perfect.
Fantastic.
One of my favorite shows of the week.
Love this.
Gorgeous, by the way.
All of them.
Thank you.
We love them too.
Thanks for coming by.
Thanks for having us, Julie.
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