Through the combination of neuroscience and consumer perception data, a best-in-class fragrance palette, and the use of its in-house artificial intelligence tool, created in 2006, IFF perfumers design scents that can be used in fast-moving consumer goods in the wellness space.

Nicolas Mirzayantz, President, Scent, said, “IFF has a long history of research into the effects of fragrance on consumer wellness and emotions, along with an AI exploration initiated in 2006.  Combining the results of these ongoing studies with the AI unique capabilities, a 15-year pioneer, is allowing our perfumers to awaken emotions and move into territories that we believe are more exciting and relevant for our customers and consumers alike. By pulling together our research, ingredients, and technologies into one program, we are expanding our ability to serve growing consumer demand for wellness solutions.”

Products that support wellness are in high demand, with the health and wellness market expected to grow by 5 to 10% annually by 2025 according to Mc Kinsey (Feeling good: The future of the $1.5 trillion wellness market). Further, according to an IFF study conducted in 2020 with 20000 consumers, 87% of consumers reported preference for fragrance with emotional and physical benefits. ​ IFF believes that through its extensive fragrance portfolio, technologies and research, combined with its exceptional creative talent, it is uniquely positioned to address global consumer desire for products with wellness attributes. Mirzayantz continued, “Supported by the power of its 5 billion datapoints, the IFF Science of Wellness program fosters innovation and supports perfumers by making science-based recommendations, while proposing unexpected scent combinations for fragrances and cosmetics.”

“For a perfumer, having access to best-in class perfumery ingredients and the latest technological advances in the digital, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence fields is a fantastic source of inspiration which genuinely helps us on a daily basis”, said Fanny Bal, Perfumer, IFF. ​

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Formerly, Chief Merchant of Lord & Taylor, he will oversee all merchandising functions, encompassing full ownership of P&L and all related margin drivers, including product, pricing, promotion, and inventory management.

Brian reports into Muriel Gonzalez, EVP, Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer, who will partner with him to evolve The Vitamin Shoppe’s merchant-led mindset while accelerating our successes around product newness and customer experience.

This appointment brings to The Vitamin Shoppe an exceptionally skilled merchant with an extensive track record of driving sales, margin, and inventory turn in highly competitive retail sectors. Brian was most recently Chief Merchant at SHEEX Inc. since May 2020. In his over 25 years of senior merchandising experience, Brian has served as Chief Merchant of Lord & Taylor for two years (2018 – 2020) as well as Co-President of that iconic brand for the 7 months leading up to its acquisition in late 2019 by Le Tote. Earlier in his career, Brian spent 14 years at Macy’s in roles of increasing responsibility, including Group VP/DMM (Divisional Merchandise Manager) for Men’s Sportswear & Active, Group VP/DMM for Women’s Shoes, Group VP/DMM for Fragrance, and VP/DMM for Home. Brian started his career at Lord & Taylor as a Buyer for Men’s Furnishings & Tailored Clothing (1994 – 2003) after earning a degree in Economics from the State University of New York in Albany.

Muriel Gonzalez, EVP, Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer, commented: “Brian is an important asset to our mission to build on the positive momentum of our business, much of it driven by a rigorous focus on quality, innovation, and expertise in our merchandising strategy. Throughout his merchant career, Brian has grown revenue and increased market share within his categories by creating and executing winning assortments, trend-right innovation, and savvy inventory tactics. He is a strategic leader and mentor who inspires his teams to deliver outstanding results and will help accelerate our current growth trend at The Vitamin Shoppe.”

This reorganization shifts Inventory Planning and Pricing & Promotions into the Merchandising function in order to provide complete P&L ownership to Brian as he drives The Vitamin Shoppe’s strategy in this area.

The VP, GMM, role was vacant since Day Gooch took on responsibilities in The Vitamin Shoppe’s private brands business. Day Gooch was appointed VP, Quality and Commercialization, on Jan. 13.

In this newly created role, Mr. Gooch is responsible for the operational, scientific and regulatory, and commercialization aspects of The Vitamin Shoppe’s Private Brands business. As a licensed Doctor of Pharmacy with significant operational and merchandising expertise, Mr. Gooch will lead the sourcing of new manufacturers, strengthen execution with our existing manufacturers, lead our Science and Regulatory functions across both private brands and vendor brands, and re-engage with industry experts and associations within our industry. He will work closely with the Merchandising team, as well as Inventory Planning and Supply Chain, as The Vitamin Shoppe enhances Product Lifecycle Management and Sales & Operations Planning processes to enhance innovation and speed to market. Mr. Gooch was previously VP, General Merchandise Manager at The Vitamin Shoppe

The Vitamin Shoppe®, a subsidiary of Franchise Group Inc. (NASDAQ: FRG), is an omni-channel specialty retailer and wellness lifestyle Company with the mission of providing customers with the most trusted products, guidance, and services to help them become their best selves, however they define it. Based in Secaucus, New Jersey, the Company offers a comprehensive assortment of nutritional solutions, including vitamins, minerals, specialty supplements, herbs, sports nutrition, homeopathic remedies, green living products, and natural beauty aids. In addition to carrying products from approximately 700 national brands, The Vitamin Shoppe offers products from its proprietary brands within its owned and wholesale channels, including: The Vitamin Shoppe^®, Vthrive The Vitamin Shoppe, BodyTech^®, BodyTech^®Elite, fitfactor Weight Management System, fitfactor KETO, plnt^®, ProBioCare^®, and True Athlete^®. The Company conducts business through over 715 company-operated retail stores under The Vitamin Shoppe and Super Supplements banners, and via its website, www.vitaminshoppe.com.

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To mark Global Wellness Day, on June 13th, Givaudan launched VivaScentz, a leading edge fragrance innovation to enhance consumer well-being; establishing guidelines proven by science for the development of fragrances with holistic well-being benefits; a first for the fragrance industry.

Givaudan’s Health and Well-being Centre of Excellence in Ashford has been collaborating with a renowned research academic partner to build a metric that measures overall well-being, covering the psychological, physiological and social dimensions in a fragrance context. It was necessary to foster the connection between fragrance and well-being through scientific evidence.

Through rigorous tests carried out by more than 2,000 consumers, it was possible to demonstrate that fragrances created with the VivaScentz technology were able to positively impact the user’s overall state of well-being. 89% of consumers from the study believed that fragrances and oral care flavours can improve their well-being, helping them to achieve a more positive attitude to face their everyday lives.

Jeremy Compton, Global Head of Fragrance Science and Technology at Givaudan commented: “Health and well-being has never been more important given the unprecedented situation that we are all facing today. That’s why we are thrilled to add another proprietary innovation, VivaScentz, to our collection of enhanced health and well-being technologies. Aligned to our Company’s purpose of creating for happier, healthier lives with love for nature, it will influence the way perfumes are created and will bring meaningful fragrance solutions to meet the growing consumer demands to counterbalance negative feelings and stress.”

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Baetea believes in a healthy, balanced lifestyle so you feel fabulous and full of energy, no matter the circumstances. Offering many of Amazon’s best-selling products, with over 30,000 positive reviews, as well as “Amazon Choice” winners, all Bae products have 4+ stars, and are available in just one click without leaving your home (perfect for Amazon Affiliate Members).

Start your daily beauty routine on the inside with Baetea products, including the following teas and multivitamins:

 14-Day Teatox

• An herbal tea supplement with Green Tea and Ginger Root designed to cleanse and purify the body, it also helps boost metabolism, increase energy levels and reduce stress
• Packed with superfood nutrients, it aids digestion to help relieve excessive bloating and naturally suppress the appetite
• Drink one cup each morning upon waking or before a workout
• Baetea also offers sleep teas, energy teas and detox teas, providing the best in all-natural ingredients
• SRP: $14.95 for 14 tea bags or $24.95 for 28 tea bags
• Available on Amazon

 Hemp Oil MultiVitamin Gummy

• An all-in-one action-packed gummy vitamin formulated with Hemp Oil
• Designed to boost immunity, support digestive health and reduce inflammation
• Take two gummies per day – delicious Pina Colada & Strawberry flavor
• Vegetarian-safe, gluten-free, all-natural
• Baetea also offers Biotin Gummy Vitamins and Collagen Gummy Vitamins to promote healthy skin, hair, nails and joints and boost nutrition
• SRP: $19.95 for a 60ct bottle
• Available on Amazon

A cult-favorite for skincare and wellness junkies, Baebody Beauty (Baetea and Baebody) is a safe, natural and effective brand that was created to give consumers exactly what they were searching for but couldn’t find. Baebody offers a versatile line of cleansers, moisturizers, serums, hair care essentials and body scrubs. All products have 4+ stars and many are “Amazon Choice” winners. Baebody consumer’s hair, skin and body health come Before Anyone Else.

All Baetea and Baebody products are made in the USA, headquartered in Chicago, IL and available at Amazon.com

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Most of us are far too comfortable with the present paradigm of aging, which normalizes pills, nursing homes, and “the big three”: heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease.   But you don’t have to accept this fate!   Now there’s a new way to grow older—with vibrancy, freedom, confidence, and a rockin’ libido. A NEW WAY TO AGE: The Most Cutting-Edge Advances in Antiaging by Suzanne Somers is a health bible that explains how to stop aging and embrace cutting edge techniques such as:

• Balancing nutritional and mineral deficiencies
• Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy
• Detoxifying your gut for weight loss
• Pain management with non-THC CBD instead of harmful opioids
• Cell rejuvenation with senolytics and NAD supplementation
• Natural, nondrug intimacy enhancers
• Stem cell treatments for healing and revitalizing more body parts than you thought possible!

In A NEW WAY TO AGE, Somers interviews some of the foremost doctors in the field of antiaging medicine.  Reading these interviews makes you feel like you are in the office of a top doctor. Suzanne asks the questions you may be afraid to ask or not have the opportunity to.  They discuss topics including stress, hormone enhancement, yoga, statins, toxins and the gut, EECP treatment, the heart and how to keep it from breaking, stem cell treatment, natural pain treatment, energy medicine, the healing power of touch, and more.  As Suzanne writes, “The information throughout this book is meant to be provocative in order to stimulate interest in the newest possibilities.  These amazing professionals gave me their best so I could pass it along to you.”

At the end of the book, Somers includes appendices which include a comprehensive list of tests you may want to do and how to obtain them; doctor contact information for all the doctors interviewed or referenced in the book; and information about supplements and supplementation.

At seventy-three years young, Somers has written twenty-seven books and established herself as a leading voice on antiaging. With millions of copies in print globally, her books include the #1 New York Times bestsellers Sexy Forever, Knockout, and Ageless. She lectures all over the world and received an honorary doctorate from National University.

With A NEW WAY TO AGE, she takes things a step further to present a revolutionary philosophy for a longer and better-quality life—in the form of easy-to-understand lessons and doctor interviews that will make you feel like you’ve just had the best checkup of your life.

A NEW WAY TO AGE: The Most Cutting Advances in Antiaging

By Suzanne Somers

Gallery Books

On Sale January 7, 2020

Hardcover ISBN 978-1-9821-1094-9 / $28.00

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Plant Gold’s aromaphytocare properties build synergy between aromatic essential oils and beneficial plant extracts to uplift the senses, providing an overall feeling of well-being. The launch of Plant Gold also welcomed a new facial treatment, the Ultra Relaxing Aroma Facial, hero’ing the product.

Clarins also hosted a Plant Gold Pop Up Spa in Miami Beach during Art Basel (12/3-12/7). A retreat from the busy week, the spa offered a moment of relaxation and wellness. Guests were invited to top by the Blue Moon Hotel patio for an Ultra Relaxing Aroma Facial or a Body Silhouette treatment (using lymphatic drainage techniques). Clarins also partnered with celebrity lymphatic drainage expert Camila Perez.

VIP Guests included: Larsen Thompson, Hannah Bronfman, Elizabeth Sulcer, Georgia Gibbs, Marina Testino, Caroline Daur, Madison Headrick, Blake Gray, Vita Sidorkina, Jenny Lopez, Barbara Boller, Valentina Patruno, Gavin Casalegno, Kristina Sheiter, DJ Millie, Ambra Guiterrez.

Photo credit: Francesco Carrozzini

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Stewart and Hamilton spoke of the remarkable results and benefits they continue to experience as the result of the allogeneic stem cell treatments (40 minute intravenous infusions) they received.  “It’s been a thrill to participate in this stem cell program, and I feel it really helped my chronic fatigue syndrome and improved my bone density.  I’m excited its being tested for approval in the United States,” stated Alana Stewart.

After an amusing repartee among the formerly wedded couple, Dr. Hare presented a scientific presentation, entitled How To Stay Healthy To 120 Years of Age:  The Role of Stem Cells, during which he explained the state of the science and ongoing clinical trials in cell-based therapy research, and some published research results which have shown improved physical performance, strength and mobility, increased walking distance, improved cognition, increased sexual quality of life, and decreased blood markers of inflammatory disease. The fascinated crowd continued to engage asking questions well beyond the end of the presentation.

The host committee included some of Palm Beach’s most beautiful…Susan Lloyd, Emilia Fanjul, Terry Allen Kramer, Jane Holzer and Roni Goldsmith.  Guests included Don & Michele Soffer, Beth Rudin deWoody, David Gilmour, Ambassador Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, Michele and Norman Reisman, Mai Hallingsby, Mashi Asmudeh, Molly & Larry Austin, Brewer & Chris Schoeller, Betsy & Wally Turner, Priscilla Rattazzi, Christine Schott & George Ledes.

Longeveron, a leading regenerative medicine company developing biological solutions for aging and aging-related diseases, is conducting several research programs with stem cells.  For more information, www.longeveron.com or contact JProtenic@longeveron.com or 305-909-0840.

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Ann Caruso, Walter Harvin and Daphne Oz Photo by Patrick McMullan

Ann’s career began as a design assistant at Ralph Lauren. Following her tenure at the iconic American fashion house, she embarked on a life changing career path when she went to work at VOGUE magazine and developed her reputation as a well-known fashion and accessories editor under the leadership of Anna Wintour.

Since then, Ann has built her brand as a high-profile freelance stylist with her work appearing in editorial publications such as Vanity Fair, Tatler, Town & Country, Instyle, O The Oprah Magazine, and Harper’s Bazaar, where Ann continues to be a Contributing Fashion Editor. In this role, she conceptualizes ideas and styles, overseeing the production of her shoots.

As an international celebrity stylist and fashion expert, she has worked with clients such as Elizabeth Hurley, Lynda Carter, Oprah Winfrey, Katherine Heigl, and Taraji P. Henson and was involved with one of the most talked about Hollywood weddings when she styled George Clooney’s family.  Ann’s ongoing work with high-profile private clients continues to grow as does her partnership with with designers and fashion brands.

Consulting with designers and fashion brands is one of her passions as she enjoys helping both emerging and established designers. Whether the brand is sold online or in brick-and-mortar, she solidifies their image in the marketplace through her work as a Brand Ambassador and consultant. As a style influencer, Ann is featured in various publications, on blogs and company Web sites, and collaborates with other top fashion leaders. With a loyal and engaged social media following and a reputation as an influential voice within the fashion industry, Ann is able to partner with select brands that she believes in, to successfully increase their sales and exposure.

As a two-time breast cancer survivor and activist,  Ann works with wellness and beauty brands to increase awareness.   Ann works with The Estee Lauder Companies on the Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign dressing Elizabeth Hurley in all pink!  She has been honored by Pink Aid, as well as the Susan G. Komen Foundation with the “Surviving With Impact Award” and was honored this last October by Fashion Fights Cancer by The Miami Design District.  Ann appears in the Breast Cancer Research Foundation ad campaigns and was featured in the 25th Anniversary of the Pink Ribbon documentary film. She is also on the Style Board of Glam4Good, a recipient of the Womenswear Stylist of the Year 2015 Award for The Daily’s annual Fashion Awards, and has been selected as one of VOGUE magazine’s 125 style influencers.

You can follow Ann Caruso on Instagram @ann_caruso

Lead Photo credit: Lorenzo Bringheli

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Photo by Nick Mele

This week’s Spotlight shines on Daphne Oz, the natural foods chef and lifestyle influencer who’s turned her passion for food, healthy eating, body positivity, motherhood, and family into an lustrous media career. Health and wellness happens to run in the family; Daphne is the daughter of Dr. Mehmet Oz of the eponymous The Dr. Oz Show – on which she now appears weekly as co-host of The Dish on Oz.

You may know Daphne best from the Emmy award-winning ABC talk show The Chew, where she served as co-host for six seasons. Her humbling TV personality showed us, without condescension, how making better food choices meant making better lifestyle choices. And if we want to indulge a bit, well that’s OK too! Her brand messaging is and always has been about life’s balance between healthy and indulgent. She now cohosts a segment every Wednesday on her father’s weekday show called “The Dish on Oz,” where shares healthy eating tips and some of her delicious recipes like “Apple Crisp,” “Sautéed Shrimp with Papaya Salsa,” and “Hoisin-Glazed Pork and Turkey Meatloaf.”

Daphne is a New York Times best-selling author of four books, including 2006’s The Dorm Room Diet which launched her onto the public scene. Written while she was still an undergrad at Princeton University, she shared her struggles with weight gain and how she devised a healthy lifestyle plan to get back on track. Now the mother of three young children, Daphne has realistically documented her journey with postpartum weight loss across her social media without any image-doctoring or filtering. This caught the attention of media outlets such as E!, People, and MSN who praised her as a champion for mothers struggling with weight gain and self-doubt. 

And if seeing her on TV or reading her words in print weren’t enough, now you can hear Daphne as well.  She recently launched a podcast in late 2018 with her friend Hilaria Baldwin called Mom Brain, where they discuss all things motherhood from the good, to the bad, to the ugly. The girlfriends turned their off-air mommy conversations into an online forum and community where mothers could share their life experiences, rejoice and commiserate together.

Food, wellness and beauty brands are vying for a stake in Daphne’s ubiquitous and successful personal brand. She is now Chief Innovation Officer for Pure Spoon, the organic baby food manufacturer that cold-presses their purees (instead of heat-sealing) for a safer, more nutritious meal for your little one(s). She’s currently devising new flavors combinations for them. And she recently collaborated with Tenoverten, the clean nail polish producer and salon chain, on three vegan and cruelty-free nail colors inspired by some of her favorite food memories. The trio is available for sale now on tenoverten.com.

A graduate of Princeton University, The Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and The Natural Gourmet Institute, Daphne – who recently graced the cover of MODERN LUXURY PALM BEACH, spoke on the panel discussion on “Luxury, Lifestyle & Loyalty” at the launch of the American Influencer Association on Wednesday, February 6^th in New York City.

You can follow Daphne on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook @DaphneOz

For more information on the American Influencer Association, please visit, www.AmericanInfluencerAssociation.org

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Photo: Alatheia Bowling, Orion Nevel, Karolina Kurkova and Rachel Finger

In case anyone was wondering where Supermodel Karolina Kurkova was on the “First Monday in May,” she was being a Super-Mom working at her pop-up shop at Ever After on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, launching of a new line of Herbal Wellness Products for Children called Gryph & IvyRose.

Many people know Karolina as the last of the true supermodels. She has had an enviable career having worked with the world’s top fashion designers, photographers and beauty editors and has graced the covers of Vogue, W and Harpers Bazaar multiple times to name a few. What some people don’t know, is that she is a mom to two boys and has a deep love and appreciation for all things natural. Growing up in the Czech Republic, Karolina was no stranger to family home remedies and experienced farming and growing food firsthand. Staying healthy has been a crucial factor in Karolina’s life as keeping up with the grueling demands and travel schedule of a supermodel mom isn’t easy. Since she was 19 years old, Karolina has been experimenting with alternative and holistic practices in both beauty and health. She truly believes that beauty and well being begin on the inside. Her travel and experiences along with her constant drive to evolve and learn has affected the way she raises her children, introducing them early to healthy foods and habits and always searching out the best ingredients in products. Through her own thirst for continuous knowledge and practices, she sought out an acupuncturist to treat her family and found Orion. It was a natural partnership with Orion and Rachel when they begin talking about Gryph & IvyRose and the goals of creating pure, functional products for children as well as creating resources and giving back to families.

Rachel Finger – discovered the power of herbs shortly after her twins were born at only 28 weeks and weighing in at 1.5lbs each. Although considered healthy overall, she saw the struggles that each of them had with certain elements like sleeping, pooping, reflux and overall irritability. Frustrated with the lack of progress made with traditional remedies, she began taking the girls to acupuncture and giving them the prescribed herbal blends from Orion. In just a short amount of time, she saw great success and progress in the girls sleep patterns, digestion and moods. Both Orion & Rachel agreed that there was a lack of pure, effective and high end products, internal and external, just for children that were available in the market and decided to share all the knowledge and success in the form of Gryph & IvyRose.

Orion Nevel – a second generation participant in the herbal and natural medicine movement. Orion’s childhood was steeped in natural medicine and healthy lifestyle choices with both his parents being healthcare practitioners. Orion is a husband and father who is a lifelong vegetarian and enjoys finding new ways to introduce herbology and natural medicine to the ever growing community of health lovers across the country.

After seeking out what she and her team thought were the most “natural” and “healthy” product offerings, they realized most options came up short in one department or the other. They wanted to craft a diverse product line that would support the body’s immune function, present high performance and lasting results as well as offer multiple ongoing regimens to address the different challenges children face today. Their commitment to enhancing children’s lives with wellness in a sustainable, accessible and prestigious way began.

Today, Gryph & IvyRose offers Bath & Body, Elixirs and Probiotics for children made with Natural, Organic, Fair Trade and Wild Crafted Ingredients.

Gryph & IvyRose products are available online at www.gryphandivyrose.com

You may follow Karolina Kurkova @karolinakurkova

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