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HAVE I PUT YOU OFF?
“There's very little truth in the perfume industry, and luxury is being able to tell the truth." Mandy Aftel

Melanie Jane Nightingale
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#22 COLLABORATING
You want to have a fragrance brand, but you don't feel confident enough to create your own successful commercial scents. What do you do?

Melanie Jane Nightingale
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#21 ADAPT OR DIE
In 2020 and 2021, the world changed forever. People had to take their businesses and put them online.

Melanie Jane Nightingale
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#20 KNOW YOUR LIMITS
There are many talented individuals who can do the things that you cannot. Outsource those things and give them to an expert that can.

Melanie Jane Nightingale
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#19 GET NOTICED
You can have the best product in the world, but if your brand is invisible, you'll never sell anything.

Melanie Jane Nightingale
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#18 IF YOU DON'T ASK YOU DON'T GET
This rule applies to EVERYONE! It’s Inevitable that you're going to find yourself in a situation where you're going to need to ask for...

Melanie Jane Nightingale
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#17 KNOW THE RULES
Depending on where you are in the world, there are certain rules about fragrance and cosmetics that you need to be aware of.

Melanie Jane Nightingale
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#16 BE AUTHENTIC
"The world doesn’t need another bad perfume! There’s enough of them." Mandy Aftel

Melanie Jane Nightingale
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#15 BE PATIENT
Masterpieces take time. Some perfumes have taken as long as 10-15 years to perfect!

Melanie Jane Nightingale
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#14 YOU WON'T GET IT RIGHT AT FIRST...but be okay with that
I'll leave this post to Mandy Aftel to explain, as she did so eloquently in our recent interview.

Melanie Jane Nightingale
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