GBM — Mandarin Oriental Downtown

CASESTUDY — ACTIVATION

An Olfaction Bar Experience, with GBM

Bringing Parfumery’s Olfaction Bar to Mandarin Oriental Downtown, Dubai — where guests explored fragrance palettes, discovered their preferred notes, and created personalised blends of their own.

CLIENT

GBM

Venue

Mandarin Oriental Downtown, Dubai

Format Bar

Olfaction Bar

GUESTS

TBC

The Brief

For its event at Mandarin Oriental Downtown, Dubai, GBM wanted a meaningful addition — something that turned fragrance into a memorable takeaway rather than an afterthought.

Parfumery was brought in to create that moment through a fully presented Olfaction Bar — an interactive fragrance experience designed to feel personal, refined, and fitting for the setting.

The Experience

Guests explored a selection of fragrance notes, discovering the scents that resonated with them before creating a personalised blend of their own. The experience turned fragrance discovery into an engaging part of the celebration, giving each guest something personal to take home.

Discovery

Each guest had a named box waiting for them, creating a personal starting point for discovering the fragrance notes and combinations they preferred.

Personalization

Each guest created a personalised blend of their own, with the fragrance prepared live as part of the experience.

“The best event takeaways are the ones guests make themselves — a blend of their own is something no one else walks away with.”

The Outcome

The activation gave GBM a distinctive event experience that stood apart from a conventional giveaway — engaging, individual, and genuinely memorable for guests.

For Parfumery, the event demonstrated how an Olfaction Bar can bring fragrance discovery, personalisation, and thoughtful gifting together in one memorable event experience.

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