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Collection 01 · Concept

Astra Constellations

Four sign-based accords, arranged as a shelf-ready matrix your buyers can read in one glance.

4 core directions · expandable to 12 · EDP 18–20% · 50 / 100 ml

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Astra Constellations reference bottle
Concept visual — standard bottle, current standard cap, digital label.

Why this theme sells

Consumers already know their sign. You do not have to teach the category.

Sign-based ranges convert because the customer self-selects. There is no narrative to explain at the shelf, no fragrance vocabulary to translate, and no reason to hold a full wall of inventory: the theme carries the story.

The structure centres on the four classical quadrants rather than twelve individual signs, so a first order covers four distinct olfactive territories — warm spice, dry chypre, clean aromatic, soft floral — instead of four variations of the same idea.

That structure is what makes the theme usable for a small wholesaler: you buy a readable matrix, test it in four directions at once, and extend the line only where sell-through proves it.

Artwork is designed per quadrant, so label and sleeve changes do not force a new bottle. One bottle family carries the whole collection, which keeps packaging volume on a single specification.

  • Gift retailBirthday and seasonal gifting, where the sign is the buying cue.
  • Concept storesIndependent buyers looking for a themed wall with a clear visual system.
  • DTC startupsNew lifestyle and astrology-led brands launching a first range.

Scent structure

Four quadrants, four territories

Suggested structure. Final scent profile and availability are confirmed during development.
RefDirectionOlfactive familyTop / Heart / BaseSize & concentration
AC–01 Fire Quadrant Spicy oriental woody Top Cardamom, pink pepper
Heart Cedarwood
Base Amber resin
EDP 18–20%
50 / 100 ml
AC–02 Earth Quadrant Chypre woody Heart Vetiver, patchouli
Base Oakmoss, warm leather
EDP 18–20%
50 / 100 ml
AC–03 Air Quadrant Aromatic aquatic fougère Top Bergamot, lavender
Heart Clary sage, marine breeze
EDP 18–20%
50 / 100 ml
AC–04 Water Quadrant Soft floral amber Heart Tuberose, ylang-ylang
Base Iris root, white musk
EDP 18–20%
50 / 100 ml

A 10 ml travel format is available against the same directions. Extension to twelve signs follows the same quadrant architecture.

Procurement scenarios

  • Gift & seasonal programme
  • Private label for retail

Customisation

Three levels, from a sample to a dedicated pack

Level 01

Reference components

1–5 pieces · sampling and trial

  • Standard cylindrical or heavy-base square bottle, 50 / 100 ml
  • Standard magnetic black-and-gold anodised cap, standard pump
  • Digital foil or UV label applied per quadrant
  • Generic rigid box with a printed sleeve

Level 02

Digital print labelling

Short runs · quoted per brief

  • Quadrant artwork across label, sleeve and card
  • Laser marking or high-resolution UV transfer
  • Colour-matched per quadrant, same bottle across the range
  • Quantity confirmed with your quotation

Level 03

Dedicated packaging

300–2,000 pieces · tiered

  • Matte gradient coating in four quadrant colours
  • Star-orbit screen print or fired ceramic decoration — from 500 pieces
  • Private-mould zodiac dial cap — from 1,000 pieces
  • Rigid book-style or embossed foil board box — from 1,000 pieces

Packaging has a floor of its own: dedicated bottles, caps and boxes start at 300 and step up to 2,000 pieces depending on component and process. Sampling at 1–5 pieces uses reference components only.

Packaging direction

One bottle family, four colour ways

Astra Constellations packaging reference
Concept visual — Quadrant colour ways on a shared bottle family.

Markets

United States, Western and Southern Europe, Latin America.

Channels

Gift chains, independent multi-brand concept stores, and direct-to-consumer brands entering fragrance with a themed first line.

Notes for market entry

For Gulf markets the collection is presented on astronomical and atmospheric terms only — no figurative imagery, no astrological readings. Claims stay descriptive throughout; no therapeutic or predictive wording is used on pack or page.

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