Multisensation

Trend clusters tracking the Multisensation megatrend within the Convergence Pattern of Opportunity, fueled by big data, crowd filtering and Trend Hunter AI.

What is the Multisensation megatrend?

Passive consumption that satisfies one of the senses at a time doesn't satisfy the modern consumer's short attention span; interactivity is a must.

Multisensation Trend Clusters

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18 categories · 11,495 trend clusters Every trend cluster, A–Z by category
Cluster Patterns
Trend Cluster
Lifestyle
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Spirit Immersion

Liquor labels extend into themed hospitality and menu experiences

Score6.7
Momentum
Sep 7Sep 21
Popularity59%
Activity61%
Freshness100%

Alcohol marketers are moving beyond standard pours into hosted experiences, including brunch programs, soda fountain revivals, themed stays, and cuisine-linked menus.

4 evidence articles3 weeks scored6 articles tracked10% men · 90% women
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Marketing
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Narrative Styling

Fashion brands market collections with bingeable, episodic media content

Score8.9
Momentum
Jul 13Aug 10
Popularity82%
Activity82%
Freshness99%
Patterns

Fashion brands are moving beyond static lookbook imagery and building cinematic campaigns with characters, mood, and bingeable plots.

4 evidence articles5 weeks scored17 articles tracked50% men · 50% women
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Lifestyle
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Guided Novelty

Known drink formats make adventurous flavors easier to try

Score7.9
Momentum
Aug 17Sep 21
Popularity86%
Activity84%
Freshness99%

Soft drink and energy drink brands are moving from single-note line extensions toward layered flavor combinations that mix cues from desserts, citrus, tropical fruit, and other adjacent categories.

8 evidence articles4 weeks scored20 articles tracked10% men · 90% women
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Fashion
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Edible Identities

Beauty basics are becoming mood-led, collectible scent statements

Score7.4
Momentum
Aug 24Sep 21
Popularity87%
Activity81%
Freshness99%

Beauty brands are extending dessert-like and confectionery scent profiles into everyday care formats such as lotion, lip balm, and body sets; shifting fragrance from a standalone category into a layer built into routine use as scent choices are being framed less as classic preferences and more as…

5 evidence articles2 weeks scored19 articles tracked30% men · 70% women
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Fashion
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Fantasy Scenting

Beauty brands turn fragrance into fandom-led sensory play

Score7.6
Momentum
Sep 14Sep 21
Popularity79%
Activity77%
Freshness99%

Beauty brands are tying scent to entertainment worlds, celebrity personas, and dessert cues so products feel more like themed experiences than functional grooming items.

6 evidence articles2 weeks scored12 articles tracked10% men · 90% women
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Lifestyle
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Display Spirits

Alcohol releases turn bottles into keepsakes and conversation pieces

Score7.6
Momentum
Aug 24Sep 21
Popularity71%
Activity78%
Freshness99%

Spirits and wine packaging is being designed to function as a collectible object, not just a container. Limited treatments like glow-in-the-dark finishes, visually striking artist collaborations, and wearable elements shift part of the product value to what remains after consumption.

5 evidence articles2 weeks scored5 articles tracked10% men · 90% women
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Fashion
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Fragrance Theater

Beauty labels turn perfume into a participatory cultural experience

Score7.4
Momentum
Aug 24Sep 21
Popularity54%
Activity60%
Freshness99%

Beauty brands are presenting perfume through exhibitions, clubs, and other immersive formats that extend the category beyond conventional scent samples and routine product purchases.

6 evidence articles2 weeks scored19 articles tracked10% men · 90% women
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Fashion
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Sensory-Forward Retail

Brands turn temporary spaces into interactive product worlds

Score9.0
Momentum
Sep 14Sep 21
Popularity87%
Activity91%
Freshness99%

Brands are relying on short-term physical installations to stage products as environments for visitors to feel and remember, rather than as shelf items with abstract product qualities.

4 evidence articles2 weeks scored6 articles tracked50% men · 50% women
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Fashion
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Sensory Discovery

Brands turn intangible products into immersive, social rituals

Score7.6
Momentum
Sep 14Sep 21
Popularity60%
Activity58%
Freshness99%

Fragrance brands are using events, installations, and hospitality-style experiences to make scent discovery more engaging and memorable. By framing fragrance through mood, ritual, travel, and creative storytelling, they give shoppers a richer way to explore an intangible category.

5 evidence articles2 weeks scored12 articles tracked10% men · 90% women
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Marketing
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Festival Immersion

Brands turn film screenings into multisensorial cultural touchpoints

Score8.4
Momentum—
Popularity74%
Activity80%
Freshness98%

Brands are launching film festival activations that blend viewing culture with food, drinks, design and community, complementing a traditionally seated media format with a multisensory component that shapes mood and builds a memory around the experience.

5 evidence articles1 weeks scored4 articles tracked10% men · 90% women
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