Probably one of the most difficult tasks a self-trained perfumer has before them ~ all that research.It isn’t enough to read the right books or the books that someone who seems more experienced recommends. Bibliographies in those books are often recomm…
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Research
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When Life Moves Into a Higher Gear
July 5th, 2008 — , EdC, Natural Perfumery, The Scented Djinn, advertising, antiquarian perfumery from Oh, True Apothecary @ Oh, True Apothecary!
You pedal faster.I’ve been toying with the idea of compounding more eau de colognes. Non-traditional, I think, using fewer citruses and more ~ what? Herbs? Rare greens? Yes! Already put one up on Etsy — 1 dram size bottles of a boronia ‘flavored’ EdC….
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I’ll be the first to admit I know next to nothing when it comes to this gig. I’m learning something new and wonderful about this art form I’ve chosen to follow every single day. From peers, from books, from research — from life! Today is a good day an…
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Antiquarian Perfumer
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The most recent entry into the current line-up of explanations of ‘what we do’ has arrived, via Martin Watt ~ Antiquarian Perfumery While many of us veer away from frivolous and pretentious monikers in this business (i.e. Master Perfumer, Artisan Perfu…
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