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The perfume of Agalaia odorata in the garden - more Independence Day for perfumers

I adore neroli, but the neroli that is what we call the essential oil distilled from the blossoms of Citrus aurantium does not compare to the scent of those blossoms in the garden. I first created a natural tincture/absolute of those blossoms about 30 …

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Independence Day as part of a business plan - Protecting Perfume at the Source

Jasmine sambac “Grand Duke of Tuscany” from my gardenAs an artisan who grows much of her botanical aromatics, I made a conscious decision not to rely on the vagaries of the open market for many of my supplies. Of course, I have to buy concretes, absolu…

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How Anya’s Garden natural perfumery class went

NOW there are 83 comments on my post! Anya McCoy has written to my ISP suggesting that the the anonymous posts are written by myself! I did not write a single anonymous post and I published every comment that came in, please note there is not one that …

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How Anya’s Garden natural perfumery class went

PLEASE READ THE 70 Comments Following my post!For your information, I have published every single comment that came in. There was not one that could defend what Anya McCoy did. I believe in freedom of speech, if someone can defend her actions, let us h…

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The Three Stages of Public Acceptance of Natural Perfumery - My latest article on Basenotes

I had a lot of fun writing this article looking back on the past three years that natural perfumery has had a presence on the Internet. I hope you enjoy reading it and look forward, as I do, to the ongoing development and acceptance of our naturally-fr…

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Wake up! It’s Study Time and Natural Perfumery is the Subject

Monica and Gloria hit their alarm clocks to make them stop ringing at 5 a.m. in their respective homes in Taipei. Viv and Wendy struggled to find their coffee and limber up their typing fingers at 6 a.m in different towns in Australia. On a Sunday.On t…

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Reporting substandard natural perfume classes…

I posted my complaint about Anya’s Garden Natural Perfumery Classes and it was accepted on scam.com And it was also accepted on complaints.com That was back in 2008-01-30.Anya’s Garden Natural Perfumery Classes are run by Anne E. McCoy who owns Natura…

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An opinion: Natural Perfumers Guild is an unethical business and it’s “president” owner conducts her business in an unethical manner.

I want to write a special post first to say thanks for all the comments everybody made in support of me and my loss of 800.00 USD to Anya’s Garden and all that went with that loss. Secondly to highlight what now appears is so much greater that my pligh…

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Egyptologist and Perfumer David Mark - Expert Q&A Guest in Anya’s Garden Natural Perfumery online Class

On Saturday, May 3, 2008 Egyptologist and Perfumer David Mark of Chicago’s Renaissance Aromas was the guest for the Expert Q&A session (formerly known as Guest Lecturer series) inAnya’s Garden online Natural Perfumery class.Originally scheduled for…

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Spring 2008 Natural Perfumery Online Course Registration

The image of the world is used in the online course website’s internal pages. The students see that pictorial banner when the log in for their study modules, chats, or when the access the site to catch up on the downloads needed for class, to follow li…

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Pre-Registration Starting for March, 2008 class

The Spring Class for Basic Natural Perfumery will begin March 6, 2008, and pre-registration is beginning now. Class size will be limited to 20 new students. There are already eight registered with deposits, so I encourage you to place a deposit now to …

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Anya’s Garden Kaffir and Temple

We have dabbled in Anya’s Garden, an artisan natural perfumery stationed in Miami Shores, Florida USA before, here at the Shrine. We were really taken with her wild-hearted Fairchild and consider Pan to be one of the most unique things to ever grace th…

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Labdanum: an important material

It is well known to our readers by now that chypre perfumes are dependent on a strict formula that juxtaposes bergamot and oakmoss, interlaying labdanum and other earthy elements such as vetiver or patchouli.Perfume Shrine has already focused on oakmos…

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Goats and Lavender

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Anya’s Garden Announcement - Kaffir and Temple Perfumes to Launch November 1, 2007 and Anya’s Choice Store Reopens

Kaffir, a unique and groundbreaking perfume from Anya’s Garden, truly is from Anya’s Garden - in Miami Shores, Florida, USA. Kaffir Lime leaf, also called Thai Lime Leaf, is used in Asian cooking for the unusual, exciting, …

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Old School Perfumery New School Technology

September is back to school time for my kids and October is back to school time for me. “Natural Perfumery School!” I have enrolled and paid the deposit of $300.00. The class is due to begin on the 6th of October. I’m excited and a little nervous. I’m …

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Anya’s Secret Garden

Anya McCoy, well known in the circle of ‘natural perfumers’ as an acclaimed professional with 15+ years of creative and business expertise in the field. Her private garden Casa Jasmin allows Anya the opportunity to grow and then tincture the many …

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The Psychadellic Earthiness of Fairchild

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Champaca Flowers vs. Nag Champa Incense

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Michelia champaca details, originally uploaded by Amethist. There is often co…

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