What makes fragrance different from most other industries and hobbies is that there's no way to measure or quantify them. Sound can be measured (EQ, volume, dynamics). Sight can be measured (light, color). Taste (there is a ton of public information about what we eat). But scent, no.
There...
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This thread will be dedicated for Elkhaldi perfumes.
I've tried more than 15 offerings from him and all are beautiful unique creations, even some are more superior in my opinion to well recognized artisanal houses.
I'll be posting my opinions on the ones I got from him.
He is also...
I was anosmic to nerolidol. Only other thing I'm anosmic to is a couple of the salicylates (benzyl and sakura). Then I ordered the natural isolate nerolidol (the previous sample I had was synthetic). Unless there was some mix-up with a shipping order, I have no trouble at all smelling the...
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I’m looking to sell my bottle of Kelantan. I purchased the last bottle directly from Sealed Essence about a month ago. I love the stuff, but I don’t foresee myself needing more than the 5 ml decant I bought before.
••• $395 Shipped Priority Mail•••
Please let me know if you have any...
I m wondering if there is a place you can buy a very high quality formulas from ,witch are inspired by iconic perfumes ,based on gcms analysis, and leans more on using naturals like co2s ,abs and stuff .
Hey guys,
I'd like to ask of any of you have used any organic or completely natural toiletries?
I saw today in our local Planet Organic a display of 100% organic shower gels (called 100 body care) and it got me thinking of maybe trying them out.
Has anyone tried such products and if you...
Hello all! I have been playing around here and there with scent blending, with mixed results. Some good, some awful. My favorite perfume types are chypres, and I'd like to have a go at blending one.
I have a vial with bergamot, oakmoss and labdanum that I mixed last night. Another vial with...
Yesterday I came across one of the three Backpackers Colognes from Juniper Ridge (I believe it was the Siskiyou scent).
It was a great fragrance and I was amazed that it was not only natural but the folks at Juniper Ridge actually go to mountain and desert areas in the West, harvest wild...
First off I'd like to say hi to everyone, I've just recently joined basenotes after lurking a while and being a member of other similar forums.
I am beginning to amass the ingredients to make my own perfume creations. Thus far I have got distilled water, glycerine, perfumer's alcohol, several...
I am starting out as an independent perfumer. I specialize in only using natural materials.I am based in Canada, where I am still unclear about whether IFRA regulations apply.
I have a couple of questions that I hope some of you pros out there and answer for me!
1. So far, I have read that...
I wear both cologne and perfume and don't really care for designer fragrances. Lately I have been wearing the likes of 'Fracas', 'Carnal Flower', 'Terre d'Hermes', 'Carthusia', 'Iris Nobile', 'Amouage'....
... and I am sick of smelling good and 'nice'. I need something brutal and ugly, but...
Picked this little gem up for $10 for 50 ml, very natural smelling, burst of lemon and cedar in the opening and fairly linear woodsy citrus scent in the drydown, a tad too much cedar maybe. If I had one criticism, it's that, as with most chypres, you need to spray some on your clothes to get...
After searching far and wide for a formula, and failing, I am trying to make a simple violet accord on my own (using natural ingredients). What started as a simple experiment has become a minor obsession. I am using Orris co2 and violet leaf abs, which gives a basic violet feel. But something is...
I have a particularly sensitive nose and am uncannily affected by fragrances. Until about 2 years ago, I had always employed the use of rather mundane (and, admittedly 'old stock') colognes and have never been satisfied with the result. But I have always had a healthy obsession with the 'real...
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I've been lurking this forum for a while now & Love it... so thought I'd finally actually join up.
If you could help me with finding any of these scents I would be mega happy.
1. Datura inoxia flowers. I would love to find a fragrance that captures this. I have some of the plants...
Hey guys!
I've browsed & lurked for a while now so thought I'd finally bite the bullet & actually join the forum properly :)
so, I really do love very nature inspired scents, especially ones that are quite a true representation of the scents & natural. If you guys could give me any heads up on...
I'm looking for green, garden-y frags in the same vein of L'Ombre dans L'Eau... you know, green, natural, kinda flowery, kinda earthy, garden-like smells.
Which one would you suggest?
No Chanel nº19 as I already have it (thanks to all those basenoters that commented about it) and no Eau de...
I'm so sorry if this has been asked before; I really did try and search out the answer before posting another thread on the matter.
I know natural musk is not legal in the US and I'm wondering if anyone here has recommendations as to what might blend well with floral-type 10% absolutes, what to...
I've tried Several different flavors from Tom's of Maine, several from Nature's Gate, and I am currently using Hugo naturals "Mexican lime and bergamot" deodorant, and it seems to do the best job of all the organics I've tried....but still ca't hold back my natural curry/cedar/grease scent for...
