I’ve had a lot of questions recently from people wanted to just get started in making their own perfume at home using both an alcohol base and an oil base. It reminded me that I wrote some blog posts three years ago which you may not have seen as they have been pushed way down [...]
Getting Started with Making Your Own Perfume
by Karen Gilbert on 08. Jun, 2013 in BLOG, FAQ FRIDAY, PERFUME
The Art and Technology of Perfumery Workshop
by Karen Gilbert on 12. May, 2013 in BLOG, PERFUME
***NEW DATE 2013*** Perfumery Workshop, London, UK September 2013 The Art and Technology of Perfumery Perfumery Course and Workshop London, UK, 9th-13th September 2013 The Mary Ward Centre, WC1 Cost: £800 (payment by paypal below or please contact me for alternative payment method) Or, book by 30th JUNE 2013 to pay in 3 easy installments: [...]
How To Create a Signature Fragrance
by Karen Gilbert on 10. May, 2013 in BLOG, FAQ FRIDAY, PERFUME, VIDEO TUTORIALS
Today’s question comes from Maureen – she asked: “How do I go about creating a signature fragrance for my product line” This is something I get asked a lot from people who want to learn perfumery to create fragrances for their own business. There are two routes that you can go down; one is [...]
Are Fragrance Oils Safe?
by Karen Gilbert on 07. Apr, 2013 in BLOG, FAQ FRIDAY, PERFUME, VIDEO TUTORIALS
Today’s question comes from Debbie: “My dilemma is that I love making products with essential oils. All of my body products are made with essential oils and so I wanted to use them for candles and some wax melt tarts that I’m going to be making with beeswax and soy. However I’ve had a lot [...]
Valentines Day Love Potion
by Karen Gilbert on 14. Feb, 2013 in BLOG, PERFUME, RECIPES
Happy Valentines Day! The fact that it’s Valentines day got me thinking about a little business I had way back when I was just starting to get to grips with the internet – I know, romantic huh! Actually it was also the fact that I was looking through some old notebooks for simple fragrance formulae [...]
Molinard Perfumery In Grasse
by Karen Gilbert on 06. Nov, 2012 in BLOG, PERFUME, TRAVEL
I went along to The Molinard perfumery in the hope that I could do the perfumery tour followed by their perfume making class. Unfortunately when I got there, and despite the fact that the guide spoke perfect English, I was told the tour would only be in French due to demand. That was a bit [...]
Galimard Perfumery in Grasse
by Karen Gilbert on 05. Nov, 2012 in BLOG, PERFUME, TRAVEL
A trip to Grasse would not be complete without a little perfume making class so I decided to try out the offerings of both Galimard and Molinard. I had heard that Fragonard was quite touristy and the fact they have their logo plastered on evey bit of empty space in and around Grasse I decided [...]
A Trip to Grasse for Perfume Fans
by Karen Gilbert on 01. Nov, 2012 in BLOG, PERFUME, TRAVEL
As you have probably all gathered by now I’m better at tweeting what I’m up to than blogging about it – it is quick & spontaneous and I can do it on the move. However there is only so much you can say in 140 characters so I really felt I should take the time [...]
Brad Pitt in new Chanel No.5 Ad
by Karen Gilbert on 15. Oct, 2012 in BLOG, PERFUME
Just like the juice in Fame by Lady Gaga this ad for Chanel No.5 could have been so great. With a big budget & Brad Pitt, Chanel who have put out some gorgeous mini movie type ads for their fragrances in the past seem to have lost the plot with this one! There is so [...]
3 of my favourite things: Perfume, Teaching & Travel
by Karen Gilbert on 06. Oct, 2012 in BLOG, PERFUME, TRAVEL
In March 2010 I decided to take a backseat from my retail business and do more of the things I love which mostly involves one or more of the above. Since that decision was made I haven’t looked back and have been extremely busy enjoying life and working hard on my teaching business which has [...]
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