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What I learned at IFF about creating fragrance for products

Years ago I worked at a huge fragrance company called IFF – first in the applications lab and then as a fragrance evaluator where I

Should You Make Your Own Perfume or Hire a Perfumer?

Today I want to share something that happened at the Artisan Perfumery Weekend which will hopefully give you the encouragement to get going and create

I want to be a Perfumer – Getting into the Fragrance Industry

In today’s post I want to address the 3 questions I get asked the most. They are: “How do I get into the fragrance industry?”

Are 100% Natural Fragrances Proper Perfume?

One of the things that frustrates me about the perfume industry is the belief that using 100% natural materials is not “proper perfumery” I remember

Choosing A Perfume You Won’t Regret

Having been in the fragrance and beauty industry for over 20 years you’d be forgiven for thinking I have fragrance buying down to a fine

You can make your own perfume

Do you ever get that feeling when you are full of ideas and creative energy but you get stuck because you have some bits of

Animalic Notes in Perfume

They can be overpowering or subtle and sexy and definitely add depth and dimension to rich floral or amber perfumes. What we call animalic notes

Woody Notes in Perfume

A key part of many amber fragrances, especially those marketed as masculine scents, woody notes are favourites of mine. One of my earliest scent memories

Amber Fragrances

Amber fragrances often recall the rich warmth of resins, balsams, and spices and built around the classic accord of labdanum and vanilla. Edible notes of

Chypre Fragrances

The Chypre fragrance category was derived from materials that were traditionally found on the island of Cyprus (Chypre in French) – for many centuries a

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What I learned at IFF about creating fragrance for products

Should You Make Your Own Perfume or Hire a Perfumer?

I want to be a Perfumer – Getting into the Fragrance Industry

Are 100% Natural Fragrances Proper Perfume?

Choosing A Perfume You Won’t Regret

You can make your own perfume

Animalic Notes in Perfume

Woody Notes in Perfume

Amber Fragrances

Chypre Fragrances

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