PERFUMERY – Karen Gilbert

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What Is An Accord In Perfumery?

Over the years of creating perfumery training, I’ve realised that to get new and beginner perfumers from idea to scent creation there is a specific

How To Make Sure Your Perfume Is Safe To Sell

I get a lot of questions on fragrance safety and how to make sure your perfume is IFRA compliant so today I decided to create

Citrus Notes In Perfume

Citrus notes for me conjure up the scent of summer (although ironically many citrus oils are photo toxic so be careful of wearing them on

Recommended Perfume Books

I thought it was about time I updated this popular post for 2020. Although I originally called it my top 10 (and I don’t want

Diluting Perfumery Materials

I get a lot of questions around the topic of how to dilute materials before use when making perfume and it came up again in

Sustainable Perfumes; Natural vs Synthetic

What ingredients should we be avoiding in perfume? It really depends on the individual. There is a tendency to equate synthetic with bad and natural

Creating Feelgood Fragrances

Today I was thinking about where this whole perfumery business fits into an increasingly uncertain world. It doesn’t matter where you look or what country

Training Your Nose

When I tell people who don’t know me what I do the first thing they say is “you must have a really good nose” or

Measuring Safe Limits Of Perfume Materials

This week I had a question from one of my online students about how to work out the safe limits for materials in the fragrances

How Do I Use Perfumer’s Alcohol?

When starting out in perfumery and learning about the raw materials used it is easiest to work with blends made in alcohol,before moving on to

Filter Blog Posts

What Is An Accord In Perfumery?

How To Make Sure Your Perfume Is Safe To Sell

Citrus Notes In Perfume

Recommended Perfume Books

Diluting Perfumery Materials

Sustainable Perfumes; Natural vs Synthetic

Creating Feelgood Fragrances

Training Your Nose

Measuring Safe Limits Of Perfume Materials

How Do I Use Perfumer’s Alcohol?

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