LEARN TO MAKE PERFUME

LIVE PERFUME MAKING CLASSES

The Artisan Perfumery 3 Day Immersion

A 3 day practical perfumery course that will take you from idea to finished fragrance. The perfect class for all budding Artisan Perfumers no matter what your experience level.

25th 26th & 27th MARCH 2020 10am-5pm each day BOOK HERE

22nd, 23rd & 24th JUNE 2020 10am-5pm each day BOOK HERE

All live classes take place at Karen’s Perfumery Studio In The New Forest
(7 miles south of the medieval cathedral city of Salisbury) The studio is 20 minute taxi ride from Salisbury station

The Natural Perfumery 1 Day Masterclass

Next date TBC – JOIN THE WAIT LIST HERE

In 2017 I retired my popular 1 day Natural Perfumery Masterclass to focus on my online perfumery training programme for artisan perfumers The Artisan Perfumery Mastermind. I had recently moved to the New Forest in the English countryside and was struggling to find a suitable venue for my live classes. PLUS I found that travelling to London with all my equipment was no longer practical.
But In September 2019 I found an amazing space
Here in the forest, surrounded by nature. A place I knew would be inspiring and creative for budding natural perfumers. A space where I could both teach AND create. A space that I could invite YOU to join me in. To smell, learn and create your own scents.

ONLINE COURSES

The Artisan Perfumery Mastermind – 14 week online course

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This best selling online perfumery training has helped independent artisan perfumers worldwide to get started, become more confident in their perfumery skills and launch their own perfumes.

This course runs twice per year and is the only place to get my ongoing 1 to 1 help without becoming a private client

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SELF STUDY ONLINE CLASSES – AVAILABLE ALL YEAR ROUND

These two short masterclasses are perfect if you want to get started right away. If you are a complete beginner then I would suggest you take the Natural Perfumery Masterclass before the Creating Fragrance For Skincare course. They complement each other and are perfect if you are just dipping your toe in the water of creating professional perfumes. (there is a discount for booking both at once which is applied at checkout)

They are both self study and you can join and start anytime from your computer, IPad or even your Smartphone.

Bespoke Perfumery Virtual Masterclass (Online Class)

A virtual online masterclass for those who want to feel confident working with 1 to 1 or corporate clients creating bespoke perfumes. This is a business class and is suitable for those who have been learning perfumery or making fragrances for a while and need some help with the logistics of bespoke client work. We will not be covering actual perfume creation techniques on this class and it will be assumed you already have this knowledge or have done one of my other classes such as The Artisan Perfumery Mastermind or The Natural Perfumery Masterclass

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WHICH CLASS SHOULD I CHOOSE?

I often get emails from prospective students saying “I want to take a perfume class, but I don’t know which one to choose”. It is often hard to advise without knowing your circumstances, experience level or what and why you want to learn about perfumery. This post aims to give you the ins and outs of the different perfume classes and courses I offer so you can pick the best option for you.

“I’m a Complete Beginner”

If you have read lots but never created a fragrance before then I would suggest you start with The Natural Perfumery Masterclass Online

This virtual masterclass is available all year round and will give you the basics you need to get going. You will get a resources list of materials to buy without spending a fortune and it will give you a system of training your nose, understanding fragrance families and creating accords. This class is for you if you want to dip your toe in the water but are not yet ready for the full Artisan Perfumery Mastermind which is a guided self study online programme.

“I Want To Make Natural Perfume For My Skin Care Products”

You might be a complete beginner or you may have created some fragrances for your products before.

If you:

1. Want to delve deeper into perfumery and add some Eau de Parfum, Room Sprays or Scented candles to your product line then I would suggest  the Artisan Perfumery Mastermind then if you feel you need a bit more help with adapting your fragrances for different bases (we do go into this in module 6 of the course) you can always add on Creating Fragrances for Skincare Products at a later date.
2.  Are not interested in becoming a perfumer and just want to make nice therapeutic scents for your face and body products then I would suggest The Natural Perfumery Masterclass Online plus Creating Fragrances for Skincare Products these 2 online masterclasses will give you everything you need in a short space of time without learning all the ins and outs of perfumery. (there is a discount for booking both at once)

“I’ve Done Some Perfumery But I need Some Practical Help and Advice”

I do run live in person classes and private 1 to 1 days throughout the year. If you want to come to a live class there are currently 3 options

The Artisan Perfumery Immersion is for you if you want an in depth 3 day practical immersion into fragrance creation. It is a small group and we spend a whole day on the 3 most important areas of scent making which are 1. Materials Study 2. Accords Creation 3. Creating a fragrance to a brief. This class covers both naturals and synthetic materials and it is up to you which you choose to use. This class is suitable for all levels as it is mostly practical and the level of difficulty will be determined by you and what you choose to work on. The group size is small (max 12 people) which means lots of 1 to 1 help. This class is a great accompaniment to The Artisan Perfumery Mastermind

If you can’t come to a live UK class then don’t forget that the Artisan Perfumery Mastermind  comes with the bonus of a private Facebook group where I run live Q&A sessions. This is the only course I currently offer that comes with access to live help from me.

My 1 day Natural Perfumery Masterclass Live is available to be booked as a private individual or private group class by arrangement as well as class dates throughout the year HERE.

“I Have/Want To Start A Business Creating Fragrance To Sell”

There are many different places you can start with this depending on your time and budget. I do offer 1 to 1 consultancy but I would always suggest you start with either an online perfumery course or practical in person perfumery class.

Once a year I collaborate with Perfumersworld and offer their 5 day Art & Technology of Perfumery Workshop  course here in the UK .

This course is great for beginners and experienced perfumers alike and is attended by both industry professionals and complete novices. We do cover naturals materials on one of the days but the main focus is on commercial perfumery theory and practice with lots of opportunity to smell and work with aromachemicals. The group size for this class is usually around 24 people with 3 tutors.

If you are starting out and don’t have a huge budget for materials, packaging, product development and marketing but still want to create fragrances to sell I would suggest you start with creating bespoke fragrances 1 to 1 and sell higher end. This will give you the practice and the income to then put into a range when you are ready. You can sell a bespoke fragrance for a lot more than an off the shelf one and you don’t need to invest in the production of 100’s or 1,000 of units of packaging. If you want to do this then The Artisan Perfumery Immersion is for you.

In addition to the live classes most of the students in my Artisan Perfumery Mastermind group have fragrance businesses too and in module 6 we cover IFRA and selling regulations.

Below are snippets of a few of the lovely emails I’ve had from past students