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junebug4
02-19-2007, 12:15 AM
Has anyone tried or heard
of ruthvah (http://www.google.com/search?q=ruthvah&hl=en)?
Is this
Pheros?
oscar
02-19-2007, 05:17 AM
junebug4,
I had the good
fortune to have an ongoing correspondence with
DrSmellThis (http://www.pherolibrary.com/forum/member.php?u=83) during the period of time that he was
creating PHEROS (http://love-scent.com/product_info.php?ref=66&products_id=70).
While there
is much that I'm not at liberty to divulge, I think I can safely say the following without betraying any
confidence:
The Good Doctor went to great lengths to research and employ ALL aspects of scent, including those
considered "above and beyond" mere "perfumery" when creating his fragrance. The scope of the research ranged from
the ancient to the contemporary, but wasn't limited to what might be termed "mainstream" or "traditional." The
terms "Magical" (spelled any way you like ;)) and "Alchemical" come to mind, but I'm not sure the Doc would
necessarily appreciate these characterizations.
I believe that EVERY ingredient that you can find for any
known formulation of Ruthvah is present within each bottle of
PHEROS (http://love-scent.com/product_info.php?ref=66&products_id=70) with the exception of the
synthetics that it seems even the most reputable of suppliers are utilizing nowadays.
But that handful of
Ruthvah ingredients, though prominent notes all, are but a fraction of the total package which comprises
roughly 150 different scent components.
In short,
PHEROS (http://love-scent.com/product_info.php?ref=66&products_id=70) isn't Ruthvah, but a
whole lot more.
Oscar :)
DrSmellThis
02-19-2007, 05:54 AM
No, but let's just say they
are cousins. No one has picked up on this "obscure connection" before you. Congratulations!
Pheros was in
part inspired by Ruthvah, or by a similar approach (not so "dark occult", though) to the one that created Ruthvah. I
think Pheros is more complex, but not lacking in some of the serious "spiritual" qualities one would hope
for, if you will.
Now you know one specific reason I described Pheros the way I did, as drawing on
extremely ancient traditions. It was an objective description, not just cute marketing!
Keep in mind, however,
that Ruthvah, or something very much like it, is a few thousand years old. Kings used it. You see, the basic ideas
of pheromone perfumery go back thousands of years.
I had been familiar with that ancient formulation for many
years before I ever heard of Love-Scent. I have also been familiar with more than one version of the perfume; at
least three versions. I am also familiar with various siblings of Ruthvah (also recreated by A.C.), which have also
inspired my perfuming. I was fortunate enough to know the re-creator of one of them (and of the siblings), a
remarkable person that was somewhat of an informal mentor in my own development.
I am not pretending to have
anyone's exact formulation; just the basic essentials and a significant bit more.
If I had to come up with my
own version, I could come close, at least in spirit, since I've studied it for years. Maybe I could even do better
than the commonly available version. There are some ingredients I don't have nailed, but by some accounts, I have
all the essential ones. I might have more original ingredients nailed than the commonly available version, for that
matter. Maybe not. I'm humble enough to know I could have my head up my butt, since I don't have the ancient
manuscripts, etc. I think mine would smell better by far, though, which isn't always the most relevant
factor in occult perfuming. It would smell compelling and intoxicating, to say the least.
I could do better to
my taste, in perfuming terms, anyway, (I'd be lacking some of the occult aspects, which isn't necesssarily a bad
thing if you have spiritual integrity in your own right) than the most readily available version.
It is
extremely, extremely expensive to make, especially to perfumer's quality. The main thing that would hold me back
would be funding. If I had the funding and supplies I could do it very quickly.
I don't think the one most
readily available version is quite perfumer's quality, due to the sheer expenses that would've been involved; but
it is still a remarkable formula. They cut a few corners perfuming wise, or ingredient quality-wise, but seem to
have the occult part down.
Instead I made Pheros, which is entirely an expression of my own creativity
(why try to copy someone else if you are a truly creative person with some grasp of the basic ideas of the
ancients?), and maybe a bit more attentive to perfuming aspects than the version of Ruthvah you are referring to.
Suffice it to say that there is nothing I know about Ruthvah that I did not keep in mind in designing Pheros.
Finally, I am wearing one of the versions as we speak.
DrSmellThis
02-19-2007, 06:05 AM
junebug4,
I
had the good fortune to have an ongoing correspondence with
DrSmellThis (http://www.pherolibrary.com/forum/member.php?u=83) during the period of time that he was
creating PHEROS (http://love-scent.com/product_info.php?ref=66&products_id=70).
While there is
much that I'm not at liberty to divulge, I think I can safely say the following without betraying any
confidence:
The Good Doctor went to great lengths to research and employ ALL aspects of scent, including those
considered "above and beyond" mere "perfumery" when creating his fragrance. The scope of the research ranged from
the ancient to the contemporary, but wasn't limited to what might be termed "mainstream" or "traditional." The
terms "Magical" (spelled any way you like ;)) and "Alchemical" come to mind, but I'm not sure the Doc would
necessarily appreciate these characterizations.
I believe that EVERY ingredient that you can find for any known
formulation of Ruthvah is present within each bottle of
PHEROS (http://love-scent.com/product_info.php?ref=66&products_id=70) with the exception of the
synthetics that it seems even the most reputable of suppliers are utilizing nowadays.
But that handful of
Ruthvah ingredients, though prominent notes all, are but a fraction of the total package which comprises
roughly 150 different scent components.
In short,
PHEROS (http://love-scent.com/product_info.php?ref=66&products_id=70) isn't Ruthvah, but a
whole lot more.
Oscar :)Wow, Oscar, you beat me to the punch! Had I seen your post, I probably
wouldn't have written mine, yours is so good! Oh well, now he has two replies! :)
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