Re: Musks and the Philosophy of Perfume
These mostly aren\'t raw sythetic musks, but are musky synthetic perfumes. I do like straight Almadina musk (if
it\'s the same stuff, rather than a perfume containing it) as a perfume additive.
Rather than getting too
many synthetic musks, I\'m going to recommend that all the ladies get some valerian root EO to use for our musk
substitute, as it is reasonably cheap.
Examples of good raw synthetic musk ingredients include muscone,
galaxolyde, indole, skatole and ambrettolyde. (1, 2 and 4 smell good, but, as a rule, whatever stinks and smells
\'nasty and gross\' in its raw form is what you want (e.g., valerian). When you add that kind of scent in in
very small quantities, you get something that makes everything else delightful! Experiencing the truth of this fact,
that \'disgusting\' is in the end best, is good for our humility, and open-mindedness. (Yes, I\'m always going
to wax philosophical to captive audiences [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img])
Perfuming is a
mysterious world of its own, that regularly yields mystical knowledge to those open to it. This is why there are
traditions lasting thousands of years. So if you are walking through a field and smell a native plant that is really
stinky, you might collect a bunch of only the smelliest part, grind it up, and dissolve it in everclear to maximum
concentration (later letting it sit out to partially evaporate), or even boil it. Master perfumers try these sorts
of things all the time, to get an edge. Also, there is something magical about using things that come from your
geographic area.
Re: Musks and the Philosophy of Perfume
I
made the first Drsmellthis blend last night. It is Vetiver, ylang-ylang, Clary Sage, and Geranium. I am letting it
sit overnight. I didn\'t add a carrier to it. I want to use it in my nebulizer.
I also made a mix of
Patchouli, geranium, ylang-ylang and cinnamin. I put a drop in with my hair gel and it smells so sexy. It\'s not a
blend for a \"My little Pony\" loving girlie girl. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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I made the first Drsmellthis blend last
night. It is Vetiver, ylang-ylang, Clary Sage, and Geranium. I am letting it sit overnight. I didn\'t add a
carrier to it. I want to use it in my nebulizer.
I also made a mix of Patchouli, geranium, ylang-ylang and
cinnamin. I put a drop in with my hair gel and it smells so sexy. It\'s not a blend for a \"My little Pony\"
loving girlie girl. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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Yeah, that sounds more like something for a psychotic eye-gouger with a penchant for pouring
cheese down decapitated doll heads! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
OTOH, that blend does
sound really good. Need to go get some cinnamon this weekend. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]
I also made DST\'s mix. Two, in fact. To the first I also added a couple drops of citrus -nol and a drop of
rosewood to the vetiver, ylang ylang, clary sage, and orange. The second was just the vetiver, ylang ylang, clary
sage, and orange. I like. Good mix. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I\'m wearing the second
mix for the first time today, so we\'ll so how it \"wears\" on me. I wore the first mix Sunday and found the
rosewood to have a lot of staying power. But I liked the first mix.
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I like your blend, Elaine. It has all the notes and cinnamon for sweetness/heat. That was a nice touch.
I hope
your variation on my first blend turns out. Making do with what you have is the mother of invention.
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Yeah, that sounds more like something for a
psychotic eye-gouger with a penchant for pouring cheese down decapitated doll heads!
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What kind of a monster would do something so horrific?
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I just put a mix of Bergamot and Coriander oil in my
nebulizer. It smells fantastic. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Re: Musks and the Philosophy of Perfume
Thanks DrSmellThis. Good to know.
Re: Musks and the Philosophy of Perfume
Bergamot, while we\'re on the topic, is a good fixative for citrus notes.
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Bergamot, while we\'re on the topic,
is a good fixative for citrus notes.
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Well, it\'s good to know
I\'ve been doing something right. I almost always add bergamot to my citrus mixes, just because I love the way it
smells. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]