Perfuming Basics

[Elana]

The bottle looks to be 1/4 ounce.

[deb]

The bottle looks to be

1/4 ounce.

I haven't gotten my pink sugar yet, but I will try mixing it too. I will have to get with you on

where I can get these different ingredients, (benzoit?) and others so I can experiment. Great!

[Elana]

I get most of my essential oils from

www.camdengrey.com

All of the L-S girls are going to be smelling of Pink Sugar.

[Sexyredhead]

So it's maybe a 5ml bottle,

because isn't SOE in a 10ml?

I might have to make that today. But I might make it with just the AE and EW

first and see how that works.

[Elana]

I'll tell you in a second. I ordered

it from that sun burst place. Let me see if I can locate the exact bottle

[Elana]

I was wrong. I got those bottles from

http://www.bestdeal.org/Merchant2/me.../> <br /> 01

[Elana]

Yeah....I guess it is only 1/8 of an

ounce. I just found the tag on the bag and it is marked 1/8 th

[DrSmellThis]

That sounds yummy.

How should we dilute it? I'll go make some up as soon as you reply. I love that it is predominately

benzoin.

You can dilute it 4:1 with alcohol or jojoba oil (or denatured palm oil). If the cinnamon

ends up too strong, you can add another drop of jasmine.

[DrSmellThis]

I wonder how

it would work with the SPMO musk?

It would work OK smell wise, but the alcohol water medium of the

SPMO might keep the ingredients from mixing, and you'd have to adjust the amounts for how weak the SPMO dilution

is. So I'd advise an alternate animal note.

[Elana]

Thanks doc. I'll go make some. I

already have the benzoin diluted in grain alcohol.

[Elana]

One last thing. My jasmine is 10%

dilute. Should I up the amount of jasmine?

[DrSmellThis]

Yes.......

[Elana]

Mine is brewing. I used 9 drops of

Jasmine 10% and two drops of vanilla. The cinnamon is very dominant so I may add another couple of drops of

Jasmine.

[DrSmellThis]

...more like 30-40 drops

jasmine total at only 10% strength. I know jasmine is expensive. On the positive side, you won't have to worry as

much about dilution since the jasmine is already 90% carrier.

BTW, Liberty has jasmine sambac for cheap. You

just have to spend $50 at a time with them.

[Elana]

This stuff is so potent. I think the

person doing the 10% Jasmine mix was snorting what Tallmacky snorts for breakfast and used 90 percent Jasmine and 10

percent carrier. I have now used 12 drops and it is SO JASMINEY

[DrSmellThis]

Well, it's hard to tell

what's really in EO bottles these days. Go by your nose.

It's tallmacky's fault gasoline prices are so

high. He's been huffing it all.

[Sexyredhead]

I added plain ol' jasmine

absolute, and it was still cinnamonomy. I've been smelling Dr. Pepper and cinnamon all day long.

[DrSmellThis]

Honestly, those proportions are

just approximate. It shouldn't smell overwhelmingly cinnamony at all. So add more of the other stuff to compensate.

Also be sure you are using cinnamon leaf and not the bark, which is stronger.

[SweetBrenda]

Honestly,

those proportions are just approximate. It shouldn't smell overwhelmingly cinnamony at all. So add more of the

other stuff to compensate. Also be sure you are using cinnamon leaf and not the bark, which is stronger.

Good tip! will keep this in mind since I also need all the help I can get to mix anything...

[Elana]

SRH...did you try any of your voodoo

creations?

[Sexyredhead]

I am short a few oils. I have

to put in an order to Cedarvale for some FOs.

Have you?


Lovin' that Come To Me though.

[Elana]

Turn someone into a frog

[Sexyredhead]

Anyone in particular?

[Elana]

Holmes
Just for the heck of it

[DrSmellThis]

Here

is another great, very simple, sexy, erotic, earthy and musky unisex perfume recipe, and natural deodorant!



I've worn it maybe hundreds of times. It's great for stankin', BTW! The odor can be a bit

cannabis-like, so much so that a patient I was working with years ago told a coworker I smelled like pot while on

duty!

I call this "Like a Sturgeon," in honor of the mix's most famous advocate,

Madonna.

2 drops Amber (Eden's brand) (Some women may want to add one more drop

amber, but I like two best for making me randy. It's animalistic!)
1 drop "old"

patchouli

This is really one of the all-time classic combos, IMHO, especially if you have a little bit

of hippie, goth, wiccan, or pagan in you. One of my old-time faves.

P.S. Sue, I hope you're listening!

[Ash]

This is also

another good, very simple, sexy, erotic, earthy and musky unisex perfume recipe, and natural deodorant! I've

worn it maybe hundreds of times. It's great for stankin', BTW!

I call this "Like a

Sturgeon," in honor of the mix's most famous advocate, Madonna.

Just make a 2:1 mix of Eden's brand

Amber/old patchouli!

This is really one of the all-time classic combos, IMHO. Sue, I hope you're

listening!

Stankin? Did you say stankin? I got to get me some of that.

Doc, I read one of

A.K.A.'s posts awhile back and he was mentioning Tunisian Amber. Where's a good place to get some of that. Some

good stuff that is. Also, could I work that into a good STANK ON? Dayathink?

[DrSmellThis]

Ash, I can't vouch for these

numerous brands of amber, other than the one I mentioned. "Tunisian" is a meaningless, cute, trendy marketing

nickname. The one I mentioned is pure amber resin. You can substitute if you want, but I'd recommend trying

some pure resin or at least a pure EO mix (actually that would be the only acceptable substitute). Be very

careful of synthetics, as most ambers are!! As I always say, don't wank off, stank on! Yes of course,

it's the best alternative to sandalwood for "dressing up stank", and might be even better for women (though equally

good for men).

[Ash]

Oh, OK. Cool. So Eden's brand from

above is the stuff? I will find some and STANK ON.

[Elana]

How do you handle amber?

It is so thick and sticky. Do I dilute it in grain alcohol? What the hell is "old" patchouli? I have had mine for

about 7 months. Is that old enough?

[Sexyredhead]

I love amber, but I can't

stand patchouli. Musty old basement smell. <blech>

However, many women love it.