Way cool!
I\'ll give that mix a try. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Any other tips for us?
Hi ladies and
germs,
Thought I\'d start a thread here on pretty smelly things, hang out, practice ballet, and allow my
sensitive, feminine side to roam freely. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]You can\'t tell, but
right now I\'m wearing groovy, pin striped pants, a navy blue button down shirt, a lavender tie, suede boots, and
have neatly parted my hair. I took a bath earlier with my armada of plastic boats, and am ready to upload good
vibes. I smell like a fresh bottle of Coca-C [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img]la. I am writing with an
audible English accent, and just brushed my teeth last month. See? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
(I hope no one reading this is actually from England!)
My, you are a handsome and bright eyed class!
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Ahem, well
we\'d better get started.
Basic things thing to know about perfuming:
1. They\'re made with
EO\'s, a carrier, and sometimes synthetic or animal products.
2. You mix things and strive for complete
harmony among ingredients.
3. It works well to think of three kinds of \'notes\': Bass, heart (When
I\'m not feeling sensitive and feminine, I call them \"MIDDLE NOTES\", and I make the quote signs with my
fingers, just like Austin Powers), and top notes. These distinctions are based on rates of evaporation. Where an oil
falls depends on context. Some are more versatile than others, especially when they are more complex oils. It\'s
good to let go of rules and make your own minds up here, though studying books on perfuming and aromatherapy is also
good.
4. As my \'text\', I\'m going to recommend \'Essence and Alchemy\', by Mandy Aftel (2001;
North Point Press, New York) due to the pretty naked woman on the cover. Ooops, I forgot my \"Sensitive New
Millenium Guy\" mantra.
5. To get you started, here is a simple but very nice ladies\' perfume recipe,
which I\'ll call, \"Here, Smell Me!\" (quotes provided by Austin Powers). Feel free to vary proportions. You all
are going to smell so nice!
Vetiver: 2 drops
Rose: 2 drops (If rose is too expensive, you can try lavender
or ylang-ylang).
Clary Sage: 1 drop
Lemon or Geranium: 4 drops (If you use Ylang, substitute orange
here)
40 drops jojoba oil, or to taste.
Try to add the oils in the order indicated to a little bottle
(like a flower essence bottle) and let sit for one day, shaking at least three times.
So have at it! Those
who want to learn at this time should try the formula. I\'ll be around, but I never take questions unless I\'m
asked.
Next week, Coca-Cola perfume! I\'m off for a beauty rest. All this sensitivity is a bit
draining.
Way cool!
I\'ll give that mix a try. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Any other tips for us?
Thank you so much!
This will be the first mix I try once my oils arrive. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
What are
some of the synthetic\'s we should have on hand?
OK, Bubba, now whip up
something to cover the aroma of bullsh*t.
OK. Per
TAMEPP\'s request, I will change next week\'s perfume to \"Hay.\"
For our purposes here, synthetics can
include the SP oils (jasmine, juniper, musk, and amber) and, of course, pheromones.
PLEEZE, Oh PLEEEZ, DR!
Do you have a nice oriental blend recipe?
Thx!
Yes, I do.
Just teasing!
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OK, before I go
any further, why doesn\'t everyone tell me what oils you have, or will have shortly. I don\'t want to recommend
too many expensive things no one has.
Incidentally, if
you add Everclear instead of jojoba to the above recipe, double or triple the strength, and then put it in a bottle
of edge, you can make your own, woman\'s version of Edge Essentials, with a scent very similar to the guys\'
\"Heat\", but feminized.
Here is my list.
Everything should be arriving any day...
Anise, Bergamot, Cardamom, Chamomile Roman, Clary sage, Geranium,
Cedarwood Atlas, Ylang Ylang III, Tea Tree, Sandalwood, Rosemary, Fir, Benzoin, Vetiver, Patchouli, Lavender
(Bulgaria), Peppermint, Black pepper, Orange, Lemon, Marjoram, Coriander, Cinnamon, Eucalyptus, Pink Grapefruit
I
am up for anything with the exception of Rose, Jasmine and Neroli. After I have had some practice, I may invest in
the good stuff.
I
have:
lavender, orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit, bergamot, geranium, vetiver, clary sage, frankincense, myrrh,
pine, fir, cajeput, black pepper, lemongrass, ylang ylang, sandalwood, rosewood, birch, cedarwood, patchouli, and
peppermint
I will be getting some more in the next couple weeks. I\'m just not sure what all I\'m
going to get yet. Any suggestions?
I was looking through
a list of synthetic Musks, and I couldn\'t believe how many types are available.
Any ideas which one(s) to
get?
MUSK AFRICAN CLEAR
MUSK AFRICAN GREEN
MUSK AFRICAN NORTH
MUSK ALMADINA
MUSK AMBER
MUSK ANIMAL
MUSK
ARABIAN
MUSK ATLANTIC
MUSK BABY OIL
MUSK BANGLEDESH
MUSK BLACK
MUSK BLACK MARKET(BLK IMPORTED)
MUSK
BLISK
MUSK CALI
MUSK CHINA
MUSK CIARO
MUSK CIERRA
MUSK COTY
MUSK COTY WILD
MUSK DARK
MUSK DE CARTIER
MUSK
DUCK
MUSK EGYPTION
MUSK EGYPTIAN BABY
MUSK EGYPTIAN BLACK
MUSK EGYPTIAN MAISHA\'S SUPERIOR
MUSK EGYPTIAN
RED
MUSK EQYPTIAN BABY
MUSK ETHIOPIAN BLACKv MUSK EVENING
MUSK FRENCH
MUSK GREEN
MUSK GREEN AFRICAN
MUSK
HARLEM
MUSK HONEY
MUSK IMMORTAL
MUSK IMPERIAL
MUSK INDIAN
MUSK JAMAICAN
MUSK JAPANESE
MUSK JASMIN
MUSK
JOVAN
MUSK JOVAN CLEAR
MUSK JOVAN MEN
MUSK JOVAN RED
MUSK KRISHNA
MUSK MADINA
MUSK MOOR
MUSK MOROCCAN
MUSK
NIGERIAN
MUSK NIGHT
MUSK NUBIAN
MUSK ORIENTAL
MUSK RAIN
MUSK RED
MUSK ROSE
MUSK ROYAL
MUSK SEPAH
MUSK
SPANISH
MUSK SPRING
MUSK STRAWBERRY
MUSK SUDAN
MUSK SUPER
MUSK SWEET
MUSK TROPICAL
MUSK VANILLA
MUSK
WHITE
MUSK WILD
Elana,
Your list
of musks reads like the contents of a big, big, box of Crayolas.
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I was looking through a list of synthetic Musks,
and I couldn\'t believe how many types are available.
Any ideas which one(s) to get?
MUSK AFRICAN CLEAR
MUSK
AFRICAN GREEN
MUSK AFRICAN NORTH
MUSK ALMADINA
MUSK AMBER
MUSK ANIMAL
MUSK ARABIAN
MUSK ATLANTIC
MUSK BABY
OIL
MUSK BANGLEDESH
MUSK BLACK
MUSK BLACK MARKET(BLK IMPORTED)
MUSK BLISK
MUSK CALI
MUSK CHINA
MUSK
CIARO
MUSK CIERRA
MUSK COTY
MUSK COTY WILD
MUSK DARK
MUSK DE CARTIER
MUSK DUCK
MUSK EGYPTION
MUSK EGYPTIAN
BABY
MUSK EGYPTIAN BLACK
MUSK EGYPTIAN MAISHA\'S SUPERIOR
MUSK EGYPTIAN RED
MUSK EQYPTIAN BABY
MUSK ETHIOPIAN
BLACKv MUSK EVENING
MUSK FRENCH
MUSK GREEN
MUSK GREEN AFRICAN
MUSK HARLEM
MUSK HONEY
MUSK IMMORTAL
MUSK
IMPERIAL
MUSK INDIAN
MUSK JAMAICAN
MUSK JAPANESE
MUSK JASMIN
MUSK JOVAN
MUSK JOVAN CLEAR
MUSK JOVAN MEN
MUSK
JOVAN RED
MUSK KRISHNA
MUSK MADINA
MUSK MOOR
MUSK MOROCCAN
MUSK NIGERIAN
MUSK NIGHT
MUSK NUBIAN
MUSK
ORIENTAL
MUSK RAIN
MUSK RED
MUSK ROSE
MUSK ROYAL
MUSK SEPAH
MUSK SPANISH
MUSK SPRING
MUSK STRAWBERRY
MUSK
SUDAN
MUSK SUPER
MUSK SWEET
MUSK TROPICAL
MUSK VANILLA
MUSK WHITE
MUSK WILD
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Elana, i have musk, Amber, citrus oil, jasmine, Lavender, Rose, Vannille oil and juniper berry
but i like Amber and jasmine the most.
DZorro,
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.
OK. Here is the
requested formula, using only oils we have mentioned. I hope it\'s not too complex. As it is above, the order
presented is the order you want to use in creating your perfume. Try to mix after each new oil is added. Numbers
will always represent drops.
Turning Oriental
Base Note:
2 Patchouli
3 sandalwood
1
myrrh
1 cinnamon leaf (not bark, which requires experience)
4 benzoin
Heart note:
4 ylang
ylang
2 lavender
1 anise
Top note:
8 orange
Fixative:
1-2 valerian
Carrier:
100 jojoba
Notice I introduced a new term. A \'fixative\' is something added to
make the scent last longer on your skin, and to enhance the other smells.
Oh yes!
\"Egyptian baby musk\", one of my favorites! If only the extraction process didn\'t produce so much crying.
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I am writing with an audible English accent, and
just brushed my teeth last month. See? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] (I hope no one reading this
is actually from England!)
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Wasn\'t even a good accent...
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make it up to you in your essay thread. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
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Examples of good raw synthetic musk ingredients
include muscone, galaxolyde, indole, skatole and ambrettolyde. (1, 2 and 4 smell good.....)
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I read that indole and skatole (#4) smell terrible. I think you meant #5
smells good, not #4. I would love to get small bottles of pure synthetic musks analogous to our chem set packaging.
I wonder if IFF would offer them that way? I\'m guessing that the macrocyclics are the best smelling.
Thanks for
pointing out the error. OK. You can get two of those products, muscone and ambrettolyde; interesting high quality
perfumes, and select perfumery supplies; from a place called the Crimson Phoenix. They don\'t sell anything that
Bruce sells, or has even talked about selling, since they take a perfumery angle, so I don\'t feel bad about
recommending them. I\'m quite sure you will find it easily. It\'s owned by a very close friend of mine, a great
guy, who I\'ve been buying from for 9 years. So be sure to say DrSmellThis sent you!
I used to go to
the Crimson Pheonix all the time!!! It\'s right down a couple blocks from Portland State, right? I loved
that place. Really cool guy runs it too.
Wow, good memories. Thanks.
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So you\'ve a history
in P-Land? Small world. Did you go to PSU? PM me, if you please. Yes, Gary is indeed a cool guy. He moved his
operation, and does mostly just personal consults and perfumes on the internet now. Just talked to him tonight.
...is a very important
quality for a perfumer. They say it takes 7 years to become a perfumer, and then you go on to either become a good
one or a bad one. Perfumers throw away 99% of what they create. That is not an exaggeration.
On the other hand,
that means you should never get discouraged. And on the third hand, for those of you born in Kentucky or near a
nuclear plant, [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] you should always strive to be as careful as
possible with a blend, as you are never more than one step away from flushing it down the toilet.
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for those of you born ... near a nuclear
plant
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Has that an attempt at humor by a liberal?
I just got all of my oils
today. It only took me 4 1/2 minutes to be a great perfumer. My first creation is lovely.
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Tonight I am going to make your perfume. I will have to omit a
few oils, but I am still going to try it.
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I just got all of my oils today. It only took me 4
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Yea, right...humility...bragger!
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DST-
So you\'re
saying the fixative is the last addition (except for the carrier)?
[img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] Doh! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] Once
again, I\'m backassards. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]
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
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DST-
So you\'re saying the fixative is the last addition (except for the
carrier)? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] Doh!
[img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] Once again, I\'m backassards.
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Correct.
Actually you have fixative at both ends (patchouli, benzoin, etc)
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