Perfuming Basics

[DrSmellThis]

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

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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.

[KittyClair]

WOW I love this forums

[Elana]

This is a great thread. I am glad you

bumped it up.

[Sexyredhead]

I would love to know some of

the voodoo blend recipes of the stuff they have over at Black Phoenix. Anybody know what all might be in them?

They're supposedly authentic.

[Elana]

I have seen a lot of recipes for that

stuff online. I'll look for some

[Sexyredhead]

I have seen a lot

of recipes for that stuff online. I'll look for some

Well, duh. I might have thought of that

before posting here. I'm rather slow today.

[Elana]

http://www.luckymojo.com/esoteric/oc...s/recipes.html

[Sexyredhead]

http://www.luckymojo.com/esoteric/oc...s/recipes.html

Th

anks, Elana! I see I need to buy a few things, but that seems to be what I want.

[DrSmellThis]

http://www.luckymojo.com/esoteric/oc...s/recipes.html

Very nice.

Some ancient formulas alluded to, but accuracy varies. Still, a valuable reference. Also a few good links!

Thanks!

[Sexyredhead]

How thick is vanilla absolute?



I'm planning to get some vanilla EO, and I'm wondering if I should get it 10% diluted, or get the pure

thing?

[DrSmellThis]

How thick is

vanilla absolute?

I'm planning to get some vanilla EO, and I'm wondering if I should get it 10% diluted,

or get the pure thing?

The quality is the issue more than dilution. It's powerful stuff, and

probably should be diluted 5:1 anyway.

[DrSmellThis]

In the above spirit of

occultism, here is a simple version of an ancient Occult recipe. Though not an exact replication of the recipe, it

is inspired by an A. Crowley perfume of a similar nature, and is close in spirit to the original. It has vanilla

too. I regard it as potentially powerful magic, depending upon the "integrity of it's use". It is to be used

especially by gay men to attract other men, (gay men have been neglected in the forum, don't you twink? ) but can

it be used by women as well, as it smells very nice. It can be used by straight men to attract a lover as well

(I've used it this way), but be prepared to attract everyone!

Satyrical

3 drops Jasmine

abs.
1 drop Cinnamon leaf
20 drops Benzoin
2 drops Musk (add your favorite "animal" note(s) here, for

example ambrette, ambergris, civet, or synthetic musk. You may have to dilute accordingly to comparable

strength)
1 drop vanilla (optional)

[Elana]

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.

[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.

[Sexyredhead]

I wonder how it would work with

the SPMO musk?

[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]

Quickly changing the

subject.....SRH...I mixed in a little roll on bottle, some Pink Sugar perfume, some EW, AE and NPA. I can't smell

the mones. Just the Pink Sugar.

Edit....the EW (new version) is coming through a tiny bit. I only added two

drops.

[Sexyredhead]

What's the mix ratio? Sounds

good.

[Elana]

I don't know how big the roll on

bottle is. It is about half the size of the SOE/w. I filled it half way with Pink Sugar, 2 drops EW, 20 drops AE and

about 10 drops of NPA/w

[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

[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.