LEARN PERFUMERY

THE PERFUMER'S STARTER KIT: 30 MATERIALS TO BEGIN WITH featuring amber glass perfume bottles, one held by hand

THE PERFUMER'S STARTER KIT: 30 MATERIALS TO BEG...

Arina Franzén

Starting to make perfume? These 30 materials, from bergamot and lavender to Hedione, Iso E Super and Habanolide, cover the top, heart and base notes you need to build your...

THE PERFUMER'S STARTER KIT: 30 MATERIALS TO BEG...

Arina Franzén

Starting to make perfume? These 30 materials, from bergamot and lavender to Hedione, Iso E Super and Habanolide, cover the top, heart and base notes you need to build your...

Perfume ingredient testing with gloved hands handling a small vial beside sample bottles on a workbench; HOW TO TELL IF A PERFUME INGREDIENT IS GOOD QUALITY

HOW TO TELL IF A PERFUME INGREDIENT IS GOOD QUA...

Arina Franzén

How to judge perfume raw materials by label, price, paperwork, consistency and smell — plus why to skip fragrance oils and dupes, and the suppliers we trust.

HOW TO TELL IF A PERFUME INGREDIENT IS GOOD QUA...

Arina Franzén

How to judge perfume raw materials by label, price, paperwork, consistency and smell — plus why to skip fragrance oils and dupes, and the suppliers we trust.

EASY PERFUME MATERIALS FOR BEGINNERS: FORGIVING INGREDIENTS THAT TEACH THE CRAFT, glass perfume sample bottles with gold caps

EASY PERFUME MATERIALS FOR BEGINNERS: FORGIVING...

Arina Franzén

Some perfume materials are forgiving: they blend easily, smell good at almost any level and teach you how perfume works. Here are the easiest naturals and aroma molecules for beginners,...

EASY PERFUME MATERIALS FOR BEGINNERS: FORGIVING...

Arina Franzén

Some perfume materials are forgiving: they blend easily, smell good at almost any level and teach you how perfume works. Here are the easiest naturals and aroma molecules for beginners,...

HOW TO SET UP A HOME PERFUME LAB: EQUIPMENT, SAFETY AND ORGANIZATION shown with glass bottles, beakers, pipettes and amber liquids

HOW TO SET UP A HOME PERFUME LAB: EQUIPMENT, SA...

Arina Franzén

Everything you need to set up a home perfume lab: the scale, glassware and solvents, how to make dilutions, how to store and label materials, and the safety basics every...

HOW TO SET UP A HOME PERFUME LAB: EQUIPMENT, SA...

Arina Franzén

Everything you need to set up a home perfume lab: the scale, glassware and solvents, how to make dilutions, how to store and label materials, and the safety basics every...

Perfumer working at a lab bench with black gloves, glass beakers, a pipette and fragrance samples. HOW TO BECOME A PERFUMER (NO CHEMISTRY DEGREE REQUIRED)

HOW TO BECOME A PERFUMER (NO CHEMISTRY DEGREE R...

Arina Franzén

Do you need a chemistry degree to become a perfumer? No. The different paths into perfumery, from perfume schools and big fragrance houses to the independent route, and the skills...

HOW TO BECOME A PERFUMER (NO CHEMISTRY DEGREE R...

Arina Franzén

Do you need a chemistry degree to become a perfumer? No. The different paths into perfumery, from perfume schools and big fragrance houses to the independent route, and the skills...

DIFFICULT PERFUME INGREDIENTS: THE MATERIALS THAT HUMBLE EVERY PERFUMER, dark brown glossy liquid in a white bowl with a metal spoon

DIFFICULT PERFUME INGREDIENTS: THE MATERIALS TH...

Arina Franzén

Indole, aldehydes, damascones, birch tar, galbanum and oakmoss: the perfume ingredients that are hardest to work with, why they're difficult, and how perfumers tame them.

DIFFICULT PERFUME INGREDIENTS: THE MATERIALS TH...

Arina Franzén

Indole, aldehydes, damascones, birch tar, galbanum and oakmoss: the perfume ingredients that are hardest to work with, why they're difficult, and how perfumers tame them.