PRIVATE ONLINE PERFUME-MAKING LESSONS

THIS IS A PILOT VERSION OF THE FUTURE COURSE* 

Private Online Perfume-Making Lessons with Certified Perfumer Arina Franzén

*Please email me before booking anything at info@bydarktales.com.

The price is set per hour: 350 SEK.

What you'll learn (throughout several online meetings):

• Ingredients: Understanding how they work, their properties, decoding, and combining. Naturals and Aroma Molecules.
• Perfumery Tools: Mastery of all essential tools used in perfume-making.
• Safety Measures: Guidelines for safe practices and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
• Accord Creation: Techniques for imitating scents like metal, powder, amber, musk, etc.
• Perfume Composition: Crafting complete perfumes with base, heart, and top notes.
• Fixators: Understanding their role in fragrance longevity.
• Perfume Concentrations: Differences between EdF, EdC, EdT, EdP, Parfum, and Attars, and how to create them.
• Carriers: Using oils, alcohol, and wax, and how ingredients behave in each medium.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Reading IFRA documents; safety practices, and preparing for cosmetic certification (EU).
• Brand Building: Identifying your customer segment and market positioning.
• EU Cosmetic Legislation: Understanding compliance requirements.
• Labeling and Packaging: Designing attractive labels, sourcing bottles, and creating a premium look.
• Shipping: perfumes being "dangerous goods."
• Market Entry: Strategies for reaching your audience and establishing a customer base.

While we’ll cover these topics and more, the order may vary as we adapt to your needs.

Please note that our sessions will focus on practical skills rather than the history of perfume. You can explore that on your own if you're interested. I aim to make our meetings hands-on and engaging.