Perfuming Basics

[Sexyredhead]

Sandalwood is so sexy. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] I think it\'s better that

you got to smell it before you bought it, because sandalwood smells different depending on the source and the batch.

[Elana]

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Brilliant, ya boy ya! You and Pancho get marketing

rep positions.

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What about Tallmacky?
He needs to be included in

the marketing of this fine scent.

[Bottle]

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Sandalwood is so sexy.

[img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] I think it\'s better that you got to smell it before you bought

it, because sandalwood smells different depending on the source and the batch.

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you\'ve smelt it on a Man then?

[Sexyredhead]

Yes! I like it on a man and I like it on me, because it smells like a sexy man has been on me.

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I\'ve

been out places before, and if I smell sandalwood, I always look for the source. It\'s just sexy.

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[Bottle]

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Yes! I like it on a man and I like it

on me, because it smells like a sexy man has been on me. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

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I\'ve been out places before, and if I smell sandalwood, I

always look for the source. It\'s just sexy. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

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oh thats good, you\'ll know how to find me then

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[Elana]

Mmmmmmmmmmm sandalwood. Smells like a man\'s underarm after he showers.

[Bottle]

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Mmmmmmmmmmm sandalwood. Smells like a

man\'s underarm after he showers.

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is that a hint

[DrSmellThis]

Yes, that is why precious woods (especially sandalwood, oud) figure prominently in Pheros.

[DrSmellThis]

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<font color=\"brown\"> Since y\'all are my homies in here, I am

picking this thread, my scentimental favorite, [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] to let everybody

know that I\'ve made a new perfume, but not just a perfume; and that it will now be available at

love-scent!! My new cologne, Pheros, will be available within the week.

I think it will be a very

good thing, and will fill a niche that has needed filling since this whole pheromone thing started. I have been

working on it for 15 months or so, and am very excited about it; as it gives me a chance to put into practice many

of the things I\'ve been talking about since I came to l-s! I\'ll give much more information soon.

Those of

you who want to learn some more advanced info about perfuming may want to engage in the discussion about the

product. \"Case studies\" are a more advanced way to learn in many fields. So I\'m going to be providing some

intermediate information about perfuming, and using Pheros to illustrate some points. And while the purpose

of discussing Pheros in the first place is in part marketing-related, I will have fun making the content of my

discussions educational. The creation of the perfume and all that was involved seems like an interesting story.

I\'ll start a new thread for that, but will continue to post basic information about perfuming here, as

usual.

Thanks to everybody who has participated in this fun thread!</font>

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its your fault that I went out and purchased myself a rather expensive bottle of sandlewood EO,

thinking I ought to get into this smelly lark...I\'m sure it could of been got cheaper online...but I just had to

get some and start my collection [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

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class=\"post\">Your money was well spent, IMHO. Sandalwood can never go to waste. I use it almost every day. SRH

is correct about smelling it first -- I need to get some on me and let it stew before I buy.

[Sagacious1420]

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Wow! I never tought that I\'d ever experience an infomercial on the L-S

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The whole forum is an infomercial for pheromones.

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[Elana]

SRH...this is the one that I will

make first. I ordered the carnation as well as some other oils to make the other recipes in this book. I am having a

hard time finding Cassis oil. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

SPICE

30 drops of

Bergamot
18 drops of Carnation
18 drops of Sandalwood
12 drops of Patchouli
6 drops of Cedarwood

Dilute to

fill a 1/4 ounce bottle

[Sexyredhead]

This place has black

currant oil, which I believe is aka cassis oil.



http://www.selectoils.com/carrieroils/blackcur

rant.htm

It sounds kinda yummy. I will have to look back through this thread and see what I\'ve got that

I can make. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Sagacious1420]

SRH-

Thanks for the

link. I found some fun stuff that I haven\'t been able to locate elsewhere.

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black currant oil, which I believe is aka cassis oil.

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sounds about right.

[DrSmellThis]

Yes, black currant =

cassis, as far as I know.

I love carnation! But it\'s very pricey!

[Elana]

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This place has black currant oil, which I believe is aka cassis oil.



http://www.selectoils.com/carrieroils/blackcur

rant.htm

It sounds kinda yummy. I will have to look back through this thread and see what I\'ve got that

I can make. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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Oh

great! They have Oak Moss too. Perfect! I may be able to make all 10 of the recipes in this book.

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[Elana]

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I love carnation! But it\'s very pricey!

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I am not getting the 100% oil. I am getting one of those bouquet mixes where they use some

carnation, as well as other essential oils. I don\'t believe it has any sythetics in it.

[DrSmellThis]

Famous last words...

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[Elana]

DST....I have a recipe I want to

try that has a small amount (compared to the other oils) of Pine Balsam. Do you think I would change the recipe

drastically if I used Fir in its place? There are 75 drops of other oils and only 6 of the Pine.

[DrSmellThis]

Well, one is not an exact

substitute for the other. The pine balsam is a little mellower, so maybe use one or two less drops of the fir. I

love pine, but go ahead and try it! Spruce is even another, more meaty kettle of fish, and a very nice one. You just

have to smell them a lot, imagining them in a perfume, to get the differences.

[Elana]

Thanks Doc. I\'ll just make a

trip to Whole Foods and get the Pine Balsam.

One more question...... I will have all of the oils for making a

perfume that has 18 drops patchouli, 9 vanilla, 9 amber, 30 neroli, and 18 jasmine. The jasmine that I own is a 10%

dilute, but it smells so strong. All of the other oils I will be using will be used full strength. By how much

should I increase the jasmine?

[DrSmellThis]

That\'s a tough one, but

you want to use 10x as much if the neroli is full strength. Those are some expensive oils there! All bets are off if

anything is synthetic.

We have Whole Foods here, too.

[bigdog]

Elana are looking to get in a

duel with the Good Doc? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Elana]

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Elana are looking to get in a duel with the Good Doc?

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a duel? I come

to him for his great wisdom. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[bigdog]

I thought about buying oils

from that site you posted. Do you like them? Are they worth it?

[Elana]

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Those are some expensive oils there! All bets are off if anything is

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oils that I purchased at Camden-grey. The only ones that probably have synthetics are some of the little drams of

oil that I purchased today like Frangipani, Gardenia, musk.....I just can\'t even consider shelling out the money

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I was blown away when I saw the prices.

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[Elana]

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I thought about buying oils from that site you posted. Do you like them? Are

they worth it?

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I love camden-grey. They are located here in

Miami. I think they are better than the Aura Cacia oils by far. The prices are by far the cheapest too. For someone

like you and me, Camden-Grey is perfect. We don\'t need to spend 4 times the amount on a \"better\" quality oil,

because we would never be able to tell the difference. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] I am not

saying the Camden-Grey isn\'t a great quality [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[DrSmellThis]

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Elana are

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a duel? I come to him for his great wisdom.

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Ooogieboogiebooboo [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

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[nonscents]

Now that it\'s all mixed

and mellowed, the bitter orange in Randy Pants is growing on me. I am starting to like it.

[Elana]

I made the recipe that I posted

here called \"Tropical\"

When you first put it on you smell beautiful, exotic fruits and flowers. When it drys

down it smells like you just stepped out of the shower. It smells like soap. I love it. It is not me at all. I

don\'t feel it fits how I am, but I would wear it when I was not out to cause trouble. SRH...I will send you some

but I want to make a few more in the next few days to send at once.

[Sexyredhead]

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I made the recipe that I posted here called

\"Tropical\"

When you first put it on you smell beautiful, exotic fruits and flowers. When it drys down it

smells like you just stepped out of the shower. It smells like soap. I love it. It is not me at all. I don\'t feel

it fits how I am, but I would wear it when I was not out to cause trouble. SRH...I will send you some but I want to

make a few more in the next few days to send at once.

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Yay!!!

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