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Five-Day Natural Perfume Intensive
"Pyramid of Olfactory Pleasure" Natural Perfumery Course "The Art of Perfumery may be older than the pyramids, however there are always new things to be discovered."
August
6, 7, 8, 9, and 10th, 2012 9:30
am - 5 pm each day 30
hours of training Pre-requisite: This course would best suit someone with a firm foundation in Natural Perfumery. Join us for a week of fun and camaraderie during this hands-on experiential event. Ambrosia Jones Interview with Lyn Ayre.pdf This
course expands on some of the concepts presented in the Coeur d'Esprit Natural
Perfume Course (which covers the basics of perfume creation: how to formulate, creating
accords, and tinctures; formulation for different bases; note classification;
perfumery terms; scent families, methods of extraction; shelf-life and storage;
scent profiling; working in a safe atelier; working with the spiritual essence
of the plants, creating a Scent Song; creating a Spiritual Perfume; where to
purchase supplies; and much more. ), I'm currently teaching through correspondence, as well as offers
several new topics to explore and a new base of information from which to
create. Each day we will begin the creation of one perfume from five fragrance families (it will need to mature under your nurture for several months before you can use it): Chypre, Citrus, Fougere, Floral, and Oriental. We will explore deviations into compositions featuring Woodsy, Herbaceous, Leathery, Soliflore, and Gourmand/Fruity. We
will be working solely with Perfumers’ Alcohol making Pure Perfume Extraits
only. Some
of our topics, lectures, and experiments include:
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Creating
various kinds of pre-fixed and softened alcohol for specific Perfume Families
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Exotic
Accords from my personal work – leather, hyacinth,
violet, oceanic, amber, and others o Working with the Natural Perfume Pyramid - please come with a list of all the perfume components in your organ. o Working with the sticky bits
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Advanced sniffing and evaluation techniques o Aging perfumes and tinctures ultrasonically
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How
to do a Perfume Consultation o Sharing and smelling Natural Isolates o Scent profiling the various formulae, alcohols, accords, and tinctures. Comparing the fresh version to the matured one. o Comparing the various Roses, Jasmines, Petitgrains, Lotus, Lavenders, Sandalwoods, Vetivers and so on between types and suppliers. o Sniffing real hyraceum, real musk, and real ambergris. o Creating our own scent/colour wheel o and many other topics You
will also have the opportunity to experience many of the rarest perfume
components in use today. ie: Hyacinth, Narcissus, Ambergris, and Ambrette Seed
and many others; all in 20% dilution ready to smell. Workshop
includes all products used in class, supplies, a detailed manual, and a
Certificate of Completion during the Graduation Ceremony & Celebration on
Friday evening after our cold buffet meal (spouses and significant others are
welcome). Due to the size of my teaching room, this event is open to the first eight people who Register and make their deposit. Documents/Registation Form for Five Day Perfume Intensive.doc Financial
Investment is: $975.00 and the deposit is $300.00, $150.00 of which is
non-refundable. Balance of $675.00 is due three weeks prior to workshop.
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