And what are THESE?

[telophase]

They would be the very first six perfumes I have created!

Mind you I didn't say they're ANY GOOD, after all, they're the first I've created, but I made them and they're mine. :D And I currently have a very limited palette, as I've got less then twenty different fragrance oils (yes, most of them blends, and many of them synthetic; I'm not OMG MUST BE ALL NATURAL about this).

#3 is my favorite, but OF COURSE it's the one with a component I'm mildly allergic to.

I'm not talking about the components just yet because in a couple of weeks, once they've aged a bit, I'm going to ask for someone here who's experienced at sniffing perfumes to give them a whiff and report back to me what they think and for God only kno0w what reason, I don't want them knowing components ahead of time.

The next bit is ... buy more components! And more bottles for it to age in, and more scent strips, etc. etc. etc.

Comments

[yhlee]

Oh, how cool! I can't wait to hear more.

One of my favorite perfumes right now is a fan-created blend for Riza Hawkeye, "gunsmoke and spiced tea." It is delightful (and also inspirational for FMA fanfic-writing).

[telophase]

Ooh, neat!

I really want to buy more interesting components like smokes, leathers, and tobacco, but when I logged on to the supplier website I bought the kit I'm starting with, I got overwhelmed by choice and closed the tab after a while. XD I can't decide whether to blow the money on one of their more expensive kits, if so, which one, or to just start getting oils and accords that sound interesting WOES. Not to mention I know I have to develop my nose and figure out what components go with what, and which ones moderate others in interesting ways.

At any rate, I'm stuck with a lot of florals at the moment, since that's what the kit I got has in it, plus whatever I picked up from the aromatherapy section at Central Markup last weekend. XD

[yhlee]

I once played with a children's perfume kit that was deeply marked down because some of the vials had spilled some of their contents or evaporated or some damn thing (but since I just wanted to play with it, that was fine). And that was, what, six essential oils and I got totally overwhelmed even trying to think of combinations. But it sounds really neat!

[sophisted]

Giving children a perfume kit sounds dangerous...

[yhlee]

Quite possibly, but I didn't have any children at the time; I got the perfume kit for myself.

[yhlee]

Since I can't edit comment: that is, I got the kit for myself as an adult.

[sophisted]

I know. I only said that 'cause you said it was marketed at children... :)

[yhlee]

I actually can't remember the age range that the kit gave as appropriate but I think it was aimed at ten-year-olds or something, which at least is probably past the "I will put totally random objects in my mouth and nom on them!" age for the average kid...

[sophisted]

Hahaha true. I was more concerned about the potentiality of them getting smelly stuff all over the furniture/carpet/cats. This is why we can't have nice things, etc.

[yhlee]

Hee! I wasn't allowed to work with anything that could spill (I was interested in inks) until I left the house for college. At which point I realized I could buy myself a bottle of ink and a brush and go to town as long as I was careful, and my mother couldn't stop me. :-)

I've had two perfume spills in the house and, um, both times it was me. The hallway smelled overpoweringly cranberry-sweet for about a week before it died down...

I am now morbidly curious as to how cats react to being perfumed, but that's not an experiment I'd ever dare try on purpose! (Sadly, do not have any cats anyway.)

[coraa]

When I was a teenager, I opened a bottle of honeysuckle scented oil with, um, too much vigor, and spilled it all over my legs. Fortunately it was summer break... because despite several showers and lots of scrubbing, I stank of honeysuckle for a week.

That increased my caution with scents, let me tell you what.

[telophase]

I ran across a piece of advice that says to put one drop of an oil on a scent testing strip, which means you can wave several under your nose and see what they smell like together. Made it so much easier to test combinations! And I'm sure that with experience, it'll get like cooking where I can think that something needs umami or salt or a bit of a kick or some acid to it, and have a general idea of the sorts of things I should be trying.

I also did some work on the exchange--the sign up form is done and so is the database, and I'm working on getting the form into the database now. :D

[yhlee]

Oh, that's clever! If I ever, uh, happen across deeply marked-down perfume kits in the future I will have to remember that. :-)

Yay exchange! Man, I am starting to understand how my mom would accumulate crafty stuff, lots and lots of it, because I seem to have the same gene...I'm really looking forward to this. :-)

[telophase]

And another source recommended a fabric-backed plastic tablecloth like a picnic tablecloth for your work surface, which seems eminently reasonable. I didn't find one at the grocery store, which means I'll have to go to Target probably, but I did cut open a garbage bag and put it on the table. (and was pleasantly surprised that static cling made it affix itself to the glass tabletop quite nicely!)

I didn't get much sleep last night from coughing, as this thing seems to have deepened into bronchitis, but I'll probably get a chance today to put some more work in on it. (edit: er, re: the exchange, I mean!)

[andmydog]

Where are you getting the components from? Currently I just buy from BPAL based on their ingredient lists, but I'd love to be able to make my own blends.

[telophase]

The ones I was using came from the Perfumer's Apprentice (the beginner's kit), plus the aromatherapy section at my local HEB Central Markup Market (it's like Whole Foods).

I've also bookmarked some sites with components, supplies, and info on perfumery over on Delicious.com.

[chisotahn]

Ooh, fun! Congrats on adding a new skill to your repertoire!

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[lady-ganesh.livejournal.com]

Cool!