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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

fellow lifelong chypre lover/addict here! my heart belongs to oakmoss and patchouli in any combination 😍

Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

I love the uncanny horsey animalic floral facets of narcissus and use them often for many non-floral themes. While of course PC is severely restricted there are a bunch of related ACs that are not so heavily restricted that I'm equally as fond of even if they don't have the same impact/power.

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Sniffed this wonderful narcissus on my walk the other night - swoon! ... when I started on my aroma journey I couldn't identify most flowers apart and would have never thought to sniff so many flowers that were for me only visual (until then!).

Narcissus flower just bloomed in an urban public garden. I'm holding it in my fingers. It is white and yellow. Not pictured: the gorgeous scent!

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

That would have been a sample of Mandy Aftel's Bergamoss solid perfume, which is a lovely happy antiquey peachy chypre. I had never smelled naturals-only fragrance having only worn commercial perfumes and that inspired me in my initial focus on natural perfumery (tho I now do mixed media).

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Roses UK @rosesuk.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

‘Hello my fragrant lovely’. First open flowers on ‘Felicia’ hybrid musk rose. Tis a little cooler, with a gentle breeze from NNE. No sign of rain, a good soaking would be welcome - before the roses are in full bloom. Have a good day everyone, take care. #roses 🌱

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

This is a fantastic interview with @darrenalanperfumes.bsky.social about safety in perfume - the good, the bad, and the ugly. Debunks a lot of myths and provides really helpful ways of thinking about regulatory and why safe practice matters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLd4...

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EFFLUVIUM - SEASON 3, EPISODE 1: DARREN ALAN

YouTube video by JJ Colbourne

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Olivier RP DAVID @voldenuit.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Au Jardin des plantes 🪴 Le jardin botanique au cœur du Muséum d’histoire naturelle est très probablement l’endroit où je me sens le plus à ma place dans tout Paris

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Olivier RP DAVID @voldenuit.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

A great Review on Sandalwood odorants

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Olivier RP DAVID @voldenuit.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Ça butine dur dans le champs de narcisses

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Olivier RP DAVID @voldenuit.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Mimosa 🌞🥰

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Roses UK @rosesuk.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

‘Lucky’, floribunda rose. A former Rose of the Year, bred by Gareth Fryer. Altogether now: ‘I should be so lucky, Lucky, lucky, lucky…’ 🎶 Your ear-worm for the day - you’re welcome! Have a good day everyone, take care. #roses 🌱

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Ele Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Happy birthday to chemist William Henry Perkin (1838-1907)! This #linocut ‘William Henry Perkin Discovers Mauve’ is about how the British chemist & entrepreneur made the serendipitous discovery of the 1st synthetic organic dye: mauveine. ⁠🐡🧪 #histsci Perkins entered the Royal College of Chemistry 🧵

Linocut print of Perkins in grey, a suited, bearded Victorian, at a wooden lab bench covered in glassware and chemical apparatus. He holds a flask at eye level with bright mauve fluid. Wide bright mauve lines radiate outward from it in the background.

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Roses UK @rosesuk.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Creamy-white roses for the last day of meteorological winter (for those of us in the northern hemisphere). 😊 Champagne Moment’, hybrid tea - a former Rose of the Year and ‘Lichfield Angel’, English rose. Have a good day everyone, take care. #roses 🌱

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Roses UK @rosesuk.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Agapanthus (Navy Blue). Rose (The Pilgrim) symbolic of blue skies and sunshine… 💙💛🇺🇦 The first day of meteorological spring - are we pleased to see you! Have a splendid weekend everyone, take care, stay safe. #roses 🌱

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

and yet they can walk in and have a sensory experience, on the house no less, and try before buying. not like you can go into Starbucks and say "let me sample 5 of your blends" ...

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Jean-Marie Ghibaudo @jmghibaudo.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Dans le parc de Sotraflor, l'amour est un bouquet de violettes ! 💜💜💜 Le printemps n'est pas loin... #PlaisirsSimples #ParcDeLUsine #Sotraflor #GroupeMul #LaRoquetteSurSiagne #CoteDAzurFrance #FrenchRiviera

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

when I went to Grasse I was desperate to smell oakmoss. I'd heard of it but never smelled. So literally an hour into my arrival at the museum I was like "can I smell oakmoss" and they took me to it. this is the shelf with a great big hunk of dried vetiver.

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Olivier RP DAVID @voldenuit.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

— un vert bouquet de menthe crépue. » Prisons et Paradis

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Pia Long @perfumer-pia.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Just between us chickens, I’d like to send out a plea to the guardians of our memories; iconic classic perfumes from big name brands, that once the juice is a zombie perfume, please kill it. Once the jasmine is just a memory and the bans and attempts at modernisations zombify the original, let it go

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

I think I will make a lilac base because lilac cheers me up and that is what I need. Or maybe hyacinth ... I smelled some the other day at the supermarket and it immediately improved my mood. Pictured: Ellena's lovely micro accord from his great 'Diary of a Perfumer'

a bunch of pale purple lilacs on a bush near my house from a few years ago.

a patch of bright purple hyacinth at a park.

A micro accord of Hyacinth from Jean-Claude Ellena's 'Diary of a Perfumer' that was my first (ever) accord with isolates back when I was only playing with naturals. TBH natural isolates were my gateway to synths and there was no turning back... transitioning from naturals only to mixed media has been a challenging journey but I'm still glad I started with naturals and it was a perfect model for beginners.

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

maceration is so important and it always blows my mind how profoundly a trial can change if things are left to marry long enough. times i've overdosed an ingredient that a few weeks later became integrated remind me how magical this process is. I'm looking at you, roman chamomile!

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Flowers Daisy GIF

ALT: Flowers Daisy GIF

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Pia Long @perfumer-pia.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

What do most people who think of themselves as good and sane have in common around these three topics: - Racism - Brexit - Trump? “This isn’t us.” That needs to change. Focus needs to be on “why so many of us?” rather than “please know I’m one of the good ones.” Nothing will be solved otherwise.

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Roses UK @rosesuk.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

It’s Friday, so let’s have some ‘Joie de Vivre’. Bred by Kordes and a former Rose of the Year. Have a good weekend everyone, take care. #roses 🌱

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

I LOVE rose anything and especially rosy chypres but of course adore rose soliflores. I love @filigreeandshadow.co rose soliflore which was inspired by his sister. It is elegant, uplifting, with one of my fave musk materials in the drydown www.filigreeandshadow.co/products/you...

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♥ (YOU ARE MY SISTER AND I LOVE YOU)

Inspired by my sister, this water perfume is a rose soliflore. Certified vegan and cruelty-free.

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

appeal ... not rappeal (typo) hit post before I noticed (as usual!).

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Roses UK @rosesuk.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

@audreyseawood.bsky.social For you: Cécile Brunner, seen at Mottisfont Gardens. #roses 🌱

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

sniffing while I work... linalool oxide, Humus Ether (Takasago), geosmin (neat!), and fenchone alpha. I've had these for a while but just felt like comparing them.

four bottles and four mouillettes (paper fragrance blotters) that say linalool oxide, humus ether at 30%, geosmin neat, fenchone alpha

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

undesirable facet is never 'interesting' if it shouldn't be there.

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

there is method to this madness. I don't have a better system other than organizing by fragrance family/cluster (i.e., white florals/white floralizers, rosy materials, ionones/violety/irone, fruits (back of fridge), green, musks etc. I don't think I have the stamina for an alphabetical system....

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

since I recently did an Iris (a very earthy orrisy one I might add) for a project I was curious to revisit this Fragonard soliflore to get a sense of how they interpreted it. it's very nice actually: sweet, berried-fruity, but also watery-green/melon and slightly powdery. not especially violety

perfume bottle that has a blue Iris flower and the word Iris.

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Thank you! I have a small bottle (about 25g) to experiment with but I will order some.

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

I like 'emotional collection' that makes sense.

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

tell me about it re; some of the others. I don't know why they have to be so obnoxious. Jamie is a gentleman!

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

and BTW I am a huge fan of Jamie and his products. his bases are superb!

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

and I'll go and look for the post in BN

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

I'll order 1g to check it out. why not!

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

I tend to agree with all of his characterizations although you're saying it's not especially sweaty more ambery

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

it's just that the supplier said it had a sweat note. I have my own sweat base for a project and it's quite powerful! god I hate those super ambers and metallic woods that you just smell everywhere they are so awful and boring. we're doomed.

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

thinking about doing a lilac accord/base for the spring because the smell is so cheerful... and I really need something cheerful right now to make me feel better. I also want to try making a couple of floral bases from the Appell book (bouvardian and one of the roses) for learning and for pleasure.

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

anyone familiar with this material? I tend to love most things that are described as difficult and sweaty but I also find they are never quite as potent as described. fraterworks.com/products/ald...

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Aldron®

Aldron is a strange material. Some people can't smell it at all and some people (especially women) are repulsed by it when smelled pure. Why? No one really knows. But in the right amounts in a blend, ...

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

I wondered... that was the only 'esol' I could think of. Makes sense. my whole lab reeks of it right now as it's on some strips (was evaluating it against Para Cresyl Phenyl Acetate). I think PC is now restricted to 0.005% max in finished formula (last I checked).

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Roses UK @rosesuk.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Soon, very soon… ‘Buff Beauty’, ‘Felicia’, hybrid musk roses. Happy Sunday everyone, have a good day, take care. #roses 🌱

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

I'm the outlier then lol and maybe that's why I think the way I do. I appreciate what vanilla/vanillin/vanillic materials DO in a composition but I do not like a vanilla-driven fragrance (and most gourmands) - reminds me of teenagers. guess I'm just a boring old fashioned chypre/sharp green girl!

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

first ingredientat 10% is...? something cresol? not para cresol... [ image via @voldenuit.bsky.social ]

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Aroma inquiry @aromainquiry.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

I can make out all but the top one of these .. the first is?

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