Guest guest Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 blending sandalwood > I'm working with a rose / lavender / sandalwood EO blend that I am not too > happy with. My blend is too earthy- I'd like it to be a tad sweeter - > maybe lightly floral but still have a trace of woodsy scent. I tried > adding more of each- and simply can't find the right blend. Any > suggestions? > How about some citrus notes? Add more florals for roundness. Palmarosa, geranium, or anything of the more expensive ones like jasmine, tuberose, etc. Le Bijou, a natural perfume boutique http://www.JoAnneBassett.com Bassett Aromatherapy products http://www.AromaWorld.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 --- " www.purrinlot.com " <purrinlot@...> wrote: > I'm working with a rose / lavender / sandalwood EO > blend that I am not too happy with. My blend is too > earthy- I'd like it to be a tad sweeter - maybe > lightly floral but still have a trace of woodsy > scent. I tried adding more of each- and simply can't > find the right blend. Any suggestions? > > > Blessing **************************************************** Hi I'm surprised that the Sandalwood is coming across too earthy. It is used quite frequently as a base in light floral perfumes because it is not too strong (and it goes with everything). To lighten it further you could try using Amyris instead of Sandalwood. It is woody but has a very low odor intensity. If you want to sweeten it, you could try Davana in the middle, but use sparingly. It is extreeeeeemely sweet and has high odor intensity. Also, sometimes it can have a cat-pee back note. Hard to work with. Ylang is another option to sweeten the middle, and no cat-pee worries. Maybe for a woodsy scent, but not too dry-woody (if that makes any sense)you could try a conifer type of scent. Fir absolute in the base would do that and it is very sweet. But take it easy on that one or it will take over your blend. I love fir absolute and tend to drown things in it, myself. Well, those are a few suggestions. I hope it is somewhat helpful. Good luck! -Patty __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 <Edited to correct top posting!> > > > > blending sandalwood > > > > I'm working with a rose / lavender / sandalwood EO blend that I am not too > > happy with. My blend is too earthy- I'd like it to be a tad sweeter - > > maybe lightly floral but still have a trace of woodsy scent. I tried > > adding more of each- and simply can't find the right blend. Any > > suggestions? > > > > How about some citrus notes? Add more florals for roundness. Palmarosa, > geranium, or anything of the more expensive ones like jasmine, tuberose, > etc. > > > > Le Bijou, a natural perfume boutique http://www.JoAnneBassett.com > Bassett Aromatherapy products http://www.AromaWorld.com > Good day, I would recommend that you build in blocks: Essence of scent, modifiers, blenders, and fixatives. First build the basic fragrance: Sandalwood 80% cedarwood 15% rosewood 5%. Second add the modifiers: Oriental block: benzoin siam resinoid, vanilla absoulte, and hay absolute. Floral block: Jasmine absolute, mimosa absolute. Third add the blenders: Natural Linalool, amyris oil, olibanum oil - blend until all chords are knitted into a smooth scent. Remember to build chords: 1 to 9, 2 to 8, 3 to 7, 4 to 6. 9 to 1, 2to 8, 3 to 7, ect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 Also, sometimes it can have a cat-pee back note. Hard to work with. Ylang is another option to sweeten the middle, and no cat-pee worries. -Patty Oh -- I'm laughing!!! I know this is a bit off the subject, but I'm SO glad to know that I'm not the only one who smells cat-pee in some of the oils we work with!! Oh, the strange things our delicate noses detect. When I was younger, I could smell if a person had drugs on their person (like in a baggie in their pocket), and I used to joke that I'd probably have a good place of employment at the airports. But then, the pay would have been awful -- who wants to eat dog food? <grin> Sure glad I found NP instead -- much nicer rewards. : ) Odoriferously, Andrine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 " www.purrinlot.com " <purrinlot@...> wrote: I'm working with a rose / lavender / sandalwood EO blend that I am not too happy with. My blend is too earthy- I'd like it to be a tad sweeter - maybe lightly floral but still have a trace of woodsy scent. I tried adding more of each- and simply can't find the right blend. Any suggestions? Blessing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 > > I'm working with a rose / lavender / sandalwood EO blend that I am not too happy with. My blend is too earthy- I'd like it to be a tad sweeter - maybe lightly floral but still have a trace of woodsy scent. I tried adding more of each- and simply can't find the right blend. Any suggestions? > > > Blessing , The suggestions and ideas so far are great. I don't know the exact proportions you were using - but just using these three essences on their own will obviously not be enough to create a perfume per se. A synergy or an accord - yes; but it's not complex enough to form a perfume with subtle nuances and dynamics between the notes. My suggestions - extend each on of the notes and create an accord for the base, middle and top notes. For instance: BASE ACCORD If you want the base to be woody - add more woody notes such as cedar (I suggest Atlas or Himalayan, for a softer and sweeter woody touch, rather than the Virginian or Texan crops). You can also add agarwood, which will bring a precious, exotic, musty, clean tones. If you want the base sweeter - add sweet notes from the vanilla or amber families - such as vanilla absolute or CO2 (the CO2 is sheer in colour and is a bit more mild in scent as well); copaiba balsam, and tonka bean. Or add amber accords (amber is not a note on its own, there is a recipe for amber in Essence and Alchemy and you can expand on that and add other ambery notes of your own). HEART ACCORD Do you want it to be purely rosy? Or do you want it to be floral? For a rosy accord - add other rosy notes, such as different varieties of roses, that will deepen the rose presence and make it more interesting. Rose geranium or geranium bourbon will add a lift yet a verys trongly herbal presence, so use it in moderation if you don't want the perfume to be too herbal. For a floral accord - you can add notes such as jasmine, ylang ylang, tuberose to the rose at the heart. The rose can either move to the background and support one of the other floral notes, or you can add verys mall amounts of the other florals and keep the rose dominant. TOP ACCORD To support the lavender theme either use different varieties of lavender, or add notes such as ho leaf, ho wood, rosewood, cabreuva. If you want to move the head notes to another direction altogether - you can add spicy notes, citrus notes or other herbal top notes. But I think if you are looking for a soft floral, sticking with the lavender as the dominant top note might be your safest route. The citrus notes I would recommend in this context would be bergamot and white grapefruit. They add a sparkling and non-dominant top notes to florals. Best, -- Ayala Sender, Perfumer Ayala Moriel Parfums http://www.AyalaMoriel.com/ My SmellyBlog: http://SmellyBlog.com/ Signature Perfumes ~ Perfumed Jewelery ~ Fragrance Consultant On-Line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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