Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 I'm looking forward to talking shop with you Leann! I started out as a perfume enthusiast..but when I discovered essential oils, I found that most modern perfumes now had a dry or artificial note to them that I didn't like. So i started making my own perfumes from natural ingredients. And had a lot of fun! The only frustration I ran into is that there are some notes which are next to impossible to create from natural sources. (like " grass " for instance. Or green tea scents. Or strawberry!) I gave up my own perfume making business when it was getting to large to handle from home (I chickened out over taking out a loan to do things properly), but I am missing it and thinking of having another go.... So I've been spending more time in perfume shops over the last months..... And almost everything there has the same nasty dry artificial note in the background. I'm thinking it's a particular additive in most perfumes... And I've also noticed that modern perfumes seem to be getting stronger. I wonder if people are trying to overcome the stink of the modern world around them... Anyway, what really struck me is that not one of the new perfumes seems to have really natural notes. There seems to be a strong trend towards soapy so called " oceanic " notes in mens scents...and the womens seem to be going towards lollipop sweet or strong dry chypre and oriental flower scents. I was browsing for citrussy refreshing herbal scents...and there's literally nothing! Eau savage, Tuscany and the original Armani all have that sort of theme, but there's nothing amongst the newer scents at all..... Whats your take on modern perfumes? Ambrosia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 > I was browsing for citrussy refreshing herbal scents...and there's > literally nothing! Eau savage, Tuscany and the original Armani all have > that sort of theme, but there's nothing amongst the newer scents at all..... > > Whats your take on modern perfumes? > > Ambrosia > Hi Ambrosia It's good to hear from another Australian. My take on perfume is pretty much identical to yours which is why I am just starting out making my own natural perfumes. I am only in the very beginning stages though. It has to be a good thing that your business was getting too large to handle from home - you were obviously doing something right. Best wishes if you start again. From, (in Melbourne) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Ah, well I think everything went down hill once Ernest Beaux and all the rest jumped on the aldehyde bandwagon and went to town. There are only a handful of big name fragrances that really impress me these days. You know, I've definitely noticed the same trend towards those ozone/oceanic notes in men's; since around 1995 or so, maybe a bit before, when Cool Water (off) was launched. After that, it seemed like all the top men's sellers had a similar note. Then, the later craze for the Pier 1 ocean and seashore type home scents. With women's, there's definitely been a trend towards sweet/food scents in general. I think that started with the success of Angel (T.M.) with a hint of chocolate. Then all the pop stars had to have their own fragrance and most of those seem to be as saccharin sweet as the bland singers they represent. The market seems geared towards the younger segment who have no real fragrance experience, for lack of a better term. Or maybe it's just lack of fragrance education. They don't understand how to wear it and so many are of the mindset that if a little is good, then more must be better. Thankfully, the trend towards natural/organic beauty and skincare seems to be leading them back to basics with fragrance as well, so hopefully we can look forward to a resurgence of naturals in perfumery! Oh and I'm interested in hearing some opinions on the use of aldehydes in perfume. Would the natural perfumer not exclude those? And also I would like to know if somebody could point me in the direction of more reading regarding the indoles; the ones that smell like poo until they bloom in a blend. I need more education on that. ~*~Leann B~*~ www.patchoulymoon.com Handmade Soap That's Out of This World! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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