Re: How many hours a day do you spend on perfumery?

[Guest guest]

Anya <anya@...> wrote: I don't mean books.

a I'm talking about evaluating raw materials systematically with a

written record (my students know what I mean.)

b I'm talking about creating accords.

c I'm talking about formulating perfumes in your mind.

d I'm talking about creating perfumes.

For me:

a. 1 hour

b. 1 hour

c. .5 hour

d. .5 hour - at the most, given my schedule. I take this part very, very

slow.

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Well for me at present it is all to do with the bluebells LOL, picking,

sniffing, evaluating, tincturing sniffing some more writing, assessing pondering

thinking, gathering , sniffing , tincturing.... that and the website, and

finishing at last kite the perfume for my client which is well over a year and a

bit..... slow... I know but rewarding... and making some stock.... so not much

accords going on although I do scribble ideas in a notebook and have aline of

oils waiting for me to attend to and evaluate as ideas in motion. and all in all

it is very very happy... although I am very analysing.....in everything I

do...and I think in perfume pretty much through the day.... so getting like my

singing a bit like breathing.

with every good wish, Janita

Janita Haan Perfumes

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[Guest guest]

> Anya <anya@...> wrote: I don't mean books.

> a I'm talking about evaluating raw materials systematically with a

> written record (my students know what I mean.)

> b I'm talking about creating accords.

> c I'm talking about formulating perfumes in your mind.

> d I'm talking about creating perfumes.

>

> For me:

> a. 1 hour

> b. 1 hour

> c. .5 hour

> d. .5 hour - at the most, given my schedule. I take this part very,

very

> slow.

>

For me....like Janita, I am finishing my Hyacinth tinctures for this

year, and they're going into the frig. My wisteris is blooming

beautifully for the first time in years due to late frosts...lost it

all last year, so have been working on that, and making notes. My

wonderful son got up on the roof Sunday nightto drap sheets over the

whole vine, which covers 2 sides of the sun room, because as

said we had a cold snap here in the midwest. Got down to 28 degrees

Monday night Tuesday morning, after being in the 80's a few days

before.

I do spend more time talking about building accords, but am getting

to spend more quality time being way more systematic in my

evaluations. That would be Anya's class...great exercises to help

direct the wandering ways. Also getting ready for my big show this

weekend. (Sorry, that's why I missed class Sunday!)

I read a lot, a few hours every night. My kids laugh as the bed is

covered in books every night as I reference here and there on

different aromatics, and botanicals.

Lynn

[Guest guest]

>

> I don't mean books.

> a I'm talking about evaluating raw materials systematically with a

> written record (my students know what I mean.)

> b I'm talking about creating accords.

> c I'm talking about formulating perfumes in your mind.

> d I'm talking about creating perfumes.

>

> For me:

> a. 1 hour

> b. 1 hour

> c. .5 hour

> d. .5 hour - at the most, given my schedule. I take this part very,

very

> slow.

Hi Anya,

For me it pretty much starts the minute my eyes open. I have several

work's in progress that fall into the " C " category and spill over into

the other 3 all day. It seems like I am forever evaluating raw

materials then building Accords then evaluating some more and then I

am back to " C " and starting again. I am working on a study and

comparative evaluation of Ambergris according to type and color of raw

material so I have bottles of Ambergris everywhere as well as working

on different extraction idea's for that wonderful material. There is

an amazing range of odor value and complexity and so little

information of any real value written that I can find. The White and

Golden Ambergris is honey sweet and soft, White being the softest and

Golden my personal favorite. Light Grey is potent and has the strong

oceanic smell most of the old literature describes. And there are so

many other colors, some soft and waxy, some dry and hard, and each one

with a slightly different character. I do spend an exorbitant amount

of time in my books as well with regards to referencing the materials

I am working with. Mostly books like Arctander and Poucher's to find

constituents and physical data but also referencing many other books

and the Web just looking for ideas for the accords and different notes

I am trying to achieve. All the while I am sampling and evaluating the

raw materials... " which type of incense will give the right

note? " sniff sample add three drops sniff sample, " Not that one! " LOL

This goes on from maybe 8 am until 2 am almost every day. In short, I

either need to get a life or maybe after years of dabbling I have

finally realized my true passion.

There can never be enough beauty in the world,

[Guest guest]

I don't mean books.

a I'm talking about evaluating raw materials systematically with a

written record (my students know what I mean.)

b I'm talking about creating accords.

c I'm talking about formulating perfumes in your mind.

d I'm talking about creating perfumes.

i go in phases of different avenues of creativity.so, for a few months i

will concentrate more on music, then a few months on art, a few on

photography, and then a few on perfumery (this is not counting some other

pursuits). right about now i'm in a music phase, finishing a CD.

so, currently:

a-3hrs/week

b-5hrs/month

c-5hrs/week

d-8hrs/month

when i'm in perfumery mode (about 5 months per year):

a-2hrs/day

b-1hr/day

c-?2hrs/day

d-2-4hrs/day

last time i was in perfumery mode was nov/dec 07.

i spent all of 97,98,99 doing perfumery for 8+hrs/day.

since we're on the subject of time i do feel the need to mention that this

list takes up a lot of my perfumery time. i really appreciate the discourse

but sometimes i feel that we could keep it all on topic a bit more and

especially respond privately when it's appropriate (such as " i saw that

movie too " .) i and i imagine quite a few others just don't have the time to

read every single post but i know there are so many gems mixed in...

blessings and good cheer,

crystal

[Guest guest]

> since we're on the subject of time i do feel the need to mention

that this

> list takes up a lot of my perfumery time. i really appreciate the

discourse

> but sometimes i feel that we could keep it all on topic a bit more

and

> especially respond privately when it's appropriate (such as " i saw

that

> movie too " .) i and i imagine quite a few others just don't have the

time to

> read every single post but i know there are so many gems mixed in...

>

> blessings and good cheer,

> crystal

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I think generally the members here are very conscientious about

keeping on track. But I guess we could all, including me, use a

reminder that if your topic veers off of the natural perfumery topic,

to add an " O/T " in the subject line and change the subject line if

necessary to reflect the changing topic. This is an educational

discussion group, but a certain amount of " chat " keeps it friendly

and fun.

Patty, NP Moderator