Guest guest Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 There's an accord I'm playing with: galbanum resinoid, lavender and lemon. The resinoid has a lot of the lovely top note features of galbanum EO, but an amazing depth and complexity that intrigues me beyond words. If I go forward with this accord, I'll have to buy a kilo of the stuff, it's only from a wholesale supplier, but I must admit I'm falling in love with it. So - the top notes of it waft up to the top note of the accord, the lovely lavender haute alps I have my students using. Swoonworthy. Then I'm using lemon myrtle, diluted *way* down for the middle. This accord really sparkles! Anybody else have summery accords or compounds they'd like to share? -- Anya's Garden http://AnyasGarden.com - perfumes, aromatics, classes, consultation Natural Perfumers Guild + blog with daily updates 1500+ member Natural Perfumery group - / Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Anya, I have never smelled the? galbanum - is it a floral, green or citrus?? Did you ever get around to trying the yuzu eo?? If so, how was it?? ?God Bless You & Yours, Georgia (hahagranny) ~~~God's answers are wiser than our prayers~~~ ~~~Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away~~~ ~~~Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.~~~ Harvey Fierstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 > > There's an accord I'm playing with: galbanum resinoid, If you need help with the purchase of this kilo, I would like some... Is there such a thing as group buys here? Thanks, Kiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Anya wrote: > There's an accord I'm playing with: galbanum resinoid, lavender and > lemon. The resinoid has a lot of the lovely top note features of > galbanum EO, but an amazing depth and complexity that intrigues me > beyond words. If I go forward with this accord, I'll have to buy a kilo > of the stuff, it's only from a wholesale supplier, but I must admit I'm > falling in love with it. So - the top notes of it waft up to the top > note of the accord, the lovely lavender haute alps I have my students > using. Swoonworthy. Then I'm using lemon myrtle, diluted *way* down for > the middle. This accord really sparkles! > > Anybody else have summery accords or compounds they'd like to share? > I've got some galbanum resinoid here too...but it has a muddy note to it that has put me off using it in blends so far...the literature always seems to speak of it having a strong apple note, but I don't get that. I might mix some with lavender and lemon myrtle tomorrow to see if it lifts it the way you suggest.... I've been playing with various citurs blends lately....I got a collection of Australian native oil samples a while back, including lemon myrtle.... Lemon myrtle here in Australia is touted as the new replacement for ti-tree as an antispetic. (Here in Australia almost every household stocks a large bottle of ti tree oil in their first aid cabinet. It is a great antiseptic for all wounds!) Lemon myrtle is also very strongly antiseptic, but gentler on the skin and has a far milder scent. I've used in with great success in akne blends. As citrus notes go I find it has quite a sweet afternote.... There is a lemon ti tree that I rather prefer, a lemon iron bark, and a growing collection of other Australian native shrubs that all have eukalypt like notes in various shades.... My main player however is still grapefruit. And I've been combining it with various other lemon/citrus notes to give it more strength and lasting power ( a tip which I got here from the list, many thanks!) My favourite so far is white grapefruit, fir and spearmint. which gives it a fresh, green herbal note that is just what I want. The difficulty now is finding bottom and middle notes that blend with it. I've got 10 different variations brewing, and so far I'm not happy with any of them. The middle note in particular is giving me grief. Ambrosia http://www.perfumebynature.com.au Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Thanks for the scent descriptions of the galbanum, isn't it funny how each of our noses pick up different perceptions? There are some eo's that remind me of dirt or potatoes. When some of us get together & have a scent fest we seem to all pick up something different. It sounds to me that this may be a good blender for a man's scent - what do you think ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 Ambrosia wrote: > Anya wrote: > I've got some galbanum resinoid here too...but it has a muddy note to it > that has put me off using it in blends so far...the literature always > seems to speak of it having a strong apple note, but I don't get that. I > might mix some with lavender and lemon myrtle tomorrow to see if it > lifts it the way you suggest.... > Hi Ambrosia: I don't get a strong apple note, just a slight one. My stuff isn't muddy at all, it fairly sings with sweetness, balsam and green cheer. I've always associated galbanum with Chinese snap peas - raw - more than the " green pepper " scent often reported in books. > I've been playing with various citurs blends lately.... > My main player however is still grapefruit. And I've been combining it > with various other lemon/citrus notes to give it more strength and > lasting power ( a tip which I got here from the list, many thanks!) > My favourite so far is white grapefruit, fir and spearmint. which gives > it a fresh, green herbal note that is just what I want. The difficulty > now is finding bottom and middle notes that blend with it. > I've got 10 different variations brewing, and so far I'm not happy with > any of them. The middle note in particular is giving me grief. > People are always searching for ways to extend citrus top notes, especially grapefruit, and it's great you're having success! Is it fir absolute you're using? That often helps " fix " . Good luck with your aging brews, and I hope the middle works out. Perhaps think of diluting some of the more intense middle notes for a " sheerness " that still is assertive without overpowering the top notes. -- Anya's Garden http://AnyasGarden.com - perfumes, aromatics, classes, consultation Natural Perfumers Guild + blog with daily updates 1500+ member Natural Perfumery group - / Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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