Guest guest Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 tisjewel art wrote: > I've heard mention of " the throw " by others who are describing or reviewing a fragrance, what is " the throw " exactly? > > - Throw is used to describe the distance a candle scent permeates a room, not a perfume. In perfume it is diffusivity. -- Sincerely, Anya Anya's Garden http://AnyasGarden.com - perfumes, aromatics, classes, consultation Natural Perfumers Guild + blog with daily updates http://NaturalPerfumersGuild.blogspot.com 1600+ member Natural Perfumery group - http://health./group// Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 tisjewel art wrote: > I've heard mention of " the throw " by others who are describing or reviewing a fragrance, what is " the throw " exactly? > > - Throw is used to describe the distance a candle scent permeates a room, not a perfume. In perfume it is diffusivity. -- Sincerely, Anya Anya's Garden http://AnyasGarden.com - perfumes, aromatics, classes, consultation Natural Perfumers Guild + blog with daily updates http://NaturalPerfumersGuild.blogspot.com 1600+ member Natural Perfumery group - http://health./group// Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Anya wrote: Throw is used to describe the distance a candle scent permeates a room, not a perfume. In perfume it is diffusivity. -- Thanks Anya! How funny that they're using " throw " . And what a wonderful word " diffusivity " , I will definitely use the correct termonology, maybe the others will catch on. They don't create perfumes, so they probably picked up throw from somewhere else. Fondly, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Anya wrote: Throw is used to describe the distance a candle scent permeates a room, not a perfume. In perfume it is diffusivity. -- Thanks Anya! How funny that they're using " throw " . And what a wonderful word " diffusivity " , I will definitely use the correct termonology, maybe the others will catch on. They don't create perfumes, so they probably picked up throw from somewhere else. Fondly, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 tisjewel art wrote: > Anya wrote: Throw is used to describe the distance a candle scent permeates a room, > > not a perfume. In perfume it is diffusivity. > -- > Thanks Anya! How funny that they're using " throw " . And what a wonderful word " diffusivity " , I will definitely use the correct termonology, maybe the others will catch on. They don't create perfumes, so they probably picked up throw from somewhere else. > > Fondly, > > They definitely got " throw " from candlemaking. If anybody knows of another use of the term in fragrance, let us know, but IMO, it's for candles. , everyone - if you want to learn more industry terms, go to the Files page and look under Glossary of Perfume Industry Terms <http://f1.grp.fs.com/v1/IPTPSLRqlslHhADQryNkDvZ42yRhcmA8sj0RAEfjc2qpU9MtNV\ T8qmBMZCvIJSPYhhqDTZiuVfhStwrm-uxw/Glossary%20of%20Perfume%20Industry%20Terms>. I wrote the National Geographic several years ago and they gave me permission to cull some terms from a book. -- Sincerely, Anya Anya's Garden http://AnyasGarden.com - perfumes, aromatics, classes, consultation Natural Perfumers Guild + blog with daily updates http://NaturalPerfumersGuild.blogspot.com 1600+ member Natural Perfumery group - http://health./group// Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 tisjewel art wrote: > Anya wrote: Throw is used to describe the distance a candle scent permeates a room, > > not a perfume. In perfume it is diffusivity. > -- > Thanks Anya! How funny that they're using " throw " . And what a wonderful word " diffusivity " , I will definitely use the correct termonology, maybe the others will catch on. They don't create perfumes, so they probably picked up throw from somewhere else. > > Fondly, > > They definitely got " throw " from candlemaking. If anybody knows of another use of the term in fragrance, let us know, but IMO, it's for candles. , everyone - if you want to learn more industry terms, go to the Files page and look under Glossary of Perfume Industry Terms <http://f1.grp.fs.com/v1/IPTPSLRqlslHhADQryNkDvZ42yRhcmA8sj0RAEfjc2qpU9MtNV\ T8qmBMZCvIJSPYhhqDTZiuVfhStwrm-uxw/Glossary%20of%20Perfume%20Industry%20Terms>. I wrote the National Geographic several years ago and they gave me permission to cull some terms from a book. -- Sincerely, Anya Anya's Garden http://AnyasGarden.com - perfumes, aromatics, classes, consultation Natural Perfumers Guild + blog with daily updates http://NaturalPerfumersGuild.blogspot.com 1600+ member Natural Perfumery group - http://health./group// Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 if you want to learn more industry terms, go to the Files page and look under Glossary of Perfume Industry Terms -- Thanks again Anya! I forgot I had bookmarked that with the intention of reading through when I first joined the group. Will make it a point to do so sometime today. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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