An archive of the posts I made while running Sonoma Scent Studio from 2004 until 2018.
I wanted to post a quick update to let people know that Sonoma Scent Studio has new ownership and that the scents will be available again after the business is up and running. The new owner has been a customer of SSS and became interested when she saw that I had closed. She has been…
I wanted to wish everyone a happy holiday season and send out best wishes for 2019! As usual, I’ll spend Christmas Eve with my parents here, and then they will drive to my brother’s place on Christmas Day. My brother and his family usually come up to spend New Year’s Eve here with us. My…
Happy Fall! The photo above is a red abutilon flower on my porch backlit by the afternoon sun. I love the light this time of year. I wanted to give a little update about SSS and what’s been going on in my life. SSS Site: If anyone noticed that the SSS site was down for…
I’m all out right now, assuming all orders in progress follow through. Will update. I’ve replied to everyone so far, and items are shipping as payments come in. Thanks so much!
The last several months I have contacted many people who had written to me in Jan/Feb to request bottles. I’ve filled about as many of those requests as I can with what I had in stock (minus a few people that I couldn’t reach via email). I’m now listing the few remaining bottles here. These bottles have…
I’m very happy to announce that Sonoma Scent Studio Bee’s Bliss is a Finalist in this year’s Artisan Category of the Art and Olfaction Awards! I’m so pleased and excited — this recognition really means a lot to me. The 2018 Finalists were announced in a special press event at Esxence in Milan today. The Fifth Annual Art and Olfaction Awards event…
We’ve had cold and rainy weather here for weeks, but the sunshine appeared on Wednesday and we’ve been enjoying a taste of spring for several days. It’s been beautiful with temps in the 80’s and the trees in their new spring green leaves. I’ve been catching up on things — cleaning up and organizing the house…
I’m honored to be named a Finalist in the 2018 Perfumed Plume Awards for my post The Fragrance Creation Process: From Inspiration To Release. Sounds like last night was a fun evening at Perfumariē, where the Finalists were announced. The winners will be revealed on April 11 during an awards ceremony at the Society of Illustrators…
I wanted to check in with an update. I’m feeling slow, steady healing of my wrists (yay!). It will be a while more before I’m out of the dangerous phase, but patience is producing results. I’m sorry that I haven’t been able to respond to your emails. I so appreciate all the good wishes, but…
Just posting an update here on 1/12/2018. I’m really overwhelmed with all the emails. I appreciate all your kind words of support. I so want to respond to everyone personally, but it will take some time (a few weeks). I will work through the list of requests and fill bottles to see how far it goes, but I…
This is a hard post to write. I’m making some major changes in my life this year, and I wrote this post to explain my plans as well as a little about the reasons behind them. I apologize that this news will come as a surprise, but this seems like the only way to handle things….
Wishing everyone a happy, healthy, peaceful 2018! My brother and his family will be here for a few days starting New Year’s Eve. I’m working on end-of-year paperwork and lab cleanup. Will be back soon with more posts.
We’ve had a busy month here at SSS, but orders slowed today now that Christmas is almost here. I have just taken the shopping cart down tonight so that I can finish my own gifts, spend time with family for the holidays, and clean up the lab for some cabinet/shelving repair that is scheduled for January…
Sending best wishes for a wonderful Thanksgiving to those who celebrate tomorrow! In addition to my usual things to be thankful for, I am extremely thankful this year that our home is unharmed after the fires. I’m so grateful to the firefighters. We’ll be gathering at my parents house tomorrow, and for a while we were…
Bee’s Bliss 1 ml samples and 5ml travel sprays are now available on the site. I was not planning on doing the release until December, but I’ll probably put bottles up a little earlier than that, next week. I hope you enjoy trying Bee’s Bliss!
I have put the cart up, but I am still low on Jour Ensoleillé and Yin & Ylang and will only have sample sizes in those until we can batch them. Bee’s Bliss samples and 5 ml are available now, and bottles will be available by early next week. Ambre Noir is out of stock likely until after…
I plan to put the shopping cart buttons back up this Thursday, November 16. Today, Cafleurebon posted a lovely review of the upcoming new release called Bee’s Bliss. Thanks so much for your beautiful writing, Ida! Cafleurebon is hosting a draw for a half ounce bottle of Bee’s Bliss, which officially launches in December, so follow…
I am planning to open the SSS site for orders again approximately Nov 16. I still have a lot of restocking to do, but that is my goal. I might not have every scent in stock by then. I plan to release Bee’s Bliss, one of the two new scents that I have been working on,…