Sonoma Scent Studio Updates

My surgery is scheduled for March 23. I’m getting as much done before that as I can. Surgeon says I’ll have complications — not very comforting, lol. It will take a couple weeks to recover. I’ll post more updates, before and after. Progress is good on the woodsy scents I’m working on, and I still…

I thought I should give an update on the website plan. I have to have a minor surgical procedure soon and will wait until after that to put the cart up. I’ll find out the surgery date on Tuesday. It will take about a week to recover, and then I can get back to business. Meantime,…

Been raining pretty much for a straight week now and that little spring teaser feels like a dream rather than a memory. Even lots of snow on the mountains today! Wish I could get a photo. Had to take a few days off from the rose to work on a couple woodsy blends. I think…

The new site format is up but not all the scents are up yet and the cart is not accepting payments yet.  You might need to save the new link under your favorites if you have it there because the home page has changed. Here’s a link: http://www.sonomascentstudio.com/index.shtml More updates soon…

It was 80 degrees here yesterday and 78 the day before. Beautiful! The daffodils are opening up.  The weather will turn cold again soon, but we always have a spring teaser like this in February. Worked on the rose yesterday. Gave it some extra sparkle. Really love the first couple hours but want to improve the last…

I’m about halfway through the website re-format.  Still working on the rose and sandalwood scents. Just finally took a few minutes to plant sweet pea seeds.  We usually do it in fall but I’m hoping they’ll still be ok doing it now in spring.  They need to be up in time to bloom before our hot…

Just a quick update.  Working on the rose scent a bit more today, especially the balance in the rose accord between the deep rich notes and the brighter notes.  Want this to be feminine but not overly powdery.  Also working on a sandalwood.  It’s woodsy but smoothed by some musk, balsam, and a touch of amber,…

Had to install a new version of a shipping label program from USPS that required updated versions of MS .NET Framework and Windows Installer. Now my PrintShop 21 software won’t run because it wants the old version of NET Framework. I use two label programs for various things. Not sure if there’s a fix for…

Since last summer I’ve been phasing out the sweetest gourmand scents, and it’s time to do a more site-wide change. I want to concentrate on fewer scents and make them be my very favorites. I think when you work on scents every day you prefer working with your favorite notes, and I’m finding I want…

I like to test scents I’m working on first thing in the morning when my nose is fresh and I have yet to start any work for the day. My alarm wakes me up at 6 a.m. and I put on a dab of a new blend and head out to the kitchen to make…

Recently spent an evening decanting a special bottle of rose into a number of smaller bottles to split with some other perfumers. When a bottle is so expensive I feel a little nervous funneling it into the Boston rounds. I don’t want to waste a single drop.  Sharing a few of the highest priced ingredients with other…

I thought a blog would be a good way to keep people up to date without cluttering up the What’s New page.  I can give some behind the scenes details for those who are interested.  I’ve been meaning to  give this a try for a long time.  I’m new to blogs — this is my first!  I’m not…