Here’s a link to a blog post by essential oils expert Robert Tisserand that offers more perspective on ingredient restrictions. He links to Personal Care Truth, which is a great source for information about ingredients in cosmetics. I’ve linked to Robert’s blog before, but it’s worth mentioning these resources again.
Sending wishes for a fun evening if you are celebrating! Sounds like my nieces will hang up their cat costumes after several years and be witches this year. Today is a lovely fall day here with clear blue sky so we should have good weather for tonight’s activities. I worked on Encens Tranquille last night…
I’ve been working on some product photos in Photoshop to remove the backgrounds; it’s a challenge to get the edges smooth and is going slower than I’d hoped. I’ve not done much blending this week so hope to do that this weekend. I did get to try a sample of Geoffrey Beene Grey Flannel today and enjoyed…
I posted on Feb 13 about the latest round in proposed EU restrictions on perfumery ingredients, and I posted again shortly thereafter to give the address for emails to the EU commission for those who wanted to voice their concerns. There is now a petition you can sign on parfumo.net if you would like a…
Several things have put IFRA in my mind the last few days: a blog post I saw recently reviewing the room spray Massoia by Geodesis, an article in Perfumer & Flavorist online magazine, and the new low-atranol oakmoss now available. I’ll touch on all three briefly. Here’s a link to the article “Special Report: IFRA…
There’s a new natural gardenia product on the market that is an enfleurage of Gardenia fragrans, but it’s currently selling for $50 for 2 ml. It is made in Colombia and sold at http://www.enfleurage.com. I think we’ll see more progress in this area with other natural gardenia essences coming on the market (most you see…
Fragrantica just published an interview with me today, asking me about various perfume-making topics and offering a sneak preview review of Tabac Aurea: http://www.fragrantica.com/news/Sonoma-Scent-Studio-Interview-with-Laurie-Erickson-715.html Thanks very much to Suzy for putting the story together and making the interview so fun, and thanks to Elena for putting such lovely images with the story. I had a chance to…