2017 TasteTV Artisan Fragrance Awards

Samples and small decants of the following scents are now available at The Perfumed Court: Ambre Noir, Encens Tranquille, Winter Woods, Sienna Musk, and Fireside Intense. This can be convenient when you’re picking up other things at TPC and want to add an SSS sample or two. They also offer small spray samples, which I…

I’ll put the cart back up either late Thursday evening before I go to sleep after spending Thanksgiving with my family, or early Friday morning. I will have to wait on Ambre Noir until we can batch more, but I think the others can go up. I’ll be taking stock tomorrow, and we’ll keep batching…

There’s a beautiful, poetic review of Winter Woods here: http://ismellthereforeiam.blogspot.com/2008/10/sonoma-scent-studio-winter-woods-review.html I wasn’t sure when I named this fragrance if I should choose autumn or winter for the name because either could fit.  I went with winter because autumn gourmands make me think of spiced apple scents, and this isn’t a mulling spice type of gourmand.  One interesting tidbit…

I received very helpful input about the gold replacement color I’m using while the black pocket sprays are out of stock, and I thought I’d ask for input on several other color options. They come in black, gold, silver, and lavender pink. I could choose two colors to offer and am wondering which two of…

I went back to Bouquet Blanche today and made the changes I’ve had in mind for weeks. It went well and should be close to ready for testing. I’ll wear it tomorrow again to see. I have a few other tweaks I could try, but it’s smelling very nice to me this evening. My challenge…