Perfume class
Introduction to Botanical Perfumery
A Full one day workshop covering the basics of botanical perfume design
Also includes a beginners kit of ingredients and bottles to take home and experiment further
-the different ingredients used in Botanical Perfumery and how they smell (essential oil, absolutes, CO2 extracts, tinctures, enfleurage extracts)
-the different things used in Botanical Perfumery
-the definition of top, middle and base notes
-what an "accord" is and how it is created
-how to evaluate and really "smell" essential oils
-the basics of perfume composition
You'll get to play with a variety of common and unusual ingredients, learn about their historical and aromatherapy uses as well as how they are used in perfumery. Gain a much deeper insight into the practice of botanical perfumery and where to go from here. And you'll get to make some of your own simple perfume blends to take home with you at the end of the workshop as well as a small kit containing 7 different major ingredients used in botanical perfumery in practical to use prediluted dripper bottles and a selection of sample bottles for your experiments.
Cost is $495 for a full day including all tools and ingredients used
These Workshops take place in Alice Springs
but can also be anywhere in Australia on request