Course 3 - Memorize Synthetic Materials

COURSE 3: Memorizing Synthetic Materials

Fee: USD 150
Schedule: Four weekends, Saturday and Sunday, 10 am to 11 am Mountain Time
Duration: 4 hours of lessons each weekend, totaling sixteen hours of live, online instruction
Note: All lessons are recorded and saved - if you miss a class, don't worry!

Course Goals:

• Memorize synthetic perfume materials

• Understand the differences between synthetic and natural materials

• Master the use of white musks

• Learn to use synthetic materials to support natural materials

• Blend natural and synthetic materials seamlessly

Course Links:

• Materials List PDF

• Purchase Pipettes

• Purchase Dropper Bottles

• Purchase Perfumers Alcohol

• Purchase 200 Scent Strips

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Course Structure:

• Week 1:

  • Saturday:

    • ALDEHYDE C-8 COCONUT: A soft, milky coconut-smelling material.

    • ALDEHYDE C-12 MNA: Champagne-like, bubbly material found in citrus fruits, notable in Chanel No5.

    • AMBROXAN: A beautifully clean, woody material found inside natural ambergris.

    • ANIMALIS HYPO 27 TEC: Smells like wet goats' hair; meant to replace animal musk.

  • Sunday:

    • BENZOIN OLLIFAC: Sweet, caramel-cinnamon scent, similar to natural benzoin but easier to work with.

    • BENZYLE ACETATE: Fruity top note that smells like cherries and ylang-ylang.

    • BENZYL SALICYLATE: Faint, soft, powdery milky material, great with florals.

    • CALONE: Transparent, robust aquatic scent reminiscent of salt water, waterfalls, and compressed air.

• Week 2:

  • Saturday:

    • CEDRAMBER: Warm cedar-wood-like material.

    • CINNAMIC ALCOHOL: Found in natural cinnamon oil; warm, spicy, soft, rosy, and sweet.

    • COUMARIN: Found in tonka beans; smells of cherries, marzipan, tobacco, and freshly cut hay.

    • DIHYDRO MYCENOL: Clean, lemony, shiny metallic, bright top note.

  • Sunday:

    • ETHYLENE BRASSYLATE: Transparent, soft, powdery blender that brings diffusion, transparency, and a cosmetic "perfumey" feel.

    • HEDIONE HC: Found in natural jasmine oils; slightly waxy, cool, soft, and green, lifts top notes, especially florals with citrus.

    • HELIOTROPIN X: Juicy, cinnamon gummy bears scent.

    • HEXENOL CIS-3: Strong, sharp green top note found in freshly cut grass.

• Week 3:

  • Saturday:

    • HYDROXYCITRONELLAL: Cool, green, and floral; used to cool and make fragrances more transparent.

    • IRALIA: Soft, powdery molecule found in violets, iris roots, and osmanthus flowers.

    • INDOLE 1%: Isolated from jasmine; strong, sweet, and smells like mothballs when undiluted.

    • ISO BORNYL ACETATE: Fresh, green, slightly woody scent reminiscent of a Canadian forest.

  • Sunday:

    • ISO E SUPER: Transparent cedar/vetiver/sandalwood scent, often considered masculine.

    • JASMINE SPECIALTY: Meant to be a cheap replacement for jasmine.

    • LINALOOL: Bright, cool, slightly woody/herbal molecule found in rosewood, lavender, clary sage, and others.

    • MAGNOLAN: Cool, transparent floral material that smells of magnolia blossoms and grapefruits.

• Week 4:

  • Saturday:

    • MELONAL: Waxy, green melons; very powerful.

    • METHYL PAMPLEMOUSSE: Diffusive tart citrus material that smells of tea and grapefruits.

    • NORLIMBRANOL: Super powerful and dry cedar material.

    • ROSE GIVCO: Meant to replace natural rose, but nothing replaces true rose otto/essential