Course 4 Synthetic Perfumery 101

COURSE 4: Synthetic Perfumery 101

Fee: USD 250
Schedule: Four weekends, Saturday and Sunday, 10 am to 12 noon Mountain Daylight Time
Duration: Sixteen hours of live, online instruction

Course Overview: This course covers the basics of making synthetic perfumes, including where to purchase materials, how to use lab equipment, understanding material impact and lifetime, scent families, blending top, middle, and base notes, and making and memorizing classic accords and perfume formulas. All classes are live on Saturday and Sunday mornings.

Course Goals:

• Learn where to purchase synthetic perfumery materials

• Understand how to use lab equipment effectively

• Grasp the concept of material impact and lifetime

• Familiarize yourself with different scent families

• Master the art of blending top, middle, and base notes

• Create and memorize classic accords and perfume formulas

Key Points:

• Lab Equipment: Detailed instructions on using scales, pipettes, and other essential tools.

• Material Impact and Lifetime: Understanding the strength and longevity of synthetic materials.

• Scent Families: Exploring various scent families and their characteristics.

• Blending Techniques: Techniques for blending top, middle, and base notes to create balanced perfumes.

• Accords and Formulas: Crafting and memorizing classic accords and essential perfume formulas.

Note: All lessons are live online and recorded for later viewing in case you miss a class.

Payments: By PayPal email

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COURSE 4: Synthetic Perfumery 101

Fee: USD 250
Schedule: Four weekends, Saturday and Sunday, 10 am to 12 noon Mountain Daylight Time
Duration: Sixteen hours of live, online instruction

Course Overview: This course covers the basics of making synthetic perfumes, including where to purchase materials, how to use lab equipment, understanding material impact and lifetime, scent families, blending top, middle, and base notes, and making and memorizing classic accords and perfume formulas. All classes are live on Saturday and Sunday mornings.

Course Goals:

• Learn where to purchase synthetic perfumery materials

• Understand how to use lab equipment effectively

• Grasp the concept of material impact and lifetime

• Familiarize yourself with different scent families

• Master the art of blending top, middle, and base notes

• Create and memorize classic accords and perfume formulas

Key Points:

• Lab Equipment: Detailed instructions on using scales, pipettes, and other essential tools.

• Material Impact and Lifetime: Understanding the strength and longevity of synthetic materials.

• Scent Families: Exploring various scent families and their characteristics.

• Blending Techniques: Techniques for blending top, middle, and base notes to create balanced perfumes.

• Accords and Formulas: Crafting and memorizing classic accords and essential perfume formulas.

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 oil.

  • Sunday:

    • SANDALWOOD GIVCO: Meant to replace natural sandalwood, this material is excellent, but nothing can replace the real thing.

    • STYRALLYL ACETATE: Sweet, green material often used to make fig leaf and gardenia accords.

    • VANILLIN: Pure sugar scent.

    • VETIVERYL ACETATE: Isolated from vetiver, this molecule is softer and much cleaner than natural vetiver oils.