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Inspired by T'Keid's blends of aromas for Kirk and Spock, in the comments on the post below (and what a great pile of comments!), I decided I want to make perfume. I found this friendly blogspot blog, How to Make Your Own Fragrance, which, among other tips, gives the basic, simple steps here: "How to Make Perfume."
The blogger also posts some favorite perfume recipes, such as this one, which seems sorta Pon-Farrish. T'Keid suggests cardamom for the top note, which would be perfect--this recipe calls for the somewhat similar coriander--the spice, not the cat.
Arabian Dusk
3 drops of coriander oil
1 drop of Frankincense oil
3 drops of Juniper oil
4 drops of Orange oil
Use 1 cup of distilled water and 5 teaspoons of vodka or other spirit.
(I looked at some other perfume-making sites, and they too use vodka as a substitute for perfumer's alcohol. Hmmm, but 1 cup of water is a lot--I guess this is more of an eau de cologne of a light spray.)
New perfume linkies, awesome!
ReplyDeleteDid you see this recipe?
Warrior:
Nutmeg - 2 drops
Litsea Cubeba - 1 drop (a Chinese evergreen)
Jasmine - 4 drops
Clary Sage - 10 drops
Sandalwood - 4 drops
Frankincense - 4 drops
Have you read Patrick Süskind's Perfume?
Hey! We must be online at the same time!
ReplyDeleteI used to work for a Catholic Church and loved the less sweet, more spicy incenses, like ones with frankincense in them.
No, I hadn't seen Warrior.
But nutmeg, yum! Another favorite that can be either sweet or savory. Hmm... I sense a sort of slashy pattern--the pleasures of things that are not simply one obvious thing.
The smell of sage, however, almost makes me gag, like the heavy acrid smell of lead--these smells seem to get stuck in my throat in a most unpleasant way.
It's hard to describe scent--at least for me--
the author of Perfume, which I haven't read it since it was first came out (in English), astounded me with his ability to talk about that hardest of senses to capture--smell. I should try it again.
I avoided the movie, which sounded bad.