LAB NOTES
What Is Solvent Extraction in Perfumery?
Absolutes are not essential oils. They are made by a completely different process — and that process is why they smell the way they do. Solvent extraction uses a volatile...
What Is Solvent Extraction in Perfumery?
Absolutes are not essential oils. They are made by a completely different process — and that process is why they smell the way they do. Solvent extraction uses a volatile...
What Is Maceration in Perfumery?
Maceration is not optional. It is the process that turns a formula into a fragrance. Skip it, and you are evaluating the wrong thing Maceration is the rest period that...
What Is Maceration in Perfumery?
Maceration is not optional. It is the process that turns a formula into a fragrance. Skip it, and you are evaluating the wrong thing Maceration is the rest period that...
What Is a Chypre Fragrance?
Chypre is not a perfume. It is a structural template — a fragrance architecture — that has defined some of the most important perfumes of the 20th century. A chypre...
What Is a Chypre Fragrance?
Chypre is not a perfume. It is a structural template — a fragrance architecture — that has defined some of the most important perfumes of the 20th century. A chypre...
What Is a Perfume Concentration?
The same formula. Three different strengths. The difference determines whether your perfume reaches Act 3 or disappears before lunch. Perfume concentration refers to the percentage of aromatic compound — the...
What Is a Perfume Concentration?
The same formula. Three different strengths. The difference determines whether your perfume reaches Act 3 or disappears before lunch. Perfume concentration refers to the percentage of aromatic compound — the...