Success! My heliotropin hangup has been sorted! Chypre-Siam shall now remain in constant production. The last batch sold out almost instantly before the lull. April was a long and frustrating month, trying to go through hoops and bounds, sourcing the needed material. With the new batches will also come higher quality materials. The vanilla and [...]
New Tuberose for a New Year
Last year I released Champs Lunaires around the first of August; coincidentally at the time my own tuberoses came into bloom in my garden. My newest tuberose fragrance, Flos Mortis, is already compounded and resting. I now plan to launch it at the blooming of my tuberoses once again. I guesstimate at the beginning of [...]
Chypre-Siam’s Achilles’ Heel
My supply of heliotropin has run low! While this ingredient is not restricted for use in perfumery; it is not IFRA recommendations standing in the way, rather it is the DEA. The distribution of heliotropin is heavily regulated because boneheads use it as a precursor to manufacture ecstasy. As a result, this most recent batch [...]
Fougere L’Aube now available!
Golden dewdrops sparkle upon lush green ferns. Fougere L'Aube is cool and fresh, like the brisk air that surrounds the glow of the morning sun. Notes include: Lavender, Green Citrus, Galbanum, Geranium, Hay, Moroccan Rose, Amber, Camphor, Sandalwood, Oakmoss, Musk and Costus About: I built the initial base structure of Fougere L'Aube as a classic [...]
Fougere L’Aube Update
Yesterday I uncapped the resting formula for Fougere L'Aube to evaluate its progress and was pleasantly surprised. The modern embellishments only occupy around 5% of the formula but the difference is a world apart! My original concept for Fougere L'Aube was to create a simple old-school fougere, using historically correct ingredients and then tweak it [...]
A Warm Fougere for a Cool Spring
Available soon: Fougere L'Aube Golden dewdrops sparkle upon lush green ferns. Fougere L'Aube is fresh with the warm glow of the morning sun. Very vintage and classic in style, it will appeal to the old soul in us all. Notes include: Lavender, Mandarin, Galbanum, Geranium, Hay, Camphor, Moroccan Rose, Amber, Sandalwood, Oakmoss, Musk and Costus. [...]
Resurrecting the Past
Can this old gem be brought back to life? Back in December I was conversing via email with a fellow Basenoter who is very fond of vintage fragrances. It turns out that he possesses a rare bottle of Jean Desprez's 40 Love and this generous Basenoter even mailed me a decant! 40 Love, released in [...]
