tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post3681211275384886861..comments2024-03-28T08:02:44.699-07:00Comments on Perfume Project NW: LEATHERDoc Ellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376377441504529063noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-56544519820148424142011-06-17T10:52:30.034-07:002011-06-17T10:52:30.034-07:00EdC, I'll put you on the testers' list, an...EdC, I'll put you on the testers' list, and will be sending out a call for mailing addresses soon. <br /><br />Linda's accords and formulas are always good starting points, but I generally end up modifying them and making my own formulas from scratch. However, even then getting the same materials over the long term is always problematic. Essential oils and absolutes vary from supplier to supplier and batch to batch, suppliers go out of business, and sources get used up (real Indian sandalwood is a good example of that). Even aromachemicals and bases are discontinued, or differ from batch to batch. This whole business can be extremely frustrating, but it's fun anyway.Doc Ellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08376377441504529063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-58958741082285861472011-06-16T06:21:49.389-07:002011-06-16T06:21:49.389-07:00I'd also be interested in anything you make, D...I'd also be interested in anything you make, Doc. I can send you my impressions privately and/or post them on Basenotes.<br /><br />I suppose it's not cost effective to base a new commercial fragrance on a retail accord, but I think the leather accord from The Perfumer's Apprentice smells quite realistic. Since she publishes the formula, I assume the accord is Linda's, not a premix from one of the big houses.EdCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-83889312521316075162011-06-11T18:08:26.070-07:002011-06-11T18:08:26.070-07:00Laurie, You're on the testers list. I don'...Laurie, You're on the testers list. I don't expect testers to review the scents, just let me know what you think about them. I haven't smelled the TGSC leather accord, but I can imagine that it might be hard to work with if your other notes are not very strong.Doc Ellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08376377441504529063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-45833761108292045972011-06-11T13:05:59.028-07:002011-06-11T13:05:59.028-07:00I'd love to be a tester for you (especially th...I'd love to be a tester for you (especially that orchid) but I don't have a blog dedicated to perfume. I have a general blog- gardens and crafting, including perfumery. I also belong to the yahoo perfume making group. <br /><br />Leather is tricky even to use once you have the accord- I bought some of Bill's (TGSC)leather accord, wanting to make something with red roses, leather, chocolate, pepper- and finally gave up after diluting and diluting and diluting... I'll get back to it someday but I got burned out on it constantly going "HI I'M LEATHER WE'RE IN A BARN NOW" with every try.Laurie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815630032743705939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-54587208223989140932011-06-11T09:04:30.452-07:002011-06-11T09:04:30.452-07:00Robert and Carol, you're both going on my list...Robert and Carol, you're both going on my list of testers. <br /><br />Robert, I love Knize Ten, but haven't tried Tabac Noir. There are so many discontinued perfumes (too often reformulated = discontinued) to test and so little time. <br /><br />Carol, I'm happy to hear that you and your husband are bringing good coffee to Florida! My mother-in-law used to live in Florida, and my recollection is that weak Folger's was the reigning coffee there.Doc Ellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08376377441504529063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-3646929753102233122011-06-11T03:15:06.185-07:002011-06-11T03:15:06.185-07:00I would love to test and blog about your leather s...I would love to test and blog about your leather scents....my husband and I own a coffee roasting company , and lived in the Seattle area for years before moving to Florida .<br />Thanks ! my e-mail is coffee at aug dot com<br />or kafa at aug dot comwaftbycarolhttp://www.waftbycarol.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-89098083210510239642011-06-10T17:18:35.038-07:002011-06-10T17:18:35.038-07:00Doc Elly -
I would be more than happy to be a tes...Doc Elly -<br /><br />I would be more than happy to be a tester for ANY scent you compose! As I mentioned in a previous post, a leather accord would be greatly appreciated. At the moment, my two favourite leathers are: Knize Ten and a decade-old bottle of Caron's Tabac Noir. (I gather that this fragrance has been reformulated - with disasterous results. Some years ago there were many wonderful perfumes containing hefty doses of leather; currently these have been discontinued or reformulated beyond recognition. Good luck with both scents!<br /><br />Best Wishes,<br /><br />RobertAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-33488647151688001172011-06-10T15:16:25.215-07:002011-06-10T15:16:25.215-07:00Gail, You're on the testers list for everythin...Gail, You're on the testers list for everything! I'm not sure exactly what's in Shiseido's Message from Orchids, but I wouldn't be surprised if there were aldehydes.Doc Ellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08376377441504529063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-10484457668241247042011-06-10T15:04:50.785-07:002011-06-10T15:04:50.785-07:00I would very much like to test Salamanca and Cafe ...I would very much like to test Salamanca and Cafe V as well as Emergence. I am very suggestible, though. For example, awhile ago Octavian Coifan wrote about the smell of candle wax and fatty aldehydes. Ever since then I seem to want to detect candle wax in everything, aldehydic or not! Is Shiseido's Orange Cattleya (Message from Orchids) created with aldehydes? When I first tried it it reminded me of orchids I have known ( definitely NOT one of the lovely fragrances), but now it smells like candle wax too! I suppose this is all part of my nasal education. Putting a name to a scent really does change the fragrance perspective. GailAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com