Sniffed this wonderful narcissus on my walk the other night - swoon! ... when I started on my aroma journey I couldn't identify most flowers apart and would have never thought to sniff so many flowers that were for me only visual (until then!).

‘Hello my fragrant lovely’. First open flowers on ‘Felicia’ hybrid musk rose. Tis a little cooler, with a gentle breeze from NNE. No sign of rain, a good soaking would be welcome - before the roses are in full bloom. Have a good day everyone, take care. #roses 🌱

This is a fantastic interview with @darrenalanperfumes.bsky.social about safety in perfume - the good, the bad, and the ugly. Debunks a lot of myths and provides really helpful ways of thinking about regulatory and why safe practice matters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLd4...

Au Jardin des plantes 🪴 Le jardin botanique au cœur du Muséum d’histoire naturelle est très probablement l’endroit où je me sens le plus à ma place dans tout Paris

A great Review on Sandalwood odorants

Ça butine dur dans le champs de narcisses

Mimosa 🌞🥰

‘Lucky’, floribunda rose. A former Rose of the Year, bred by Gareth Fryer. Altogether now: ‘I should be so lucky, Lucky, lucky, lucky…’ 🎶 Your ear-worm for the day - you’re welcome! Have a good day everyone, take care. #roses 🌱

Happy birthday to chemist William Henry Perkin (1838-1907)! This #linocut ‘William Henry Perkin Discovers Mauve’ is about how the British chemist & entrepreneur made the serendipitous discovery of the 1st synthetic organic dye: mauveine. ⁠🐡🧪 #histsci Perkins entered the Royal College of Chemistry 🧵

Creamy-white roses for the last day of meteorological winter (for those of us in the northern hemisphere). 😊 Champagne Moment’, hybrid tea - a former Rose of the Year and ‘Lichfield Angel’, English rose. Have a good day everyone, take care. #roses 🌱

Agapanthus (Navy Blue). Rose (The Pilgrim) symbolic of blue skies and sunshine… 💙💛🇺🇦 The first day of meteorological spring - are we pleased to see you! Have a splendid weekend everyone, take care, stay safe. #roses 🌱

Dans le parc de Sotraflor, l'amour est un bouquet de violettes ! 💜💜💜 Le printemps n'est pas loin... #PlaisirsSimples #ParcDeLUsine #Sotraflor #GroupeMul #LaRoquetteSurSiagne #CoteDAzurFrance #FrenchRiviera

— un vert bouquet de menthe crépue. » Prisons et Paradis

Just between us chickens, I’d like to send out a plea to the guardians of our memories; iconic classic perfumes from big name brands, that once the juice is a zombie perfume, please kill it. Once the jasmine is just a memory and the bans and attempts at modernisations zombify the original, let it go

I think I will make a lilac base because lilac cheers me up and that is what I need. Or maybe hyacinth ... I smelled some the other day at the supermarket and it immediately improved my mood. Pictured: Ellena's lovely micro accord from his great 'Diary of a Perfumer'

maceration is so important and it always blows my mind how profoundly a trial can change if things are left to marry long enough. times i've overdosed an ingredient that a few weeks later became integrated remind me how magical this process is. I'm looking at you, roman chamomile!

What do most people who think of themselves as good and sane have in common around these three topics: - Racism - Brexit - Trump? “This isn’t us.” That needs to change. Focus needs to be on “why so many of us?” rather than “please know I’m one of the good ones.” Nothing will be solved otherwise.

It’s Friday, so let’s have some ‘Joie de Vivre’. Bred by Kordes and a former Rose of the Year. Have a good weekend everyone, take care. #roses 🌱

@audreyseawood.bsky.social For you: Cécile Brunner, seen at Mottisfont Gardens. #roses 🌱

sniffing while I work... linalool oxide, Humus Ether (Takasago), geosmin (neat!), and fenchone alpha. I've had these for a while but just felt like comparing them.

undesirable facet is never 'interesting' if it shouldn't be there.

there is method to this madness. I don't have a better system other than organizing by fragrance family/cluster (i.e., white florals/white floralizers, rosy materials, ionones/violety/irone, fruits (back of fridge), green, musks etc. I don't think I have the stamina for an alphabetical system....

since I recently did an Iris (a very earthy orrisy one I might add) for a project I was curious to revisit this Fragonard soliflore to get a sense of how they interpreted it. it's very nice actually: sweet, berried-fruity, but also watery-green/melon and slightly powdery. not especially violety

thinking about doing a lilac accord/base for the spring because the smell is so cheerful... and I really need something cheerful right now to make me feel better. I also want to try making a couple of floral bases from the Appell book (bouvardian and one of the roses) for learning and for pleasure.

anyone familiar with this material? I tend to love most things that are described as difficult and sweaty but I also find they are never quite as potent as described. fraterworks.com/products/ald...

Soon, very soon… ‘Buff Beauty’, ‘Felicia’, hybrid musk roses. Happy Sunday everyone, have a good day, take care. #roses 🌱

first ingredientat 10% is...? something cresol? not para cresol... [ image via @voldenuit.bsky.social ]

I ❤️ DL bases!

the focus on marketing end products is great at the point of sale/consumer 'theatre' but it also erases the realities of a practice. it's not as cute or poetic or pretty as people might imagine...

my little workbench and corner of the lab is a combination aroma library, educational archive, and work area. Special fridge (no freezer) with lock, lab-only dishwasher, locking cabinets, full-body safety wash & desktop eyewash, ventilation, and portable barriers.

AOC dropped a great live on IG about what is really happening behind the scenes in Washington & what we can do to resist. This is long but full of great info & worth watching. For those that can't/won't watch on IG, here is the YouTube link for you to view.

#HumpDay? we prefer #RoseWednesday! Whatever you call it, have a good day, take care. ‘Summer Beauty’ Floribunda rose, bred by Kordes. Healthy, floriferous, light scent. #roses 🌱

Imbolc - traditionally celebrated on 1st February, the midpoint between the winter solstice & spring equinox welcoming the first stirrings of spring. Also the feast day of Saint Brigid, Ireland's patroness saint. Celebrating or not, have a good day, take care. 🌱

Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir est le quatrième prélude du premier livre des Préludes de Claude Debussy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sCc... Alain Planès collections: www.youtube.com/channel/UCgZ...

Insolence Maurice Roucel pour Guerlain 2006, développement avec Sylvaine Delacourte

If you're curious about the history of Cinnamon in Perfumery, check out the article I wrote for ÇaFleureBon and be sure to register for the sweet and spicy perfume giveaways!