Hello, this is my first post. I'm excited to join this community!
I'm relatively new to perfume in general so please excuse my complete naivety. I've gotten increasingly engrossed in the world of perfume in the past year. It's endlessly fascinating to me. Lately I've taken a turn from simply stockpiling various niche fragrance samples towards researching the processes and materials involved in making perfume. I've been obsessively researching various raw materials and watching a lot of youtube videos etc. I know enough to know that making original perfumes that aren't garbage requires a lot of skill and practice and knowledge. Still, the creative itch has been growing and I'm starting to give in.
I impulse bought handful of random naturals and aroma chemicals recently with the intention of familiarizing myself with raw materials and possibly mixing some single note perfumes. Since then I keep thinking of ideas for perfumes I would like to make/ notes to combine etc. Would it be completely foolish of me to try my hand at some simple blends? I'm thinking that I can start with pre-mixed bases/accords as well as some naturals and other materials that interest me right now in order to start experimenting around. (I can't afford to spend hundred of dollars on a starter kit) In the meantime I might try t mixing some basic formulas for just to learn about the process. Hopefully as I get a better sense of things I can add a little more nuance to the experiments eventually mixing my own accords if I get that far.
A quick note on my inspiration: I love tuberose and white florals, I love leather and realistic green notes. Generally I'm interested in fragrances that fall into the "feminine" category but have mature edgier components: smokey, dirty, animalic etc. I'm dreaming about a tuberose/leather fragrance. Maybe with galbanum or tobacco, herbaceous middle notes, woody base??? Idk!
Do you think it's a bad idea to just start messing around with some of this stuff? Does it make sense to start with premade bases and naturals to keep things simple? I also might find existing formulas that are close to what I'm envisioning and tweak them as needed. I would love any general advice! and I'm sorry if this is an annoying thing to post about!
I'm relatively new to perfume in general so please excuse my complete naivety. I've gotten increasingly engrossed in the world of perfume in the past year. It's endlessly fascinating to me. Lately I've taken a turn from simply stockpiling various niche fragrance samples towards researching the processes and materials involved in making perfume. I've been obsessively researching various raw materials and watching a lot of youtube videos etc. I know enough to know that making original perfumes that aren't garbage requires a lot of skill and practice and knowledge. Still, the creative itch has been growing and I'm starting to give in.
I impulse bought handful of random naturals and aroma chemicals recently with the intention of familiarizing myself with raw materials and possibly mixing some single note perfumes. Since then I keep thinking of ideas for perfumes I would like to make/ notes to combine etc. Would it be completely foolish of me to try my hand at some simple blends? I'm thinking that I can start with pre-mixed bases/accords as well as some naturals and other materials that interest me right now in order to start experimenting around. (I can't afford to spend hundred of dollars on a starter kit) In the meantime I might try t mixing some basic formulas for just to learn about the process. Hopefully as I get a better sense of things I can add a little more nuance to the experiments eventually mixing my own accords if I get that far.
A quick note on my inspiration: I love tuberose and white florals, I love leather and realistic green notes. Generally I'm interested in fragrances that fall into the "feminine" category but have mature edgier components: smokey, dirty, animalic etc. I'm dreaming about a tuberose/leather fragrance. Maybe with galbanum or tobacco, herbaceous middle notes, woody base??? Idk!
Do you think it's a bad idea to just start messing around with some of this stuff? Does it make sense to start with premade bases and naturals to keep things simple? I also might find existing formulas that are close to what I'm envisioning and tweak them as needed. I would love any general advice! and I'm sorry if this is an annoying thing to post about!
