by Jim Peterson | Jun 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Let’s say, right off the bat, that sandalwood can’t be replicated accurately. Perfumers have been trying for centuries and, now that the real oil has gotten so expensive, the effort has accelerated. Not knowing better, making a viable sandalwood was my first effort at...
by Jim Peterson | Jun 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Sometimes, my experiments don’t project enough, or fade too soon, or don’t have enough power. I get discouraged. But my recent seminar with Mandy Aftel has given me pause. For her, the sensual interplay of complex natural ingredients is more important than the ability...
by Jim Peterson | Jun 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
A favorite book of mine, Perfumery: The Psychology and Biology of Fragrance, edited by Steve Van Toller and George H. Dodd, is a rather technical tome that dwells mostly on the relationship between perfume and personality. In one chapter, by Mensing and Beck, the...
by Jim Peterson | Jun 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
As I delve into my ever-growing library, a few things strike me as odd, eccentric, probably apocryphal, but fascinating nonetheless. One is the theory that hair color influences, or should influence, women’s perfume choices and suggest which fragrances work best....
by Jim Peterson | Jun 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Most of us assume that perfumes mask b.o. Anyone who has been trapped in a taxi, breathing in the aromas of the air freshener hanging from the rear-view mirror and those of sweat and cologne, may appreciate that eaux de cologne, unlike perfumes, are, in fact, designed...
