by Jim Peterson | Jun 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’ve been playing a new game: I reconstruct flowers, working with a list of essential oils, absolutes, and aroma compounds, that gives no quantities. The challenge is to balance the amounts of these ingredients to come up with a viable replica of the flower at hand....
by Jim Peterson | Jun 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
It takes many months, sometimes years, to develop a new perfume. When I finally decided to create Brooklyn Perfume Company’s Ambergris, I went through my collection of about 800 odoriferous substances and selected anything that smelled like the ocean or had facets of...
by Jim Peterson | Jun 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Ten years ago, I had a midlife crisis and bought a powerful motorcycle. Instead of slowly building my skills and becoming comfortable with the machine, I’d ride the bike on the FDR drive, the highway that runs along the east side of Manhattan. I would clench the...
by Jim Peterson | Jun 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Founder of Brooklyn Perfume Company James Peterson remembers the smell of his mother’s Vol de Nuit, especially after it had mostly worn off when she got home from her many late-night parties. In the early-morning hours, she gave him a kiss good night, surrounded by a...
by Jim Peterson | Jun 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’m making progress with Brooklyn Perfume Company. Next week, Ricky (a dear friend and current “sales representative”), is presenting the perfumes to several boutiques and, at the least, will be leaving off samples. It feels like we’re entering a new phase. I’m also...
