by Jim Peterson | Mar 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
When I finished composing Green Iris, I ran over to The Twisted Lily, a perfume boutique just a few blocks from me, to get their opinion. One salesperson exclaimed “Iris!” while another said, “Well, that’s certainly outside the box.” Since, I’ve been thinking about...
by Jim Peterson | Feb 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
No doubt because of the intense labor needed to accumulate enough violet flowers, violet flower absolute disappeared from the market many years ago. Perfumers use violet leaf absolute instead. While violet leaf has a nice green aspect that fits well with the...
by Jim Peterson | Feb 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
For some perfumes, the greatest challenge is getting them to last. Natural floral aromas, especially, evaporate quickly—they last no more than an hour or two on the skin—and need to last longer to be viable. It has long been the supposition of perfumers, master and...
by Jim Peterson | Feb 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
As a child, I used to press my nose against the inside of my grandmother’s cedar-lined chest. It smelled of the Orient, as we called it then, of ships and harbors and of China. Despite having since survived the assault of cheap “cedar-scented” cleaning products,...
by Jim Peterson | Feb 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Because sandalwood has gotten very expensive–the best genuine Mysore stuff goes for around $25/milliliter—many try to emulate its scent using inexpensive aroma chemicals. Despite my own efforts, I’ve never been able to match the silvery, creamy woodiness of...
