by Jim Peterson | Jun 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
While I admit to deep skepticism about this whole odor effects thing (see last week’s post), as I’ve been experimenting, it seems to pan out. I want to make Black Iris work in the same way as Coty’s Chypre. I don’t mean to make it smell the same way, but I want it to...
by Jim Peterson | Jun 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
The perfume style referred to as “chypre,” was first embodied in Coty’s Chypre de Coty at the beginning of the 20th century. Deconstructing this perfume provides a good illustration of how to use the Odor Effects Diagram from my last post, which I included again...
by Jim Peterson | Jun 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
When I was a toddler, things smelled very strong. Vegetables were revolting–cauliflower smelled like vomit, Brussel sprouts like something long dead. It wasn’t until my twenties, that I began to use this sensitivity for more pleasurable effect. In the 1970s,...
by Jim Peterson | Jun 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’ve got an old nose. I’m sure it isn’t what it was during the 1970s when I was training it on bottles of old Lafitte, but it’s still there and working. I worry, that as I get even older, I’ll lose more of it. While this isn’t something I relish, working with wine and...
by Jim Peterson | Jun 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Para cresols smell like the creosote painted on pier supports. While this sounds weird, cresols are essential for some flower scents, especially narcissus and lily. I sometimes use para cresols along with another funky compound, indole, which in many flower fragrances...
by Jim Peterson | Jun 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’ve been going to various perfume and beauty product events and have found that people, primarily women, want a floral. I’ve been letting people smell rose otto and they go nuts. So, to the drawing board it is. I’m starting out using Jellinek’s notes (see earlier...
