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The Language of Smell

  • Return of retired perfume: Giraffe.

    by Abigail Hinsman
    RETIRED SCENT Giraffe has been brought back for a trial run.   Giraffe ☽•☾ botanical fragrance   a l c h e m y ☽•☾ Tawny citrus and orange blossom...

  • New enfleurage announcement: Orange Star Jasmine Enfleurage May-September 2022, Central Vermont (90 charges).

    by Abigail Hinsman
    Orange Star Jasmine Enfleurage May-September 2022, Central Vermont (90 charges).   An organic, handmade, botanical soliflore (single note). This ...

  • Perfume reformulation: World.

    by Abigail Hinsman
    World has been reformulated as an expression of petrichor that is osmanthus heavy and humid, rather than dark and camphoraceous, its previous inte...

  • The return of "a few drops" option, and new "dab" option for solid perfume and enfleurage

    by Abigail Hinsman
    The option to select "a few drops" has returned (at least for a limited time), and I have added a new "dab" option for solid perfume and enfleurage...

  • Wild Veil featured in Opulent Tips

    by Abigail Hinsman
    TFW you learn Wild Veil has been featured in Rachel Tashjian’s illustrious Opulent Tips, an invitation only fashion and style newsletter so exclusi...

  • Scent Ideas for a Secure Future

    by Abigail Hinsman
    The fingerprint identification on my laptop doesn't function after I have been working in the perfume studio. Either I have burnt off my identifier...

  • Lily of the Valley Enfleurage (notes on process)

    by Abigail Hinsman
    Like hyacinth, lily of the valley's spring flowers are borne along racemes and open sequentially, in sprays. With both flowers, the best enfleurage...

  • Amber 10 Ways

    by Abigail Hinsman
    Here are a few (10) sources of amber from some of my in house absolutes and resinoids (ingredients in my amber perfumes): 1) Gurjun balsam: Formos...

  • Hyacinth enfleurage process and a genetic abnormality in a pink flower.

    by Abigail Hinsman
    When it comes to enfleurage, each flower demands its own technique. This was flat 1 of 5 for the day. I pick the flowers every 24-48 hours making s...

  • Ambiguities of Amber, the synesthetic scent

    by Abigail Hinsman
    Amber, from Middle French ambre, from Arabic عَنْبَر‎ (ʿanbar, “ambergris”), from Middle Persian ʾmbl (ambar, “ambergris”). عَنْبَر‎ (ʿanbar), an ...

  • New perfume announcement: Winter Cameo.

    by Abigail Hinsman
    Winter Cameo ☽•☾ natural perfume Gallic rose in a carved white amber compact. Nostalgic notes of Siberian and black fir, cachalot cosmetics, lea...

  • New enfleurage announcement: Cestrum nocturnum Enfleurage (night blooming jasmine). Rare. Vernix on décolletage, a cherry dirge, honeysuckle nectar, dark sweet compote, powder, heliotrope, Louisiana sidewalk.

    by Abigail Hinsman
    Organic Cestrum nocturnum Enfleurage. (night blooming jasmine)   An organic, handmade, botanical soliflore (single note). This solid perfume has be...