by Abigail Hinsman
July 9, 2022
I'm excited to announce I am taking on mentees for distance mentorship at the moment. If you are interested in being mentored by me in grower-perfu...
by Abigail Hinsman
July 6, 2022
With 300-500 new gardenia flowers opening each day in my gardens, I'm looking at approximately 40,000 blossoms contributing to enfleurage this seas...
by Abigail Hinsman
July 6, 2022
Cestrum has a thick powdery scent halfway between heliotrope and honeysuckle. It's like the Anne Rice vampire of fragrant nocturnal flowers, luring...
by Abigail Hinsman
June 25, 2022
June Flower. 2022 spring/summer cusp co-enfleurage of French white peonies, gardenia jasminoides, star jasmine, and damask and alba roses, all from...
by Abigail Hinsman
June 25, 2022
After about a week of cooler temperatures, a heat wave has ushered in a major spike in blooms. Flushes of peonies, gardenia, osmanthus, star jasmin...
by Abigail Hinsman
June 18, 2022
The ornamental Paeonia lactiflora that has been grown in China since the 7th century was bred from medicinal plants. Paeonia derives from Ancient G...
by Abigail Hinsman
June 13, 2022
Today's additions to the Lexicon of Smell (experimental glossary of scent free to the public at wildveil.com):
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kurattus - (noun) a craving for ...
by Abigail Hinsman
June 9, 2022
Etymologies for I, J, and most of K have been added to the Lexicon of Smell (experimental glossary of scent free to the public):
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ichthyantle -...
by Abigail Hinsman
June 3, 2022
In my time doing enfleurage, I have refined techniques that account for differences among floral species and cultivars. Below is a comparison of li...
by Abigail Hinsman
May 29, 2022
To improve the quality of the end product, I filter the florets as I remove them from their green parts. Any wilted or softening ones do not go ont...
by Abigail Hinsman
May 24, 2022
Lilac enfleurage technique: keeping the panicles in cool water during the process helps the blossoms stay firm while laying them on the pommade. W...
by Abigail Hinsman
May 16, 2022
Trachelospermum jasminoides flowers picked by grower-perfumer from the blue hour into nightfall, when their scent peaks.Aroma: humid, lush, wet amb...
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I'm excited to announce I am taking on mentees for distance mentorship at the moment. If you are interested in being mentored by me in grower-perfu...
With 300-500 new gardenia flowers opening each day in my gardens, I'm looking at approximately 40,000 blossoms contributing to enfleurage this seas...
Cestrum has a thick powdery scent halfway between heliotrope and honeysuckle. It's like the Anne Rice vampire of fragrant nocturnal flowers, luring...
June Flower. 2022 spring/summer cusp co-enfleurage of French white peonies, gardenia jasminoides, star jasmine, and damask and alba roses, all from...
After about a week of cooler temperatures, a heat wave has ushered in a major spike in blooms. Flushes of peonies, gardenia, osmanthus, star jasmin...
The ornamental Paeonia lactiflora that has been grown in China since the 7th century was bred from medicinal plants. Paeonia derives from Ancient G...
In my time doing enfleurage, I have refined techniques that account for differences among floral species and cultivars. Below is a comparison of li...
To improve the quality of the end product, I filter the florets as I remove them from their green parts. Any wilted or softening ones do not go ont...
Lilac enfleurage technique: keeping the panicles in cool water during the process helps the blossoms stay firm while laying them on the pommade. W...
Trachelospermum jasminoides flowers picked by grower-perfumer from the blue hour into nightfall, when their scent peaks.Aroma: humid, lush, wet amb...
