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ts over the years everything is coming together now leading me to make this change i m not going to put the cart back up but i have juice left for some of the scents and will take some orders for bottles via email during the last week or two of january and all of february update now sold out i will take orders in the order of the emails i receive at info sonomascentstudio com i will not be doing sample orders and i am out of 17 ml sprayers i can offer 34 ml plus 5 ml and 10 ml travel sprays i will start a new post for info questions about ordering the remaining stock i understand that someone new will likely want to make changes to the scent lineup over time and add new things but it makes sense to keep the most popular sss scents going i will be sure to leave sss with someone who will treat customers well because that is a core brand value that i want to see carried forward i will be available to help with anything needed for a while during and after the transition long term i would love to do some freelance work supporting small artisan businesses by helping with projects in adobe illustrator and photoshop i enjoy working on websites and auxiliary branding items like sample cards business cards labels brochures website images signs and flyers small artisans rarely have access to adobe illustrator and can t always afford a graphic artist so this might be a niche i could serve especially given that i have direct experience with producing these items for fragrance products this work would be low key compared to running a perfume business and would be much easier for me the projects would be more limited in scope and would not require inventory batching pipette work or shipping i plan to keep my blog though i will eventually transition away from its focus on sss i d like to cover topics that relate to artisan and indie businesses with an emphasis on perfume but also branching out a bit to other areas we have a thriving artisan community here in sonoma county and it would be fun to feature some of our local artisans too when i first started sss i was recovering from a painful divorce is there any other kind and inventing ways to work around a difficult set of physical limitations sss helped me feel useful and gave me lots of new things to learn both about perfumery and about small business growing sss has brought me much satisfaction over the years i ve loved getting to know people in the fragrance community and hearing customers say that my scents have added pleasure to their lives even though i often regret my limitations don t we all i feel fortunate that sss has done as well as it has this announcement will likely bring me quite a few email responses more than i can answer in a timely fashion but i will do my best to get back to people over the next few weeks i thank you ahead for your patience and understanding i will enjoy having more time to spend with family being able to take better care of my health and being able to do some other activities in daily life i would also be thrilled to see sss grow and thrive with someone new i can t thank everyone enough for your support and encouragement over the years and for so many of you touching my life and enriching it i will still be here just changing roles and i hope to keep my fragrance friendships going beyond sss much love to you all posted in sonoma scent studio updates 98 replies happy new year posted on december 31 2017 by laurie e 15 wishing everyone a happy healthy peaceful 2018 my brother and his family will be here for a few days starting new year s eve i m working on end of year paperwork and lab cleanup will be back soon with more posts posted in sonoma scent studio updates 15 replies sending warm holiday wishes posted on december 19 2017 by laurie e 2 we ve had a busy month here at sss but orders slowed today now that christmas is almost here i have just taken the shopping cart down tonight so that i can finish my own gifts spend time with family for the holidays and clean up the lab for some cabinet shelving repair that is scheduled for january 8th 10th my assistant is leaving town to spend time with her family too i will be back with more posts and i can take some orders via email after the holidays i have more forest walk ready to go after jan 1 wishing everyone a wonderful holiday however you celebrate posted in sonoma scent studio updates 2 replies the fragrance creation process from inspiration to release posted on december 8 2017 by laurie e 33 how does a perfumer turn a fragrance concept into a finished perfume why are many months required to bring a new fragrance to life this description of the fragrance creation process is written from the artisan point of view since that is what i know best but the steps are similar whether done on a large or small scale inspiration the inspiration is the easy part the original concept for a new scent might be based on a person place mood fragrance ingredient or another art form such as music literature or visual art the inspiration could come directly from the perfumer s personal experience or the concept could come from a client or creative director in the form of a fragrance brief the perfumer might need to research the subject to fully understand the client s vision the name of the scent might be part of the concept but name availability must be checked to ensure that the name is not already in use as in other areas of life product ideas are more plentiful than time to complete them defining the notes the perfumer first chooses the notes and ingredients that will provide the scent s main theme and structure the fragrance concept usually defines some of the notes but the perfumer must decide which ingredients should be used to create those notes and which ingredients to use as supporting notes many notes are created with accords of multiple ingredients the perfumer might put drops of ingredients onto paper blotter strips mouillettes and fan the strips out sniffing different combinations of the strips to help decide which ingredients to use in the scent writing the initial formula the method of formulation varies a bit from one perfumer to another some perfumers immediately write a complete formula with top middle and base notes while other perfumers break the scent down to work on parts independently before putting the parts together perfumers often work on accords separately to use later in the full formula professional perfumers work in measurements of weight grams rather than in measurements of volume drops or ml because weight is more accurate and can be scaled up to large batches most perfumers write formulas in a spreadsheet that calculates the weight percentage of each ingredient in the formula based on the perfumer s specified ingredient concentrations and amounts knowing the ingredient percentages is important because the perfumer has developed over years a feeling for reasonable percentages of each ingredient percentages also help the perfumer follow safety guidelines such as those established by ifra perfume formulas are traditionally written for a total of 1000 grams 1 kilo but the formula can be scaled to any desired total amount once the ingredient percentages are known the image above shows a short example formula from perfumer supply house for the givaudan chocolate key accord which is not meant to be a perfume by itself but can be used as a rich chocolate note in perfumes some sample formulas are also shown on the firmenich website such as a demo formula featuring their beautiful rose base called wardia most spreadsheets for full perfume formulas would include more ingredients than these simple examples and the spreadsheet would include columns for ingredient concentrations and percentages in the finished product as well as a scaling factor to increase decrease batch size perfumers usually develop their own spreadsheet format tailored to their method of formulating weighing out the first trial batch when the formula looks promising the perfumer weighs out a small batch on a scale most artisan perfumers start by making small amounts with at least some of the ingredients in dilution small batches conserve ingredients and save money which is wise given that the perfumer will likely need to make many trial versions often called mods short for modifications when making a tiny batch say 10 30 grams even one drop of some ingredients might be too much so pre diluting becomes necessary some ingredients in formulas need to be used at orders of magnitude less than others for example aldehydes geosmin civet indole and birch tar are some ingredients that are used in very small amounts perfumers at larger companies often have lab assistants who weigh out the mods and some labs have sophisticated machines that help with weighing formulas artisan perfumers create mods by hand themselves and dream about those formula batching machines first skin test each time the perfumer weighs out a formula he or she tests the result on skin and or on paper scent strips after sniffing the perfumer adjusts the amounts of ingredients in the formula and might even add or remove a few ingredients evaluating each mod can require several wears and the perfumer might need a few days away from the scent occasionally to freshen his her nose working on two or more scents at once can actually help keep the nose fresh creating mods testing and getting feedback the process continues with the creation of successive mods followed by testing on skin and paper often comparing mods to each other to determine which mod is best at some point the perfumer asks other people to test mods in the case of larger fragrance houses this step likely includes professional fragrance evaluators clients and or creative directors testing the formula on multiple people is important because each person s nose skin and preferences are different sometimes feedback can be contradictory for example some people might say the scent has too much of one note while others might say they would prefer more of that note the perfumer collects all the input and then tries to adjust the formula to work for as many people as possible while also fulfilling the overall fragrance concept a fascinating and beautiful description of the fragrance formulation process is given in an interview with perfumer michel roudnitska on the bois de jasmin blog roudnitska says that he spent two years creating about 300 trials before finishing the scent bois de paradis for the brand delrae the effort was worthwhile for the gorgeous result in an interview on fragrantica firmenich perfumer olivier cresp says that fragrance creation takes a few hundred modifications it is interesting and perhaps somewhat comforting to indies and artisans that even the great master perfumers create many trial mods final mod and scaling up the formula as with many creative endeavors it can be hard to decide when to call the product done the perfumer by nature feels the urge to keep tinkering but eventually the formula is hard to improve any further and input from testers clients creative directors confirms that the final mod meets the goals and has some special appeal once the final mod is chosen the perfumer scales up the formula to production size the perfumer adjusts the formula in the spreadsheet to increase the concentrations of most or all of the ingredients to 100 neat thus creating a nearly alcohol free concentrate all the alcohol is added after batching the concentrate which is much more efficient than working in dilutions but is only possible when making larger batches the perfumer often creates a few final mods diluting small trial sizes of the concentrate with different amounts of alcohol to determine the optimal final concentration of the finished fragrance if several different concentrations are desired for multiple end products like an edp and a parfum the perfume concentrate formula will often need to be different for each end product regulatory paperwork if the perfume will be sold in countries that require regulatory paperwork these steps must be done once the final formula is complete and before the scent is released some countries require the fragrance to pass a product safety assessment receive a certificate of ifra compliance and be registered modifications to the formula could be required but most formulating is done with the regulations in mind to prevent the need for changes at this late stage the final formula also determines the eu allergen listing for the packaging batching maturing and macerating with the formula done the perfumer or a lab weighs out a large production size batch the new blend will benefit from sitting to age in a cool dark place for a least a few weeks to a month or more this aging is usually done after adding the alcohol but aging can be done before adding the alcohol as well when the perfume concentrate sits for a few weeks before being diluted to the final concentration with alcohol this aging stage is called maturing when the perfume concentrate is diluted to the final concentration with alcohol and then sits for a few weeks to a month or more this aging stage is called maceration different perfumers have their own customary ways of maturing and macerating and their procedure can vary from one of their perfumes to another filtering after maturing and macerating the fragrance needs to be filtered to remove particulates that accumulate from natural ingredients like resins many perfumers put the perfume in a freezer or refrigerator for a short time immediately before filtering because that extra step prevents particulates from dropping out later if the perfume is subjected to low temperatures bottling and release months have gone by and now the perfume has been formulated batched matured macerated and filtered finally the perfume is ready to bottle the fragrance can now be added to websites and sold if it will be released commercially the release stage and the inspiration stage are two of the most exciting parts of the perfume creation process partly because they are shared with other people more solitary moments of excitement and breakthrough occur when the formula starts to come together or when a specific formulation problem is solved the process is addictive and is especially satisfying when multiple testers start to say that they would like a bottle for themselves the process of bringing a perfume from concept to production requires a significant investment of time money and patience but it can be very satisfying for the perfumer and the creative team and with luck the end result is satisfying for customers as well posted in perfume general perfume making ingredients perfumery 33 replies update posted on december 8 2017 by laurie e 2 we ve had lots of holiday orders and we are busy shipping packages usps and ups can run a bit slow this time of year so it s a good idea to allow a little extra delivery time if you are ordering a gift if 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