Confidence Perfume Recipes Let these confidence perfume recipes give you enthusiasm, gusto and confidence. Feel positive about yourself, protect yourself and have the courage to live the life of your dreams. Poise 2 drops Basil 3 drops Bergamot 1 drop Coriander 4 drops Petitgrain Decisiveness 2 drops Benzoin 3 drops Frankincense (tamaie) 1 drop Geranium 3 drops Orange Self belief 2 drops Ginger 3 drops Myrtle 4 drops Rosemary 3 drops Verbena Wedding nerves 4 drops Jasmine 2 drops Lemon 1 drops Patchouli Happiness Perfume Recipes Feel that warm and blissful state when you w ear these wonderful aromatic blends of happiness. Enjo y the beautiful day ahead or that evening of fun and romance. Choose your favorite from these happiness perfume recipes. Bliss (YRIA- Yves Rocher tonka, vanilie, ambra, patchouli, magnolia, coriandru, mandarina) 2 drops Bergamot 1 drops Jasmine 1 drops Rose 2 drops Sandalwood Joyfulness 2 drops Basil 1 drops Geranium 3 drops Melissa 2 drops Sandalwood Warmth 2 drops Black Pepper 3 drops Patchouli 4 drops Rosewood 3 drops Ylang Ylang –
Uplifting Perfume Recipes Essential oils can uplift you, enhance your concentration and inspire you to do great things. Create these wonderful uplifting perfume recipes to enrich yourself and elevate your mind. Enrichment 2 drops Caraway (chimen) 2 drops Cardamom 2 drops Frankincense 3 drops Rosewood Inspiration 1 drop Frankincense 4 drops Grapefruit 3 drops Rosemary 2 drops Spearmint Elevation 3 drops Bergamot 1 drop Jasmine 4 drops Lemongrass 1
1 drops Neroli Relaxing Perfume Recipes Calm your mind after a busy day, chill out and unwind. These relaxing perfume recipes will help you to focus on your inner-self and give you that wonderful feeling of security that will promote total relaxation. Tranquility 4 drops Cedarwood 2 drops Clary Sage 1 drop Grapefruit 2 drops Mandarin Chill out 2 drops Grapefruit 2 drops Patchouli 1 drop Rose 3 drops Vetivert 2 drops Ylang Ylang Sleep tight 2 drops Bergamot 3 drops Chamomile 2 drops Marjoram (maghiran) 4 drops Lavender Silence 3 drops Lavender 3 drops Neroli 2 drops Spearmint Love Perfume Recipes These beautiful, subtle, love perfume recipes will enhance yo ur mood and feelings of wellbeing. Relaxation and warmth surround you and a feeling of pure luxury abounds when you use these love perfume recipes for that special night out or for a cosy night in. Ardour 3 drops Jasmine 3 drops Neroli 4 drops Orange Devotion 1 drop Clary Sage 3 drops Patchouli 2 drops Rose 4 drops Rosewood Tenderness 2 drops Linden Blossom (tei blossom) 3 drops Lime 2 drops Neroli 3 drops Sandalwood Zeal 4 drops Melissa 2 drops Rose 2 drops Ylang Ylang His and Hers Valentines Day Perfumes Inamorato 2 drops Coriander 3 drops Lime 4 drops Sandalwood Inamorata 3 drops Bergamot 2 drops Jasmine 3 drops Sandalwood 2
Special Occassion Perfume Recipes Mother's Day 3 drops Neroli 3 drops Patchouli 4 drops Rose Exotic Perfume Recipes These exotic perfume recipes can make you feel like you're in another wo rld. Escape to that far away place y ou dream of, even if just for a fleeting moment. The memories w ill last and keep coming back each time you wear these various essential oil blends. Arabian nights 3 drops Coriander 1 drop Frankincense 3 drops Juniper 4 drops Orange Egyptian empress 2 drops Cinnamon 3 drops Lime 4 drops Rose 5 drops Ylang Ylang Moroccan mystique 3 drops Bergamot 2 drops Palmarosa 3 drops Rose 4 drops Sandalwood Jasmine Perfume Recipe II 1 drop Jasmine 2 drops Sandalwood 1 drop Ylang Ylang ½ to 1 tsp. Massage oil depending on desired strength 1 roll-on bottle (0.5 oz.) (14,5 ml) Blend massage oil and essential oils. Apply as a perfume to pulse points. Exotic Perfume Blend Ingredients 3 drops bergamot (bergaptene-free) essential oil 2 drops palmarosa essential oil 3 drops rose absolute essential oil 4 drops sandalwood essential oil .5 fluid ounce (14,5 ml) high-proof grain alcohol (such as vodka) Directions Mix the essential oils and alcohol in a glass bottle. Let the blend sit for 2-6 weeks; shaking to mix occasionally Sweet Floral Perfume Blend Ingredients 3 drops ylang ylang essential oil 2 drops patchouli essential oil 2 drops sweet orange essential oil .5 fluid ounce high-proof grain alcohol (such as vodka) Directions Mix the essential oils and alcohol in a glass bottle. Let the blend sit for 2-6 weeks; shaking to mix occasionally. Homemade Perfume Base 1 tablespoon (15ml) Jojoba or Grapeseed oil 3
1 tablespoon (15ml) Vodka
Essential Oils Perfume Blends Darkly Mysterious 8 drops Sandalwood, 3 drops Lavender, 1 drop Cedarwood
Floral Romance 5 drops Palmarosa, 3 drops Rose, 1 drop Rose Geranium, 1 drop Ylang Ylang (use more palmarosa and rose geranium if you don't have any rose eo)
Fountain of Youth 9 drops Grapefruit, 1 drop Rose Geranium, 1 drop Ylang Ylang Did you know... The smell of grapefruit makes women seem younger to men. Researchers at the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago found that the scent of pink grapefruit makes a woman appear an average of five years younger to men. (I need lots of this one...) Luscious Lavender 6 drops Lavender, 4 drops Frankincense, 1 drop Rose Geranium Sensuously Spicy 8 drops Sandalwood, 2 drops Orange, 1 drop Patchouli, 1 drop Ylang Ylang Sweet Enough to Eat 5 drops Vanilla, 4 drops Cocoa Absolute (Massoia Extract), 1 drop Ylang Ylang Upbeat n' Happy 5 drops Bergamot, 5 drops Grapefruit, 1 drop Rose Geranium Directions 1. Use a funnel to pour the oil and alcohol into a 2oz (50ml) dark glass or PET plastic bottle. Drop in the essential oil perfume blends. 2. Cap the bottle and shake it to mix everything together. Keep it in a cool, dark place for two weeks to let the homemade perfume 'cure'. Shake the mixture several times a day. A friendly reminder: More and more people are becoming sensitive to pe rfumes - even natural ones. (For example, my mother gets migraines when she's exposed to any perfume.)
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Please be sensitive to their needs and don't wear you r essential oils perfume when you think it might cause anyone discomfort.
Sensual perfume for women
5 drops coriander 6 drops bergamot 4 drops neroli 1 drops jasmine blend 3 drops rose blend 10 ml jojoba oil
Place oil base in mixing c ontainer, add oils in the order listed and mix. Bottle, cap and leave one week before using.
Handmade Vanilla Perfume Oil Recipe Summary: A basic way to create your own base note oil or a fragrant body oil to be used alone. Ingredients: 5 whole, dried vanilla beans (Moroccan are best) available from Healthfood stores Highest proof vodka you can find or Everclear 1/4 oz Jojoba Oil Instructions: In a tinted glass container, slice open vanilla beans and scrape out the inner black fragrant paste as well as you can. Use as many vanilla beans as desired. About five beans will make ¼ oz (7,4 ml) oil, so 20 beans is good for 1 oz. (29,57 ml) (It is best to do this when the vanilla beans are as fresh as possible, usually right after you have bought them from the store, or store beans immediately in vacume sealed jars until ready to use.) Cut up the remaining outer shells of vanilla beans into small pieces and add to the glass container. Pour alcohol over beans, just enough to soak and cover them leaving about 1/4 inch liquid free on top. Too much alcohol will leave an alcoholic smell t o the end product. Leave tinted bottle in a coo l, dark area to sit, covered, and extract the vanilla essence for about 2 to 3 weeks. Open and agitate every so often, checking the odor for the strength of vanilla scent. At this point, y ou may if you wish heat the mixture instead of letting it s it for 3 weeks. Heating often speeds up the extraction process, and it is possible to accomplish the complete extraction within a few days instead of 3 weeks. Put the mixture in an open glass container, such as a pyrex measuring cup or beaker, and heat it over an electric range or hotplate--nev er over a flame or inside an oven, as alcohol fumes are flammable--and always in a well ventilated area (windows o pen). Heat on low for one ho ur, keeping a close eye on it and stirring occasionally. Let the liquid cool in the tinted glass container for a few days to a week in a cool, dark place, such as a cabinet. When the scent of the alcohol has faded and the vanilla scent is strong, test the extraction on your skin and wait a few seconds, then smell. If it doesn't have a distinct scent of vanilla, let it stand another week in the cabinet. If it does have a distinct scent, strain alcohol using cheesecloth, a finely grated tea strainer, or even a woman's pantyhose (white or nude). The pantyhose actually work the best and strain out very fine particles quickly. The alcohol based liquid, though not the end product, can be utilized in perfume making, as it is now a vanilla scented base note. Don't waste it. T ake the particulate and vanilla pieces 5
from the strainer and put back into tinted glass container, this time pouring jojoba oil over them. Use about double the amount of joboba as there is vanilla bean slush. Leave this mixture to sit in a cool, dry place for another week or until the oil is well scented with vanilla. Strain, and use oil as one would a fragrance oil, or as a perfume of its own. In order not to be w asteful, the vanilla bean slush leftover in the strainer can be used again and again in this manner, leaving it to sit in either alcohol or jojoba oil. Since it has been soaked adequately in alcohol first, the vanilla beans have a stronger essence and can be added to oils easier than if they hadn't been soaked in alcohol. Be creative and mix your homemade vanilla oil with other fragrances. Myrrh goes very well with it, as well as sandalwood and some citrus notes.
Denise's Night Out Recipe Summary: Earthy, musky, with a hint of floral
Ingredients: 30 drops of oil of jasmine (absolute diluted in jojoba oil) 12 drops of essential oil of ylang-ylang 12 drops of essential oil of patchouli 1/2 oz vodka Instructions: Mix all oils together. Add vodka. Shake to blend. Let mellow a few days. Shake to use. Some natural fixatives you may want to consider adding to your perfume are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Sandalwood (Very popular, with good reason; woody, heady, seductive and smooth.) Patchouli (Deep, spicy and musky; common in the 60’s - perhaps a little “hippyish”!?) Oris Root (iris) (woody, faint violet undertones) Vetiver (earthy, woody, soothing) Vanilla- (lovely, a very common base for commercial perfume, although of course these are usually synthetic, often blended with musks.) 6. Benzoin (sweet woods, undertones of vanilla and resin) 7. Cedarwood (gorgeous, fresh Christmas-tree type smell!) 8. Ylang Ylang (heady and floral, be sparing with this!) 9. Myrrh (exotic, heady, resinous, woody; use sparingly) 10. Francincense (woody, sappy, but lighter and fresher than many woody scents with almost floral undertones- very nice.)
Orange Oil to the Rescue! If you make a mistake and add a drop too much of one particular scent, you could try adding a drop or two of Orange Oil- as it’s widely believed that Orange Oil has the unique qualities of being able to cancel out mistakes in perfumery somewhat, toning them down. Personally, I think there’s some truth in this!
Create Perfume To build your own fragrance, it’s es sential to first understand the way they’re structured. Using e ither essential oils or fragrance oils (which may be synthetically or naturally derived), distinct scents are created by blending top, middle and base notes. These “notes” are essentially three different levels of scent, each with varying rates of evaporation.
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Top notes are those scents you first notice, but they are also the most volatile oils, dispersing and disappearing the fastest. Middle notes are the moderators, linking the top and base notes together, determining which sort of fragrance family a scent becomes — earthy, floral, spicy, woodsy, etc. Lastly, base notes, or fixatives, impart the longest, fullest scent and are sourced from balsams, roots, resins and woods. An ideal ratio to aim for when creating custom blends is one containing 30% top notes, 50% middle notes and 20% base notes. Here are a few examples of scents from each note: Base: Cedarwood, Cypress, Ginger, Patchouli, Pine, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Vetiver Middle: Black Pepper, Cardamom, Chamomile, Cinnamon, Clove, Fir Needle, Jasmine, Juniper, Lemongrass, Neroli, Nutmeg, Rose, Rosewood, Ylang-Ylang Top: Basil, Bergamot, Grapefruit, Lavender, Lemon, Lime, Mint, Neroli, Rosemary, Sweet Orange
This list is hardly comprehensive. There are so many scents, each falling into different note categories. To see what note classification a specific scent falls into, check out this helpful link on Aroma Web. If you have a commercially prepared fragrance you particularly love, check out this link to see what notes are used, and then experiment with re-creating it. Owing to their different rates of evaporation, it stands to reason that a perfume’s fragrance will change over time. The more it is exposed to light and air, the more quickly it w ill deteriorate, which is why proper storage is essential. Here are several suggestions for maintaining the integrity and quality of your essential oils and fragrance blends: Store your fragrances and essential oils in dark-colored bottles out of direct sunlight. Put the cap back on the oils as soon as you’ve removed the drops needed. Heat, light, oxygen and moisture will compromise their quality and cause them to degrade. If you are prone to skin sensitivity, test a small amount of your blend on your forearm for allergic reactions before using it liberally. Essential oils are highly concentrated and some can burn the skin if applied directly, so always use a carrier oil such as jojoba, sweet almond or grape seed. Always use glass or ceramic vessels when mixing and blending oils. If stored properly, essential oils will retain their int egrity for one year once opened.
Now, let’s get down to brass tacks and start mixing your custom eau de perfume! The Goods 2 Tablespoons carrier oil, such as jojoba, sweet almond or grape seed oil 6 Tablespoons good quality vodka (I like Rain) 2 1/2 Tablespoons distilled or spring water (not tap water, though) coffee filter funnel essential oils for blending (you’ll need separate oils for base, middle and top notes, totaling around 30 drops) two dark-colored glass bottles, one for curing, one for storing (you don’t need both right away, though) decorative perfume bottle, for gifting (optional) The Deal 1. Begin by cleaning the bottles, either in your hottest setting in the dishwasher or with hot, soapy water. 2. Place the bottles on a rimmed baking pan and dry in an oven set to 110ºC. Remove from the oven once they are completely dry. Put a lid on one of the bottles (the on e you’ll be using for storing) and set it aside until you’ll need it, which will be anywhere from 48 hours to 6 weeks later.
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3. Place the carrier oil into one of the bottles. 4. Next, add the essential oils in the following order: the base notes, the middle notes and finally the top notes. The number of drops used for each n ote is up to you, so it’s time to play! Just remember the ideal ratio of 30% top, 50% middle and 20% base notes. Shoot for around 30 drops total given the amount of carrier oil and vodka called for here. 5. Add the vodka. Place the lid atop the bottle and shake it vigorously for several minutes. 6. Allow the bottle to sit for 48 hours to 6 weeks. The scent will change over time, becoming strongest around 6 weeks. 7. Check it regularly, and once you’re happy with it, add 2 tablespoons of spring water to the blend. 8. Give the bottle a good shake for one minute. Place a coffee filter into a funn el and transfer the contents from the curing bottle to the other bottle, which will become the storing bottle. Label your blend. 9. Your eau de perfume is now ready to wear. If you’d like to gift it, put so me in a decorative bottle. Be sure to advise the recipient, however, to keep it out of direct heat or sunlight. Ideally, though, the best place for storing your creation is in a dark-colored bottle.
Midnight Garden
6 drops cedarwood oil (lemn de cedru) 15 drops clove oil (cuisoare) 9 drops lavender oil
Siren Song 7 drops sandalwood oil 14 drops rose oil 9 drops bergamot oil
Brighter Day 7 drops pine oil 14 drops lemongrass oil 9 drops orange oil
Magnolia de Yves Rocher este un parfum Floral de dama. Magnolia a fost lansat in 1983. Notele de varf sunt magnolie si mar; notele de mijloc sun t tuberoza, crin, gardenie si iasomie; No tele de baza sunt lemn de santal, patchouli, mosc, vanilie, lichen si cedru.
Rare Pearls - Avon is a floral fragrance launched in 2004. It opens with rosewood, plum, honey and pepper. The heart is dominated by magnolia, while the warm base nicely caresses the skin with musk, sandalwood and patchouli. It is available as 50ml (1.7 fl.oz.) EDP. Magnolia Romana is all that one remembers of a Magnolia: a scent initially fresh and trans parent, then warmer. The full roundness of a pure white flower touched by the green freshness of bas il, the cleanliness of a lotus blossom mixed with a summer ozone note. Crushed lemon leaves contrast the dark green evanescent bitterness of damp earth, rounding the composition. Top notes feature purple basil from Northern Italy, lemon leaves from Calabria, Nero li from Grasse (distilled orange blossom), Comore Islands nutmeg, and cypress from Italy. The heart brings Magnolia flower extract from Italy, Bulgarian Rose essence, traces of tuberose, lotus, ozone 8
and water notes. The Base includes Cedar from Virginia, French hay extract and white musk. The fragrance was launched in 2008. L'Instant de Guerlain de Guerlain este un parfum Oriental Floral de dama. L'Instant de Guerlain a fost lansat in 2003. Creatorul acestui parfum este Maurice Roucel. Notele de varf sunt bergamot, mandarina si mar rosu; notele de mijloc sunt stanjenel, iasomie, ylang-ylang si magnolie; Notele de baza sunt mosc, ambra, rasina benzoica, vanilie si miere alba. Feerie Rose des Neiges Van Cleef & Arpels for women Van Cleef & Arpels, the jewelry house, launch ed its fragrance Feerie in 2008, fo llowed by Feerie Eau de Toilette and Feerie Gold pure perfume in 2009. The n ew, limited edition appears in the fall of 2011 under the name of Feerie Rose des Neiges or "Winter Rose". Feerie Rose des Neiges is a clean, pure and delicate fragrance of flor al - fruity composition. Top notes of pink pepper and litchi bring icy freshness, while the heart of rose and magnolia provides refinement. T he final trail consists of cedar wood and tonka bean. The bottle retains the same shape as the previous editions, this time in pearly white color that sym bolizes white roses and winter sun. Van Cleef & Arpels Feerie Rose des Neiges is available as 30 and 50 ml Eau de Toilette. Angel Aqua Chic Thierry Mugler for women The house of Thierry Mugler announces two new editions arriving on the market in March 2012. These are sophisticated, elegant and chic eau de toilettes that will bring the popular compositions closer to girls and women who prefer transparent editions – aquatic fragrances. Both editions will not go far from the popular topic they are famous for, but will be more transparent and purified with aquatic accords. Angel Aqua Chic is composed of lemon, pink pepper, corn flower water lying on a base composed of patchouli and vanilla. The fragrance is available in a traditional star-shaped bottle, 50ml EDT. Perfumer of the new version is Aurelien Guichard. Yria Yves Rocher for women Yria by Yves Rocher is a Floral Fruity fragrance for women. Yria was launched in 2001. The nose behind this fragrance is Laurent Bruyere. Top notes are coriander, mandarin orange and bergamot; middle notes are magnolia, gardenia, jasmine, lily-of-the-valley and rose; base notes are sandalwood, tonka bean, amber, patchouli and vanilla. Angel de Thierry Mugler este un parfum Oriental Vanilat de dama. Angel a fost lansat in 1992. Angel a fost creat de Olivier Cresp si Yves de Chirin. Notele de varf sunt pepene, nuca de cocos, mandarina, cassia, iasomie, bergamot si vata de zahar; notele de mijloc sunt miere, caisa, mure, prune, orhidee, piersica, iasomie, lacramioare, fructe rosii si trandafir; Notele de baza sunt boabe de tonka, ambra, patchouli, mosc, vanilie, ciocolata amaruie si caramel. Acest parfum este castigatorul premiului FiFi Award Hall Of Fame 2007 . Angel Aqua Chic 2013 de Thierry Mugler este un parfum Floral Fructat Gurmand de dama. Acesta este un parfum nou, Angel Aqua Chic 2013 a fost lansat in 2013. Notele de varf sunt flori de zmeur s i mar verde; Nota de mijloc este apa de trandafiri; Notele de baza sunt patchouli si vanilie. Angel Intimate Star de Thierry Mugler este un parfum Oriental Vanilat de dama. Angel Intimate Star a fost lansat in 2009. Notele de varf sunt bergamot si mandarina; notele de mijloc sunt iasomie, ciclama, mure, miere alba si fructe rosii; Notele de baza sunt lemn de santal, patchouli, vanilie, ciocolata mexicana, caramel si cumarina.
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Alien Eau Luminescente de Thierry Mugler este un parfum Floral de dama. Alien Eau Luminescente a fost lansat in 2008. Creatorul acestui parfum este Dominique Ropion. Parfumul prezinta mandarina, ambra alba si floarea tiare. Mirror Mirror Collection - Miroir des Voluptes de Thierry Mugler este un parfum Oriental Lemnos de dama. Acesta este un parfum nou, Mirror Mirror Collection - Miroir des Voluptes a fost lansat in 2010. Mirror Mirror Collection - Miroir des Vo luptes a fost creat de Nathalie Lorson si Daphne Bugey. Notele de varf sunt floare de portocal african si trabdafir bulgaresc; notele de mijloc sunt tutun si Lemn de Agar(Oud); Notele de baza sunt mosc, lemn de santal, paciuli, ambra si boabe de tonka. Alien de Thierry Mugler este un parfum Oriental Lemnos de dama. Alien a fost lansat in 2005. Alien a fost creat de Dominique Ropion si Laurent Bruyere. Nota de varf este iasomie; Nota de mijloc este note lemnoase; Nota de baza este ambra. Ange ou Demon de Givenchy este un parfum Oriental Floral de dama. Ange ou Demon a fost lansat in 2006. Ange ou Demon a fost creat de Olivier Cresp si Jean-Pierre Bethouart. Notele de varf sunt mandarina, sofran si cimbru; notele de mijloc sunt crin, orhidee si ylang-ylang; Notele de baza sunt boabe de tonka, vanilie, lemn de trandafir brazilian si lichen. L'Instant de Guerlain de Guerlain este un parfum Oriental Floral de dama. L'Instant de Guerlain a fost lansat in 2003. Creatorul acestui parfum este Maurice Roucel. Notele de varf sunt bergamot, mandarina si mar rosu; notele de mijloc sunt stanjenel, iasomie, ylang-ylang si magnolie; Notele de baza sunt mosc, ambra, rasina benzoica, vanilie si miere alba.
Tonka Imperiale de Guerlain este un parfum Oriental unisex. Acesta este un parfum nou, Tonka Imperiale a fost lansat in 2010. Creatorul acestui parfum este Thierry Wasser . Notele de varf sunt bergamot, migdale amare si rozmarin; notele de mijloc sunt iasomie, boabe de tonka si tutun; Notele de baza sunt tamaie, cedru si pin.
Basic Perfume Recipe Oriental 1 tablespoon Carrier oil 15 drops Sandalwood Essential Oil 5 drops Jasmine Essential Oil 4 drops Ylang Ylang Essential Oil –
This particular fragrance is a very romantic perfume! Perfumes were commonly used as aphrodisiacs to attract a mate. This one is no different. It has a unique scent with a pleasant base n ote, but again, perfume scents are very subjective. Be sure to experiment a little before you decide to open up your own perfumery. For this perfume, you will only want to use just a dab on your wrists and behind your ears to carry the scent with you throughout the day. Because the essential oils are so concentrated in this blend, you do not want to use too much. There is an old saying that your perfume should not walk in the room before you do. You want people to remember a pleasant scent, not be overpowered with fragrance. In addition to being a pleasant perfume, the above aromatherapy fragrance also works to promote energy as well as putting you aiding in creating a roman tic mood. Both Jasmine and Ylang Ylang are powerful aphrodisiacs, so only use this blend with caution. You will find the recipe listed above is also beneficial for relaxing as well. T he benefits of using aromatherapy in your own perfumes are the following: * Completely natural products and non-toxic
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* Have healing powers as well as a pleasant fragrance *You can have a scent that no one else has (don’t underestimate this one – there are people who pay plenty to create their own scent at perfumeries in Paris). * Much less expensive in the long run. The disadvantages? You have to play aroun d with scents for a little bit before you hit o n what you like. Make sure that you write each ratio of every essen tial oil used in a particular sce nt as nothing can be more frustrating than actually coming up with the fragrance of your dreams and then not remembering how y ou ended up making it. Keep in mind, when making you r perfume, that you can mix and match different essential oils to get the scent that you want. The purpose of using the specific notes is to ensure you have a fragrance that’s not only appealing but one that lasts as well.
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