Guest guest Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 Greetings from Singapore: As a fan in the use of natural or plant based stuff, I am naturally attracted to your natural perfumery group. Even though I have used essential oils mainly for therapeutic purposed, I hope to learn from you all as I'm new to the art and science of perfumery. Besides aromatherapy, my other interests are herbs, flower remedies, massage, acupuncture. I was looking for Aftel Mandy's book -- Essence and Alchemy in our local library, but it was not in stock. So I just ordered a copy fromm Amazon. Is this book a good start to NP? Any other recommendation? My range of EOs are quite small, what are the oils that I should stock to get started? Cheers and Best regards, Soon-Lyej Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 --- Soon-Lye Teo <s_lye001@...> wrote: > Greetings from Singapore: > > As a fan in the use of natural or plant based > stuff, I am naturally attracted to your natural > perfumery group. Even though I have used essential > oils mainly for therapeutic purposed, I hope to > learn from you all as I'm new to the art and science > of perfumery. > > Besides aromatherapy, my other interests are > herbs, flower remedies, massage, acupuncture. > > I was looking for Aftel Mandy's book -- Essence > and Alchemy in our local library, but it was not in > stock. So I just ordered a copy fromm Amazon. Is > this book a good start to NP? Any other > recommendation? > > My range of EOs are quite small, what are the oils > that I should stock to get started? > > Cheers and Best regards, > Soon-Lyej > Welcome Soon Lyej, It sounds like you will fit right in with this group! You have definitely ordered the best book to get you started. Mandy Aftel's book is the one we all recommend to anyone who is interested in natural perfumery. The book will give you great suggestions on a starter set of oils or you can order a starter set directly from Mandy Aftels website: Aftelier.com. Enjoy the group! ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Games. http://get.games./proddesc?gamekey=monopolyherenow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 I've just done a search for 'Singapore' and your post came up. I also bought Mandy's book from Amazon and it's a fantastic start. I did, however, start my EO and absolute collection with Liberty Naturals in the US...it was a little cheaper.....but a bit more of a hastle pulling together the order. Plus htere's the danger that you gop crazy with ordering when you see the huge amount on offer. I also purchase from New Directions in Sydney as the shipping is less than from the States. There are a couple of books in the Singapore National Library which I've found interesting...one called 'Create Your Own Perfumes' byu Chrissie Wildwood. It gives you blend suggestions that you can use to develop your own creations. Talk soon R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 robertupton7 wrote: > I've just done a search for 'Singapore' and your post came up. > > I also bought Mandy's book from Amazon and it's a fantastic start. > > I did, however, start my EO and absolute collection with Liberty Naturals in the US...it was > a little cheaper.....but a bit more of a hastle pulling together the order. Plus htere's the > danger that you gop crazy with ordering when you see the huge amount on offer. > > I also purchase from New Directions in Sydney as the shipping is less than from the States. > > There are a couple of books in the Singapore National Library which I've found > interesting...one called 'Create Your Own Perfumes' byu Chrissie Wildwood. It gives you > blend suggestions that you can use to develop your own creations. > > Talk soon > > R , I think you're responding to Soon-Lye. She's a student in my online course that starts in a week, and I don't think she saw this, so I'll pass your message on to her. She is concerned about sourcing stuff, so maybe you two can team up. -- Sincerely, Anya Anya's Garden http://AnyasGarden.com - perfumes, aromatics, classes, consultation Natural Perfumers Guild + blog with daily updates http://NaturalPerfumersGuild.blogspot.com 1600+ member Natural Perfumery group - http://health./group// Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 robertupton7 wrote: > I've just done a search for 'Singapore' and your post came up. > > I also bought Mandy's book from Amazon and it's a fantastic start. > > I did, however, start my EO and absolute collection with Liberty Naturals in the US...it was > a little cheaper.....but a bit more of a hastle pulling together the order. Plus htere's the > danger that you gop crazy with ordering when you see the huge amount on offer. > > I also purchase from New Directions in Sydney as the shipping is less than from the States. > > There are a couple of books in the Singapore National Library which I've found > interesting...one called 'Create Your Own Perfumes' byu Chrissie Wildwood. It gives you > blend suggestions that you can use to develop your own creations. > > Talk soon > > R , I think you're responding to Soon-Lye. She's a student in my online course that starts in a week, and I don't think she saw this, so I'll pass your message on to her. She is concerned about sourcing stuff, so maybe you two can team up. -- Sincerely, Anya Anya's Garden http://AnyasGarden.com - perfumes, aromatics, classes, consultation Natural Perfumers Guild + blog with daily updates http://NaturalPerfumersGuild.blogspot.com 1600+ member Natural Perfumery group - http://health./group// Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 robertupton7 wrote: > I've just done a search for 'Singapore' and your post came up. > > I also bought Mandy's book from Amazon and it's a fantastic start. > > I did, however, start my EO and absolute collection with Liberty Naturals in the US...it was > a little cheaper.....but a bit more of a hastle pulling together the order. Plus htere's the > danger that you gop crazy with ordering when you see the huge amount on offer. > > I also purchase from New Directions in Sydney as the shipping is less than from the States. > > There are a couple of books in the Singapore National Library which I've found > interesting...one called 'Create Your Own Perfumes' byu Chrissie Wildwood. It gives you > blend suggestions that you can use to develop your own creations. > > Talk soon > > R , I think you're responding to Soon-Lye. She's a student in my online course that starts in a week, and I don't think she saw this, so I'll pass your message on to her. She is concerned about sourcing stuff, so maybe you two can team up. -- Sincerely, Anya Anya's Garden http://AnyasGarden.com - perfumes, aromatics, classes, consultation Natural Perfumers Guild + blog with daily updates http://NaturalPerfumersGuild.blogspot.com 1600+ member Natural Perfumery group - http://health./group// Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 > , I think you're responding to Soon-Lye. She's a student in my > online course that starts in a week, and I don't think she saw this, so > I'll pass your message on to her. She is concerned about sourcing stuff, > so maybe you two can team up. > > -- > Sincerely, Anya > Anya's Garden http://AnyasGarden.com - perfumes, aromatics, classes, consultation > Natural Perfumers Guild + blog with daily updates http:// NaturalPerfumersGuild.blogspot.com > 1600+ member Natural Perfumery group - http://health./group/ / > Hi Anya, Yes, I think Soon-Lye's post was also a while ago.....I thought she may get a notifation if I reply. Thanks for forwarding the message. We may be able to consolidate orders to Singapore and we'll definitely be able to share notes. regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 > , I think you're responding to Soon-Lye. She's a student in my > online course that starts in a week, and I don't think she saw this, so > I'll pass your message on to her. She is concerned about sourcing stuff, > so maybe you two can team up. > > -- > Sincerely, Anya > Anya's Garden http://AnyasGarden.com - perfumes, aromatics, classes, consultation > Natural Perfumers Guild + blog with daily updates http:// NaturalPerfumersGuild.blogspot.com > 1600+ member Natural Perfumery group - http://health./group/ / > Hi Anya, Yes, I think Soon-Lye's post was also a while ago.....I thought she may get a notifation if I reply. Thanks for forwarding the message. We may be able to consolidate orders to Singapore and we'll definitely be able to share notes. regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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