Re: Sniffing perception problem

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> Anyone else run into this?

Yes. I always find that if certain essences are in a brew, they tend

to be all I can smell, patchouli, tuberose, osmanthus, boronia,

sandalwood, and others. This is where I rely a great deal on feedback

from my test subjects. They can't explain themselves as well as I'd

like, but knowing they haven't the first clue what boronia or

osmanthus smells like helps me.

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> > Anyone else run into this?

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> Yes. I always find that if certain essences are in a brew, they tend

> to be all I can smell, patchouli, tuberose, osmanthus, boronia,

> sandalwood, and others. This is where I rely a great deal on

> feedback from my test subjects. They can't explain themselves as well

> as I'd like, but knowing they haven't the first clue what boronia or

> osmanthus smells like helps me.

Thanks Adam. I do tend to blend in isolation too much. I definitely need to

get my scents out there for feedback. : )

Strangely (or not), I've been working on a mosquito repellant blend today, with

a goal of making it smell good as well as being effective. I was laughing

because this is the first time I've ever even thought of using a fixative in a

bug spray. Always before, it's only contained the handful of key ingredients,

and then I just kept reapplying it frequently. We'll see if the repellant

action lasts longer with the fixatives in it...

Cheers!

Andrine

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Andrine Olson-Kirschenman wrote:

> So - I've noticed a weird problem while I'm sniffing the blends that I'm

working on, and I was wondering if anyone else has run into this.

>

> When I sniff a blend as I work on it, I seem to have lost the ability to smell

it as a whole. Instead, I only smell the different ingredients in it. One of

the consequences is that I can't tell if a blend smells bad, because I like all

the ingredients and each of those smells good to me. The outcome is that my

blends smell good to me, and I wonder if others would smell them, and perceiving

them as a whole, integrated scent rather than the separate ingredients, would

say that they stink.

>

Andrine, you might want to try a Monclin or the diffusion method

described by Carles. To diffuse, just spray the perfume into the center

of a room, not near the walls, close the door, open the door after a

minute or two. Also, asking others for their opinions is good, too, but

remember if you create a floral perfume, some hate florals, ditto woods,

chypres, etc.

Your own final decision, especially the skin test, is the best.

--

Anya

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> > When I sniff a blend as I work on it, I seem to have lost the ability to

smell it as a whole. Instead, I only smell the different ingredients in it.

> Andrine, you might want to try a Monclin or the diffusion method

> described by Carles. To diffuse, just spray the perfume into the

> center of a room, not near the walls, close the door, open the door

> after a minute or two. Also, asking others for their opinions is

> good, too, but remember if you create a floral perfume, some hate

> florals, ditto woods, chypres, etc.

>

> Your own final decision, especially the skin test, is the best.

>

> --

> Anya

Thanks Anya! More great advice. : )

Cheers!

Andrine

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> Anyone else run into this?

>

> Thanks!

> Andrine

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Hi Andrine,

One thing I like to do is let my blends sit for a few weeks, and then randomly

pick up a vial and smell it, not knowing which one I am smelling. It helps me to

smell it as a whole, as well as to further evaluate my perceptions of how the

individual ingredients blend together after I look to see what I am smelling.

:-)

~Amy

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> So - I've noticed a weird problem while I'm sniffing the blends that I'm

working on, and I was wondering if anyone else has run into this.

>

> When I sniff a blend as I work on it, I seem to have lost the ability to smell

it as a whole. Instead, I only smell the different ingredients in it. One of

the consequences is that I can't tell if a blend smells bad, because I like all

the ingredients and each of those smells good to me. The outcome is that my

blends smell good to me, and I wonder if others would smell them, and perceiving

them as a whole, integrated scent rather than the separate ingredients, would

say that they stink.

>

> I don't have this problem when I smell a blend made by someone else.

>

> Anyone else run into this?

>

> Thanks!

> Andrine

>

yes. i get this too,

what i do is i sit and create, and i've learned to not get too creative and

leave my perceptive mind behind... when i 'think' (that's my mind talking) that

what i've done so far could (barely) work together i (with much difficulty) stop

myself, and let them sit together in the cabinet.

i think it's also a chemical things, that while blending, the scents really are

all seperate, so no wonder you smell them that way.

if i give them like 2 weeks in the cabinet i then take them out and smell the

developement more as a whole and add stuff according to this.

i purposely store scents when they are still unfinished. sometimes making notes

of what i expect i will add, i just don't want to overwhelm (i like using a

lot of ingredients in my scents)

problem with this method is that as it ages, it gets harder and harder to re-add

new oils.

I somehow have time to come to love it as is, and it makes me much more afraid

of ruining it than when it's newly born and i'm still feeling creative and

intoxicated.

I think very differently when in a calm sane mind than when my creativity kicks

in. then i can find myself pulling out any older perfume and fixing it up to

suit my current mood and desire. that's when i also start making deliciouse

combinations of scents diluted in alcohol/oil to use as a whole scent when

mature... i love these special stuff....

writing them on my note page is funny though....

" 1 Drop of 50/50 dilution neroli/jojoba +2 drops chamomile " which are the

ingrediants in that used dilution....

take care

Hemla

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>Strangely (or not), I've been working on a mosquito repellant blend

today, with a goal of making it smell good as well as being effective.

I was laughing because this is the first time I've ever even thought

of using a fixative in a bug spray. Always before, it's only contained

the handful of key ingredients, and then I just kept reapplying it

frequently. We'll see if the repellant action lasts longer with the

fixatives in it...

Cheers!

Andrine

I had to put my bug bane in a lotion to get it to stick....

Re: sniffing individual components, I sniff the coffee frequently to

give me back 'base'...

Blessings and joy in your journeys

Alwyn L'hoir

www.bluemoonperfume.com

www.mrspipersphotoparlour.com

www.acountrywomansjournal.blogspot.com

www.quantumpeace.blogspot.com

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> Strangely (or not), I've been working on a mosquito repellant blend today,

with a goal of making it smell good as well as being effective. I was laughing

because this is the first time I've ever even thought of using a fixative in a

bug spray. Always before, it's only contained the handful of key ingredients,

and then I just kept reapplying it frequently. We'll see if the repellant

action lasts longer with the fixatives in it...

>

> Cheers!

> Andrine

>

Dear Andrine,

Any chance you might share your blend components with us?

Ezio