The Artisan Insider
  • Home
  • Small Biz
  • Artisan Stories
  • Scent
    • Perfume
    • Olfaction
  • Personal
    • Personal Updates
    • In My Garden
    • Favorites
    • Sonoma Finds: Art, Garden, & More
    • DIY
    • SSS Updates Archive
  • Blog News
  • About

The Artisan Insider

celebrating and supporting artisan businesses

  • Home
  • Small Biz
  • Artisan Stories
  • Scent
    • Perfume
    • Olfaction
  • Personal
    • Personal Updates
    • In My Garden
    • Favorites
    • Sonoma Finds: Art, Garden, & More
    • DIY
    • SSS Updates Archive
  • Blog News
  • About
Sonoma Scent Studio Updates

Friday update

written by Laurie March 20, 2010

The Name Game: I’m still deciding on the incense name. Someone who speaks French let me know that the syntax of Encens Reverie isn’t the best, and I’m not fond of Encens Rêveur or Encens Songeur. Other possible ideas are
Encens Absolu (absolute incense, maybe a nicer way to say it than Incense Pure)
Fete d’Encens (celebration of incense)
Encens Foncé (deep incense — need to check if this is more deep or dark)

Bottles: The new 1 oz bottles have been delayed and will arrive about the 29th instead of the 21st. That’s not too surprising. We received the paperwork that was missing and I think all is set for getting them through customs.

Scent Update: I need to scale up the formula for the incense and make the first batch. Once that is done I can put samples on the site, and then bottles after that. I’m working on Bouquet Blanche now and still need to make some changes but am making progress.

Misc: I need to finish taxes! Will try to work on that this weekend. Just got some of that new tobacco absolute today so I can play more with that now.

Happy weekend! 🙂

3 comments
0
Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest
Laurie

previous post
Comfort Scents — Group Blog Post
next post
A Note on Ingredient Restrictions and Link to Recent Articles

You may also like

Temporary Break

June 29, 2015

Happy Easter!

April 3, 2010

Fall Favorites

October 30, 2010

Blog Drawing Winners!

May 15, 2013

As July ends…

August 1, 2008

Change In Plans — Nostalgie Release

December 13, 2011

New sample menu on website

October 9, 2008

Quick Update

March 29, 2009

Quick Update

June 10, 2008

New Lotion/Cream Packaging

September 22, 2011

3 comments

perfumeshrine March 20, 2010 - 4:26 pm

You could keep the Rêverie part and call it Rêverie d’ Encens, I guess. Foncé is used in colour description, as in deep blue=bleu foncé. Hope this helps a bit!

Reply
Laurie March 20, 2010 - 5:06 pm

Hi Elena, thanks, that’s a good idea for using reverie! And yes, looks like fonce isn’t quite right.

The thing that worries me about Encens Absolu is that absolu may fit something like rose or jasmine better. There isn’t an “incense absolute” because incense is a mix of all kinds of things. There is frankincense absolute, but I’ve used frankincense CO2, not absolute, in this scent. I’d want the name to mean “Absolute Incense” rather than “Incense Absolute” and I’m not sure that’s how people would interpret Encens Absolu.

In some ways I’d like to stick with English, maybe Incense Pure or Incense Tranquil. I like your twist on the reverie idea though! Thanks!

Reply
Laurie March 20, 2010 - 6:26 pm

Another English possibility is Incense Reverie since that does work in English.

Part of the reason this name has been so hard for me is that I already went through this decision when I picked the name Encens Tranquille; I liked that best at the time so it’s been hard to choose something else.

Reply

Leave a Comment Cancel Reply

Search

SUBSCRIBE TO RECEIVE NEW POSTS VIA EMAIL




SUBSCRIBE TO RSS FEED

The Artisan Insider

Categories

  • Artisan Stories
  • Blog News
  • DIY
  • Favorites
  • In My Garden
  • Olfaction
  • Perfume
    • Featured Perfumery Posts
  • Personal
  • Personal Updates
  • Small Biz
  • Sonoma Finds: Art, Garden, & More
  • Sonoma Scent Studio Updates

Perfumery Highlights

  • The Fragrance Creation Process
  • Running An Artisan Perfume Business
  • Learning Perfumery: Classes & Schools
  • Ten Tips for Exploring the World of Perfume
  • Safety Standards For Natural Ingredients
  • Talking fragrance Design With Miriam Vareldzis
  • Interview with Dabney Rose: artisan perfumer, expert distiller and plantswoman
  • Defining Niche, Indie, and Artisan
  • Scent Concentration
  • A Brand’s Signature Base
  • Tincturing Ambergris

Olfaction Highlights

  • Study Finds 30% Difference in People’s Scent Receptors
  • More Discussion About Individual Scent Perception
  • Our Own Scent Truth
  • Every Human May Have A Unique Nose
  • More On Our Individual Sense Of Smell

Artisan Stories

  • Talking fragrance design and more with Miriam Vareldzis
  • Dabney Rose: artisan perfumer, expert distiller and plantswoman
  • Melissa Groben, perfumista & jewelry artist

Recent Posts

  • Sonoma Scent Studio Has A New Owner
  • Happy Easter/Passover!
  • How To File A USA Trademark For Less Than $300
  • Spring Visit to Garden at Ferrari-Carano Winery
  • Dreaming of Spring 2019

Recent Comments

  • Laurie on How To File A USA Trademark For Less Than $300
  • Laurie on 
Ten Tips for Exploring the World of Perfume


  • Sonika on Learning Perfumery: Classes & Schools
  • https://waterfallmagazine.com on How To File A USA Trademark For Less Than $300
  • Mira on 
Ten Tips for Exploring the World of Perfume



Archives

Tags

allergens awards botanical art chemical deer distilling dogwood employee enfleurage EU restrictions exploring perfume food fragrance design garden genetics gifts GMO hiring help home distillation home scent how to hydrosol IFRA independent contractor interview jewelry lavender learning perfumery Miriam Vareldzis natural perfumery olfactory fingerprint perfume general perfumery perfumery schools photography product liability insurance reviews roses Scent Perception seeds skin care small business Sonoma spring winter iris
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Linkedin
  • Email
Footer Logo

@2019 The Artisan Insider. All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy