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

Quick Update

written by Laurie June 10, 2008

I think Champagne de Bois is done, but I’m still working on Ambre Noir and Sienna Musk.  My motivation for changing Ambre Noir was to decrease one of the stronger woodsy/leathery notes in it and smooth it out a bit, making the base a little less labdanum dominant.  I’m also trying a little more of the smoke note and less rose.  I don’t want it overtly smoky like Fireside, so I don’t want to use birch tar, just a softer subtle smokiness from the agar and some other incensy ingredients.  It was over 100 degrees here today, very hot, and not the best day to be testing versions of Ambre Noir!

The edp boxes are here and I’m slowly taking new pictures of the bottles with boxes and putting them on the individual fragrance pages.  I’ll try to post a photo of the new optional parfum caps for the half oz bottles soon too and add those to the site.

I also need to ship more orders overseas in the next day or two; I’ve been really pleased so far how quickly shipments get to Europe.  But the postal system can still be mysterious: oddly, packages seem to get to New York faster than southern Cal…

4 comments
0
Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest
Laurie

previous post
Possible Musk Anosmia Experiment
next post
Perfume in the news

You may also like

Checking in

June 16, 2009

Cocoa Sandalwood Review on The Non-Blonde

February 7, 2013

Happy New Year!

December 31, 2010

Mid-week Update

June 4, 2009

Scent Update

May 13, 2009

Anything liquid, flammable, or slithery?

July 21, 2010

Champagne de Bois temporarily out of stock

February 5, 2012

Parfum vs edp

June 5, 2008

Update

December 8, 2017

Happy Father’s Day!

June 21, 2009

4 comments

Gail S June 10, 2008 - 12:25 pm

Ooh, if it’s the tweaked sample you sent, I WANT this, LOL! It’s absolutely beautiful.

Sooooo…does your tweaked Ambre Noir have any cumin in it? I tend to either love or hate amber fragrances and I think it’s the cumin in many of them that does me in. Something in the combination seems to latch onto my skin and amplify and amplify and amplify and…well, you get the picture, I’m sure. Others that don’t have it smell lovely on me…

Reply
Laurie June 10, 2008 - 3:22 pm

Yes, you got the final Champagne. So glad you like it! I’ve had wonderful feedback from testers so I think it’s done. I like it too. I cut the cedar, made the base sandal-dominant, and rebalanced the aldehydes in favor of one that works best in this. This version has more focus and is smoother and prettier to me.

No cumin in Ambre Noir. No spices yet as a matter of fact, though I was thinking of trying a touch of clove. It has a little dark smoky agar note that I like and a woodsy/leathery item that I like but want to soften. I was playing with a fun smoky tabac accord yesterday and have a version that has a neat smoky effect but needs the amber pumped up. Also have a very dark boozy amber version and if I could put the two together it’d be cool. I’m taking out the rose for now and at the end I’ll decide if I want to put it back in.

I actually like a touch of cumin in some scents but I don’t use it much in scents for others because it can be so problematic for people. It seems best in custom scents when I know someone likes it. Funny, I like a little cumin in perfume here and there but am not fond of it in cooking (some other people feel just the opposite!).

Reply
Cheri June 10, 2008 - 7:34 pm

The sample of Ambre Noir you sent me was very nice, but I think I like the one with more labdanum. Of course, that’s just my preference. I just got a bottle of DK Labdanum essence edt and I am enjoying it greatly, especially in the warm weather.

I would like to try the “very dark boozy amber version” mixed with the tabac accord out of curiousity. For some reason I would think this might smell similiar to Tom Ford’s Tabac Vanille. I get amber, vanilla bourbon, and tabac from that scent, mixed with a hint of cinnamon. Of course, this type of scent would work better in cool weather.

Reply
Laurie June 10, 2008 - 8:59 pm

That’s what I’m trying now, to add the tabac accord to the dark amber accord without overtaking the amber. I’ve not smelled TF Tabac Vanille because it sounded too sweet for me, but I should probably sniff it sometime. I liked his Amber Absolute with its very smoky notes.

I’d rather be working on Ambre Noir in fall for sure, but I’m doing it now so I can get it back on the list. I have a summery Gardenia Musk that I can’t wait to work on again.

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