Natural Perfume Moving Into Its Second Decade – the NP Yahoo Group’s Eleventh Anniversary
Originally published June 14, 2013
The homepage image for the Natural Perfumery Yahoo group is from the cover of John Trueman’s book “The Romantic Story of Scent” – the lady declines the offer of jewels for the beauty of a scented flower
A historian could have an easy task of researching the history of natural perfumery as it underwent an international revival, starting in the early 21st century. They’d only have to visit the Yahoo Natural Perfumery and plow through the 47,000 messages (to date), extensive Files, Links and other parts of the website.
Here is a message I sent to the group today, and I’d love to share it with you. If you’d like to join the group, the homepage is here.
Hi Everyone:
On June 14, 2002, I started this group, the third Internet perfumery group I initiated, and the first one dedicated to 100% natural perfumery.
We’re almost 2500 strong now, and we are the biggest, longest-lasting group of this type on the Internet – and it wouldn’t be possible without all of you!
Our archives, Files, Links, Photos and other site resources are incredibly rich with information and networking, two crucial elements that are the heart of any enterprise.
As natural perfumery moves forward in the second decade of its modern revival, we can trace the development of it here, in writing, in the accumulation of knowledge, of correction of false assumptions re: materials and methods and much more.
Thank you all so much for contributing, and for those who are quiet and don’t post, for being part of the network of those striving for knowledge and applying it to your particular part of the world of natural perfumery.
Take care and don’t forget to stop and smell the roses…and the jasmine..and the conifers, etc.
😉
Your listmom,
Anya
Anya McCoy
http://AnyasGarden.com
http://PerfumeClasses.com
http://NaturalPerfumers.com
greetings miss anya!
what a legacy you are leaving in your perfumed wake!
in the gathering of community, there is always the joy of finding others self same, and the pangs of evolution. it is my observation that this community is serious in it’s endeavors, sacred in it’s approach to purity, and joyful in it’s acceptance of the myrid ways of approching our art.
i have met some amazing people through your efforts in bringing us together, and for that i thank you!
there is so much information available, old schoolers such as myself would not have had to linger in labs supping on any off-hand knowledge that might stumble upon the floor! This forum has more information available to the casual reader than i may have learned in YEARS of study. that’s saying something miss thing. 😉
i’m so grateful to be part of this vibrant community, honored to have had such communication with you, and celebrate each of us on our personal perfumed paths!
here’s to another decade of etheral art, community complete with it’s angels and… others, and the future of natural perfumery and it’s earth renewing power <3
much light, as always, for us all, einsof