My Journey into Natural Perfumery Part One

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 My Journey into Natural Perfumery

I was a failed perfumer at age three! What a mess I made. Here is my first core memory of perfume. I remember sitting on my bedroom floor with sunlight streaming through the big windows, carefully pouring the last drops of my two favorite perfumes that I had been gifted by my female relatives into one bottle. I thought I was making an even better perfume. Instead, I ended up with a horrible, foul-smelling mix. The disappointment of that moment – and the realization that I could not “undo” my fragrant disaster – has stayed with me ever since. I was shocked to the core at the loss.

I used AI to recreate that moment of frustration and shock when I ruined the two beautiful perfumes . I thought that pouring them together would make an even more beautiful perfume, but the result was horrible! I can't tell you how I felt seeing this image after all these years, my jaw literally dropped.

Two decades later, my life changed when I befriended two retired perfume supply salesmen who knew of my passion for perfume and my extensive essential oil collection I had been experimenting with.. They gifted me vintage sample sales cases filled with rare and beautiful essences and shared obscure perfumery books that taught me the basics of creating perfume. Back in the 1970s, perfumery was a secretive world. Perfumers worked within large companies, and no outsider could learn the craft.

I devoured every book they gave me, memorizing formulas, studying techniques, and then experimented tirelessly for years. Yes, years – creating blends that were mostly muddy and heavy on base notes as I honed my skills.

Finally, in 1991, I launched my natural perfume line in Miami Anya's Tropical Essences. My 100% natural fragrances attracted private label contracts with several boutique hotels on South Beach. My skill and experience only grew from there. I was now a perfumer! Nevertheless, wait - I still had to graduate to a professional perfumer – the story will continue…

If you want to learn natural perfumery and become a professional perfumer, I invite you to enroll in my basic perfumery course.  < click the link to learn more and shave years off your journey to becoming a perfumer). Choose either the Independent study option or the Pro Tutorial for personal mentorship on your journey to creating beautiful, natural perfumes.

If you'd like to see my perfume site , which is currently under construction here is the perfume store page https://anyasgarden.com/blog.store

 

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