Anya's Garden Perfumes + The Natural Perfumery Institute

 Originally published July 18, 2013 Lucky me!  I received two assignments from students in my Natural Perfumery Institute perfumery course recently, and I just loved the poetry they wrote to describe their experiences with the module’s topic.  Both poems are very different, as different as the authors, one from Ghana, the other from Canada.  I post the second one in a few weeks, and maybe they’ll inspire you to write some poems about perfume.  I am not a poet, so I really admire these talented students! Aba Williams Module 2 29 June, 2013   Illustration of Aromatic Groups from Natural Perfumery Institute textbook Basic Natural Perfumery Course Poem describing some Observations on Aromatic Groups and Differences between Aromatic Groups and Fragrance Families How do I describe an aromatic group in one word, When there is so much going on in there, I thought it would be easy, But then I was kind of wrong.   I thought all WOODS would smell woody, That all FLORALS would smell sweet, That al

 Originally published July 16, 2013 Dilution of costly aromatics and use of dropper bottles is one of the first exercises for Natural Perfumery Institute students  http://PerfumeClasses.com I n 2007, I developed a community-based , professional natural perfumery course for those who cannot travel to study.   This was the first course of its kind, and I pioneered many techniques for students, including making dilutions for initial study, using scales , organoleptic evaluations and many more.  I wanted this to be the best course available to those who  cannot travel to study, perhaps due to finances, job and family commitments, or maybe health reasons. If any  of these factors apply, t h is course is for you, especially if you’re looking for a n instructor who  has decades of perfumery experience.  A few students have told me they took the course because they’re very reserved and didn’t want to be immersed in a real-life classroom setting where they would have to participate.  I understa

 Originally posted April 4, 2013 Today I have a special guest blogger, Hemla S., an Israeli student at the  Natural Perfumery Institute .  She was a little overdue getting her assignments to me, and she wrote…well, the spoiler is at the end of the blog. Hemla: I remember when pregnant with my eldest, prior to giving birth, I read a lot about labor, the human anatomy, the hormones in action, and how to combine all these different aspects of the human to allow a truly empowering birth to happen. I read an article that discussed how to know how dilated the laboring woman is, without actually checking her cervix –the pupils, behavior, sounds made by the woman and more. one thing that really caught my attention: it said, that just before giving birth there is a smell in the room, many people forget it was there, but if you mention it to a woman who had given birth, or she smells it again she will say ‘oh yes’ the article said there is a distinctly animal smell in the air before the baby is