The Beauty of Botanicals Made Liquid – The Passion of Natural Perfumers
The Beauty of Botanicals Made Liquid – The Passion of Natural Perfumers This article originally appeared on Basenotes.net on Feb. 20, 2008 by Anya McCoy 20th February, 2008 This flower is at the limit of wilting or decomposition that I will allow into my tincture. On-the-spot decisions are necessary when processing botanicals, and hands-on natural perfumers become adept at the process. The 21st Century Revival and Redefinition of Natural Perfume by Natural Perfumers Like everyone who has progressed with passion, training, and persistence to become a perfumer, the new wave of natural perfumers started with an intense love of scents. Many can trace their formative moment – the zing of recognition – when a scent transformed their life, and put them on the path of creation. They probably smelled everything around them (as did I) from grass to dirt, flowers, other people, cement, perfume, cereal, ink, paper, plastic dolls, toys, food cooking, hair, furniture, the air before a storm, rotten