This week on the podcast Karen is giving her answers to a recent ‘Ask Me Anything’ session. Karen covers topics such as natural vs synthetic materials, how to reset your smell, how to diffuse oil perfumes, how to make your perfume last, where to source your raw materials and so much more. Get your notepad ready because Karen is about to give you a world of knowledge.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS
“The most important attribute you can have in perfume making is determination.”
“The worst place to evaluate a perfume is in the place where you are manufacturing it.”
“Oil perfumes and alcohol perfumes are very different and you should not try and get the same effect from one as you do from the other.”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Getting Started Guide: https://www.karengilbert.co.uk/podcast-getting-started-guide
Artisan Perfumery Mastermind: https://karengilbert.info/artisan-perfumery-mastermind
ABOUT THE HOST
Fragrance expert, author, teacher and speaker; Karen Gilbert runs courses in the UK and online which demystify the secretive world of perfumery in a fun and interactive way.
Karen has inspired thousands of students to explore their olfactory sense and create their own personalised fragrances.
With extensive product development experience in both the commercial perfumery and the organic skincare industry, Karen is able to offer a unique insight into creating natural and mixed media fragrances for fine fragrance, room scents and skincare/bodycare products using commercial perfumery techniques.
Karen is also a certified meditation teacher and has a passion for helping people to create daily rituals that integrate scent with other modalities to shift state and increase your sense of wellbeing.
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