This studio class is for students who have already taken parts one (and preferably two, but not absolutely necessary) of Natural Perfume Blending. Capturing the elusive violet has been a challenge to the perfumer for centuries. The unique, sweet fragrance of the flowers is because of the predominance of ionones which temporarily desensitize the receptors in the nose. Ionones were first isolated from Parma violets in 1893 which enabled the extensive production of violet fragrances.
In the morning session of this two part workshop you'll be using the naturally isolated alpha ionone and other materials such as orris root, cassie, violet leaf absolute and boronia to develop your own violet accord. The afternoon class will be devoted to creating violet perfumes with the accords you created in the morning. Both classes are recommended but can be taken individually.
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Offered to students who have taken Natural Perfume Blending, Part One. It is preferable (but not absolutely necessary) to have taken Natural Perfume Blending, Part Two as well.