MAKING A FRAGRANCE START TO FINISH: Scenthusiasm School

How do I make perfume? Here's the short answer, a film in which I create Flawed Fern, a fragrance for Arthur to wear while learning a script and filming out in Greece, inspired by the character he plays and the suits he'll be wearing. The film is called The Flaw, by the way, hence the title.
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[@aryasetha4681]

Seen Arthur in AMC’s Interview With The Vampire face to face with THE vampire Lestat… how awesome is that!

[@SarahMcCartney4160]

I've not seen this yet!

[@aryasetha4681]

@@SarahMcCartney4160 yes! It was an intricate scene where Lestat confronted Donny (a soldier played by Arthur) who was yelling out “fag” from the audience to Lestat while he was on a stage in a pseudo play, and I was like O my God! That’s Arthur McBain… 👏👏👏😄

[@aryasetha4681]

Got me to wonder, what sort of scent would the vampire Lestat wear?! Been pottering about in my lab since then…

[@SarahMcCartney4160]

@@aryasetha4681 Let me know. I'm imagining some sweet little lily of the valley as an ironic statement.

[@SeedKreations]

jus ta bunch of civet and hes good to go. lol

[@SarahMcCartney4160]

Would I be so cruel? 😂

[@SeedKreations]

@@SarahMcCartney4160 you know civet makes you irresistible, wild cats grrrrrr

[@SarahMcCartney4160]

@@SeedKreations Arthur doesn't need help. 😁

[@psclip3309]

I am very curious how synthetic are made, scents that cannot be obtained by natural processes, after I tried to find out it turns out that one scent can have dozens of types of ingredients and it is all chemical names that I do not understand, do perfumers usually make these synthetic scents themselves or only use those made by companies such as Firmenich, Givaudan etc.?

[@cyberjynx]

It's more affordable to buy them from the companies but knowing chemistry is a vital part of creating scents/perfumes

[@SarahMcCartney4160]

Perfumers do not make them themselves. There are two routes that perfume chemists take at the big companies. One is to create new synthetic molecules which they use while they are under patent, or sell to us mere mortals. The other route is to go into blending perfumes. An understanding of chemistry helps but is not essential.

[@brettharris-wt2cr]

@@cyberjynx Knowing chemistry is not vital to creating fragrance. Source: I am a chemist and perfumer, and I use exactly 0 chemistry knowledge when creating fragrance.

[@justaddlight]

When oh when are we going to get smellovision?? 😭 I wannasmellit I wannasmellit I wannasmellit 🤣 41:05 The "chuffed" expression. 😄 Brilliant. Can't wait for an iteration to be released Sarah. 😉 Big fan of fougeres meself. 🎩

[@SarahMcCartney4160]

I might well make a bigger batch.

[@fhoeflich]

@TeamTuesday So I am out here studying my raw materials, diluting, trying to balance my own accords and smelling my heart out ... but it's ARTHUR who gets two beautiful, intelligent perfumeuses of substance crafting a bespoke perfume for his next film appearance! Gratis, for all I can see of it. Tell me, where do I sign up for THAT job and ditch this one? 😅
Quick note on pines: here in the States we have the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains back East. We get Virginia Pine, Douglas Fir, White Pine, Cascarilla Bark, spruces and other balsams/resins to die for that you just don't seem to find anywhere else. Sarah will already know what's on offer from Eden Botanicals in this regard but have her try indie Blue Ridge Aromatics as well, and tell Ian that Frank sent you to have an easier time of it. Smells from Heaven; I promise it will please Arthur's nose well down into the mids at least.
Another fine video - can't get enough of you all, and I blend with them playing when I'm not doing Bach or Mozart. (Please thank Amy for packaging my last order so flavourfully.) Keep them coming, please - cheers all @TT

[@SarahMcCartney4160]

@fhoeflich Actually I am not familiar with all of Eden Botanicals different materials. I must check some more pine varieties. Arthur is still one of our employees and bespoke fragrances are part of the package. 😃 Also we're counting on him to be our own home grown celeb soon! He's been with us 10 years!