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Perfumery
I’ve had this idea of making my own perfume for a while. It’s a pretty grueling process to actually make a perfume and get the measurements correct; I have no idea what I’m doing. In a way it feels like writing a song, telling a story with the different notes and then throwing a title on it. -Christian
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@provoker
Jul 7, 2025
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@aubergine
Join Arabelle Sicardi's Perfumed Pages! We've gone through aldehydes, linalool, crysanthamum, and Bulgarian rose so far.
Jul 7, 2025
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@buyingfireworks
yo if you're fr into both Tetsuo and perfumery, i have a real ripper of a rec for you. "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" by Patrick Süskind. unbelievable read, kurt cobain's favorite book (according to my homie, can't confirm, but it would make sense). a really unique story, a proto-psychedelia journey told largely through the sense of smell, and fucking brutal tbh.
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I've been working on some secret perfume-based projects since last year and during that time my love for writing about fragrance has really grown. I decided to set up an instagram to share perfume "reviews". I'm going to go through my whole collection and add in some others I find on my travels. Maybe once I get going people might want to request specific ones that would be so cool! So if you also enjoy reading whimsical fragrance writing then you might like :)
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