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amberite in savesnowssanity

Custom Blended Perfume!

Oct 30, 2010 20:55

I loved perfume as a child. Then my nose got more subtle and discerning, and I ran away from commercial scents. For the last several years I've blended my own - in this last year, I finally got involved in the small perfume house fandoms like BPAL and ZOMG Smells, and finally realized I could share what I do with others ( Read more... )

perfume, good smelly things, end date: nov 6, commission

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lady_fox October 31 2010, 04:39:43 UTC

Out of curiosity, what would the 'perfume oil' consist of? Straight up oils, or alcohol/oil composite? :)

amberite October 31 2010, 05:37:46 UTC

Mostly oils. I dilute slightly so as to not be using straight EO's on the skin, and the actual percentage depends on the ideal dilution for each ingredient (some of them are overpowering, others much fainter) - but generally my blends will be in the 20-60% active ingredients range, varying by ingredient strength, and I use Jojoba instead of alcohol as a primary diluent (although certain resinous ingredients are mixed with alcohol prior to blending, to make them more liquid.)

I also have a fixative, derived from corn, which can be added to enhance staying power of certain blends (in the case that someone's favorite notes are things like citrus oils which evaporate quickly.)

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amberite October 31 2010, 19:06:24 UTC

If you chip in for shipping, sure! :-)

And please make sure to respond to the bidder above you with your new bid, so everyone's on the same page.

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amberite November 7 2010, 18:53:33 UTC

You have won!

Please send your donation receipt along with theme requests, descriptions of favorite and unfavorite notes, etc, to ajluxton at gmail dot com. :-)

Thanks!

zianuray October 31 2010, 20:00:38 UTC

Do you have a blend that smells like the pages in old books? The first thing my wife does with a book is open it up and INHALE and look blissful so I'd like to get this for her.

And yes, we've tried BAL's Buggre Alle this Bible from the Gaiman collection. Not quite, but she can't express what's missing.

amberite October 31 2010, 20:14:32 UTC

I am working on one which smells like a used bookstore (not just the books but the other smells as well) - although I'm still working on getting the ingredients to be compatible in solubility.

Yeah, I also found Buggre Alle This Bible to not be quite the thing. There's a kind of... sweet spiciness that I was looking for and didn't find.