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Up for grabs: Olfactik Formula Kit #3

Posted by Robin on 20 October 2012 112 Comments — Comments are closed

Olfactik Formula Kit #3

What is it: the Formula Kit #3 from Olfactik:

Formula Kit #3 contains all the ingredients to make 2 of the most historically important and popular perfume types (Chypre and Fougere) and x8 key floral bases. This is a comprehensive kit and can be used to create a wide variety of fragrance types. The kit includes the basic equipment needed, along with simple step-by-step instructions and a written formula for each fragrance. We also provide additional suggestions for personalizing each formula to give it a unique edge.

The kit includes 43 ingredients, plus written formulas, instruction sheet, plastic pipettes, smelling strips, a 50 ml beaker and empty 10 ml bottles.

How do I get it: The folks at Olfactik will send this anywhere in the world. For a chance to win, leave a comment on the website telling us either a) your absolute favorite raw material, if you’ve ever smelled any, or b) what you’d make with the kit, or c) what DIY fragrances you’ve already made.

Be sure to use the “Post a comment” box; do not reply to another comment…

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Osmoz Les coulisses du parfum Vibrations of Spices & Delicious Gourmand Notes ~ new olfactory kits

Posted by Robin on 2 December 2009 18 Comments

Osmoz Les coulisses du parfum

Osmoz has launched two new olfactory kits in their Les coulisses du parfum series, Vibrations of Spices and Delicious Gourmand Notes:

Volume IV, Vibrations of Spices (shown above), with clove, nutmeg, saffron, coriander, black pepper, Sichuan pepper, pink pepper, ginger, cardamom, everlasting, cinnamon and cumin…

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Givenchy Natasha Perfume Box Set

Posted by Robin on 6 October 2009 17 Comments

givenchy-natasha

In conjunction with Muse Magazine’s new “Natasha Obsessed” issue (Fall 2009), the Colette boutique in Paris is carrying a whole range of items linked to supermodel Natasha Poly, the subject of the issue…

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Osmoz Les coulisses du parfum, Vol III, Legendary woods & resins ~ olfactory kit review

Posted by Robin on 26 May 2009 43 Comments

Osmoz Les

One of the real challenges facing newbie perfumistas (and even some of us seasoned perfumistas) is learning to pick out fragrance notes. As I’ve said before (see Perfumista tip: on getting to know fragrance notes), I don’t think you need to be an expert either to enjoy perfume or to approach it as an art form, but a certain level of familiarity is certainly helpful — if everyone is talking about sandalwood and you have no idea what sandalwood smells like, you’re left in the dark.

One alternative is to just keep on doggedly smelling different perfumes until you start to recognize and “pick out” fragrance notes, another is to smell the materials separately. The new Les coulisses du parfum kits from Osmoz, the consumer website of the fragrance & flavor company Firmenich, are designed to help you with the latter approach.

There are 3 kits in the series. Volume III, the one I’m reviewing today, is “Legendary woods & resins”, and of necessity is the only one of the 3 made up entirely of natural raw materials.1 Volume III includes cedar, myrrh, sandalwood, benzoin, vetiver, patchouli, balsam fir, oak, galbanum resinoid, rockrose labdanum, oliban or incense and guaiac wood…

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Osmoz Les coulisses du parfum ~ new olfactory kits

Posted by Robin on 15 April 2009 28 Comments

Osmoz perfume kit, bottleOsmoz perfume kit

Osmoz, the consumer website operated by fragrance & flavor company Firmenich, has launched a series of “olfactory exploration” perfume kits, Les coulisses du parfum:

From the mysteries of creation to the magic of the raw materials, osMoz.com invites you to discover the secret world of perfume through a unique knowledge sharing journey of the fragrance palette.

• Experience the pleasure of an olfactive evaluation as trained professionals do…

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