Create your own unique aromatic message and share it with the world around you.

My natural perfumery workshop is a day to immerse yourself in the beauty of natural scents and it will take you on a sensory journey like no other. Deepen your understanding and confidence of using natural essential oils and absolutes to create your own unique fragrance.

During this workshop you will create your own personal eau de toilette using only the finest natural essential oils and plant extracts, in an organic alcohol base and New
Forest spring water. But, this workshop is more than just a lesson in perfume-making; it’s a voyage into the rich the history and folklore of aromatic plants. From ancient medicinal practices to sacred rituals and magical traditions, these plants have woven themselves into the essence of human culture for many centuries. As you sample many different beautiful scents, you’ll deepen your understanding and the personal connection you have to each one.

A personal connection to scent

Our connection to scent is so subjective, it is a combination of what the physical chemical characteristics of the individual essential oil are and how that affects our inner biology and our minds. But we will also have an individual emotional connection to that scent and the feelings it evokes.

Scent is also linked to memory and emotions, so our response to a particular scent may include past experiences during our lifetime, places we have visited, foods we
have eaten. This personal connection may also include our individual cultural reference, the type of society we have been brought up in, our families, faith or religion.

Popular aromatic oils may also convey contrasting reactions in different age groups. Lavender is a great example where sometimes people of my generation and culture associate it with older ladies, maybe your Granny had lavender bath salts or drawer liners? This may make you feel instantly comforted and happy when you smell this, or if you didn’t like your grandmother much, it could have the reverse reaction! My daughter’s age group (who is in her twenties) on the other hand, do not really seem have this scent memory or association to older people and often react quite differently when they smell this scent. These personal experiences can all have a positive, nostalgic or negative effect when we smell that scent again. This will help to inform us which scents we are drawn to when creating our final, personal fragrance.

Creating your scent in our Natural Perfumery Workshop

As you learn more about the properties and qualities of each essential oil, throughout the day, your confidence and understanding will grow about how to harness these qualities within yourself to create your unique aromatic message.

Throughout the day I’ll talk about intention, what do you want your perfume to say, how do you want it to make you feel? Your perfume is more than just a fragrance; it’sa reflection of your innermost self, a way to share your essence with the world around you. We’ll also explore different fragrance families and accords, guiding you to build, top, middle and base notes to create your own fragrant accords and final perfume. You also have opportunity to name your scent giving it it’s final stamp of personality and intention. You will leave with your own 50ml bottle of eau de toilette.

The day is fun, inclusive and a great way to learn more about nature’s vast palette of beautiful aromas. Book onto one of our upcoming natural perfumery workshops.

Read some of the latest reviews from customers below…

I loved every minute of this day. It was hands on. I was interested in learning the history of perfume up to the present day. I found it thought-provoking thinking about what intention I wanted to put into my perfume.
It was great fun playing around with all the different smells and trying to pinpoint what they were.
Debbie is extremely knowledgeable, warm patient and great fun!
My son and I both came away with our own unique perfume.
I recommend going on one of these workshops, or buying one as a gift for someone.
Thank you very much, Debbie.
Sophia

 

I went along expecting to learn about scent and learn how to make a perfume. However this workshop is so much more it’s also about your personal journey and throughout the day you are totally absorbed into the world of scent and also how certain fragrances bring wonderful memories and emotions into life. A skilled and passionate teacher Debbie brings fragrance to life. A MUST DO for anyone interested in this fascinating subject.

Jacqui