Some research results say that when choosing perfumes, we prefer those that fit well with the natural scent of our bodies and harmoniously complete it, thus emphasizing our biological signal.
If you want to wear a perfume that will work in the best way with your body chemistry, the task of its creation can be best performed by you, your nose and your brain. The self-created natural perfume is an item well worth including into one’s personal well-being toolbox.
Would you like to learn how to create such a perfume? If so, you’ve come to the right place. We are here to ignite your passion for natural perfumes! People wore such perfumes till the end of the 19th century, when they became too expensive and too complicated to produce, so they were replaced by synthetic fragrances.
The School of Natural Perfumery Fragrance Signatures and Ana Ličina Aroma Atelier invite you to join the Fragrant Signatures education.
STUDY TOPICS:
- The difference between natural and synthetic perfumes
- Short history of using natural fragrant materials
- Types of fragrance materials (essential oils, absolutes, CO2 extracts, tinctures, hydrosoles, etc.)
- Notes and accords
- Scent profiles of 21 materials
- Skin chemistry and the effect of scent on emotions
- Perfume families and combining scent materials
- Different forms of fragrant products (oil-based, alcohol-based and solid perfumes)
- Creation and production of a personal alcohol-based perfume
- Guidelines for further education
TARGET GROUPS:
- Beginners or professionals interested in the field of natural perfumery
- Aromatherapists who want their recipes to better suit their clients’ personal needs
- Sensory researchers who want to sharpen their ability to perceive and recognize scents
- Formulators of natural cosmetics who want to improve the scent of their products
- Gourmet enthusiasts, sommeliers, winemakers and chefs, because the senses of taste and smell are closely related
- Psychotherapists who want to more intensively include in their work the awareness of the sense that we are neglecting
- Therapists who want to accompany their work with an adequate scent background and thus improve its positive results
- Everyone who is interested in natural scents and wants to get closer to themselves through engaging sense of smell and through creative work
Education consists of two modules.
Module 1
SCHEDULE:
Introductory Meeting (2-3 hours)
- Before the start of the education, participants should prepare their perfume kit that includes a perfume palette of 21 fragrant materials, buy Fragrant Signatures – Manual for Creating Natural Perfumes, and other equipment necessary for an in-depth and independent work at home. At the meeting you will be shown how to prepare your palette.
Note: For the participants from Europe there is possibility to purchase Perfume Kit via Ana Ličina Aroma Atelier and receive it by post. - All classes will be held on Saturdays and Sundays from 9.00 to 12.30 CET.
(During the introductory meeting we can adjust the hourly schedule a bit, to better suit everyone.)
First Weekend
- Introduction
- Fragrant Materials
- Sourcing, Selecting and Storing Fragrant Materials
- Working with Fragrant Materials
- How to Evaluate Scents
- Notes in Perfumery
- Base Notes Evaluation
- Discussion: Impressions and Personal Preferences
Second Weekend
- Classification by Scent Groups
- Accords
- Evaluation of Middle Notes
- Discussion: Impressions and Personal Preferences
- Perfume Formulation Method by Jean Carles
- Base Accord Creation
Third Weekend
- Discussion: Experience of Creating the Base Accord / Olfactory Impression
- Skin chemistry
- Perfume Evolution
- Top Notes Evaluation
- Creating a Middle Accord
- First Impressions of the Middle Accord
Fourth Weekend
- Discussion: Experience of Creating the Top Accord / Olfactory Impression
- Filling in the Perfume Formula Form
- Balancing Accords – Trials and Selection
- Perfume Creation
- Perfumes’ Classification by Concentration
- On Possible Post festum Interventions
- Questions and Concluding Discussion
Follow up Meeting:
- Approx. 1.5 months later (we will establish the time of the meeting together)
- Before this meeting, a final assignment should be handed in, which consists of:
1. completed questionnaire
2. description of the experience with creating a personal natural perfume
- Discussion: Creating and Wearing Natural Perfume
- Guidelines for Further Work
- Individual Interviews with the Mentor
Details about the Education:
- Before the start of the education, each student will be sent their personal kit. There will be 21 fragrant materials for the perfumer’s palette, plus few useful bonus items in it. During the introductory meeting, students will receive instructions on how to prepare palettes.
- Everyone should also prepare 40 (10 ml) dark bottles with pipettes / caps, labels, a sufficient amount of blotters, and a thick notebook for recording their impressions, thoughts, ideas….
- The complete education is held interactively, without prerecorded videos, in real time and with the constant support of the teacher and the administrator. This is why, despite the online form, the education is still very personal and enables the formation of close contact within the group. To acquire this type of knowledge, working in a group is of crucial importance, because a lot is learned by listening to the impressions and opinions of other participants (a-ha moments!)
- The created perfume is unique, and represents your personal, specific fragrant signature. Its formulation was influenced by your physical, mental, psychological and spiritual needs, which shape each person’s olfactory preferences. You can “adopt” the perfume as your forever perfume that will accompany you at every step and in all life situations. Or you can modify it over time and adapt it to your changing needs. And, of course, you can create a lot of other perfumes whenever you decide so, as this education prepares you to that.
Duration
- Live online: 47 teaching hours.
- Individual work at home: minimum 30 teaching hours.
Language
- English
Location
- online event via ZOOM
Group size
- In order to ensure the quality of work, we can accept a maximum of 10 people in a group. When seats are taken, we will put you on the waiting list, just in case a place becomes available at the last minute. Thank you for your understanding!
Price:
- 1.200,00 euros + amount to ship the kit to your destination
Enrollment
- The invitation to enroll in the education is sent on average twice a year, and the education is held when a group of interested people is formed. After the administrator defines them, the dates and all relevant information are published in the Events section.
Information and registration
- Ana Ličina Aroma Atelier / +386 40 641 712
After completing Module 1 participants are trained to create alcohol perfumes and can finish their education at this level.
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Module 2
This module is intended for those persistent and curious who want to learn further, improve their art of composing natural perfumes, and refine their creations.
Those who already have experience in the creation of natural perfumes do not have to pre-complete Module 1, but they will need to demonstrate during the introductory interview, that they have the knowledge necessary for Module 2 level of education.
Details about the Education
- Before the start of the education, each student will be sent their personal kit. There will be 21 fragrant materials for the perfumer’s palette and a few useful items as a surprise in it. During the introductory meeting, students will receive instructions on how to prepare palettes.
- Everyone should also prepare 40 vials with pipettes / caps, labels, a sufficient amount of blotters, and a thick notebook for recording their impressions, thoughts, ideas….
- The complete education is conducted interactively, without prerecorded videos, in real time and with the constant support of the teacher and the administrator. This is why, despite the online form, the education is still very personal and enables the formation of close contact within the group. To acquire this type of knowledge, working in a group is of crucial importance, because a lot is learned by listening to the impressions and opinions of other participants (aha moments!)
- During this module you get to know several methods of perfume creation, and you choose the formulation method that you think will best suit your chosen perfume plan. In the final part, during the follow-up meeting, you can discuss with the mentor your impressions and possible dilemmas regarding the creation process you went through.
Note: In order to be able to work with a larger amount of fragrant components, students are expected to have at hand Module 1 palette materials.
First Session
- Discussion about previous experiences in creating natural perfumes
- Evaluation of the first group of fragrant materials in the palette
- First impressions, discussion
- Theory: work with „difficult“ materials, different dilutions, other forms of perfumes
Second Session
- Impressions after getting to know the first group of materials in detail
- Evaluation of the next group of fragrant materials
- Impressions, discussion
- Theory: precise measurement (working with scales)
Third Session
- Discussion after a detailed introduction to the second group of materials
- Evaluation of the last group of fragrant materials
- Olfactory impressions, discussion
- Theory: bases / doppelgangers
Fourth Session
- Impressions about the last group of fragrant materials
- Base creation experience
- Theory: different approaches to perfume creation
- The decision on the method of creating the perfume (EdT)
- Practical work: creating a perfume using the chosen method
Follow up Meeting
Before this meeting the participants should submit a paper entitled “My experience of creating and wearing natural perfumes“.
- Conversation: individual reports on the created perfumes
- Instructions for further work: maintaining creative competence, care for personal ecological footprint, sustainability
Module 2 includes:
- Work in a small group in real time
- A valuable working kit to continue learning about natural perfumery
- Interactivity and tasks for individual work at home
- Careful mentoring throughout the perfume making process
- Certificate of completion
- Follow up meeting
Duration:
- Live online: 25 teaching hours.
- Individual work at home: minimum 30 teaching hours.
Language:
- English
Location
- online event via ZOOM
Group size
In order to enable quality work, we can take a maximum of 8 people in a group. When the seats are taken, we will put you on the waiting list, just in case a place becomes available at the last minute. Thank you in advance for your understanding!
Enrollment
- Enrollment is announced once a year. The education is held when a group of interested parties is formed. After the organizer defines them, the dates are published in the Events section.
Information and registration
- Ana Ličina Aroma Atelier / +386 40 641 712
Authorsip
- The author of Fragrant Signatures education is Slobodanka Poštić.
Upon completion of Module 2 this education is finished. On further modes and opportunities to improve their skills everyone decides according to their needs, visions and inspiration.
For more details about education please use contact form on my website: http://aromaterapija.info/slobodanka-postic/
