A field guide to the naturals and aroma chemicals you will actually use, and the discipline of studying any new material that crosses your bench.
WHAT IS IN THE BOTTLE: Book One built the discipline of smelling. Book Two opens the cabinet behind the bench. You will learn what perfumery materials are, where they come from, how they are made, and how to begin a working library of around forty materials grouped by sensation. The goal is not to memorize a textbook. The goal is to be at ease with any material you pick up and to know how to study it on the same day you receive it.
This book belongs in your second month. It assumes the smelling habits, the time map, and the journal practice from Book One. It is also designed as a reference. Once you have read it through, the chapters become small entries you can return to whenever you add a new material to your shelf.
WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR: The reader who has spent thirty days with a few materials and is ready to widen the palette. You have a working journal. You can dip a strip and stay with the material for an hour. Now you want to know what to put on the shelf next.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: 01 - What a perfumery material is, in plain language, with no jargon you cannot use. 02 - The major forms of naturals and how they are produced. 03 - The first families of aroma chemicals and the role each plays. 04 - How to choose carriers and solvents for dilutions you can return to. 05 - How to store materials so they live a long, useful life. 06 - A starter palette of forty materials grouped into ten sensation directions. 07 - A repeatable five minute study habit for any new material. 08 - How to build a reference shelf you trust.
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