r/PerfumeOils

I’ve been having this problem for a long time since I Started using perfume since I was teenager. I always came across the same problem. When I spray the perfume on me I can smell it clear as day even hours after, but people around me stopped feeling any smell after 10-30 minutes. I tried googling around and I only see people having the opposite effect that they themself can’t smell but others can.
Or the smell just fades on themselves and on other. Apparently if a perfume suits you, yourself won’t be able to smell it. This is soooo frustrating does anyone else have this problem or am I one in billion??

Hey everyone. I’ve been lurking here for a few months and mixing very basic accords, but I wanted to try something more complex.I recently got my hands on a document named "tuberosys". It’s a formula for a Chypre Floral fragrance, and the structure looked amazing: top notes of Orange Blossom, Bergamot, Tangerine and Petitgrain; heart notes of Tuberose, Jasmine, Sandalwood, Virginian Cedarwood and Rose; and base notes of Oakmoss and Ambrette.

Here is my problem: The full formula has nearly 30 ingredients. My beginner organ is tiny. I don't own things like Zenolide or L-Laurinal.

I spent my entire Sunday trying to use a spreadsheet to re-balance the formula using only the 20 ingredients I actually own. Every time I removed a material, I had to recalculate the percentages for the musks and florals to fill the gaps, and I kept messing up the math. I was getting incredibly frustrated.

I googled around and found a site called dupehacking. I just pasted the original formula in there, checked off the materials I had in my box, and let it auto-scale the batch to 100 parts so I wouldn't have to deal with Excel anymore.

It gave me this adjusted formula. Before I waste my expensive Jasmine Absoluteon a 10ml trial, can you guys tell me if this still makes sense?

formula:
My Adjusted Formula:
Kharismal® (IFF) - 41.60
Ethylene Brassylate - 20.00
Calabrian Bergamot Oil FCF - 6.00
Sicilian Lemon Oil FCF - 5.50
Yellow Mandarin Oil - 5.00
Muscone (Firmenich) - 4.50
Linalyl Acetate - 3.50
Ambrox® Super (Firmenich) - 2.60
Cedarwood Virginia Oil Rect. (Firmenich) - 2.60
Australian Sandalwood Oil - 0.50
Lavandin Grosso Oil - 0.50
Jasmine Absolute - 0.25
Geranyl Acetate - 0.25
Methyl Anthranilate - 0.20
Petitgrain Bigarade Oil - 0.20
Tuberose Absolute 50% - 0.10
Orange Blossom Absolute 50% - 0.10
Ambrette Seed Absolute 50% - 0.10
Evernyl (Givaudan) - 0.05
Dimetol (Givaudan) 10% - 0.03

Will the Kharismal completely overpower everything else since I had to cut so many modifiers? Any advice on how to handle missing ingredients when following professional formulas is super appreciated!

Hello everyone,
I’ve been learning perfumery as a hobby and it’s been a real challenge trying to get a hold of big companies such as iberchem, luzi etc. I know they work b2b and I tried to find distributors but I found nothing.. is there anyone here who can help me find a good supplier of dupe oils, or any distributor here?

I plan on making my own perfume oils as everything smells heavily like chemicals and breaks out my skin. I’d like to use essential oils with no synthetic compounds.

1. What brands are best to buy from for 100% pure and organic oils that are NOT MLM companies

2. What natural scents are the most popular?

I’d love recommendations from small businesses, worldwide companies or anything reliable, with plenty of certifications and fairly inexpensive

I was gifted a brand new perfume oil that I unfortunately lost when I was packing up out of college.

It was clearish in color, just simple glass with a black top and “Baby Powder” was the label and it looked like it was handmade, the label was cut and taped on the top of the bottle. Unfortunately I don’t have a picture of it which I’m really sad about, and other than that information, it did not have a brand name.

Does anyone have good recommendations for a replacement or in general just your favorite scent? Where’s a good place to buy these? Thanks :)

Hey, so I have been mixing oils with just perfumers alcohol. Ive been getting conflicted information about what else to put into the fragrance. Ive heard putting small % of purified water, coconut oil MCT or just nothing at all. Does anyone knows what else I could do?

When I first got into fragrances, I mainly bought clone sprays because that's what everyone seemed to recommend. After a while though, I realised I was reaching for perfume oils much more often.

The biggest differences for me have been:

• Better longevity on my skin.

• More controlled application.

• They seem to develop a bit differently throughout the day.

I've been trying a few UK sellers over the past year and, so far, The Perfume Treasury has probably been my favourite overall. Mainly because I haven't struggled to find new scents to try, and the oils I've bought have all performed consistently well for me.

I'm sure there are plenty of other good UK houses though, so I'm curious:

• Which UK perfume oil seller has surprised you the most?

• Do you still buy clone sprays, or have you mostly switched to oils?

• Any hidden gems I should check out?

Can ANYBODY direct me to some good perfumed oil websites? I'm sick of buying my oils from the flea market and the hair stores! TIA!

Hi, Can you recommend a perfume base that is alcohol free for sprays?

Thanks!

Can anyone please help me find a trusted perfume oil supplier in India, I want to start my own brand.

Hi.. can someone suggest me a few contacts & places where i can buy gud perfume oils & related stuff?

The oils I currently have are Choco musk and what the fluff which are amazing - they project and have decent longevity when paired with their perfumes . I’m wanting oils of a similar nature without floral/ spice/ fruits etc. I have heard Nemat vanilla musk is good but doesn’t have great sillage. Recommendations are welcome please 😌

I got a bottle of french riviera from notino a couple of weeks ago. I absolutely love the scent. Before i bought the sent i went to a local shop and tried it on skin. After a couple of hours the smell was still there going strong so i thought the cologne is a yes and bought it a couple of weeks after that. The problem is that i dont get a similar performance from my bottle bought from notino. I dont know how much time the bottle i originaly tried, was sitting at the store but i would guess it could be there for a couple of months if not more. I also want to point out that i use a good amount of sprays(4 on the neck, a couple on arms and a couple more on clothes) so i doubt it is an underspray issue. I also want to add that my current weather is hot. Like i live in greece and our summer is 30-35 Celsius hot.When i originally tested the sent was in spring time, still hot but more like 25-27 Celcius. With all that been said I am guessing the bottle needs maturation? Does anybody else have a similar experience?

What pops to mind?