Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed,–Dwight D Eisenhower Perfume Persephone now has 24 notes. I stopped and I remembered Grenouille recreating the latest hot scent, Amor & [...]

Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life.–Picasso Perfume The last try of Artemis, instead of continuing with the CDP (which was looking futile), I went in nearly the opposite direction and made an extrait de parfum (EXT from now on). It finally smells like lavender; whether or not it’s a “powdery lavender,” [...]

A sad soul can kill you quicker, far quicker, than a germ.–John Steinbeck Perfume As I used gardenia recently in Persephone (got some from another pro?), I searched for more. Not only did I find gardenia (at http://www.victorie-inc.us/), I also found they have pomades of lilac and lily! in addition to gardenia and honeysuckle, which [...]

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.–Cicero Perfume I’ve decided to give up on Artemis CDP completely. Unlike I expected, the jojoba oil and beeswax did nothing to soften lavender; in fact it did just the opposite–it actually deadened the smell of lavender. I think I’ll have more luck [...]

When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability. To be alive is to be vulnerable.–Madeleine L’Engle Perfume I’ve made two attempts at Persephone, which I’m making at the behest of John Reasinger, my great friend and [...]

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I will no longer be posting to Adam’s Domains. Instead, after the perfume topics, every post I’ll offer a new poem, a collection of quotations, and whatever else strikes my fancy. Now I can post blogs directly on my website. The human animal is adapted to, and apparently can thrive on, an extraordinary range of [...]

I mistakenly wrote in the last installment that frangipani was an important ingredient in Mrs. Younger’s custom perfume. It’s not; I plan to include frangipani in Artemis concrete de parfum (CDP from now on). I’m hoping to make a powdery lavender CDP. I’m hoping diluted tonka-bean absolute will make for something powdery (Jane Cate of [...]

Ms. Youngers loves her custom perfume! She said she’s wanted a custom scent for years, and Rhea is exactly what she was looking for. She was impressed, as many others have been, with my obvious talent, especially at making custom perfumes. I have a particular knack, a finesse, a facility, when it comes to constructing [...]