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Eleven Week Materials Course – Module 2 (online)
September 3 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT
$250 – $300–
Perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler leads an eleven week session exploring the crucial materials in the perfumers’ organ: an indispensable first step in practicing perfumery and an opportunity to grow a technical familiarity with the materials.
In each 2 hour online session, Ashley will lead the class in smelling and discussing five crucial perfume materials – both naturals and synthetics. Over eleven Tuesday sessions, we will systematically go through the materials organ category by category, going into the function, aesthetics and technicalities of each material and its fragrance family.
Participants will leave with a fluency in the most important molecules of modern perfumery.
For beginners, this class presents an indispensable first step in practicing perfumery and growing your familiarity with the materials. For more experienced perfumers, the class presents an opportunity to enrich your process and technical abilities.
SESSION BREAKDOWN: MODULE 2 (Tuesdays)
- September 3 – Week 1: Fruity Synthetic
- September 10: Week 2: Fruity Aldehyde, Violet Synthetic
- September 17: Week 3: Rosy Natural
- September 24: Week 4: Rosy Synthetic
- October 1: Week 5: Rosy Synthetic, Oranger Synthetic
- October 8: Week 6: Oranger Natural, Jasmine Natural
- October 15: Week 7: Jasmine Synthetic
- October 22: Week 8: Marine Synthetic, Marine Natural, Green Aquatic
- October 29 : Week 9: Floral Natural
- November 5: Week 10: Ambery Synthetic
- November 12: Week 11: Ambery/Sweet Natural
Materials Needed: We will send you a materials list upon signup. Please purchase these materials before attending class. Before class, we will send you dilution exercises, which must be accomplished before the online session begins. The estimated cost of materials, not including labware or other miscellaneous fees, is $240.
This is module one of a total of three modules. These modules are not consecutive: any student can start at any module (though modules 1 and 2 cover more commonly used materials). Beginners are welcome!
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