Make your own perfume: Cultures of Trade (in person)
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Saskia Wilson-Brown shares research for her recent book—The Cultures of Perfume: Scents That Shaped History—with an emphasis on materials historically used to express culture in discrete areas of activity.
This two and a half hour session will focus on historic trade routes, exploring four materials that have been traded and valued across the ancient world. The class starts with a smelling session, focusing on sandalwood, nutmeg and clove, saffron and vetiver, with other aromatic notes included as appropriate. After smelling the materials and discussing their historic use, the class will engage in a blending exercise, making a perfume as a group while we explore how to formulate. Finally, each attendee will make their own composition using the materials from class, leaving with a 15ml spray vial.
Take-aways
– Information about the historical use of perfume materials in trade
– Sensorial experience of topical materials, including sandalwood notes, nutmeg and clove notes, saffron notes, and vetiver notes, as well as appropriate other materials.
– Learning how to formulate and compose an experimental perfume
– A 15ml spray bottle of your custom perfume
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