Perfume Education and Experimentation
IAO Board Member Rubia Chaudri and director Saskia Wilson-Brown recently visited Alexandria, Virginia, and went on a tour of a beautiful (and definitely haunted) historic apothecary. In this post, Saskia shares what they learned during their tour of the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum.
An open lab for advanced beginner and intermediate perfumers. Bring your own materials or use ours, and blend with new friends.
Our longest-running program, open sessions present a guided introduction to working with scent – with hands-on blending time!
In this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches perfume composition with an exploration of a rich, deep oud accord.
In this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches perfume composition with an exploration of a soft, dark, polished leather accord.
Get spooky on Halloween as IAO invites our returning students to explore, experiment, and create scents inspired by Nosferatu. Costumes encouraged!
Perfumer and writer Mandy Aftel joins IAO’s Saskia Wilson-Brown for a discussion about her new book, The Museum of Scent.
An open lab for advanced beginner and intermediate perfumers. Bring your own materials or use ours, and blend with new friends.
A special blending session celebrating the sweet and scary scents of the season, for beginners new to the art and craft of making perfume. Tickets go live October 1.