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Melanie Jane Nightingale
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THE CHANGING SCENT OF PERFUME
When creating your own scents, maceration is an important factor. Be patient and let your fragrances develop to their full potential.
Melanie Jane Nightingale
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Fear is a 4 letter word
Never lose sight of your own goals and vision. Be bold and use fear to your advantage. Embrace your uniqueness and success will seek you out
Melanie Jane Nightingale
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OLFACTORY FATIGUE
While you may think the perfume you are wearing has faded, think twice before spritzing on some more.
Melanie Jane Nightingale
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PERFUME GOALS
The core to creating your own perfume is having an objective. Don’t just haphazardly mix together a selection of scents and hope for the bes
Melanie Jane Nightingale
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PERFUME LEGENDS
This book just had to be my first review because it is a fabulous journey of French Feminine Perfume
Melanie Jane Nightingale
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Eau so Intense
The intensity of a fragrance simply refers to the strength or concentration of raw ingredients.
Melanie Jane Nightingale
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Wake up and smell EVERYTHING!
Smell matters. It's as simple as that? But just how powerful is our most underestimated sense?
Melanie Jane Nightingale
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Extraction Methods - perfumery/aromatherapy ingredients
There are four types of perfume compounds : essential oils, absolutes, natural isolates and synthetics.
But what are their differences?
Melanie Jane Nightingale
5 min read
The Fashion of Fragrance
Let's start at the beginning with the evolution of scent. Scent is linked to fashion, culture, history, colours, feelings, memories…...
Melanie Jane Nightingale
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The Acid Mantle
The acid mantle is a protective veil that is formed by the sebaceous glands and your sweat. Now let’s explore the name Acid means that it...