How to Make Your Own Perfume

04/24/09 04:15:37

By: Sandra Raičević-Petrović

Perfumes are an endless game of sensuality, intuition, self-comprehension and view of oneself. It was the first time I had an opportunity to choose the notes of a perfume, which I will also name. What joy, I thought; it is easy to choose everything I want to place in my fragrant elixir! This became really simple, thanks to MyParfuem.com company, which enabled a fun game with notes which will be developed for you by their perfumers and sent to your home address in a short time.

I will begin my story from the very beginning. Website MyParfuem.com is in front of you, with simple instructions how to combine a fragrance for yourself. The first division you find is selection between fragrance for women and for men. One click further will take you to four olfactive groups. After my choice of exotic group I arrived to about thirty various ingredients which I could include in my fragrant composition. There is an option to choose intensity of each ingredient (1,2,3), which you can choose yourself, combine and play with them.

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I knew what I wanted to smell approximately, since I have never had a problem with that, I have always known what I wanted. An oriental-juicy fragrance, without retro scent; thick, sweet, opulent, gently gourmand, a fragrance which does not have to be strong and intensive, but very tame, fondling, sensual and extremely attractive. I chose gentle apple blossom which gives freshness to the fragrance, tangerine aromas for fresher and sweeter effect of the beginning, with very memorable ylang-ylang, flower above flowers, mixed with neroli, which I am also very fond of.

Peach will give complete juiciness, hint of almonds and coconut introduce gourmand tact, hot ambergris and Tonka beans produce a clear oriental-fiery expression, while woody accords of cedar and sandalwood reflect the Orient and animalistic sound, while adding more character to the fragrance. That was it, my fragrance, which, according to my idea, represents my character perfectly.

The fragrance was named Sandrina, and I was waiting for 15 days to get to know my first fragrant concept, developed with help of perfumers from MyParfuem.com company. It seemed very unserious to me to name the perfume I was creating Sandrina, but to be honest, I really like it know, since I know that I am the only one who will have this particular fragrance!

I did not know what to expect or what the scent will be like, which ingredients will be accentuated or how the fragrance will develop on my skin, until I tried it. If I had had an opportunity to develop this fragrance myself, combining different intensity and variations of each ingredient, I suppose that work on creation would have been even more interesting. But I was very content with the result of this, what I created by choosing intuitively. I wish I could try out variations of the existing perfume Sandrina, and add or reduce intensity of some ingredients, so that I could feel diversity of their nuances.

If you think you are not able to choose the right ingredient for your fragrant ‘baby’ or if you don’t know how a certain ingredient will affect the composition – creators from MyParfuem.com thought about that as well. They put a description of each ingredient (flower, fruit, woody accords, spices) and an explanation how each ingredient might affect the combination; increase freshness, juiciness, add fruity, oriental or animalistic character. They really simplified the game of creation!

Perfume Sandrina arrived in a 30 ml glass flacon with my name on it. Really fun! I couldn’t wait to try it, since I have not been able to resist the game with perfumes for years. You can feel very sharp notes in the beginning, as well as a strong impact of freshness which appears from recognizable apple blossom, which is gentle, sweet but memorable. Mandarin adds cold notes and juiciness, which is joined by cooling peppermint aromas. After a few minutes, a blast of freshness calms down, even though it stays as a base for the whole composition, as one of layers assisting others notes to come into the first plan; clear, loud, unobtrusive and difficult to wear.

The main theme of the fragrance is a combination of ylang-ylang and neroli, along with gourmand, thick and juicy accords of peach, almond and coconut, which is present in a creamy layer, not accentuated alone, but adds beauty and exotics to flowers. Nothing stands out drastically, but fondles like beautiful cream, close to skin, without wide aura, but very long-lasting. That surprised me pleasantly, having on mind that I can feel the perfume very close to the skin. I can also feel Tonka, with its balmy, tobacco-like effects, hot ambergris and its animalistic side, together with woody accords. The most important thing in the whole fragrance, which I especially liked, is that fresh notes stay present all the time, adding uplift and a higher octave, while not losing themselves like in the classic pyramidal structure 15-25 minutes from the beginning of the fragrance. Before the very finish of the composition, I can feel bitter, woody accords and almonds, which seem dry and very seductive on my skin.

The fragrance is sweet, oriental, thick, warm and has high quality ingredients, which I like a lot. Cuddly and soft effects appear of warm aromas of flowers and fruit zests, with sophisticated freshness, which adds a truly elegant character. I expected more aggressive aromas of ambergris and Tonka, a warmer mixture, but I am very happy with balance of notes and the composition I achieved, exotic Sandrina which will be especially nice for this warm summer. Time of duration of the fragrance on my skin is 5 to 6 hours.

The team working for MyParfuem.com has made an excellent thing, in my humble opinion. Each of us, for an appropriate price of 29 euro for 30 ml eau de parfum with 15% of perfume oils in its composition, takes part in a really available fragrant game that anyone can play. Quality of essences is very good, package is satisfactory, but, what is the most important, is that there is no elite, no fragrances for the special one, since, with the right measure of ingredients in the combination, anyone can be special and name the perfume as they want. When creating your perfume, you can leave your recipe for others to use it. Last 10 recipes of ordered compositions are always visible and that could help you in choosing your fragrant pet. I am also leaving you my recipe to see it, even though I advise you to make your own choice, since it is very amusing to think about intensity and combination of fragrant essences, as well as to compose a story about yourself.

Fragrantica is thankful to company MyParfuem.com and to their team of young, creative people – visioners, who enable us to get familiar with my fragrance, Sandrina. The idea they managed to put into practice while creating and adapting perfume compositions to each particular user, has been really well accepted. One of the young founders of the company, Yannis Niebelschütz, takes care of partnership and marketing, founder Patrick Wilhelm controls quality of work and website, while Nadja Zykina creates the fragrances that we receive. Besides these hardworking people, there are experts for production and design, managers, marketers etc. (You can found out more about them on the site about team of company)

You can leave your fragrant, imaginative creation at website MyParfuem.com. I will certainly try to create a few more perfumes, maybe even one for men… Who knows, it depends on the moment and inspiration… Play and enjoy aromas of life!

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