The Perfume Foundation – International Year 2023 is starting incredibly exciting to me. I knew it was going to be a very different year from year 2021 and 2022. I knew that I need to do a lot of changes and adventure into new projects and collaborations that I am aware of. Since last year, …
Gorgeous Excuse Event and after the Event
Last week was very hectic, previous the 26th of March 2022, and on the clock with activities related to the preparation of my products, marketing and props for my Exhibition Table at the Sydney Hilton Hotel, George St opposite to Queen Victoria Building (QVB) in Sydney CBD. As this was my very first time participating …
New Bottles for 2022
Taking the opportunity of preparing for an Event this coming 26th of March 2022 at the Sydney Hilton Hotel, I decided to introduce a new design of bottles aside from the current perfume bottles I am managing on my Etsy shop. Here you will see an sketch of the bottles I will be using for …
Perfume Making in Bulk for an event
Since last week I have been working in redefining my brand for an up-market event. My current logo and brand still stay the same at the moment for my Etsy clients and the Blue Mountains Markets. For the event organised by “A Gorgeous Excuse” with the advice and support from Ere Perez, I was motivated …
“A Gorgeous Excuse” Retail Event at the Sydney Hilton Hotel – Saturday 26 of March 2022
Last two weeks, on the 7th of March, my mind was in a different place and suddenly on the 9th of March received an Invite by “A Gorgeous Excuse” organiser asking me whether I would be interested in participating in this event happening on the 26th of March 2022 to show my products to a …
Day 4 – Raw Materials & Suppliers
Posted by ANA. As I anticipated from my previous experience, walking to school takes me about 40 to 45 minutes walk with few moments of rest to catch my breath and rest my legs, as there are many sections which are UP-HILL!! Today, I arrived the FIRST at class. The teacher was still preparing her …
Ana’s First French Perfumes
Posted by TONY. Here they are, the first perfumes created by Ana in Grasse. These fragrances, now created, might eventually be found in her shop. I am sure that Ana will return to France many times to create more poetry in perfume, but only these designs will ever be the first, and as such they …
The Old Perfumery Book
This includes historic material in the Grasse Museum of Prefumery and materials at the Grasse Institute of Perfumery such as this wonderful book “La Parfumerie Francaise et L’art dans la présentation”
Elisabeth Proal
Posted by ADMIN. Ana is very fortunate to have Elisabeth Proal for her teacher. Elisabeth Proal is a “nose”, a perfumer with an exquisite poetic ability to create fragrances. She was discovered by Chanel when she was working at Givaudan Roure Centre de recherche in 1987 as a spectroscopist, and worked for Chanel for 25 …
Day 3 – Grasse Institute of Perfumery
Posted by ANA. I woke up at 6:30 am and showered and prepared my breakfast and my school bag with my perfume, mists and oil samples to show the instructor that I was going to meet today. I went walking to the school, due to not being sure whether I would need a special pass …