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Perfumery Master Class with Christophe Laudamiel

Many of you are already fans or friends of Christophe Laudamiel; and you might already know about his Patreon Page, but if not, then a new world is about to open up for you. Rather than try to explain Christophe here, I’ll point you to his atelier, The Zoo, right here in Greenwich Village, NYC, https://www.thezoo.nyc/aboutAnd here is his Instagram https://www.instagram.com/christophelaudamiel/Briefly, Christophe is a master perfumer, and more. He’s a chemist, an artist, of course, a tap dance …

Aromatherapy

You may have noticed that we don’t post the commonly seen “recipes for relaxation” and the other usual fare. Let me explain why as best as I can.We are totally into therapeutic uses for essential oils. In fact, most of us were trained in aromatherapy long ago. But this isn’t our focus. Over the years, we have found our true inspiration in the botanicals themselves. We all have our opinions, our go-to oils, all favorites for whatever occasion presents itself. The way I see it, it’s a quest …

What is Natural?

This seems to be a simple question, but in fact, “natural” means different things to different people. Many of us want to use “natural” products, and “synthetic” just sounds gross. I think a lot of us use these two words almost as a shorthand and we have certain expectations about what they mean. And herein lies the rub, as they say.Many, many, many products have the word “natural” on their labels; in reality, different countries and even different states have different percentages of non- …