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Anya's philosophy and goals for the Natural Perfumery Institute's students:

"I love to work with students to help them progress with their dream of becoming a perfumer. The home-study basic course is for those who cannot wish to participate online, believe they may not finish the course in one year, or want an alternative economical tuition. The home-study textbook is the same as the one the online student receive, and so the home-study student will benefits from the varioius special and unique techniques that I teach as part of the basic course, and I am delighted to be able to provide them to you."

To see more of her passion and knowledge of natural perfumery, please visit the faculty page, which includes links to her many articles on perfumery.

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AGNPI course provides a systematic, logical approach to the practice of perfume creation. This will give you full rein to follow your creative impulses. You will learn how to evaluate your own blends and the blends of others with lack of prejudice, which is the true goal of an artist. You will bloom as an artisan; one who creates with your hands, your nose, your scent memory, and your consciousness. _______________

To sign up for the Anya's Garden Perfumery and Education Newsletter, please submit the following information:

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The AGNPI Home-Study Basic Course has several options for the perfumery student:

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Files & Forms emailed*
60+ Vintage Perfumery Books & Articles emailed**
Ability to upgrade to Online Study Option***
Ability to become a Certified Natural Perfumer - Basic Level****
Option #1 Basic
$500 USD
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Option #2 Enhanced
$750 USD
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Option #3 Deluxe
$1200 USD
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Added December, 2010: Home-study students can now interact with other students and the Head Instructor Anya McCoy in a discussion forum group on Yahoo. This is a valuable educational bonus and will help the new student make friends in the community while learning.

* Files and Forms include Word.doc and Excel.xls forms for evaluation and recordkeeping, alcohol laws and suppliers from the USA, UK, AU and Canada, aromatics suppliers, bottle suppliers, MSDS and CoA sheets, and much more.

** Over 60 vintage and modern perfumery and perfumery-related books and articles will be emailed to the student.

*** Student will pay the difference in the tuition fee between the home-study option they are enrolled under, and the online option. This may be done at any time after their initial enrollment. Contact the Institute if you wish to upgrade and have access to the website, lectures, videos, frequently-updated and improved resources, and much more.

**** The home-study option student may apply for certification upon completion of the assignments, which the student will submit via email, and a brief essay about the process of the perfume they have created for evaluation for the final project. A minimum of 1 milliliter of perfume, labeled with the student's name and the name of the perfume must be mailed to the Head Instructor. The perfume review fee must be submitted at this time.

anya's garden natural perfumery textbook - cover art

The beautiful textbook cover artwork is shown on the left. The bottle and artwork are very symbolic: through the smoke - "per fumen" - we can see the release of the scent of the fragrant materials, including flowers, ferns, seashells and animals, represented by the butterfly.

The clock represents the perfumer's task of making all of the elements work together harmoniously in a timed framework known as "drydown".

I love this artwork and was very, very happy to discover it and use it for the AGNPI Basic Natural Perfumery textbook. The textbook is 349 pages and includes full-color photos, charts and forms.

AGNPI Current Home Study Educational Opportunity:

Offline Self-Study Basic Course

  • There are no prerequisites
  • Three home-study options: Basic, Enhanced, Deluxe
  • Sign up at any time, start your studies immediately upon receipt of the AGNPI 300+ page full-color textbook. A separate package of evaluation forms and charts is included for easy duplication.
  • Take as long as you wish to complete your studies
  • Benefit from the advantage of a course designed by a former Florida Atlantic University professor
  • Coursework based on the methods and techniques of French perfumery schools
  • No instructor support, unless you decide to upgrade your enrollment status to online student
  • Ability to apply for certification as a natural perfumer upon submittal of perfume and essay
  • Ability to advance to Intermediate Level study with instructor.

Established in 2007, the Anya's Garden Natural Perfumery Institute was the first online website to offer a professional natural perfumery syllabus that includes:

  • Organoleptic evaluation methodology
  • Dilution techniques for quick study
  • The use of scales and laboratory equipment
  • French perfumery school techniques
  • Modern recognition of ancient methods
  • Systematic recordkeeping forms
  • Excel database recordkeeping forms - sent to offline students by email