Professional Online Education since 2007
Natural Perfumery
My Journey into Natural Perfumery and how it will provide a wonderful instructional experience for you
I was a disappointed perfumer at age three!What a mess I made. My very first perfume “experiment” still makes me feel shocked.. I remember sitting on my bedroom floor, sunlight streaming through those big windows, carefully pouring the last precious drops of my two favorite perfumes—gifts from the women in my family—into a single bottle. I was certain I was creating something even more exquisite. Instead, I produced a horrible, foul-smelling potion.
Have you suffered through your own blending disasters? If so, you’re in good company—and I’m here to guide you with the benefit of decades of experimentation and a proven method of teaching.
Years ago, I met two retired perfume-industry gentlemen who encouraged me onto the path of serious study. From there, I devoured every book they gave me, practiced techniques, and spent years experimenting. Yes, years—creating blends that were mostly muddy, mostly heavy on the base notes, as I slowly, painstakingly refined my craft. Can you relate?
Eventually, the work transformed. My blends grew beautiful once I began evaluating and selecting materials with professional discipline and consistency.
In 1991, I launched my natural perfume line, Anya’s Tropical Essences, in Miami. My 100% natural fragrances soon attracted private-label contracts with boutique hotels on South Beach. In 2006, I launched my luxury perfume line Anya’s Garden Perfumes, and I’ve since won multiple awards for my perfumes, and began teaching online in 2007, the first natural perfumer to do so. In 2010, I authored the first American textbook on natural perfumery—the text I now use in my course.
If you dream of learning natural perfumery and becoming a professional perfumer, I invite you to join my Basic Perfumery Course. You may choose the Independent Study option or the Pro Tutorial for personalized mentorship. Let me guide you on your path to creating beautiful, natural perfumes—without the muddy disasters.
Basic Independent Study
At the Basic Level:
Diluting your oils to save 90% on the cost of making each test perfume, learn how to evaluate, blend, and make perfume. History, production of aromatics, regulatory, and many other topics covered.
Basic
Private
Tutorial
At the Basic Level:
Diluting your oils to save 90% on the cost of making each test perfume, learn how to evaluate, blend, and make perfume. History, production of aromatics, regulatory, and many other topics covered as well as one-on-one access to Anya McCoy for the course.
Intermediate Natural Perfumer
At the Intermediate Level*:
- Excel worksheet for perfumemaking with specific gravity
- Laboratory equipment introduction and instructions
- Extensive Compare and Contrast exercises
*Prerequisite of the Basic course is required.
Graduate Natural Perfumer
At the Graduate Level*:
A thesis-based course that elevates and encompasses all the education of the earlier Levels.
*Prerequisite of the Intermediate course is required.
Basic Independent Study
At the Basic Level:
Diluting your oils to save 90% on the cost of making each test perfume, learn how to evaluate, blend, and make perfume. History, production of aromatics, regulatory, and many other topics covered.
Basic Private Tutorial
At the Basic Level:
Diluting your oils to save 90% on the cost of making each test perfume, learn how to evaluate, blend, and make perfume. History, production of aromatics, regulatory, and many other topics covered as well as one-on-one access to Anya McCoy for the course.
Intermediate Natural Perfumer
At the Intermediate Level*:
- Excel worksheet for perfumemaking with specific gravity
- Laboratory equipment introduction and instructions
- Extensive Compare and Contrast exercises
*Prerequisite of the Basic course is required.
Graduate Natural Perfumer
At the Graduate Level*:
A thesis-based course that elevates and encompasses all the education of the earlier Levels.
*Prerequisite of the Intermediate course is required.
Included with the Basic Course
Dozens of Bonus Modules!
- Diluting Thick Aromatics
- Enfleurage
- European Union Labeling
- Federal Drug Administration (FDA) Labeling (USA)
- Filtering Perfume
- INCI Labeling
- Label Sample
- Natural Isolates
- Oil-Based Perfume
- Perfumed Bath Salts
- Potpourri
- Prefixing Alcohol
- Sanitize, Disinfect, Sterilize
- Specific Gravity
- Tinctures and Infusions
- Solid Perfume
- Ultrasonic Extracts
- Vintage and Modern Videos on Perfumery
- Water and Alcohol-proof Pens
- Working with CO2s
- Diluting Thick Aromatics
- Enfleurage
- European Union Labeling
- Federal Drug Administration (FDA) Labeling (USA)
- Filtering Perfume
- INCI Labeling
- Label Sample
- Natural Isolates
- Oil-Based Perfume
- Perfumed Bath Salts
- Potpourri
- Prefixing Alcohol
- Sanitize, Disinfect, Sterilize
- Specific Gravity
- Tinctures and Infusions
- Solid Perfume
- Ultrasonic Extracts
- Vintage and Modern Videos on Perfumery
- Water and Alcohol-proof Pens
- Working with CO2s
Why Study with Us?
Why Study Perfumery with Us?
Over 100 Years of Combined Experience
Our dedicated faculty has been working with perfume materials and teaching the art of natural perfumery for over 100 years. Our experience will guide you.
Education at Your Pace With Online Distance Learning
We understand that you can’t be online at specified times. Instead we offer written material that you can work on in your schedule.
World Class Educator
Anya McCoy launched her first perfume line in 1991 and has since mentored and taught thousands of natural perfumers. She is regarded as a pioneer in the art and created the first online course in natural perfumery in 2007. She wrote the first American textbook on perfumery for this course.
The Textbook
Anya McCoy compiled 45 years of perfumery experience to author the 350-page textbook for this course. She also designed innovative modern recording forms to supplement the textbook in Word.doc, and Excel.xls forms to easy searchability and ease of study.
FAQ
Frequently Asked
Frequently Asked
What Prerequisites do I need?
There are no previous qualifications required, except the ability to read and write English. Ability to work with Word.doc and Excel.xls files is not necessary but encouraged. There are free versions of these programs available. Basic computer skills to log-in, download, and work with simple files and pages are needed.
What supplies will I need?
If you have many of the oils listed on the Perfume Making Kits page, you may use them. If not, you are encouraged to purchase them because they are referenced in the textbook. Alcohol, glassware, and other supplies are listed in the Materials and Supplies page, and you may need a month to obtain them from various vendors before you begin studies.
Will I receive a diploma?
You have that option. Diplomas are awarded upon submittal of perfume and essay. There is a $75 review fee for this process.
Is there a time limit for the Course?
Twelve months to complete the course with 18 month access to online material. This is to keep your studies moving at a pace that will keep you engaged, but not rushed, with the exercises. If you need more time, just contact the Instructor via the contact page and arrangements will be made.
What is the Institute’s refund policy?
There is no refund on the deposit or tuition.
What is the process to become a certified natural perfumer?
After completing the six modules, the student may submit a perfume and essay to the Instructor. The perfume and essay should reflect that the student learned the basics as taught in the course, and that they are able to articulate them. Receiving the certification will allow the student to continue studies at the Intermediate level. There is a $75 review fee for the certification and diploma.
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We respond from our anyasgarden.com email address within 24-48 hours. Please be sure to watch your junk/spam folder. If you find our email came to it, please add us to your “safe list.”
Pricing
Basic Courses:
- Independent Study – $1200
- Private Tutorial – $2600
Advanced Courses:
- Intermediate* – $2000
- Graduate** – $2000
*Prerequisite of the Basic course is required.
**Prerequisite of the Intermediate course is required.
Education, Excellence, Elegance
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BECOME THE PERFUMER YOU WANT TO BE
Some of the professional techniques and modern methods you’ll learn at the NPI were based on corporate perfumery courses and adapted by Anya for artisan perfumers, and they are unique to this course.
Upon completion of the course, and submittal of a perfume and essay, the student will receive a certificationdiploma. This signifies that the student has worked through the modules of study, learned the basics of perfume making, and is proficient in the spectrum of perfumery topics.
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