by Anya McCoy | Sep 30, 2019 | Anya's Garden Perfumes, DIY, How to Make Perfume, natural aromatics, natural perfume, raw materials of perfumery
Making Perfume: Working with Thick and Pasty Aromatics I have been working with perfumery aromatics since 1976. That’s the year I began to seriously study perfumery with the aid of a few rare books and the assistance of two retired perfume industry sales... 
by Anya McCoy | Apr 16, 2018 | Anya McCoy, DIY, enfleurage, Healthy perfume, Homemade Perfume book, How to Make Perfume, Hydrosols, natural aromatics, natural perfume, raw materials of perfumery, study perfumery
I’ve spent over forty years extracting fragrance from plants, blending those extracts and purchased essential oils and other fragrant materials into perfume. Not just perfumes, but also sprays, body butters, and bath and body scented products. With the... 
by Anya McCoy | Jul 1, 2014 | Anya McCoy, enfleurage, Giveaway, raw materials of perfumery, study perfumery
(Update — Thanks to the three readers who did find it downloadable on this site at http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/bitstream/1/2031806/1/27102.pdf ) I will be so excited tonight when I get to draw the name of the winner of the print copy of the iconic natural... 
by Anya McCoy | Jun 18, 2014 | natural perfumery course, Natural Perfumery Institute, study perfumery
I get frequent emails from potential students who want more information about the professional course I offer at the Natural Perfumery Institute. It’s all about them wanting to learn how to make their own perfume, and what it entails. There is no short answer:... 
by Anya McCoy | Jun 8, 2014 | natural perfumery course, Natural Perfumery Institute, raw materials of perfumery
The Ask the Perfumer Forum is open for questions on how to make your own perfume today. I’ve been spending so much time on the Facebook page for my upcoming book Perfume From Your Garden, answering scent extraction questions, I felt a need to open up...