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thessalian) wrote2011-06-20 10:14 am
thessalian) wrote2011-06-20 10:14 am
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SOS! Overactive Imagination!
Sooooooo I got inspired again.
No, it's not the writing (though I'm doing that too). No, I'm gonna make perfume/cologne. Some will be WoD-themed. Some will not. Either way, there's gonna be perfume.
I tried not to. I really did. I turned around yesterday when this idea hit me upside the head and went to look up the scented oils I'd need in an effort to discourage myself with the prices of essential oils. (The ones I used to have are so old that they had to be binned.) However, not only did I find a couple of sites where the prices are really reasonable, I found a couple that do fragrance oils that you don't normally find as essential oils but you do find as top notes in BPAL or Arcana scents - leather, oatmeal, honey ... jelly bean, for crying out loud. And those are reasonably priced too. I even found tiny 1ml imp-bottles with wand caps!There are still a few oils that are going to cost the earth to have properly (neroli hellooooooo) and I'm going to have to find a good carrier oil or similar (depending on whether or not it haz an odour, I could use Sainsbury's own brand vodka, I guess) but ... yeah, I'm makin' perfume.
So the first few weeks is going to be ordering oils and experimentation. I may have a fairly good idea of what I want to do for scents like Boggan and Satyr and Celestial Chorus and Verbena and so on, but I need to try them out to see if they actually work before I send 'em anywhere. I've also had a few ideas for scents based on the HIPPIE books. (Carl cologne, and Eau de Mike. Dear gods, I am insane.) But I should have something of interest by the end of August.
Gods help me if I ever try to vent my Dragon Age fandom onto perfume. *suddenly has an idea for DA-themed perfumes* MAKE IT STOOOOOOP!
Right. Back to work before I really do go batshit because of my own overactive imagination.
No, it's not the writing (though I'm doing that too). No, I'm gonna make perfume/cologne. Some will be WoD-themed. Some will not. Either way, there's gonna be perfume.
I tried not to. I really did. I turned around yesterday when this idea hit me upside the head and went to look up the scented oils I'd need in an effort to discourage myself with the prices of essential oils. (The ones I used to have are so old that they had to be binned.) However, not only did I find a couple of sites where the prices are really reasonable, I found a couple that do fragrance oils that you don't normally find as essential oils but you do find as top notes in BPAL or Arcana scents - leather, oatmeal, honey ... jelly bean, for crying out loud. And those are reasonably priced too. I even found tiny 1ml imp-bottles with wand caps!There are still a few oils that are going to cost the earth to have properly (neroli hellooooooo) and I'm going to have to find a good carrier oil or similar (depending on whether or not it haz an odour, I could use Sainsbury's own brand vodka, I guess) but ... yeah, I'm makin' perfume.
So the first few weeks is going to be ordering oils and experimentation. I may have a fairly good idea of what I want to do for scents like Boggan and Satyr and Celestial Chorus and Verbena and so on, but I need to try them out to see if they actually work before I send 'em anywhere. I've also had a few ideas for scents based on the HIPPIE books. (Carl cologne, and Eau de Mike. Dear gods, I am insane.) But I should have something of interest by the end of August.
Gods help me if I ever try to vent my Dragon Age fandom onto perfume. *suddenly has an idea for DA-themed perfumes* MAKE IT STOOOOOOP!
Right. Back to work before I really do go batshit because of my own overactive imagination.