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Continue reading →: Canadian Fragrance Awards 2011
A few days ago, on the 28th of April in Montreal marked the 6th annual celebration of the Canadian Fragrance Awards.  The annual gala event celebrates, and enthusiastically promotes  new (mainstream) fragrance in the Canadian marketplace.  Besides the various categories for fragrances, there are two categories dedicated to Print and…
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Continue reading →: Grasse- Being in Perfume.
Wondering why there has been no news from 1000 Flowers for quite some time? A consuming and exciting project has been in the works… The story of which I will share in this entry. It’s been clear for some time now, that my dream has been to base my company  here in…
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Continue reading →: 1000 Flowers- Past and present- (learning lessons & planting seeds)Happy New Year to all!! May love and abundance fill all your lives for 2011 and beyond! It is now officially the second day of 2011 here in France- and besides feeling full of optimism and energised to jump into some new projects, I am also reflecting a lot on…
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Continue reading →: Grasse!
I have arrived safe and sound back to the beautiful home of my heart- Grasse, France. Â I got in last night, after a very long journey from Canada. Â I caught the bus from the Nice airport- and after wrestling my two large and one small loaded down suitcases (more raw…
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Continue reading →: Black Liquorice for Sale
Here we are in November already! This Autumn has been flying by, as time does when one is busy every waking hour. Since first launching in the summer, I’m happy to report that Reglisse Noire has been enthusiastically received by perfumistas everywhere. In Canada, Reglisse is available in a stylish…
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8 responses to “Canadian Fragrance Awards 2011”
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Congratulations! I’m sure an award is the best kind of inspiring nudge 🙂
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Thank you Liam…Encouragement like this definitely gives me fuel on those days when I feel burned out… which inevitably happens now and then 🙂
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Aw you wouldn’t be a creative soul if burning out didn’t happen from time to time 😉
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Aha so that’s what it is! lol good point… the occasional wall and the occasional burn out… then the joy of finding wellsprings of creative juice… what a process! 🙂
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Hehe I’ve been there myself on some occasions – feeling that spark reignite is what it’s all about… Still, would love to experience that with fragrance making.
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It’s a lot like writing… so much time spent contemplating, dreaming, and conceptualizing before actually arriving at decisions and then formulating, to see if is like I have imagined… so much to learn! Have you taken any courses? Or even get a small kit of raw materials and just play…
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That’s kind of how I imagine the processes involved to be like truth be told. A lot time defining the fragrance, coming to conclusions, drawing ideas and possible directions to transform that idea into something odourific!
I’ve bought a few oils and tinkered around, but nothing I’d consider overly great – neither am I deluded and setting out and make a successor to No 5, but I need creative direction and some solid ways to learn.
On a side note, could you mail me your email address? I have a question to ask, http://www.personalodour.wordpress.com/contact
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Training is really crucial, in my opinion… as you probably know, there are comprehensive week long courses at my school in Grasse….even this will provide some basics. (http://www.prodarom.com/anglais/gip/actu_gip.php)
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