With all the many chemicals in perfumes, I always make my own scent. It's very simple and you get to choose from a panoply ( Just heard this word for the first time a couple of Weeks ago. Been dying to use it, sorry couldn't resist, definition a complete or impressive collection of things:) of gorgeous essential oils.
All you need is a carrier oil, Almond oil works great and whatever essential oils rock your boat.
A few tips:
Some essential oils blend with each other better than others.
Also you may want a certain feel to your blend e.g. a fresh scent, light, heavy, summery etc.
Here are a couple of guidelines that may help you on your way. However don't be afraid to experiment.
A good way to check out whether you think one oil may blend well with another is to put two or three bottles together, caps off and pass the bottles under your nose, inhale and see if you like the blend.
When making a blend it's best to try and get a combination of
base notes
middle notes
and top notes
that way you'll have a balanced blend and the scent will linger on your skin for longer. Some oils will fall into two of the three notes i.e. lavender and clary sage can both be considered top and middle notes.
Here are a few ideas of oils that fall into categories of scents
Tropical blends often incorporate citrus, vanilla, ylang ylang, lavender oils.
If you want to make a scent a little heavier, patchouli, sandalwood or vetiver are considered exotic.
Fresh scents i.e. mint, eucalyptus, basil, lemon oils.
Floral oils i.e. lavender, neroli, jasmine, ylang ylang
Earthy oils i.e. vetiver, patchouli, oakmoss.
Summer oils i.e Citrus, peppermint, clary sage, chamomile, geranium, rose, palmarosa, ylang ylang
Some examples of top notes: Anise, basil, bergamot, eucalyptus, grapefruit, lavender, lemon, lime, orange, peppermint.
Examples of middle notes: chamomile, clary sage, dill, geranium, palmarosa, rose, spruce, tea tree, ylang ylang.
Examples of base notes: balsum of peru, benzoin, cedar wood, ginger, myrrh, patchouli, sandalwood, vanilla, vetiver.
There is no hard and fast rule to blending, it depends on what your preference is. However just to get you started.
Start off small so you don't waste oils. Once you have perfected your blend you can make it in larger amounts.
If you want your richer base note to be predominant then a guide would be to 45% base, 35% middle 20% top notes. If your someone who wants a much lighter blend and doesn't want the base to be predominant, you may change it up and use 20% base, 50% middle and 30% top.
This is just to get you started, once you get the hang of it, these proportions could easily change. That's the point of a signature scent, everyone is different.
Very important is to write down what you are doing as you go. Trust me you'll forget and if you do mix the perfect scent for yourself, you'll want to be able to duplicate it.
Most important rule, have fun!
The blend I make on the video sat for an hour or so. I decided to make it a little stronger, so this is the finished blend.
13 drops patchouli
3 drops neroli
3 drops clary sage
4 drops of lime
Essential oils will change over time. That's one of the things I find so fascinating, so I'll see as I use it, how I feel about my blend and if this is a keeper. Essential oils will also react differently on
every ones skin. So what might smell great to me and on me, may smell very different on someone else.
I hope you find the perfect blend for you.
Happy blending!
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