B&K Thoughts
Advice on perfume, ingredients, musing, and new releases.
Wellspring – New Fragrance Release
Wellspring The essences and description of a new perfume release: An explosion of bright bubbly flowers, with honey notes, in a gentle bed of light woods, and the spicy sensual scent of lotus. And...
Love & Disaster – New Fragrance Release
Love & Disaster The essences and description of a new perfume release.Palo Santo Resin, Tahitian Lime, Patchouli2-3 hours3 hoursFragrance becomes subtle and soft at the 5-hour mark.0-10...
Cabinet of Curiosities – New Fragrance Release
Cabinet of Curiosities The essences and description of a new botanical perfume release. Animalistic, woody, amber.Cedar, Dark Amber, Musk, Patchouli, FrankincenseHeart lasts 2 hours. This has a...
Howling Cypress, Overgrown Rose – New Fragrance Release
Howling Cypress, Overgrown Rose The essences and description of a new perfume release.Cypress, Rose, Orange Blossom, Vetiver, Papyrus, Lily2-3 hours1-2 hoursFragrance becomes subtle and soft at the...
The Aegean – New Fragrance Release
The Aegean The essences and description of a new botanical perfume release. A spicy mystical, Mediterranean perfume.Mandarin, Anise, Pink Pepper, Cardamon, Cherries, Olives, Tonka BeanHeart lasts 3...
What’s the best natural or botanical fixative for perfumes oils and fragrances?
When creating or using natural perfume the holy grail of the experience is creating a potion that can last. Yet the process is not intuitive and requires a significant devotion to the trial and...
Botanical perfume or man-made perfumery? Natural vs Synthetic perfume.
I love botanicals. It’s true that there is an aura to natural perfume that is mysterious and permeating and this quality makes these fragrances alluring to the thousands of people who choose them...
Photography Credits
Photography in various posts comes from these professionals: Photo credits: Laura Kranz Katherine Hanlon freestocks.org Clem Onojeghuo Isabella Alves Annie Spratt Roksolana Zasiadko laura goodsell...
