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  • The Basenotes Community Fragrance Project - how you can join in.

    by
    Grant Osborne
    Published on 4th January 2010 09:44 AM
    14 Comments Comments
    We are very excited by all of the briefs you have sent in to us for our project to create three Basenotes fragrances to celebrate the site's first decade. We will be spending the next few weeks sorting through them and deciding on our favourite three. Over the next seven days we will be publishing our initial interviews with the perfumers as well as sharing the fragrance briefs.

    As soon as the three winning briefs have been selected, the perfumers at CPL aromas will begin developing them into fragrances. Once the creative process gets under way, we will be covering every aspect of it right here. Expect interviews with the perfumers, progress reports, video clips, fragrance descriptions and lots more. What is so unique about this project is that it allows everyone to be personally involved in the whole process and influence the fragrance design itself.


    Sign up to the Sampling Program: For those of you who wish to be directly involved in the creative process, you may sign up here to receive a set of fragrance samples during each stage of submissions. You will receive between 12-15 samples in total, sent to you by post at different stages of the design, after which you will be able to log on and leave your thoughts, feedback and vote for your favourite modifications online. Your feedback and votes will be added to that of the initial group and will directly influence the fragrance development.


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    Comments 14 Comments
    1. hmedlock's Avatar
      I am so excited about the Fragrance Brief Project. I keep thinking of things that I should've added, like the fragrance should have some moisturizing element or some non-citrus fruit smell that could have been added. After reading so many fellow Basenotes fans comments, I know this is going to be a tough decision. It's good to see so many people passionate about a common cause. The scents that I like always evoke some past fond memory, and sometimes, a future fantasy. Human body chemistry is odd like that. I am thankful that Basenotes has gone from conception to creation to innovation.
    1. cheiroso's Avatar
      Can we sign up for the Sampling Program if we live in the US?
    1. Grant's Avatar
      Quote Originally Posted by cheiroso View Post
      Can we sign up for the Sampling Program if we live in the US?
      Yes, you can!
    1. mrtea666's Avatar
      What size are the samples (in millilitres). Thankyou and great site btw
    1. chrissyinoz's Avatar
      can basenoters in australia join the sampling programme?
    1. Grant's Avatar
      Quote Originally Posted by chrissyinoz View Post
      can basenoters in australia join the sampling programme?

      Yes, and New Zealand, US, Canada, Europe and most other places.
    1. Grant's Avatar
      Quote Originally Posted by mrtea666 View Post
      What size are the samples (in millilitres). Thankyou and great site btw
      5-6ml per each variation of the three fragrances.
    1. jayjupes's Avatar
      what's the cutoff date for sending in the money?
      (IF I'D KNOWN THERE WAS SAMPLE PROGRAM I WOULDN'T HAVE FOOD SHOPPED AT THE EXPENSIVE GROCER!)

      sorry for yelling.
    1. TheDudeThatLikesThatSmell's Avatar
      hi can i still sign up for the sample
    1. *bloomy*'s Avatar
      Hi, I would like to be able to sniff the final outcomes rather than be part of the sampling and creative process:happy. Will that be an option?
    1. Asha's Avatar
      I sent payment weeks ago--am I signed up? I did not receive any confirmation.
    1. Grant's Avatar
      Quote Originally Posted by Asha View Post
      I sent payment weeks ago--am I signed up? I did not receive any confirmation.
      Yes you're signed up. I'm meeting with CPL to plan the send out very soon
    1. TwoRoads's Avatar
      Quote Originally Posted by Grant View Post
      I'm meeting with CPL to plan the send out very soon
      Any news?
    1. civetcat's Avatar
      Hey,

      I live in India, and i would like to join in future fragrance projects; will it be possible and if so what are the procedures, let me know.
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  • We're Crowdsourcing Perfume...



    What is it?

    Late last year we met with top fragrance house CPL Aromas with the intention of creating a Basenotes Fragrance. One of the key points from our meeting was that Basenotes is a community of fragrance enthusiasts, and wouldn't it be interesting to let the enthusiasts create a perfume...


    How does is work?

    We solicited fragrance briefs from Basenotes readers at the end of 2009. Three briefs were chosen which will be turned into fragrances by the expert perfumers at CPL Aromas.


    That's not all...

    The next stage is to send out variations of these three fragrances to Basenotes Members, we will use the feedback to hone the fragrances into the perfect scent for the fragrance enthusiast


    Further Reading

  • Latest Project Discussion

    Grant

    Re: Update coming soon

    The project will still continue. There has been various setbacks my end and CPLs end. My apologies for the lack of communication, but I'll be sending everyone participating an email later today.

    Grant 21st December 2011, 10:24 AM Go to last post
    furrypine

    Re: Update coming soon

    I really want to see this project coming through, and that we will have a proper Eau de Basenotes to show for it, but the lack of progress is alarming. Can we speed things up and have an end product...

    furrypine 18th December 2011, 04:02 PM Go to last post
    Kevin Guyer

    Re: Update coming soon

    I enjoyed the pure irony of seeing the title of this thread: Update Coming Soon, with the last post being Grant's, dated 28th June 2011 01:18 PM (which wasn't actually an update at all.) But, I'm...

    Kevin Guyer 18th December 2011, 02:13 PM Go to last post
    Sugandaraja

    Re: Update coming soon

    It does seem a little unkind to all those who put an effort into this. :(

    Sugandaraja 18th December 2011, 01:44 PM Go to last post
    Sorcery of Scent

    Re: Update coming soon

    Well, I'll just come right out and say it... this project is dead in the water.

    February will mark 2 full years since this initiative began, and members participating in the "sampling program"...

    Sorcery of Scent 18th December 2011, 01:32 PM Go to last post
    Grant

    Re: Update coming soon

    I'm not surprised. I apologise, again. I truly am sorry for how long this is taking. The fault lies purely with me, and not CPL.

    Here's the current status. CPL currently have the feedback you all...

    Grant 28th June 2011, 06:18 PM Go to last post
    Kevin Guyer

    Re: Update coming soon

    I'm over it.

    Kevin Guyer 16th June 2011, 11:40 PM Go to last post
    Sorcery of Scent

    Re: Update coming soon

    Yes, whats it been? 16 months?

    Sorcery of Scent 16th June 2011, 03:40 PM Go to last post
    AromiErotici

    Re: Update coming soon

    What ever happened with this "project"? Is it in limbo?

    AromiErotici 16th June 2011, 01:48 PM Go to last post
    pearlfingering

    Re: Update coming soon

    Oh, well. I hope the EdC worked out for you, if you bought it. Mitsouko was too mature for me when I wore it, and it probably still is now. But it has a following, including a few Kevins...

    pearlfingering 26th May 2011, 02:52 PM Go to last post

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