Hello. I am new to this forum, and will soon to be new to making perfumes. I have wanted to start for a while, and finding this forum has ignited my interest. Before I start I want to get as much information as possible so my first trials are more successful that others seem to be. I don't have a lot of money to work with, so that's an important note too.
I'm thinking of trying to try to imitate colognes that I am interested in first, since their ingredient list has been put together by professionals, so all I can mess up is the dosage.
My first projects will be: Kenneth Cole Reaction and Tommy Bahama's Set Sail Saint Barts because these are my two favorite colognes.
Here are the ingredients that I have found:
Reaction: Top notes are melon, green apple, watermelon and lemon; middle notes are patchouli and lily-of-the-valley; base notes are sandalwood and musk. (I don't smell patchouli in this, and have recently found out that I hate the smell of it by itself. I wonder how it will affect the smell to leave it out?)
Set Sail: Top notes are lime and tequila; middle notes are guava, green notes and salt; base notes are musk, vanilla and palm leaf.
My question for you guys is: Do you have any suggestions on the amounts of each that I should use and do you have any tips for me?
Also, I was thinking of making a Key Lime Pie-style men's cologne. Any ideas what would be some ingredients in that?
I'm thinking of trying to try to imitate colognes that I am interested in first, since their ingredient list has been put together by professionals, so all I can mess up is the dosage.
My first projects will be: Kenneth Cole Reaction and Tommy Bahama's Set Sail Saint Barts because these are my two favorite colognes.
Here are the ingredients that I have found:
Reaction: Top notes are melon, green apple, watermelon and lemon; middle notes are patchouli and lily-of-the-valley; base notes are sandalwood and musk. (I don't smell patchouli in this, and have recently found out that I hate the smell of it by itself. I wonder how it will affect the smell to leave it out?)
Set Sail: Top notes are lime and tequila; middle notes are guava, green notes and salt; base notes are musk, vanilla and palm leaf.
My question for you guys is: Do you have any suggestions on the amounts of each that I should use and do you have any tips for me?
Also, I was thinking of making a Key Lime Pie-style men's cologne. Any ideas what would be some ingredients in that?
