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Smells Like Fire, Iron, & Parchment?

post #1 of 4
7/18/12 at 12:04pm
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Hi all! I'm brand new to Base Notes and also brand new to the world of perfuming. I have a whole line that I'm working on designing, and I've figured almost all of my scents out except for these:

I'm looking for something that would evoke thoughts/the scent of:
- Fire {have birch tar as a smoke already}
- Rust/Iron
- Parchment/Ink/Dust

I should note I'm only interested in EO's/natural scents. Not looking to get involved in chemicals just yet.

Thanks!
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post #2 of 4
7/18/12 at 12:44pm
For rust / iron try Jasmin with a touch of vanilla.
Parchment: Papyrus?
Ink: Vetiver pushed hard.
Dust: Opoponax is great for this.
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post #3 of 4
7/20/12 at 10:53pm
i never meet natural extraits with smell one of that substances exactly
imo it possible to find some tints and/or facets of:
fire - vetiver,cinnamon,oud,canphor
rust - mirrh, oud,violet leaf
iron - oud, violet leaf, french lavender
parchment - oak moss, styrax(liquidambar styraciflua)
ink - vetiver,mirrh,camphor
dust - mirrh
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post #4 of 4
7/20/12 at 11:26pm
ink - magnolia, guaiac, haitian vetiver, rose, cypress (if you want to add a metallic aspect to the ink), valerian C02
iron - cypress, sage, guaiac, juniper C02
fire - guaiac (smoky wood, metallic quality too), indonesian vetiver, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger EO, curcuma, saffron
rust - cloves, indonesian vetiver, saffron
parchment - vanilla + sandalwood, perhaps a touch of cedar, opoponax


As you can see, I find some notes to fit into more than one category. Most of the notes I list above have SOME of the intended quality - eg magnolia flower EO has some inky qualities, but requires blending with something else dark and deep to really bring out a true ink accord.
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