Scents and Perfumes in Magick

[ElectricEgregore]

Welcome!

A few months ago something curious happened -
I have been avoiding any kind of perfume for a long time now,
maybe almost 20 years.
Recently Chelsea Wolfe, a very witchy great Musician,
had her collab with a Perfume House called Heretic.

From there on the descriptions of their scents drew me into it.
They read like pathworkings, targeting all the senses,
opening up imagination and inspiration.

As I love pathworkings something clicked inside of me.
Although I did not really like the Perfumes of that particular collection for me
it woke me up to a whole new world.
A new dimension was added to my existence.

Now in the matter of two months I am basically convinced that I will start to create my own scents.

I would love to exchange with anyone here about this topic,
collect experiences, recommendations and knowledge.

Knowledge on the art of scent making, the correspondences of planets, ancient and less ancient history,
cross connections of incense, herbs and strange veils and tinctures,
and use of scents as sensual triggers, wholesome alchemy or other parts of life and practice.

Feel free to share all you may want to add that may be of value to those interested
in niche witch scents, craftsmanship and esoteric knowledge.

May our brew flow over and add favor to all of us!

Thank you!

 

[pf3ix85fe Pandora]

I blend my own scents and perfumes. The biggest thing I noticed is that artificial fragrances often have a headache inducing quality for me, so I stick to hydrosols and essential oils (but be aware that essential oils should be blended with a carrier oil as they are so pure and some can cause skin harm).

If seeking inspiration, there are many websites that have suggested "recipes" for perfume oils, then you can cross reference with herbals to see what magical or occult qualities they have.

Some blends require Perfumer's alcohol (jugs available from amazon - does not contain methanol, so is a more pleasant use on skin and helps the fragrance last a bit longer) or a plain carrier (sweet almond, jojoba, etc) oil to get the full scent profile. perfumer's alcohol works well if you are creating spray perfumes with a fancy atomizer, but for the most part, I stick to beeswax and oils for solid perfumes.

I recommend searching using the keywords "Aromatherapy" "diy perfume" or "Essential oil perfume" to help find good sources for recipes.

My signature blend takes into account the things I seek: personal power, independence, etc, but I also have Ritual blends and even a specific holiday blend.