Bespoke Perfumes, A Course in Natural Perfumery In Italy

Bespoke Perfumes, A Course in Natural Perfumery
May 18 – 20, 2009 or
September 14 - 16, 2009 Monte Colombo, Italy

Making perfumes is easy. Not everyone who chooses to learn about scent will become a professional perfumer but anyone can make good perfumes.
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AbdesSalaam Attar
La Via del Profumo
Via Indipendenza, 538
47854 Monte Colombo (Rn) Italy
Tel. + 39 0541 86 30 13
www.profumo.it
Skype: profumo.it
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Bespoke Perfumes, A Course in Natural Perfumery – May 18 – 20, 2009 or September 14 - 16, 2009
Monte Colombo, Italy, April 10, 2009 - Making perfumes is easy. Not everyone who chooses to learn about scent will become a professional perfumer but anyone can make good perfumes.



AbdesSalaam Attar’s perfume course in Italy is ideal for those who want to discover the little-known world of olfactory psychology as well as for aspiring natural perfumers. You will compose perfumes and learn how scent links to mind, emotion and spirit. The course admits only 10 students – the intimate group size assures that each student gets a high level of personal attention.




Take this opportunity to expand your creative powers as you experience the rarest and most beautiful aromatic materials in the world including genuine ambergris, orris, tuberose and many other scents rarely found today in commercial perfumes.


COURSE DESCRIPTION

Day One - Introduction to Bespoke Perfumery
Day One is dedicated to the discovery of scents and their meaning, to the ethics and philosophy of perfumery. In the morning, you will experience the animal scents, their story and meaning, understand pheromones and why they belong to perfumery. You will smell essential perfumery ingredients that constitute “archetypes” within the world of perfume. In the afternoon, you will discover the perfumer’s tools and learn how to use them. Every student will make a bespoke perfume for someone else. You will be amazed to see how easy it is to make wonderful perfumes using the proper method.

Day Two – Professional Perfumery
Day Two teaches the professional aspect of perfume making. The day is built upon practical exercises. In the morning, you will discover 14 new essences, learn how to smell, to "listen to the soul," to verbalize and categorize smells. In the afternoon, you will compose three perfumes in the manner of a professional perfumer, working from real requests from the market. Day two teaches the criteria and rules for building successful fragrances ranging from ambient fragrances, paper scenting aromas used in olfactory marketing and, of course, wearable personal perfumes.


Optional Third Day – Student-Driven Perfume Discovery
Students have the option to stay one more day following the structured two-day curriculum. The perfumer will make himself available for those who wish to delve more deeply into perfumery, clarify what they have learned so far during the course or discuss their personal projects with him. The optional day is at no extra charge.



LOCATION


The Germano Reale

The Germano Reale is a small country resort in the hills of the Italian Riviera, in the province of Emilia Romagna. Mario Batali, noted Italo-American chef, thinks that this province offers some of the best food in all of Italy, a bonus for your trip! It is easy to extend your stay for a fabulous Italian vacation, as Venice, Florence and Pisa are all within 3-4 hours by car.


DATES
May 18-19 with May 20 optional at no extra charge or September 14-15 with September 16 optional at no extra charge


PRICES

Course (Two days and optional third day): Euro 570 / US Dollars 748 (plus VAT for European students)

Lodging and Breakfast:
 For course participants traveling alone: You will enjoy a double room plus breakfast for the price of a single room – Euro 55 / US Dollars 72 per night
 For course participants traveling as a pair: If you come accompanied, the cost of the double room plus breakfast for two persons is Euro 85 / US Dollars 111 per night (US Dollars 55.50 per person)

Buffet lunch each day - Euro 15 / US Dollars 20 per person

Dinner each night at La Grepia restaurant Euro 20 / USD 26 per person

Based on information above, your per person daily costs above and beyond the course fee, for lodging and food, are: Euro 90 / USD 118 if you come alone and Euro 72.50 / USD 95 if you are accompanied.


LODGING RESERVATIONS
You may book your stay directly at the Germano Reale or ask us to book for you, once you have subscribed the course. Payment for the first night is required in advance, using Paypal or credit card. The advance is refundable until a week before the date of booking. You may complete your payment upon departure.


COURSE REGISTRATION
As the number of students is limited to ten, please register quickly. Your space will be reserved by advance payment of half the course fee, either by credit card on our bank secure server. You may complete your payment for the course at the end of the formal course on the second day.


TRAVEL
You can reach Rimini either by car, train or plane. We shall help you rent a car if you wish to arrive before the date or stay over a few days in Italy. Plane tickets direct from Stansead to Rimini by Ryanair are a very good bargain.


Since the course starts early Monday morning, May 18, 2009, plan to arrive in Rimini no later than Sunday, May 17 either by train at Rimini train station or by plane at Rimini Airport. Arrangements will be made to pick you up in Rimini and bring you to your staying place, 15 minutes by car from the city. You will be transported back to Rimini for your return travel.


LINKS FOR REGISTRATION AND FURTHER INFORMATION
Some good links for course information are here, but certainly contact us for help finding the information you seek. Just mail us at profumo@profumo.it, or call us either by phone (0039 0541 86 30 13) or by skype (Profumo.it)


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Day one program
Day two program