Winter Hyacinth Formula
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Winter Hyacinth Formula

White hyacinth and cut green stems over a soft jasmine body, warmed by a little clove and ginger and a powdery musk

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SKU: GA-F00669-v1

What you’ll learn from this formula

A small accord that names a large flower

how a sharp hyacinth idea rides on a much bigger jasmine body

  • Main skill

    Building an accord

    No natural hyacinth material is used at all. The flower is assembled from a handful of small materials: a green, slightly sharp ester for the stem, a warm, balsamic alcohol for the sweetness and a softening green acetal, together about a tenth of the batch. Underneath sits a jasmine-like floral mass close to three times as heavy, but on the blotter it is the hyacinth you recognise first, because the small accord is sharper and rises earlier, while the broad, soft mass only carries it.

  • Supporting skill

    Contrast

    Why the sharpest hyacinth material is weighed only as a one-in-ten solution, and at a tiny share even then: undiluted it would turn the green into a harsh, metallic edge, so it is kept to a single bright spark.

  • Supporting skill

    Working with dilutions

    How a little clove-like spice beneath the chilly white blossoms keeps the composition from feeling icy, and how a soft powdery musk with a dark, sweet resin holds the floral heart close to the skin as it fades.

  • Key materials

    alpha-TerpineolAmyl cinnamalBenzyl salicylatePhenethyl acetatePhenethyl formate

    26 more materials · proportions only in the card you receive

  • Level

    Intermediate3 / 5

About

ProductDigital fragrance formula (file only)
TypeFragrance formula for functional products
Olfactive FamilyGreen Floral
GenderFeminine
Total Materials31
PyramidTop / Middle / Base
Top NotesGreen Stem, Ginger, Petitgrain, Lemon Peel, Bergamot
Middle NotesHyacinth, Jasmine, Lilac, Lily of the Valley, Rose, Clove
Base NotesPowdery Musk, Balsam, Vetiver
Recommended UsageFragrance 15% · Shampoo, body & hand wash 1% of the finished product
DeliveryPDF download link by email, minutes after payment

Description

Think of the weeks when nothing grows outside and someone brings a pot of forced bulbs into a warm house. Before the flowers have quite opened, there is a crisp, watery green in the air, a little bitter and bright, with a flicker of fresh spice like grated root on a cold morning. Once the blooms open, the scent turns sweet, round and faintly waxy, the way white spring flowers smell up close, softened by a wide, petal-soft floral heart and a touch of honey. A gentle warmth of baking spice stays underneath, so the flowers never feel icy. Late in the day only a pale, powdery softness remains, with a dark, sweet resin and a smooth, dry wood close to the skin. For anyone who wants spring indoors while the window is still full of frost.

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