Thank you to all who have joined our wonderful community and have chosen us to help you through your perfumery journey! For those that have taken the beginner class here, any feedback that may help us create a more fulfilling course or if something needs a better explanation, please do not hesitate to reach out. We want your experience here to be as seamless and easy as possible to jump right in. On that note, we are working in an intermediate course at the moment as well. We will be releasing a material guide for purchase. This will help you with building accords and understanding materials as well as a place for you to keep tabs and track of your accords and take notes on them. There will be the most recent IFRA compliance restrictions as well so there is no need to go running around looking for them. Materials are broken into olfactory groups for easier study and use. Over 1,000 materials are cataloged and categorized meticulously. You can also add your own as there may be some materials you acquire that we have not added to our organ yet. Stay tuned for more!

Rain itself has very little scent. What we perceive as the smell of rain is actually a combination of compounds released from the earth, plants, and atmosphere during and after a storm. One of the most famous materials associated with rain is Geosmin, a naturally occurring molecule produced by bacteria. It is responsible for the earthy aroma that rises from the ground after rainfall, known as petrichor. Humans are incredibly sensitive to geosmin and can detect it at extremely low concentrations. Creating a rain accord is less about reproducing water itself and more about recreating the atmosphere surrounding a rainstorm. Damp soil, wet stone, soaked concrete, crushed leaves, cool air, and distant ozone all contribute to the illusion. For this accord, geosmin provides the earthy foundation while carefully selected materials add mineralic, aquatic, green, and ozonic facets. The goal is not simply to smell like rain, but to capture the feeling of standing outside after a storm as the clouds begin to part and the world slowly comes back to life. What does rain smell like to you?

While I post most of my accords in social media, I will also be posting them here. I am also going to be doing exclusive accord posts for Skool only. Stay tuned for more! As always. Let me know what accords you want to see.