Florals Accords Perfume Intensive Level 1: Rose, Jasmine, Orange Blossom

Join perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler for a weekend of deep learning, with a focus on three crucial floral accords: rose, jasmine, and orange blossom. Not only are these accords the stepping stone to the construction of all other floral accords (Tuberose, Lilac, Lily of the Valley etc.), each accord illustrates a fundamental and unique approach to constructing an entire fragrance. This intensive is the ideal place to begin learning how to construct an accord of any kind.

Explore the beautiful capabilities of perfumery in this highly detailed, professional and technical perfume-blending intensive, held in our fully stocked educational laboratory. This very hands-on session will focus on helping students train their nose, expand their capabilities for blending, and learn a crucial set of floral accords.

Saturday October 5, 2024, 11 AM to 4 PM

Day 1: Students will spend the first day training their noses as Ashley leads a thorough study of the molecular components of Jasmine and Rose, followed by a step by step construction and evaluation of each step of the formula.

Sunday October 6, 2024, 11 AM to 4 PM

Day 2: We will dive into the materials and construction of Orange Blossom. The remaining time will be spent discussing how students might move forward with their own practice and make these formulas their own.

At the end of the weekend, students will leave with three fully fleshed out formulas, as well as a deeper understanding of the artistry and science behind perfumery.

This class is for people at all levels, but some basic understanding of perfumery is recommended.

Topics covered:

• Organoleptic evaluation of materials and olfactory training
• Floral accord building for use in fine fragrance
• Considering the approach: constructing through contrast and similarity
• Intention setting: what type of accord do you wish to create? Realistic, fantasy, abstract, contextualized?
• How these accords can be expanded to create all other floral notes

Take-Aways:

• Floral accord formulas
• An understanding of how to approach formulation

ABOUT THIS SESSION

Good for: advanced beginners, intermediate

Instructor: Ashley Eden Kessler

Duration: 5 hours each day

Attendance cap: 15 people

Materials: Materials are included in the sign-up cost, and provided by the IAO during class.

Please bring a notebook!

Safety Note: Some aromatic materials can have side effects when applied to skin. The information and teaching materials presented in our classes are for educational purposes only. These are not intended for commercial use and do not necessarily reflect commercial best practices or industry safety standards. For more information about commercial best practices and safety, consult the relevant authorities in your country of residence.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR, ASHLEY EDEN KESSLER

Ashley Eden Kessler grew up in Los Angeles. She learned from a young age there were two valuable things to do with a life’s work: help people, and make useful objects of beauty. She was drawn to fields that required the dual skills of creativity and practicality. Ashley went on to study fine art, science, and architecture at Sarah Lawrence College and UCLA and began her professional career in film. These were the initial steps in her search for a mode of expression that would support both a dreamer and a pragmatist, a creative mind fascinated equally by science and by art. An unexpected injury and the subsequent recovery propelled her towards a very different discipline that grounded her in her physical senses. Perfumery, the science of the ineffable, is where the road finally took her. She began as an apprentice to a respected niche perfumer. Then, in 2010, Ashley moved to Grasse, France to pursue a formal perfumer’s education.

In perfumery Ashley found massive liberation, a realm where trekking back from failure and bad ideas was routinely integral to success. At the prestigious Grasse Institute of Perfumery, she distinguished herself with her final brief, winning a coveted award. After concluding her studies, she relocated to New York City to work as a Perfumer’s Assistant at Drom Fragrances International and Mane et Fils.

She later returned to Los Angeles and opened Studio Sentir, a private label fragrance lab. Ashley’s compositions are marked by refinement, complexity, boldness, and the quality of completely inhabiting and furthering clients’ ideas. 

In 2012 Ashley met Saskia Wilson Brown, the founding director of the Institute of Art and Olfaction in Los Angeles. As a non-profit, the IAO’s mission is to create access to perfumery for the public and to promote multi-disciplinary arts collaborations with an olfactive component. Ashley was offered the position of Perfumer in Residence and during that time she began teaching and building out an educational curriculum with the team. Ashley creates rigorous programming on accord construction, materials evaluation, fragrance families, and the sensory intersection of mindfulness and a perfumery practice.

Her work has led her to develop a philosophy about perfumery as a dynamic art and reflective practice. In sharing this approach with students, she fulfills her childhood credo: offering tools for others to confront their fears, counter their tendencies, and learn to observe themselves in pursuit of the unknown.

Studio Sentir is located only a few blocks away from Ashley’s childhood home, a place which still invokes the play and magic of her earliest memories.

ABOUT THE INSTITUTE FOR ART AND OLFACTION

Location: We are located in Los Angeles’ historic Chinatown neighborhood, on a pedestrian street that also hosts galleries, souvenir shops, production companies, design studios, and two very cool parrots. The IAO is wheelchair accessible.

Street Address: 932 Chung King Road Los Angeles CA. 90012 (213) 616-1744 [email protected]

To find us: Chung King Road is a pedestrian-only road that runs parallel to Hill Street, between Hill St and Yale St. See more information here: http://artandolfaction.com/visit

Attendance and Refund Policy: Please note that you must reserve your space in advance. If you just show up without reserving a spot, there is no guarantee we will be able to accommodate you.

This is an in person class that will take place at the Institute for Art and Olfaction. Unfortunately, we cannot offer refunds or credit for this class. Note also that event tickets are non-transferable.

Image credits: The Institute for Art and Olfaction.

Host or Publisher The Institute for Art and Olfaction