Blending Horizontal Accords

Each essential oil, absolute, tincture or synthetic materials has it's own, very unique lifetime. A cool, minty material may last less than an hour on a scent strip, whereas sandalwood lasts for days, sometimes even a week or more!  

The art of perfumery can be broken down into 2 basic skills. First of all you really must get to know each material very well. You gotta know what it smells like, how long it lasts and how powerful it is! Secondly, it's all about blending. 

When we blend together perfume materials of similar lifetimes, this is called "horizontal belnding." For example if we blend 10 different top notes together, this is a "horizontal blend." If we blend 6 middle notes together, again, this is a horizontal blend. And if we blend 3 base notes with each other - horizontal blend.  

Below is an example of some possibly horizontal blends. 

TOP NOTE ACCORD 

These materials last between 30 minuets and 5 hours 

*blend these materials to your liking, below is just an example 

• 10 parts lemon E.O. 

• 3 parts bergamot E.O.

• 1 part green apple accord natural - by Robertet

• 2 parts pineapple accord natural - by Robertet 

MIDDLE NOTE ACCORD 

Materials that last Between 5 and hours 14 hours 

*blend these materials to your liking, below is just an example 

• 10 parts geranium rose

• 5 parts geranium absolute

• 0.50 part carnation absolute 

DEEP MIDDLE NOTE ACCORD 

Between 5 and hours 25 hours

*blend these materials to your liking, below is just an example 

• 10 parts rose otto 

• 1 part orris butter absolute 

BASE NOTE ACCORD 

Between 25 hours and 100 hours (sandalwood hehe :-) 

*blend these materials to your liking, below is just an example 

• 0.50 parts beeswax absolute 

• 10 parts sandalwood (universal basenote)