Mimosa Blueprint
Michael Payne Michael Payne

Mimosa Blueprint

Cabris, France, is world-renowned for hillsides awash with Acacia, producing what we know and love, Mimosa, the puffball flowers from the tree.

While many would assume they were native to the region, it was actually English navigator James Cook, who brought branches back from Australia for propagation.

The Blueprint for Mimosa here breaks down what gives it that soft, powdery sweet scent and how it's produced for perfumery.

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Galbanum Blueprint
Michael Payne Michael Payne

Galbanum Blueprint

While galbanum comes in resinoid and absolute forms, the rarer, highly coveted essential oil is most prized in high-end perfumery.

Only growing naturally on the slopes of the Alborz and Zagros mountain ranges in Iran, where the resin is collected from cuts in the stalk just below the surface of the ground.

What molecules contribute to its sharp green scent? Let's check the blueprint.

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