August 20, 2026 · Avilés Studio
What His Perfume Can Tell You, and What It Cannot
Perfume may reveal taste, mood, memory or how someone wants to feel. It cannot tell you whether a man is kind, honest or emotionally available.
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December 29, 2025 · Avilés Studio
Why I Am Releasing My Next Perfume in Small Batches
I am currently developing a new perfume. It is being built slowly, tested properly, and released in very small batches.This is a deliberate choice.Per...
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November 24, 2025 · Avilés Studio
Why Natural Does Not Automatically Mean Safer in Perfumery
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November 22, 2025 · Avilés Studio
Understanding Hedione in Artisan Perfume
Hedione is one of those perfume materials that is easier to understand by smelling what it does to a formula than by smelling it alone.I use it when a...
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