The Elements of Fragrance – Perfume Workshop

Join us for a deep dive into aroma as we explore the many ways to create fragrance: from traditional perfume accords and ancient attars, to building perfumes in the still (composite essential oils and aromatic hydrosol). These workshops are hands-on and immersive learning experiences engaging all your senses.

These are small-group workshops (usually 5-6 people) held in our own Lab, where you will get hands-on blending and distilling experience..

Suitable for both beginners and experienced distillers. Jill Mulvaney from The Alembics Lab leads a small group through a comprehensive range of plant extraction and distillation techniques using seasonal organic botanicals.

Workshop Schedule
- Create a Perfume in the Still—using a L Copper Column Still, We Will Distil a Selection of Seasonal Botanicals Taken from Our Environment to Create a Perfume of Place’. Combo Steam/hydro Distillation).
- Fragrance Explainer’—jill Introduces Us to Our Fragrance Palette. Explore and Sample the Range of Ingredients We Use to Create Different Natural Fragrances—waxes, Resins, Aromatic Tinctures, Perfume Oils and Essential Oils.
- Create an Eau De Parfum: Learn to Create Perfume Accords Using the Traditional Pyramid Structure.
- Break for Lunch
- Perfume Oil: Learn the Ancient Method of Distilling Attars Or Ittars) Using a L Copper Cask Hood Still.
- Perfume Waxes: While Our Attar Is Distilling, Jill Walks Us Through the Process for Making Perfume Waxes Based on the Extraction Technique for Absolutes).
- Create a Bespoke Perfume Oil, Using Our Distilled Attar As a Base.

Sample Bottles of Everything Prepared During the Workshop Will Also Be Available to Take Home—our Aromatic Hydrosol, Your Own Perfume Oil and Eau De Parfum Blends.

Getting Here
Ferry’s Depart from Downtown Auckland, and Take Approximately 45 Minutes. If You Are Not Staying on the Island, We Recommend an Am Ferry to Arrive in Plenty of Time. You Can Easily Bus to the Venue—public Buses Depart from the Ferry Terminal at Matiatia. All Three Buses A, B and 502) Will Get You Here—just Ask Your Friendly Driver Which Stop to Get off at to Get You to Moa Ave.

Lunch
The Lab Is an Easy 10 Minute Walk from the Shops and Cafés of Oneroa Village.

Watch Jill Collect and Prepare Just a Small Portion of the Natural Ingredients We'll Be Using in Our Workshop in This Video.