Why I Make Scents
Perfume has always felt like one of life’s small luxuries. It comes in every price point, dressed in dramatic bottles and whimsical names, but what I love most is how personal it is. Scent is subjective in the best way. You like what you like.
That might sound obvious, but in a world where people debate pineapple on pizza or insist cilantro tastes like soap, it’s worth saying out loud. Our senses are shaped by memory, chemistry, culture, and chance. Perfume is no different.
My appreciation for fragrance didn’t start at a counter. It started in culinary school.
We practiced blind scent recognition, explored how ingredients transformed when heated or paired, and learned how a single aroma could change the entire experience of a dish. Later, in a sommelier class, I saw how tasting notes could overlap in surprising ways. You could smell maple, currants, tobacco. Or, in the immortal words of Michael Scott, “oaky afterbirth.” Absurd, yes, but fermentation does create molecules that resemble things like chocolate or raspberry. The science behind aroma became something I couldn’t unsee.
That curiosity stayed with me. I noticed how certain notes felt like vivid moments. Bright citrus feels like sunlight. A deep musk feels like slipping into someone’s favorite sweater. A green herbal note can make a room feel alive again. Scent became a quiet creative language I wanted to explore more intentionally.
Eventually, that pull led me to perfume blending. Not in a traditional lab, but in the creative environments I already knew how to build. I’ve always loved designing experiences, and fragrance brought together memory, science, and imagination in a way that felt natural.
That’s how Eau’dacity began.
It’s the idea that anyone can explore scent with confidence. That blending perfume should feel playful, hands-on, and personal. A custom scent isn’t intimidating when you break it down. You start with ingredients. You listen to how they interact. You adjust. You trust your senses.
Some combinations are seamless. Others surprise you. Rose and vanilla can soften each other or cancel out depending on the balance. Pear can brighten a musk. Jasmine can turn radiant or powdery with one unexpected pairing. A single drop can change everything. It’s like cooking: precision matters, but intuition makes the difference.
And the magic moment is always the same.
Someone smells a blend and says, “Wait, what is that?”
That reaction never gets old.
At Eau’dacity, I love hearing the stories behind people’s scent preferences. What reminds them of home. What makes them nostalgic. How they want to be perceived. Some describe their ideal scent in ways that are wonderfully imaginative: “It smells like pink glitter,” or “It’s like your boyfriend’s sweater after you’ve worn it all day.” Translating those feelings into fragrance is one of my favorite parts of the process.
This Notes section is where I’ll share what I’m learning, how ingredients work together, and small pieces of the creative world behind custom perfume. Whether you’re exploring scent for the first time or you already have a favorite note you can’t stop sniffing, I hope you find something here that sparks curiosity.
If you want to see how a custom scent session works, you can explore the process here.
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