The beautiful Petersham Nurseries in Covent Garden was the perfect setting for the Islands of Tahiti press breakfast by Black Diamond PR. The central area of the store was transformed into a workshop for our candle making class. We created a custom 'Islands of Tahiti' candle inspired by Tahitian Monoï oil. Monoï oil is an infused perfume-oil made from soaking the petals of Tahitian gardenias (best known as Tiaré flowers) in coconut oil. Monoï (pronounced Mah-noy) is a Tahitian word meaning “scented oil”. We also used coconut and soy wax blended wax to create this a candle (coconut can be found in Tahiti). The...
Blending your essential oils Firstly think about your essential oil blends, try all the fragrances, ideally using fragrance blotter sticks to explore the different essential oil notes, to build up your fragrance. Who is this candle blend for? What do you want someone to feel when they are burning the candle? Do you have a candle fragrance story? Is it inspired by your travels or just a combination of oil that you love? Making your own candle means you can capture an emotion or an experience for everyone to enjoy. When working with essential oils try to avoid getting them on your...
Our new perfume making class is live... Natural Perfume Making Class - Artisan Coffee Lab - Ealing Broadway - Saturday 12th October - 2.00pm The workshops will last for about 1.5 hours and will be hosted by Lucy Heale, Founder of The London Refinery. A little bit more about our natural perfume making class The workshop will last for about 1.5-2 hours and will be hosted by Lucy Heale, Founder of The London Refinery. Attendees will start with learning about how their sense of smell works and how fragrance affects our mood and emotions. They will then learn about the different fragrance families...