Natural Perfumery Institute

A message from Anya McCoy, Head Instructor and Director of the Natural Perfumery Institute :   In 2007, after five years of hosting the largest and oldest Yahoo group for natural perfumers , and at the request of many members, I created a formal curriculum for online perfumery study. Since then, students from around the world have enjoyed a professional education in perfumery without having to leave the comforts of their home.   To celebrate the Fifth year of the perfumery education method and materials I developed, new home study students of the Natural Perfumery Institute who purchase the textbook will be able to deduct 10% off the cost of the book until Sept. 23, 2012 at midnight. For students outside the USA, this $50 savings off the $500 price, equals getting the Express mail shipping for free.   Online interactive students will receive $130 refunded, a 5% savings on their $2600 tuition (not applicable to payment plan students). There are no coupons because of t...

We're consolidating all of the blog announcements for Anya's Garden Natural Perfumery Institute at http://PerfumeClasses.com and the Natural Perfumers Guild http://naturalperfumers.com at Anya's Garden blog http://anyasgarden.blogspot.com Please click on http://anyasgarden.blogspot.com Thank you

Anya's Garden Natural Perfumery Institute is the only perfumery course that allows offline students the chance to take part in daily chats with other students and the Instructor!  Anya has many years experience hosting lively perfumery chat groups and has extended this to her offline students. Nobody left out in the cold! Earning a living as a perfume artist is the goal of every hobbyist, and it must start with well-made perfumes! This year has been a very rewarding one for me, and I have a higher income now than when I was working at a very well-paying corporate job.  It may take years to build up your hobby into a real career, but it can be done. Several of the perfumers who were in the two Guild projects this year have reported to me that they have had great sales as a result. The economy is definitely improving, and you may wish to gift yourself with an investment in your future as a perfumer by studying with me. I have spent years mentoring folks in this ...

Director and Head Instructor Anya McCoy, natural perfumer of Anya's Garden, just published a list of articles she has authored on the subjects of natural perfumery, perfumery and book reviews since 2004. They are available for download from http://perfumeclasses.com/faculty.htm McCoy, A. - Natural Perfumery:  A Fragrant Evolution (pub. Aromatic Sage.com) McCoy, A. - Steve Earl - Position Paper: Defining Natural Perfumery (pub. self) McCoy, A. - Robert Tisserand, Tony Burfield - IFRA/EU Boycott Primer (pub. self) McCoy, A. - The Beauty of Botanicals Made Liquid: The Passion of Natural Perfumers (pub. Basenotes.net) McCoy, A. - The Stages of Public Acceptance of Natural Perfumery (pub. Basenotes.net) McCoy, A. - Book Review: What the Nose Knows (pub. Basenotes.net) McCoy, A. - Book Review: The Essence of Perfume (pub. Basenotes.net) McCoy, A . - Anya's Garden blog since 2006 - hundreds of short articles on perfumery

http://PerfumeClasses.com Elise Pearlstine, PhD, is on board for the Natural Isolates course. The information that she and I are researching and the expanded outline we've developed for the course are incredibly educational. We have ancient books, modern books, a chemist as a consult, and lots of never-before-in-one-place information to share . The course will be offered in February 2011. 

I just uploaded two podcasts to the http://PerfumeClasses.com/ website for the enjoyment of the general public. If you have any suggestions as to future public podcasts, let me know. The students enjoy lengthy, informative podcasts as part of their education at Anya's Garden Natural Perfumery Institute, and I ... decided to make some new public-side podcasts for everyone. http://perfumeclasses.com/podcasts.htm