What's On in Dalwood (north)

Join us for a unique, hands-on class in Dalwood, the Byron/Ballina hinterland, where you will experience the whole perfume making process! You'll start with a stroll through our sensory fragrant gardens, before distilling a botanical for a hydrosol room spray/body spritz and curating your very own signature scent as a parfum solide using Australian botanicals and many other traditional oils, or a spray perfume using sugarcane alcohol or an oil based roll on using the highest grade natural perfume ingredients. Suitable for beginners, our experienced instructor, Dr. Julie, will provide step-by-step instructions and tips to help you unleash your creativity to curate scents that take you to 'your happy place'. You will be introduced to the principles of aromatherapy so that you can apply these when crafting your perfumes to improve wellbeing, mood and more. You will have access to more than 30 natural Australian botanicals, such as lemon myrtle, Rosalina, Fragonia, Buddha wood, Australian Sandalwood, and many from the local area, such as Byron Bay rose, pineapple myrtle and blue cypress to add to your sensory repertoire when creating your bespoke perfumes. With an additional 100 natural oils, absolutes and isolates available in our studio, we'll explore the fragrance families from fresh, floral and fruity to spicy, earthy, woody and more. You will be spoilt for choice of group favourites and niche scents such as ylang ylang, rose, lily, fig, vanilla, oud, rosemary, patchouli, pink pepper, and ginger, to name a few. Throughout the class, you will learn the secrets of scent layering to achieve well-balanced fragrances that suit your individual preferences. By the end of the class, you will take home a perfume and hydrosol room spray/body spritz, as well as new skills to create more artisan perfumes and fragrances in the future!