Kathleen Petrides and Butch

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Hi Folks~

 

I too am still around. Yesterday Kathleen I went to check my Rose,

Sandalwood and Helichrysum. All was good however I did decide I need

to use them or lose them.

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I did that too! Stashed oils.  And so far what I've blended surprised

ME.......man......after working with run of the mill eo's like rosemary or clove

etc thats not been much of a 'teacher but very useful and will remain so' . Then

of course I do have my 'Bath and Body Works' customers and you know, you have to

compromise sometimes tho I would rather use natural only but econimically I'm

not there yet. I can choose the lesser of evils and find pthalate free eo/fo

blends.....an inferior eo enhanced with an fo. So in that, at least blending has

been a great learning lesson.  That said. What I was proud of before and what I

was able to do because of the quality of oils I recently received and

purchased......oh how it pales.......I've been 'bitten by the bug' and

eyeballing sales, specials, garage sales etc LOL.

 

After I saw that by simply keeping those oils I could let them ruin I thought

'the point in doing this to begin with was to formulate a special blend'

.........duh....and what I needed and never expected ,showed up and as it turns

out.....never in a million years would I have purchased rose oil.  I've had too

much exposure to synthetic rose oils and they frankly make me nauseaus. Not in

this case. I could not believe the transformation this took in a blend of bases

I take for granted......a whole new level. So........I intend to continue to

purchase a few mls here and there and use them.  Once I find that 'final ' note,

then I'll release it.

 

The whole alchemy part of it is addictive.  I  put in the rose oil hoping I

hadn't ruined anything, walked away for a few hours, came back, rubbed a bit on

my hands......and OH MY HEAVENS....... I wet my hands and rubbed them off in my

hair , on my jammies and took an eensy amount and  did the 'little dab' and once

that hit my body chemistry, the release left me astonished.  I will wear what I

have blended thus far tomorrow as it is symbolic and for a very special and what

I hope to be a good outcome . I can't help but believe whichever way it plays

out, if this is what it took to turn my attentions more towards truly an '

elite' palette, then so be it.

 

This began with a purpose and it remains so. Once I finish this blend I fully

intend to release it. I am certain it will be another year at least....in the

meantime I can continue to simply learn what you all have to offer . Anything

less would have been inappropriate and I didn't realize that till recently.

 

who would have ever thought I would have enjoyed the scent of rose not on the

stem. That ingredient completely changed the entire blend . I think in some ways

I'm  fortunate since in some ways this is my 'first' for some things , and I

will revel in every single moment.

 

Oh yes, do use it your oils!

 

I feel like that about quilts too. Many people keep them in a zipper bag, not

me. They were made to be used and thats an indulgence as well. If it tears, then

the patch I make simply adds more history to it.

 

Good grief, I'm getting carried away here. My I will sign off and go sniff my

fingers LOL!

 

evie