Naturals give me all sorts of sorts :)
a whole lotta perfumers who dislike really getting down and studying and smelling their materials. ( which to me is the a-1 joy of perfume. Naturals create a multitude personal impressions, scent memories and associasions- I become meditaive to emotive - heart punding- filled with memories or joy- profound curiosity Sometime the thought of trying to place the subtle nusnces within group or for fun gathering a bunch of my citrus oils and with my nose seeing which together could recreate the tangelo rind I had saved. The smile that fir balsam absolute never fails to put on my face- strawberries, jam, fresh sweet balsam & vanilla. Then it's slightly more sophiticated black spruce absolute with hints of concord grspe. Another favorite-fresh green watery Violet Leaf absolute with superb orris butter that 12% Ionone materials with me through the years even though we might have to change suppliers due to natural disaster causing 1000% increase in price- or never seen /smelle...
