Fragrantica Makes a Perfume (Part 2) | Materials, Musk, Mood

In Part 2 of Frag Friends Make a Perfume, John Biebel (January Scent Project) and Adam Forziati begin the creative deep dive: interpreting Nicola Thomis’ Halifax perfume brief and pulling the raw materials that might bring it to life. The two start shaping the scent’s core structure. Along the way, they talk about fragrance architecture, texture in perfumery, and the tension between coziness and grit. 🚨 Plus: Adam smells dried heather for the first time — and it’s not what he expected. 👇 Chapters & materials below! 📺 Watch Part 1: Nicola’s Halifax Brief → https://youtu.be/d5GioKJzpqM?feature=shared 🧠 Subscribe to follow the entire creation of this fragrance from idea to finished formula. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 – Intro: Where We Left Off 01:20 – John’s First Impressions of the Brief 05:10 – Emotional Layers & Personal Memory 08:40 – Texture, Grit & Cozy Contrast 12:12 – Heather Obsession & Environmental References 15:02 – What This Perfume Is *Not* (Wood, Spice) 17:55 – Defining a Musk-Forward Structure 21:00 – Adam Smells Heather for the First Time 24:35 – Inside the Studio: Pulling Initial Materials 27:12 – Coumarin, MAIF, and Honey Nuances 31:00 – Cypriol, Dihydromyrcenol & Controlled Smokiness 35:10 – Cocoa, Pyrazines & What Doesn’t Belong 38:00 – Musk Focus: Ethylene Brassylate & Muscone 41:18 – Textural Mineral Notes (Iso Cyclo) 44:20 – What We’ve Learned So Far 47:12 – Onward to the First Mods… Want to smell the final result? Stay tuned —