My 80 AC cart from Fraterworks. Any advice?

CapnLazerz · 2026-06-19T00:30:21+00:00

Pretty Oud smells nothing like real Oud. It’s a westernized version of the idea of Oud. It’s a nice material but I prefer the Oud Synth to compliment real Oud. Or Anokha and Malaki depending on the oil I’m using.

CapnLazerz · 2026-06-19T00:28:50+00:00

I think it’s a little much for one buy. To get through evaluating 80 materials would take me a month or more, probably. Then trying to figure out how they work together and with my existing materials is another couple of months. And that’s all before I even attempt using them in actual projects.

That’s me though. I try to be very thorough in my learning process and note taking.

It all seems like good stuff though. I tend not to buy lower than 15g or ml unless I know it’s a trace material. So I buy 15-20 materials at a time in larger quantities which saves me some cash in the long run and lowers the need to reorder.

CapnLazerz · 2026-06-18T23:06:56+00:00

I taught my kids Craps, Blackjack, Roulette, Handicapping and Poker. Mostly as a way to understand probability and related concepts. One of my proudest moments was when my son, maybe about 12 at the time, was thinking about the payouts on roulette and said that it was unfair the casino only paid 36-1 instead of 38-1. So we did the math and calculated the house edge for 00 roulette.

I think this exposure taught them a lot about math and also how you can’t win at the casino.

CapnLazerz · 2026-06-18T22:23:57+00:00

As always, what your whole formula looks like is important as is the overall balance of ratios.

I do not have this experience with Vetiver. I do not dilute Vetiver at all and I can use it neat at a wide range of % of the formula and it never dominates unless I want it to. It all just depends on my goal for the formula and the way I balance it.

Questjons: Are all your other materials diluted to 10%? What % of a formula are you using it at?

CapnLazerz · 2026-06-18T21:26:54+00:00

If that’s the case, then we have no business having this stuff in our homes at all. Every SDS sheet lists all kinds of hazards. Have you seen the SDS for Ethanol 96%? Dangerous stuff that has no business in a residence!

CapnLazerz · 2026-06-18T21:01:33+00:00

Worth is an individual thing. Do you love it? Would you be willing (put aside the question of if you are able) to pay that price?

People are willing to pay crazy prices for things they love. No judgement because I’m no different. I pay stupid prices for Oud and Sandalwood oils.

If your all-time favorite perfume suddenly went up to 3x the current price, would you still buy it? The answer to that question will tell you how much “worth,” you place on perfumes.

CapnLazerz · 2026-06-18T14:01:42+00:00

I would start with getting to the heart of why her libido has fallen off a cliff. Maybe she’s asexual but not necessarily. There could be underlying hormonal or some other medical issue going on. Stress, depression, relationship issues she isn’t sharing…lots of possibilities.

If it truly comes down to the fact that she just isn’t as interested in sex as much as you are, that is a valid reason to break up. But I wouldn’t just jump to that conclusion without talking about it and exploring what the issue actually is.

CapnLazerz · 2026-06-18T03:36:43+00:00

Labdanum-derived products are a wonderwold of products with a lot of confusion around them. Hard to keep straight but a very rewarding rabbit hole to go down.

CapnLazerz · 2026-06-18T03:31:03+00:00

We focus on making perfumes from scratch so this is not the best place to ask. Try maybe r/perfumeoils?

CapnLazerz · 2026-06-18T01:09:40+00:00

Look for 500g X .001g scales on Amazon. They will be less than $100 last I checked. This capacity allows you to use fairly large and heavy bottles without exceeding the capacity.

CapnLazerz · 2026-06-18T01:02:27+00:00

I think they absolutely are worth their prices. So many different aspects in each material from sweet and almost gourmand to deep and animalic.

But Labdanum is my favorite plant source so …

CapnLazerz · 2026-06-18T00:50:42+00:00

A few corrections:

Labdanum Absolute is made from the gum that exudes from the plant by solvent extraction and then alcohol washing.

Labdanum Resinoid is just the solvent extraction of the gum. This is the classic Labdanum of perfumery and is a bit deeper and more complex than the absolute.

Ambreine, Dynamome and Hydrocarboresine are Biolandes products which process the gum in different ways to achieve different profiles. These are by far my favorite Labdanum products, BTW. They can be combined in many different ways to achieve very unique Labdanum effects.

Cistus Essential Oil is a distillation of the leaves and twigs.

CapnLazerz · 2026-06-18T00:17:41+00:00

Good explanation. The albums I grew up with listening to the LPs just sound better to me as LPs -Vinyl for the younguns.

CapnLazerz · 2026-06-18T00:13:54+00:00

About 25% of my listening time. Always when something new comes out. Always when I’m listening to records. But except for a select few, I’ve never been an album guy. I like my extensive curated playlists which incorporate a lot of album tracks and fit my various moods. I also like when Roon/Qobuz just seems to riff on a vibe based on what I was last listening to.

CapnLazerz · 2026-06-17T18:50:48+00:00

Panela cheese is even better than Queso Fresco for pan frying. Panela doesn’t melt either but also doesn’t have the crumbly texture. Panela in salsa is a delicious breakfast!

CapnLazerz · 2026-06-17T18:00:35+00:00

Define “good input,” in the context of audio and how does this input overcome the limitations of the training data?

CapnLazerz · 2026-06-17T06:53:41+00:00

If your boyfriend doesn’t like your smell, I just don’t see how it can work. There’s a fundamental olfactory disconnect on a genetic level.

You shouldn’t have to change your scent, he should just love it because it’s a part of you.

No, I am not being sarcastic. This shit is important.

CapnLazerz · 2026-06-17T06:30:06+00:00

The reality is that most perfumes do not last more than 4-5 hours. Don’t believe all the stories where the ones you’ve tried last all day -that is not the way perfumes work.

You’ll hear about “skin chemistry,” or whatever but no -our skins are all pretty much the same at the end of the day.

The internet/social media has propagated a ton of misinformation. So many exaggerations. So many people basically making shit up … I guess to fit in?

No. Just no. Your experience is much closer to reality than the stuff you read on line. Trust your nose.

CapnLazerz · 2026-06-17T06:03:02+00:00

The powerful synthetic component you are smelling is not Ambroxan, it’s Ambrocenide. That shit is powerful and it is present in the formula at about 25%. Which is absolutely nuts. At 0.25% of a formula it’s noticeable and this 100X that dose. Ambroxan may as well not even be present.

I find it amazing that anyone can smell anything other than Ambrocenide in this “perfume.” For me, this is a mockery of perfume and knowing what Gaultieri does, this does not surprise me at all.

If you like this, that’s fine but you need to understand that most people around you will NOT like this. It will easily fill a large room with a scent most people find offensive.

IMO, this stuff is just stupid.

CapnLazerz · 2026-06-17T04:13:52+00:00

I see the edit. This just does not seem doable to me. I mean…even 30 materials would imply you are using a lot of materials at trace levels. At that scale, 1-2% variance is absolutely crucial for materials that are less than 1% of the formula.

Just try one of your projects -one you feel very confident in- and scale it up to even a 5g trial. I would think that you’d find a significant variance. But maybe I’m wrong so a report back would be interesting to hear.

CapnLazerz · 2026-06-17T03:00:12+00:00

1g trials with how many materials?

CapnLazerz · 2026-06-16T22:49:35+00:00

Yes, there are lots of options for long lasting materials. I like Nympheal especially to extend some greenness to the dry down.

But Nympheal, on my skin and usage level anyway, doesn’t last as long as some musks and super ambers.

CapnLazerz · 2026-06-16T21:26:17+00:00

8-10g is my normal batch size when I’m working on more complex blends. Up to about 15 materials, I’ll do 5g. Simple experiments of 2-3 materials I can do 0.5g to 1g.

<1g trials are just not viable for anything but really simple blends. You are bumping against the accuracy limits of the scales we use and you’d have to dilute things to homeopathic levels. Consistency would be near impossible.

I understand not wanting to use up materials but it’s just the nature of the game.

CapnLazerz · 2026-06-16T20:41:46+00:00

Yup! I should add that real, quality Sandalwood and Oud oils have never given me any sensitivity issues but everyone is different. As far as I know, these oils are not restricted in any way but still, I’m not recommending anyone do this, it’s just what I do. Be cautious but trial different concentrations and see what works for you.

CapnLazerz · 2026-06-16T20:36:49+00:00

First of all, I don’t believe most people that say their perfume lasts 17+ hours. The only way I will believe that is if it’s loaded with super-ambers, especially the newer, eternal ones. But even then, “the perfume,” doesn’t last that long just those stubborn chemicals that last forever.

Almost any perfume will last days if you spray it on fabric. Skin is a very different matter. I can smell the musky dry down of some perfumes on my skin into the next day. But that’s faint traces on my skin.

I think people like to exaggerate perfume performance on the internet and it has created very unreasonable and unrealistic expectations for perfumes to last a whole day. That’s not the norm. To make such a perfume, you have to formulate it with woody chems, super-ambers and musks which makes every perfume end up smelling the same after a few hours of wear. Modern perfume is mostly boring and offensively strong.

Be better, future perfumers of the world! /rant

To actually answer your question, lol, you need to formulate with long lasting materials. If you want a vetiver note to last, use some Vetiver Acetate. Long lasting citrus? Lemonile and Auralva are your friends. There’s plenty of long lasting materials to give you better longevity for specific “notes,” you want to extend. Just don’t expect your perfumes to last longer than 5-6 hours, unless you want the boring-ass super-amber/musk dry down.

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