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For decades, perfumery has been considered as the best kept secret of a handful of masters more commonly known as 'noses'. It was thought that one needed to know those secrets in order to create a perfume.

Indeed, if you prefer to create a synthetic perfume i.e. one composed with a high percentage of CHEMICAL AROMATIC MATERIALS, a few years of studies are required to discover the 4000 or so molecular ingredients that are added to modern perfumes. But the trend has recently reversed back to pre-1970's perfumery, the era when the focus was on creating a perfume based on a limited palette of no more than 400 natural ingredients and as executed by such master perfumers as Jean-Louis Fargeon, jean-paul guerlain or Gellé Frères.

In the Art of perfumery, creativity and intuition are playing an important part; they are the essence and the Nose needs to be able to blend raw materials in a way that creates a harmonious work of art.
The Diploma in Art of Perfumery Course
The Diploma in Art of Perfumery course introduces you to the key principles for creating perfumes using such ingredients as essential oils, absolutes, waxes, tinctures, infusions and natural isolates. It includes four (4) modules detailing:
  1. how to develop your sense of smell and guides you to getting your nose acquainted to all your raw materials (The Sense of Smell)
  2. the process of fragrance creation (Fragrance Creation) using various methods that have been proven and tested over the years. The focus is on naturals and on unleashing the Artisan Perfumer in you.
  3. the History and cultures of perfumery and how perfume heritage is key to creating perfumes inspired by various cultures
  4. formulation recording and technical requirement including a comprehensive module on Regulation requirements and Selling legalities in order to be able to sell your perfume or functional products.

The student also has an option to subscribe to our Marketing & Branding guidelines and recommendations which can be tailored-made to their specific project. This Marketing & Branding guidance is updated on a regular basis as the perfumery industry evolves all the time and has become fiercely competitive.

Certification by CPD UK
Who for?
  • Perfume enthusiasts who are interested in learning the A-Z of perfumery using naturals for professional purposes.
  • People looking at establishing their own independent perfumery and scented/aromatic products business or working in the wider professional perfumery industry.
  • People who already have a knowledge of perfumery but would like to expand on it through a methodical and more technical approach.
  • Formulators and compounders in the perfumery industry looking to shift to perfume composition using 100% natural aromatic materials.
  • Employees working in a fragrance-related career (retail sales, consulting, marketing, olfactory marketing, product design) willing to expand their understanding and knowledge of perfumes behind the scenes.
  • Marketers and media people, bloggers writing about perfumes, aromas and scents
  • Spa staff involved in signature treatments where scents might be required
  • Flavourists, perfume evaluators willing to develop their knowledge of natural perfumes.

Note: The Diploma course is not recommended to hobbyists. Please refer to our Certificate in Perfumery Art program if you do not intend to become a professional perfumer and are only interested in the creation process of fragrances.

Duration and Qualifications
You have up to 24 months to complete The Diploma in Art of Perfumery programme. Most of the hours will be spent on developing your knowledge of the ingredients and your sense of smell as well as focusing on creation.

Your nose needs to be spared from too much smelling in order to avoid loosing your sense of smell. This is why the module on Smell will need to be approached slowly and gradually and is considered as the FOUNDATION of the whole program. 

After each lesson, the student is required to complete self-tests and online assignments or credited practical work and there is one essay/paper assessment at the end of the program. The final exam for the completion of the Diploma consists in submitting the credited assignment together with a mindmapped outline of your perfume project, prepared throughout your course and a finished composition for evaluation.

With a lot of practice and patience combined with a Passion for what nature offers us, you too can become a Master perfumer.
  • Program level
  • Duration of the program
  • Total learning hours
  • Qualification/Accreditation
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The program level is considered as an academic level 3. It is part of Continuous Professional Development and is different to a National Vocational Qualification.
The learner has up to 24 months to complete the Diploma course program. However, if no external circumstances prevent from taking up the lessons regularly, this program may be completed within 16 months.
The estimated number of learning hours is 700 hours.
* Please note that this is only an approximate figure and is dependent upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and also how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each module there are one or several assignments which need to be completed.
Only if the assignment is PASSED can the learner move to the next module.
The Diploma is granted after assessment of a perfume sample sent by the learner to the school, even when all modules and assignments have been completed. In order to remain as objective as possible, the school has set up criteria which are sent to registered learners. This perfume assessment is REQUIRED and no exception will be made.

Upon completion, the student receives the Diploma granted by the school in PDF format, a printed version of the Diploma sent by post and the CPD UK Certification by email.
Course Syllabus
To introduce the student to Art of perfumery so as to be able to create his/her own scents and apply them to other products. On completing the unit, the learner will be able to:

  • Compare and explain the various materials extraction methods;
  • Identify the major raw materials used in perfume-making;
  • Outline the fragrance families and classification;
  • Analyse the architecture of a perfume;
  • Plan and compose formulations;
  • Describe the olfactory function;
  • Understand and apply the chemistry of the aromatic compounds in perfume-making;
  • Summarise the history of fragrances throughout times;
  • Outline Health & Safety & Environmental requirements in the perfume industry
  • Apply fragrance to other products;
  • Master the methods to create their own perfume and/or aroma business
  • Source raw materials of superior quality
  • Grasp the various manners to approach distribution and marketing in the perfumery industry using naturals
  • Anticipate on the trends in the perfumery world so as to adapt their products and business plan
  • SENSE OF SMELL
  • HISTORY & CULTURES
  • FRAGRANCE CREATION
  • LEGISLATION & SELLING
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On successful completion of this module, the student will be able to:
  1. Describe the olfactory function
  2. Assess and recognise the various raw materials
  3. Detect the aromatic compounds and decipher their chemistry
  4. Explore his/her own sense of smell and work towards improving it
  5. Differentiate the different types of perfumes
  6. Explain Gas chromatography and Mass spectrometry
  7. Know the most common extraction methods of raw materials
  8. Plan a perfume using the accords and matching methods
  9. Select the right aromatic oils for the targeted type of perfume
  10. Create a Chypre and an Amber accord
On successful completion of this module, the student will be able to:
  1. Differentiate between the ART and the INDUSTRY of perfumery
  2. Describe the developments of perfumery throughout history
  3. Know the importance of perfume heritage and cultures in various countries
  4. Develop a knowledge of sources and differentiation of raw materials according to the country
  5. Analyse past, current and future trends in perfumery
  6. Become an anthropologist of perfumery
On successful completion of this module, the student will be able to:
  1. Plan and compose a complete formulation using his/her creative skills & intuition
  2. Calculate measurements and prepare a formulation sheet to the industry standards
  3. Record formulations and procedures for regulatory purposes
  4. Create different aromatic bases and tinctures and use them in accords and perfumes
  5. Create and modify the most classic perfumes including Chypre, Fougère, Arabian/Oriental, Floral, Cologne
  6. Outline the constraints in perfume creation using naturals
  7. Use and add natural isolates appropriately
  8. Create a solid perfume and alcohol-free perfumes
  9. List the technical steps and processes from the creation to the bottling of a perfume
On successful completion of this module, the student will be able to:
  1. Decode a Material Data Safety Sheet 
  2. Create labelling according to international nomenclature of cosmetics ingredients (INCI)
  3. Register the cosmetic products on the Cosmetic Product Notification Portal (CPNP) of the UK AND European Union
  4. Define and calculate the allergens
  5. Outline good manufacturing practices
  6. Detail product information & specifications
  7. Summarise the EU cosmetics directive
  8. Start selling cosmetic products according to the EU regulations
  9. Apply formulation and legislation in functional products
  10. Draw upon this knowledge to be able to market cosmetic products in countries outside the EU 
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