“Some people are inspired by a piece of music, some are moved by a painting, a photograph or sculpture. For me the real magic is the sense of smell and how it connects to our deepest emotions and desires.”

The Fragrant Alchemist is the perfumery blog of Karen Gilbert, natural beauty and perfumery expert and author of  “A Green Guide to Natural Beauty”

I have two passions; perfumery and sharing the knowlege that I have learned over the years. I love learning new things (ok make that 3 passions then) and can’t help blurting out what I have learned to anyone who will listen.  I have a bit of a talent for storing snippets of interesting (to some) information that usefully pop out when I need them which works well when I am teaching!

I hope to meet you at a class soon

Karen