THE PERFUMERY PLAYBOOK
Learn perfumery properly — at your own pace.
A beautifully produced 400-page hardback textbook taking you from your first raw materials to creating and refining finished fragrances.
Created by perfumer and educator Melanie Jane Nightingale, with nearly three decades of real-world experience.
ONLINE PERFUMERY TRAINING
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BEGINNER’S PERFUMERY
Learn the essential foundations of perfumery without unnecessary complication. Understand your materials, train your nose, build accords and begin formulating—with clear instruction and insights drawn from nearly three decades of real-world experience.
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INTERMEDIATE PERFUMERY
Bring everything you learned in Beginner’s together. Work with supplied theme formulas, combine accords in the right ratios and use simple scaling methods to turn fragrance samples into finished fine fragrances.
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ADVANCED PERFUMERY
Explore fragrance beyond traditional fine perfumery, from aromatherapy to feel-good blends. Develop finished fragrance briefs through practical assignments, with guidance on essential oils, branding and packaging.
MEET MELANIE JANE
Perfume meets personality.
Melanie Jane Nightingale is a British perfumer and educator with nearly three decades of experience spanning aromatherapy, natural perfumery and advanced training in Grasse.
“I’ve spent years studying, formulating and teaching fragrance—and collecting more perfume bottles than is socially acceptable.
My approach is simple: remove the unnecessary complication, explain what genuinely matters and teach perfumery as it works in the real world.
No fluff. No mystique. Just a proper understanding of scent.”
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