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Coffee & Conversation

We’re so excited to announce our Facebook Live event – Coffee & Conversation. If you’re following the @ilsafragrances Instagram feed, then you’ll know we’re avid coffee consumers. What better to pair it with than great conversation? At each Coffee & Conversation we’ll highlight one fabulous woman and their extraordinary path. How did they pursue their passion? What are challenges they’ve faced? What advice do they have for others? And since it’s Facebook Live – we’ll be taking your questions, too! Mark your calendars! Our second Coffee & Conversation will be tomorrow, Tuesday, April 18th at 9:30am PST. We’ll be featuring mom, inventor and entrepreneur Linda Foss, creator of the BoogieBulb. Remember – never mind the sky, there is no limit!Ilsaxx

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Fragrance. Perfume. Scent. Smell.

I was introduced to the world of fragrance when I fell into a job at the largest fragrance and flavor manufacturing company in the world. As I learned my role, I learned the intricate and beautiful part fragrance plays in our lives. At the same time, I fell more and more in love with scent as a creative and artistic outlet, and thus began to develop my nose to understand scent’s complex layers. I had simple fragrance training – smelling fruit (lemon vs. orange), herbs (fresh basil vs. fresh thyme); learning the difference between spearmint (think gum) and peppermint (think candy cane)… And more intricate training – using smelling strips and raw materials to understand the subtle difference between scents,...

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