Fisfis Academy

Fisfis Academy is a free course that takes you from the basics of perfume to making it at home and working in the industry.

Level 1: Foundations

Learn how perfume works, how to read it and how to smell it properly.

  1. What is perfume? – A short history and the basic concepts
  2. The fragrance pyramid and volatility – Why does a perfume change over time?
  3. Concentrations – The difference between EDC, EDT, EDP and Parfum
  4. Fragrance families and the fragrance wheel – The language for classifying perfumes
  5. How to smell properly – Smelling like a professional
  6. Skin, longevity and storage – Getting the most out of your perfume

Level 2: Raw materials

Get to know natural and synthetic raw materials and train your nose systematically.

  1. Natural raw materials – From plant to bottle: extraction methods, material families and the real cost
  2. Synthetic molecules – How the laboratory reinvented perfumery
  3. Nose training – A method for recognizing, naming and remembering smells
  4. Analyzing a perfume – A structured smelling protocol over time

Level 3: Workshop

Set up a safe workspace, write formulas, and make your first accords and your first perfume.

  1. A safe workspace – Set up your bench, equipment and habits with lab discipline
  2. Dilution and writing formulas – Weighing in grams, 10% and 1% dilutions, parts and per-mille math
  3. First accords – Chypre, fougère and amber skeletons: a cohesive scent from a few materials
  4. Maturing and bottling – From concentrate to bottle: diluting, resting, chilling, filtering and labeling

Level 4: Professional

Regulations, safety standards, the brief process, stability and career paths.

  1. IFRA and allergens – Safety standards, categories and label declaration
  2. From brief to perfume – How a fragrance is developed for a brand
  3. Stability and cost – Discoloration, testing and formula cost
  4. The industry and careers – Perfumery training, roles and paths