Animalic + Leather Focus Workshop | March 14

Saturday March 14th, 2026 10 am - 12 pm 3075 N Swan Road, Tucson Arizona 85712 Our Animalic + Leather Focus workshop aims to explore natural and synthetic animalic materials as well as leather fragrance materials and bases used in perfumery. We end the workshop with a smelling session involving notable animalic and leathery fragrances. This deep-dive class is designed as a sequel to our original Perfume Literacy class, however, everyone is welcome to join. In this workshop you will learn about: - natural and synthetic animalic ingredients in perfumery, - synthetic leather ingredients and bases in perfumery,- specific olfactory vocabulary used to describe animalic notes, - notable animalic and leathery perfumes that made their mark in perfumery.This class is taught by Merve Colpan, a graduate of the French perfumery school ISIPCA (Institut supérieur international du parfum, de la cosmétique et de l'aromatique alimentaire) originally founded by Jean-Jacques Guerlain in 1970. After obtain