Woody Focus Workshop | April 18

Saturday April 18th, 2026 10 am - 12 pm 3075 N Swan Road, Tucson Arizona 85712 Our Woody Focus workshop aims to explore natural and synthetic woody materials in perfumery as well as milestone woody perfumes that made their mark in history. 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 woody ingredients in perfumery including rare woods such as wild oud, hinoki, amyris, cabreuva and more, - extraction methods to obtain natural raw materials from woods, - the most important synthetic woody ingredients in perfumery, - specific olfactory vocabulary used to describe woody notes, - milestone woody 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