working with fiona...

i have decided that i really enjoy working with fiona, not just because i love her name hahaha but maybe its due to the fact that she is the eldest (at 40 woot woot!) hahah but maybe because she has kids, she just so friendly and fun to work with... shes in charge of education, which means training all of the counter managers, workers etc, but its really interesting working with her because i am constantly typing up all of this info about the fragrances and "hand and arm massage technique" (the step by step process haha i should memorize it) and i am actually learning so much about the two brands and their products themselves, which i have come to really enjoy. right now i am typing up a whole excel spreadsheet about every scent/note and its source, isolation procedure, and the fragrance it creates... too cool! for example:

here is an example of Amber (which is part of the fragrance Amber & Lavender... read the source its hilarious!)
source: Ambergris is a greyish-black excretion from the sperm whale and is often found washed up on beaches.
isolation procedure: Via extration of the powdered ambergris.
Fragrance: Woody, dry, balsamic, tobacco-like. Genuine ambergris is very difficult to obtain so nowadays substitutes are normally used.
weird haha
dont get me wrong, i do love the marketing side to, but when i get a break from gifting boxes for events and pr things, i kind of like it :)
i am excited to work with julius soon because he is in charge of sales, so i will get to see the math stuff
cool man
btw its raining again, and this time really hard, boo, and july its just gonna get colder!
i may have to buy some uggs :)
this morning i read some really cool articles in newsweek too and im still working on eat, pray, love (it got a little slow after i zoomed through the part about italy hahah


I just can't get over how interesting the products (notes) that go into the fragrances! did you know that Cinnamon is one of the oldest aromatic plants and is mentioned in the old testament!? and listen to this one:
Castoreum:
Source: From the beaver, Casto fiber, found in Canada and Russia. (weird!! how does jo malone find these things to go into perfumes!!?? so weird to think about all that they do creating these fragrances)
isolation procedure: The secretion is obtained from a gland found between the hind legs.

odd, very odd...