Custom perfume
Scent is easy to relate to. You put some perfume on, and you’re on yourself. We can call this form of self-enchantment an act of raising vibration. Since everything is energy, it’s not difficult to imagine the consequences of blending the molecular composition of your body with that of the plant kingdom.
Consciously creating a scent to fit an intention is a magical act that stretches what we already surround ourselves with. Also, when we create a scent entirely from natural essences, thus bypassing the ever-evolving world of badly dosed and poorly blended synthetics, we create an authentic synergy between our force and the force of nature.
I don’t do it very often, but when I offer a limited edition face oil, serum, or perfume with the purpose of magical anointment, I have a particular ritual in mind. My olfactory creations are thus only available on rare occasions, or made at special request. Here is your chance for one such special request.
You get a scent and a reading: a 10 ml or 1/3 oz either solid or liquid perfume made of the best quality oils whose names and composition are listed on a slip of fine paper typewritten on my Olympia Splendid 33 from 1957. The letter press is part of the magical act. Also as a magical act, I cast the cards for your scent. The purpose of this act is to offer the type of oracular insight that contributes to enhancing the potency of your perfume.
As this is a custom order, you’ll get a perfume made just for you, primarily based on what you need it for and for self-enchantment. Once you order it here, I’ll contact you to determine how we go about it.
A unique olfactory experience
In this kind of work I collaborate only with leading professionals who can guarantee the quality of their distilled oils, concretes and absolutes, such as Esensera in Denmark, or the occasional ethnobotanist and resin nerd in Italy, such as Marco Billi.
I like to think of the stuff I pour into my scent creations as the ‘stuff of the gods,’ as only the best will do. This means investing a considerable amount of money in the basic and precious ingredients, which also means, invariably, that what I make can only qualify as exclusive, insofar as it occupies the high end spot on the spectrum of things of value.
What they say
‘Sensei, it’s perfect. You really should create a whole line based on that scent. AMAZING.’ – Kelley Becker, Germany
‘When you announced your oud oil, somehow I managed to be one of the first people there, expecting it to be sold out. For a moment, I thought I would buy all 9, but relented and got just one that I love and treasure (and use). It was lovely to just wander in, without racing, and still be ever so lucky.’ – Noelle Sinclair, USA
‘An exquisite and lovely thing. The face oil smells divine.’ – Jessica Newton, USA
About Agger Senses
We use knowledge to remedy our human condition. But we can’t remedy the odours that enter our noses. I’m interested in that. In addition to weaving words, I blend perfume oils. Old Testament style. The Song of Songs style. Nothing more, nothing less.
While I fling my books to the larger public, I reserve my alchemy for the noses who already know what the world of desire is really about.
Under the signature, AGGER SENSES, I create limited edition fragrances. Agger is a magical place in Denmark at the edge of everything. In this liminal space I encounter the purity of elements, with the Zephyr, the west wind, leading the way. The sea is only 200 meters from my house. I hear its waves and smell the salt. The lyme grass and its roots is my local ‘vetiver,’ the strong ingredient in perfumery. The buckthorn is my ‘frankincense.’ The wild rosa rugosa is my precious ‘rosa damascena.’
The whole place oozes with secrecy, the kind that we encounter in old perfumery books, the books we read for the type of knowledge the Greeks call metis, the knowledge derived from keen observation, acquired skill, subtle wit, and quick judgment. I invite you to experience my ‘reading’ of plant matter and precious elixirs in the form of a blend.
In this kind of work I collaborate only with leading professionals who can guarantee the quality of their distilled oils, concretes and absolutes, such as Esensera in Denmark, Hermitage Oils in Italy, and the occasional ethnobotanist and resin nerd, Marco Billi.
I like to think of the stuff I pour into my scent creations as the ‘stuff of the gods,’ as only the best will do. This means investing a considerable amount of money in the basic and precious ingredients, which also means, invariably, that what I make can only qualify as exclusive, insofar as it occupies the high end spot on the spectrum of things of value.
For more insight into this work, read my reflections here, Scents and Divination.