Tim
@timbohimbo.bsky.social
Affable chap, novice perfumer, D&B, programmer, very left leaning but let’s face it, left or right, we’re invariably together at the bottom. Look up.
I don’t expect a follow back - I’m aware I’m fluent in waffle-tosh.
I don’t expect a follow back - I’m aware I’m fluent in waffle-tosh.
This week there were so many things I wanted to get done for myself, but work has consumed my time.
But now, It’s the weekend, and you know what that means!
That’s right!
Task paralysis!
But now, It’s the weekend, and you know what that means!
That’s right!
Task paralysis!
a black and white photo of a person laying on a bed with a pillow .
ALT: a black and white photo of a person laying on a bed with a pillow .
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November 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This week there were so many things I wanted to get done for myself, but work has consumed my time.
But now, It’s the weekend, and you know what that means!
That’s right!
Task paralysis!
But now, It’s the weekend, and you know what that means!
That’s right!
Task paralysis!
When you see this, post a picture from your gallery to describe your mental health.
November 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
When you see this, post a picture from your gallery to describe your mental health.
Lord help me. I had an 8pm nap and have woken up feeling fresh and ready to face the day at 10:30pm.
This is only slightly less bio-rhythmically confusing than when the clocks go back.
This is only slightly less bio-rhythmically confusing than when the clocks go back.
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Lord help me. I had an 8pm nap and have woken up feeling fresh and ready to face the day at 10:30pm.
This is only slightly less bio-rhythmically confusing than when the clocks go back.
This is only slightly less bio-rhythmically confusing than when the clocks go back.
Anyone else’s skin do bad things with labdanum/cistus? They get real funky on me, not in a disco way… like, down on the farm and the honk of the barn. #perfumeSky #scentSky
a man wearing a black hat and a black jacket is standing in front of a wooden fence .
ALT: a man wearing a black hat and a black jacket is standing in front of a wooden fence .
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November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Anyone else’s skin do bad things with labdanum/cistus? They get real funky on me, not in a disco way… like, down on the farm and the honk of the barn. #perfumeSky #scentSky
Every time I scroll past this my brain (oh my silly brain) says “Hey look! Paul Rudd grew a beard!”
Hammering out more Discovery Sets (literally)…!
#clstperfumes #indieperfume #perfumesky #discoveryset #diyperfume
#clstperfumes #indieperfume #perfumesky #discoveryset #diyperfume
November 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Every time I scroll past this my brain (oh my silly brain) says “Hey look! Paul Rudd grew a beard!”
It was long overdue. The juice had thickened with age and didn't spray so much as seeped. 😬
November 24, 2025 at 8:58 AM
March 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Hello you beautiful humans! While researching amber, I stumbled across this excellent piece and thought I’d share it with you. It’s a two parter, kinda lengthy, and fascinating. Probably best read with glass of chilled Sancerre.
kafkaesqueblog.com/2016/09/08/g...
kafkaesqueblog.com/2016/09/08/g...
A Guide to Amber – Part I: Types, Definitions, Materials & Scent
“Amber” is a glorious genre of perfumery, a showcase for all that is decadent, inviting, resinous, and golden in scent, with facets that range across a broad spectrum from the musky, su…
kafkaesqueblog.com
March 20, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Hello you beautiful humans! While researching amber, I stumbled across this excellent piece and thought I’d share it with you. It’s a two parter, kinda lengthy, and fascinating. Probably best read with glass of chilled Sancerre.
kafkaesqueblog.com/2016/09/08/g...
kafkaesqueblog.com/2016/09/08/g...
So this guy is stepping out to celebrate a birthday of… indeterminate… years. Question is - Which scent (or scent genre) would you expect him to be wearing?
February 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
So this guy is stepping out to celebrate a birthday of… indeterminate… years. Question is - Which scent (or scent genre) would you expect him to be wearing?
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…pay writers (or me, come to that!) any more.
However, If, despite the lack of $, anyone would be willing to write an article (or several) for a small fragrance site, then I would be very much grateful. 💚
Will share more info if anyone is interested. DM me on here if you are
[2/2]
However, If, despite the lack of $, anyone would be willing to write an article (or several) for a small fragrance site, then I would be very much grateful. 💚
Will share more info if anyone is interested. DM me on here if you are
[2/2]
February 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
…pay writers (or me, come to that!) any more.
However, If, despite the lack of $, anyone would be willing to write an article (or several) for a small fragrance site, then I would be very much grateful. 💚
Will share more info if anyone is interested. DM me on here if you are
[2/2]
However, If, despite the lack of $, anyone would be willing to write an article (or several) for a small fragrance site, then I would be very much grateful. 💚
Will share more info if anyone is interested. DM me on here if you are
[2/2]
Reposted by Tim
I wasn’t going to do this, but @perfumer-pia.bsky.social said I should!
If you've read Basenotes for a number of years, you may have noticed we don't run many big editorial features any more. It's not that I don't want to, it's just the site doesn't bring in enough income for me to [1/2]
If you've read Basenotes for a number of years, you may have noticed we don't run many big editorial features any more. It's not that I don't want to, it's just the site doesn't bring in enough income for me to [1/2]
February 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I wasn’t going to do this, but @perfumer-pia.bsky.social said I should!
If you've read Basenotes for a number of years, you may have noticed we don't run many big editorial features any more. It's not that I don't want to, it's just the site doesn't bring in enough income for me to [1/2]
If you've read Basenotes for a number of years, you may have noticed we don't run many big editorial features any more. It's not that I don't want to, it's just the site doesn't bring in enough income for me to [1/2]
Did somebody say rain and incense? 😍
February 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Did somebody say rain and incense? 😍
How long should one wait for a customer service email response these days?
I feel that the online megastores have warped my expectations for smaller, niche stores with limited manpower.
However, am now at a point where I’m not sure if small store is trying their best or if I’m being fobbed off.
I feel that the online megastores have warped my expectations for smaller, niche stores with limited manpower.
However, am now at a point where I’m not sure if small store is trying their best or if I’m being fobbed off.
February 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
How long should one wait for a customer service email response these days?
I feel that the online megastores have warped my expectations for smaller, niche stores with limited manpower.
However, am now at a point where I’m not sure if small store is trying their best or if I’m being fobbed off.
I feel that the online megastores have warped my expectations for smaller, niche stores with limited manpower.
However, am now at a point where I’m not sure if small store is trying their best or if I’m being fobbed off.
I’m kinda back! What did I miss? Who added rocket fuel to the dumpster fire? Isn’t my cat adorable, and how are you guys, really, how are you?
February 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I’m kinda back! What did I miss? Who added rocket fuel to the dumpster fire? Isn’t my cat adorable, and how are you guys, really, how are you?
Work is being a needy little {insert choice expletive here}. Larking will recommence in due course.
(I’m wearing Cashmeran and Ambroxan to bed, it’s comforting.)
(I’m wearing Cashmeran and Ambroxan to bed, it’s comforting.)
a woman drinking from a yellow mug with ring the bell written on it
ALT: a woman drinking from a yellow mug with ring the bell written on it
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February 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Work is being a needy little {insert choice expletive here}. Larking will recommence in due course.
(I’m wearing Cashmeran and Ambroxan to bed, it’s comforting.)
(I’m wearing Cashmeran and Ambroxan to bed, it’s comforting.)
I mixed the usually fleeting Lime Peel EO with Fixateur 505 E and the lime stayed - all night. Less sharp, more “lime scented polish”, but still lime.
Repeated, and added some Floralozone.
Now it’s a big, everlasting lime that I can smell from a distance & I’m now sick of lime & thanks, I hate it.
Repeated, and added some Floralozone.
Now it’s a big, everlasting lime that I can smell from a distance & I’m now sick of lime & thanks, I hate it.
February 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I mixed the usually fleeting Lime Peel EO with Fixateur 505 E and the lime stayed - all night. Less sharp, more “lime scented polish”, but still lime.
Repeated, and added some Floralozone.
Now it’s a big, everlasting lime that I can smell from a distance & I’m now sick of lime & thanks, I hate it.
Repeated, and added some Floralozone.
Now it’s a big, everlasting lime that I can smell from a distance & I’m now sick of lime & thanks, I hate it.
Reposted by Tim
Hey Indie Perfume Brands! You know if you want your perfumes listed on basenotes.com then all you need to do is let me know you exist, and when I get time, I'll add you to the directory.
Feel free to drop your URLs to your websites in the replies and I'll go from there :)
#perfumesky #fragrancesky
Feel free to drop your URLs to your websites in the replies and I'll go from there :)
#perfumesky #fragrancesky
February 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Hey Indie Perfume Brands! You know if you want your perfumes listed on basenotes.com then all you need to do is let me know you exist, and when I get time, I'll add you to the directory.
Feel free to drop your URLs to your websites in the replies and I'll go from there :)
#perfumesky #fragrancesky
Feel free to drop your URLs to your websites in the replies and I'll go from there :)
#perfumesky #fragrancesky
Exciting plopping sounds from the postman today.
Not one, but two plops!
Fathom V AND Phoenix Flame samples on my doormat. I’m SO excited!
#ThePostmanAlwaysPlopsTwice
Not one, but two plops!
Fathom V AND Phoenix Flame samples on my doormat. I’m SO excited!
#ThePostmanAlwaysPlopsTwice
February 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Exciting plopping sounds from the postman today.
Not one, but two plops!
Fathom V AND Phoenix Flame samples on my doormat. I’m SO excited!
#ThePostmanAlwaysPlopsTwice
Not one, but two plops!
Fathom V AND Phoenix Flame samples on my doormat. I’m SO excited!
#ThePostmanAlwaysPlopsTwice
New stationary, because a bog-standard reporter’s spiral-bound notebook just doesn’t feel right for fragrance journaling.
I call it my Book of Potions & Magic Smells.
I call it my Book of Potions & Magic Smells.
February 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
New stationary, because a bog-standard reporter’s spiral-bound notebook just doesn’t feel right for fragrance journaling.
I call it my Book of Potions & Magic Smells.
I call it my Book of Potions & Magic Smells.
Reposted by Tim
Hey, Black Owned Perfume Business by a Black Perfumer during Black History Month. Can I get some love on the timeline folks?
February 6, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Hey, Black Owned Perfume Business by a Black Perfumer during Black History Month. Can I get some love on the timeline folks?
Floralozone - Quite how they managed to get the smell of “wet” into a bottle is beyond me.
This one could be fun.
This one could be fun.
February 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Floralozone - Quite how they managed to get the smell of “wet” into a bottle is beyond me.
This one could be fun.
This one could be fun.
Today I learned: To stop putting Ambroxan in everything that doesn’t work out how I expected it to. It just smells like an accident with added Ambroxan.
Now… where did I put my Labdanum?
Now… where did I put my Labdanum?
February 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Today I learned: To stop putting Ambroxan in everything that doesn’t work out how I expected it to. It just smells like an accident with added Ambroxan.
Now… where did I put my Labdanum?
Now… where did I put my Labdanum?
I’ve found that one of the trickier things to master when learning perfumery is not wearing a scent on a dabble day. It's feels like being told to not wear trousers to go clothes shopping.
February 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I’ve found that one of the trickier things to master when learning perfumery is not wearing a scent on a dabble day. It's feels like being told to not wear trousers to go clothes shopping.
Fascinating stuff. Probably shouldn’t have read this while eating porridge, but it’s a great read nonetheless.
Three rooms away… I’ll say no more.
Three rooms away… I’ll say no more.
Today is the deathiversary of King Henry VIII. In honor of everyone's favorite tyrant, here is an article on both Henry's scents, but also the disgusting perfume Jude Law commissioned when he played the king in Firebrand. #perfumesky
immortalperfumes.substack.com/p/the-putrid...
immortalperfumes.substack.com/p/the-putrid...
February 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Fascinating stuff. Probably shouldn’t have read this while eating porridge, but it’s a great read nonetheless.
Three rooms away… I’ll say no more.
Three rooms away… I’ll say no more.