Plant to Perfume with Lakenda Wallace
May 9th Friday 6:00 - 8:00
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Natural Perfumery with Lakenda Wallace of Modern Peasant Step into the enchanting world of natural perfumery—a magical art rooted in ancient traditions and plant wisdom. In this hands-on class, we’ll explore how to blend powerful plant essences into custom scents that are both therapeutic and intoxicating. Designed for scent lovers and sensitive noses alike, this class uses only natural materials—no synthetics—making it perfect for anyone who delights in the aroma of real flowers, herbs, and resins. Join us for a fragrant Friday evening of scent immersion and perfume blending. We’ll explore tinctures, absolutes, essential oils, and oil-based extracts, learn the basics of the scent wheel, and discuss the differences between natural and synthetic perfumes. Then take home your very own custom perfume. Materials fee to be paid directly to instructor day of class for 30.00. BIO: Lakenda Wallace, the creative mind behind Oakland’s Modern Peasant perfume brand. Lakenda is an alchemist perfumer who masterfully blends fresh herbs, flowers, and aromatherapy to craft exquisite multi-layered perfumes and room scents. A true storyteller, Lakenda uses her aromatic creations to challenge conventional beauty standards. She has served as a Board Member for the Institute for Art and Olfaction and twice as a judge for the internationally renowned Olfaction Awards. She has had her work included in olfactive art exhibits including Nose Music, a musically-inspired perfume sample kit by DubLabs, Scent + Memory at the Institute of Art + Olfaction, and Ten Encounters: The Meeting of Ochun + Ogun, at Olfactory Keller Art, NYC. Most recently, Modern Peasant is highlighted in the Essence.com article, Black Women Perfumers on the Power of Crafting Fragrances.
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When scheduling classes, please note that workshops will be automatically canceled if enrollment is four participants or fewer. If this occurs, your credit will be applied to the next available workshop of the same name. If no future session is scheduled, a full refund will be issued. Also, you can cancel your class up to 7 days prior to the scheduled date. In the event of a cancellation, you will receive a credit toward your next booking. Please be aware that we do not offer refunds.