Five-day olfactory journey to Bulgaria

23 - 27 June, 2025, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Experience a unique perfume-making week in Bulgaria!

An olfactory expedition designed to elevate your understanding of fragrance creation.

From field trips and local producers to full-day perfume-making classes, the event is ideal for those wanting to gain advanced knowledge in a short time.

Classes will cover natural and synthetic perfume ingredients, accord-building, perfume creation, and other essential information for being an independent perfumer.

We will focus on Bulgaria's primary perfume plants: rose, tobacco, oakmoss, and lavender, but we will also explore materials from other locally produced fragrant plants like linden, lilac, helichrysum, clary sage, juniper berry, and white pine.

Additionally, we will explore locally produced beeswax absolute, a unique aromatic material derived from raw beeswax that honeybees make while collecting nectar from Bulgaria's diverse flora.

Use code PPB15 at checkout to enjoy an additional 15% off the current early bird offer. This code applies to both the full experience and the deposit - valid only until January 7th, 2025!

Highlights

Daily perfume-making activities with Marina Barcenilla of award-winning independent British perfumery Marina Barcenilla Parfums.Through hands-on and “nose-on” practices, participants will familiarise themselves with different aromatic materials and learn how to build a fragrant composition. All necessary materials and equipment for perfume-making will be provided.

Field trips: full-day visit to a lavender field and a local distillery combined with a culinary experience of tasting local food and wines.

Locally produced perfume materials like rose oil, rose absolute, rose CO2, tobacco absolute, oakmoss absolute, beeswax absolute, helichrysum oil, lavender oil, lavender absolute, linden CO2, clary sage concrete and juniper berry CO2 will be available at preferential prices.

Important Details

The perfume-making classes will take place at the Art Gallery Philippopolis, conveniently located just a few minutes from your accommodation at the Hillhouse Hotel.

Course Facilitators: Silvia Yonkova, Roseoverdose, and Marina Barcenilla, MBParfums.

Dates: 23-27 June 2025

Location: Plovdiv, Bulgaria (Fly directly from the UK or land in Sofia and arrive in Plovdiv in about 1 hour and 20 min)
Transfers: Transfers from Sofia to Plovdiv on Monday, June 23rd, and from Plovdiv to Sofia on Friday, June 27th, can be organised at an additional cost.

Focus: Exploring materials from perfume plants in Bulgaria and not only!

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Silvia at silvia@roseoverdose.com or +359888790007.

Is this experience for you?

• If you work with fragrance and flavour

• If you want to learn how to make perfumes

• If you already have a perfume brand and would like to source your materials directly from producers

• If you love travelling and exploring new cultures

  ....then this event is for you! 🚀👃🌹🎈❤️

Price categories and payment options

There will be two different price categories released as follows:

• “Perfume Plants of Bulgaria 2025 Early Bird”, starting at 1800 Euros/Person - from 22nd of December'24 to 31st of Januray’25;

• “Perfume Plants of Bulgaria 2025 Standard”, starting at 2200 Euros/Person - from 1st of February'25 to 30th of May’25;

• Deposit: You can secure your spot by paying a non-refundable deposit of EUR 300;

• Instalment payments: pay in 2 or 3 instalments - split the total amount into two or three instalments, with the first payment being the deposit to secure your spot and the rest due at predetermined intervals, monthly or bimonthly, depending on your preferences. Instalment payments are not available after the 1st of May.

• Payment methods: online via the website, Revolut, PayPal, or bank transfer - details can be provided upon request;

• Discount: If you decide to join us with a friend and occupy the same hotel room, both of you will receive a 10% discount on the total amount.

To arrange your payment(s), please don't hesitate to contact Silvia at silvia@roseoverdose.com or +359888790007.

What is covered
The perfume-making classes, the field/distillery visit, and the accommodation in Plovdiv.

What is not covered
Flight tickets, travel insurance, and any personal expenses.

Deadline
You can claim your spot by the 30th of May 2025.

Refund Policy

• Deposits are non-refundable.

• If the total amount for the experience has been transferred and a refund is claimed by February 1st, 2025, 100% of the amount, excluding the deposit, is refundable.

• If the total amount for the experience has been transferred and a refund is claimed by March 1st, 2025, 50% of the paid amount, excluding the deposit, is refundable.

• After the 1st of May 2025, no refunds will be made.