Perfume Making and Apéritifs Evening Soiree
Hosted by The Hivery
Thursday, August 13 | 6:30 – 8:30 PM
475 Miller Ave, Suite A, Mill Valley, CA
This month's Camp Hivery session is a Perfume and Apéritif Making Class, an evening built for slowing down and paying attention to what you smell, what you taste, and how it feels to be surrounded by community as we wind down summer. This is the final creative evening of Camp Hivery, before our Camp Hivery Summer Farewell Dance Party on August 21st.
PERFUME STATION: Perfume teacher Kari Cardinale guides you through blending your own signature scent to take home. Tracy Benjamin from The Handwriting Club will teach you how to hand-letter your custom perfume tag.
COCKTAIL MAKING STATION: At the cocktail station, Rue de Rêve teaches you how to shake, stir, and sip your way through two signature summer cocktails. Mocktail options are always available.
ASTROLOGY STATION: As a special add-on, a few guests can book a private 1:1 session with Nightingale Astrology to read what the season ahead holds. Private sessions are limited at an additional fee (you can sign up when you arrive).
Don't miss this one.
THE VIBE
Slow, sensory, French parfum-making energy with a freshly made Rue de Reve cocktail you learned to make yourself in hand. The closing evening that makes you remember Camp Hivery long after summer ends. Shaken, not stirred, please.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Guided perfume blending with Kari Cardinale, no experience needed
Your own custom fragrance to take home
A hands-on cocktail class with Rue de Rêve, where you'll learn to make two signature summer cocktails
The Handwriting Club will join us as our creative partner once again, helping us letter the perfect, customized tag for our perfume bottles (or gift tag).
A gorgeous end-of-summer spread and vacation aesthetic throughout the Hivery space
Optional add-on: a private 1:1 15-minute session with Nightingale Astrology (limited spots, additional fee paid to Nightingale Astrology). Mochi, her fearless mini furry assistant, might make a guest appearance.
$35 for Hivery Members // $45 for Non-Members
(ticket includes perfume-making kit and cocktail class)
Hivery Members, purchase your discounted tickets here.
A Note from Our Perfume-Making Guide, Kari Cardinale:
Of the five senses, smell is the one we spend the least time exploring. Yet it holds our profound memories and emotions. Think of your grandmother's cookies. The trace of your Dad's cologne. The smell outside after a Spring rain, or fresh-cut grass in summertime. It is personal and often the scents we are drawn to are meaningful just for us.
I've come to believe that scent is medicine. When we blend the notes that align with us, something shifts. It can be calming. It can be energizing. It can return us to ourselves.
This is a time of pure play. We will explore the scents that draw you in, follow your own curiosity, and craft a blend that is entirely yours. You will leave with it in hand, ready to enjoy for months to come.
Come indulge the sense and scents that we so often overlook. It is so much fun to share, compare and create together!