20/03/2026
✨A finished engraved perfume vs. the first draft and every step in between✨
✨When I’m working in the studio, a single perfume can take me up to an hour (sometimes more) before it’s ready to be packed.
✨On-site, it’s a completely different pace — I can engrave a piece in just 1–3 minutes.
✨In the studio, I give myself the time to slow down and plan.
✨Before I even begin engraving, I carefully consider the entire process — from text placement to choosing the right bur size and lettering scale. For me, the quality of each engraved line matters just as much as the overall composition.
✨The size of the text always depends on the piece I’m working on. For example, I would never use a 2.5–3mm bur on a 30ml perfume bottle like this one — the lines would feel too heavy.
✨Instead, I prefer soft, delicate lines created with a 1–1.2mm bur. I also combine bur sizes: a slightly larger bur (around 1.2mm) for the initial outline, then a finer one (1–0.8mm) to refine, smooth, and add subtle shading for that dimensional, almost “faux” effect. Although my preference is to be very subtle.
✨And most importantly, I always draft it, I sometimes have to redo it a few times until I’m happy with.
And even so sometimes the final engraving can be different from the draft (did you notice the change I made during engraving on the end letter ‘a’?🤭)
✨Once the engraving is complete, I move on to colour filling — always chosen to complement the bottle — followed by a careful polish to remove any fingerprints.
✨And then, it’s ready to be packed and sent off as a keepsake 🤍
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It’s all in the details and will never get tired of this process 🙌
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