Welcome, and yes. Yes, yes, yes. Sometimes they bloom, sometimes they wilt. If not, this would be a much less expensive addiction/hobby/job/co-dependency process. I don't do perfume, but do both m&p and soy wax as well as dabbling in b&b. Any time you mix FO with a carrier, you are going to get different results besides a dilution. HTH. I'm sure much more experienced perfumers will add to this, but this is the busy season and the boards aren't always as quick with everyone making product for the holidays. Good luck.