Ayala Moriel Parfums Cabaret
Ayala Moriel Parfums Cabaret was created with Rahat Loukoum as part of its inspiration. Rahat Loukoum, or Turkish Delight, is a confection made from sugar and rosewater that is sometimes covered in...
View ArticleHoliday Gift Guide 2010
Can you believe the holiday season is already upon us? Thanksgiving will be here in a heartbeat, and the first night of Hanukkah is December 1st. So it’s time to hop to it and get gifting. I’ve...
View ArticleA jasmine for winter. Épice Sauvage by Ayala Moriel Parfums
Merging jasmine with winter might seem counterintuitive as this heady, warmblooded flower feels so sultry and lush against the heat of the summer sun. Pairing it with a chill in the air seemed odd to...
View ArticleBest Perfumes of 2010: A Blogging Event
December has been a whirlwind for most of us, and I’m still reeling over how fast it went. Fortunately, there were moments of quiet calm this month, and several of them were spent revisiting perfumes...
View ArticleA Midsummer Night’s Dream, A Perfume Event
Amanda Feeley of Esscentual Alchemy has brought together 16 perfumers and 11 bloggers to celebrate summer fragrances inspired by Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” a tale of entangled, wacky...
View ArticleOrcas EDP. A natural marine fragrance by Ayala Moriel Parfums.
Riding the ferries throughout the San Juan Islands is a memory that conjures up fresh marine air, gorgeous vistas of the northernmost Cascade Mountains and tall evergreens that meet the water’s edge....
View ArticleTop Autumn Sensory Discoveries
I’m nursing a minor, albeit very annoying, cold at the moment. It’s the typical deal, stuffy nose, cough, fatigue- and all I can think about is warmth, comfort and pampering. Fortuitously, a lovely...
View ArticleThe Clarimonde Project, Part III
As this might be my last installment of The Clarimonde Project, I would like to thank Lucy of IndiePerfumes for inviting me to partake in this extraordinarily inspired adventure. I’m hoping many of you...
View ArticleHoliday Gift Guide
It was difficult to edit my gift picks as I want everything I reviewed this past year and would love to give them all as gifts. In any event, here it is, an attempt that hopefully covers reasonable...
View ArticleBest of 2011: A Blogging Event.
Another year is coming to a close, so it’s time to wrap it up with a Best of 2011 list. Truthfully, there were gobs of fabulous releases this year, particularly in the natural fragrance realm, which...
View ArticleA Dozen Roses. A Valentine’s Day Blogging Event
Some of you may know that it’s been a year since my last post, and I have to thank Ayala of Ayala Moriel Parfums for asking me to take part in this Rose Blogging Event for Valentine’s Day, even though...
View ArticleVetiver Racinettes Soap by Ayala Moriel Parfums
Ayala Moriel Parfums has begun offering bar soaps, which I am so happy about since they are my favorite delivery mechanism of getting suds to skin. Ayala sent me Vetiver Racinettes, along with a couple...
View ArticleZohar by Ayala Moriel Parfums
Ever since my spring break visit to Scottsdale, I have been obsessed with the scent of orange blossoms. The orange trees were teeming with their impossibly pungent flowers, and rekindled my passion for...
View ArticleMusk Malabi by Ayala Moriel Parfums
A fragrance based around rose and neroli might not strike you as an autumnal perfume choice, but Musk Malabi by Ayala Moriel is a unique creation. Yes, there’s a strong focus on the aforementioned...
View ArticlePacific Forest and Komorebi. New natural perfumes that make the forest come...
Laurie Erickson of Sonoma Scent Studios has a lovely collection of *natural perfumes. Cocoa Sandalwood continues to be one of my favorite sandalwood fragrances, and in fact, turned me into a full...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....