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Making Love in a Gardenia Garden

The burlesque phrase of the title, comical in its exaggeration and Fabio-jacketed-romance tendencies, sounds like the antithetical mood of Perfume Shrine’s usual outlook on life.
But I am not making this up. It’ a quote, funnily enough. In fact it come…

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Visual and Aromatic Arts

The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place;from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper,from a passing shape, from a spider’s web. …

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Launch of new products by Ayala Moriel

The first real day of Spring is bringing new aromas in the breeze… We received news of new launches that promise a touch of green:

Ayala Moriel Parfums is pleased to announce the release of Gaucho on March 21st a new perfume and tea based on the est…

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Travel Memoirs: Istanbul part3

Desserts in Turkey take on many aromatic guises in their war-like mission to ruin one’s waistline and walking through the marketplace one faces its own portable amunition.
One of the most famous, referenced even in The Chronicles of Narnia, is Turkish …

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Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas

This weekend, the lovely Ayala Moriel will be making a fresh batch of her Blood Truffles – dark chocolate, rose-scented truffles with Turkish Rose Otto, Saffron and Chili Pepper, especially for Valentine’s Day. Other flavors are also available upon request. Click here for more details on those beautiful little balls of sweet goodness, including the different flavors, how to order and prices! But

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Love is in the Air

February has landed and with it all the corny yet weirdly enticing thoughts of love potions and amorous gifts. So in the interests of brightening up your days and helping you dream a bit, Perfume Shrine will devote posts up till Valentine’s Day to scents of love.

Many fragrances, especially feminine ones, include “love” or “amour” in their name. Whether they represent the romantic idea to your

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Labdanum: an important material

It is well known to our readers by now that chypre perfumes are dependent on a strict formula that juxtaposes bergamot and oakmoss, interlaying labdanum and other earthy elements such as vetiver or patchouli.Perfume Shrine has already focused on oakmos…

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Canada: Sensorium, Scent

“Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived.” ~ Helen KellerThe sense of smell has been critical to the survival of human b…

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Jasmine series: part 4 ~mellow jasmine suggestions

The fact that jasmine may take on a more sinister turn accounting for fecal undertones that leave many people with apprehension and dismay does not mean that jasmine fragrances have to espouse that aspect. It is perfectly possible to evoke a balanced a…

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