I had never heard of such a thing until recently when I read this article over at the Christian Science Monitor. The article highlights the latest exploits of an 86 year old Buddhist nun and author of a new smash hit in cell phone novels. I know it sounds like a joke but as this [...]

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Continue reading → Cell Phone Novels!

I had never heard of such a thing until recently when I read this article over at the Christian Science Monitor. The article highlights the latest exploits of an 86 year old Buddhist nun and author of a new smash hit in cell phone novels. I know it sounds like a joke but as this [...]

• Graphic Novels, TPBs Comics Collectibles

• DC Graphic Novels, TPBs Comics Collectibles

Continue reading → Cell Phone Novels!

I had discovered,early in my researches,that their doctrine was no mere chemical fantasy,but a philosophy they applied to the world, to the elements, and to man himself. - W.B. YeatsThe last batch of the solid perfume sam…

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Continue reading → Solve et coagula

Laura Mercier has a UK-only limited edition fragrance for women coming to the US, available at Nordstorm for 4 days only. It’s Nuit Enchantées (=Enchanted Nights), inspired by the One Thousand and One Nights tale and tagged as “the perfect sensual sc…

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Continue reading → Laura Mercier exclusive Nuits Enchantees in the US: fragrance news

Congrats to Raphaella Brescia Barkley, Editor in Chief of the Sniffapalooza Magazine, for scoring: the online magazine that emerged out of the Snifapalooza NYC event has been going from strength to strength lately and has found its audience, among them…

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We’re pleased to bring you good news for Neil Morris fans: contrary to most firms, there is a decrease in prices, which is great if you have been contemplating getting one of those famous Vault scents (I highly recommend Dark Season, Dark Earth and Par…

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Continue reading → Reduced Prices at Neil Morris

I have a little blurb in the July issue of Illustration Magazine. This publication comes out of Japan. The little feature is in the news from foreign illustrators’ pages.We were all excited to peruse the magazine when it arrived, as we adore Japanese c…

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Continue reading → Feeling the Energy

It was with much interest that I just received news from Luca Turin that his ~co-authored with Tania Sanchez~ book Perfumes, the Guide, which Perfume Shrine had reviewed here, is getting supplemented. Apparently the questions of dr.Turin on what the f…

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Continue reading → Perfumes the Guide gets supplemented!

As a coda to the Guerlain news on new fragrance we had announced the other day, we were able to find a little more info that might elucidate one of our claims. It was hypothesized that the phrase Guerlain, Une Ville, Un Parfum, recently trademarked by …

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Continue reading → Guerlain and Chanel upcoming launches: fragrance rumours

Perfume Shrine is on an avalanche of heads-up involving upcoming launches from major houses such as Chanel (Beige) and Hermès (Vanille Galante) and today Guerlain news join them.
Is the apocryphal of perfume destined to be revealed on Perfume Shrine?…

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Continue reading → Guerlain: Bois Torride and Guerlain, Une Ville, Un Parfum: fragrant news

Hot on the heels of the news on a new Chanel in Les Exclusifs line, named Beige and mysteriously kept under wraps at Saks which however will carry it, as reported on Perfume Shrine first, here come the news on a new Hermessence.

AlbertCan had the scoo…

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Continue reading → New Hermessence Vanille Galante: fragrance news & musings

It’s uncanny how one comes across the most shocking and astounding news sometimes. Forcing us to interrupt what is a series of posts on something particular even! On hindsight, since I am about to talk about Sycomore by Chanel later on (as it is a veti…

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Continue reading → Chanel Beige: new addition to Les Exclusifs?

On {{{8-8-8}}} at a farewell hula party for some dear friends moving to Hawaii we met a super interesting fellow. Turns out he is a local beekeeper. Greg asked him what he thought was happening to our honey bees. To our surprised he informed us that th…

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Continue reading → To Bee

Ayala Moriel is featured in Natural Living for Woman. Click here to read.

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Continue reading → Feature on Natural Living for Women

Gah, the painting bug has caught me but good. I wasn’t supposed to, but I pulled out a 16×20 inch canvas yesterday and set to it, in the kitchen. I wasn’t going to do this for another two or three weeks.
While cooking a pot of chicken soup with sweet onions and garlic, and [...]

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Continue reading → not perfuming, painting!

If you haven’t already.
I posted about the FDA Globalization Act of 2008 previously.
Here’s your chance to get active, eh.
In a nutshell, the current draft of the Act spells business closures for most small businesses who move under a certain volume, annually. It is in essence an income stream for an agency that has proven time [...]

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• Businesses for Sale Opportunities

Continue reading → can you sign the petition, please?

The next batch of teas will be ready by June 27th, all in time for the next Portobello West market.This time, we will be packaging them in smaller tins of 1 oz. instead of the 2oz. The price is also going to be lower - $15 per tin (instead of the origi…

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Continue reading → New Tea Sizes

Yves Saint-Laurent, the last great French Coutourier has died today from brain cancer at the age of 71. Yves Saint Laurent was a significant figure in fashion history, a revolutionary in his designs as well as the social and cultural significance his f…

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Continue reading → In Memory of Yves Saint-Laurent

News about Guerlain drop like bombs this morning for us, evening for some. There are groundbreaking developments which merit their own mention.

First of all Thierry Wasser was appointed head perfumer at Guerlain, succeeding Jean Paul Guerlain after ye…

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Continue reading → Guerlain News

Miller Harris has mostly been an unsung brand by the perfume online community, mainly because -I am hypothesizing- the style of the fragrances is limpid and diaphanous which possibly are not desirable attributes for the budding perfume lover as well a…

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Continue reading → Extraits de Parfum and Another Exclusive for Miller Harris

Roxana Illuminated Perfume™ will be at the upcoming Whole Child, Whole Plant Expo in Los Angeles. The super green event features notables in the green movement such as Ed Begley Jr, Amy Brenneman, Stephen Stills, Erin Gray, Sandra Tsing Loh, Cambria …

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Continue reading → Perfume at WCWP Expo

Bad news don’t have to be announced beforehand, they strike like lightning in a sudden summer storm getting you out of your comfort zone into the realisation that things follow their own course no matter how you think they’re going. I was about to do a…

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Continue reading → To distract…

It’s always great to find that a house one admires releases something new and exciting. I got the info on this through Perfumista.org who attended the NYC Snifapalooza. The new Eau de Liane , another Bertrand Duchaufour composition for L’Artisan Parfum…

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Continue reading → What’s Brewing Now?

As always we have the extreme pleasure of bringing you news that will delight or trouble, depending on your tastes and expectations.
Without further ado, here is the latest:

1. Madonna who has been rumoured with issuing her own celebrity scent for eve…

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Continue reading → Exciting News!

Due to the growing demand for oil based perfumes, I have decided to offer as many as my perfumes as possible in this formulation. It may mean more work for me (not all of the essences readily dissolve in this medium), but it will be well worth it, as t…

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Continue reading → Good News re Perfume Oils

LusciousCargo.com sent an email about changes to the Diptyque line they are carrying. Among the good news of introducing new products, such as the new Eau de Toilette scents (L’eau de l’eau, L’eau de Neroli, L’eau des Hersperides, all by nose Olivier P…

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Continue reading → Diptyque discontinuations…

Ayala Moriel Parfums are now available in BeautyMark!As of today, Ayala Moriel Parfums can be found at Beautymark - the snazziest place in town for beauty advice and a cutting edge beauty experience. This is where fashionistas and movie stars get all t…

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Continue reading → Ayala Moriel now at BeautyMark

Due to the weather and limited covered spacesat the Highland Hall Winter Faire, we will not be attending.The Faire will go on as intended with modifications due to potential rain.We encourage all to attend this delightful event,especially with the litt…

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Continue reading → Roxana Illuminated Perfume: NEWS

Attention all Los Angelians: Ayala Moriel’s perfumes are now available at Blunda!You may visit the store to smell and experience the unique selection of oil-based, all-natural perfumes carried in this beautiful location.Blunda Aromatics304. So. Edinbur…

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Continue reading → Ayala’s Perfumes at Blunda in Los Angeles

While courting a box of La Collection again during the weekend, I got into a conversation about Lancome products with the very enthusiastic Lancome sales associate. We started initially talking about Climat, the reformulations, the difference between the ‘regular’ Climat and the one sold as part of La Collection. We then went on to discuss our preferences in regards to perfume concentrations, at

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Continue reading → And a Little Rumor

Hemera is the primordial goddess of the day, and Nyx (primordial goddess of night) is her mother.
Her perfume is built around a heart accord of tuberose and violet leaf, bolstered by ambrette seed, and exalted by neroli and petitgrain.  This scent is reminiscent of the sensory overload that is the overgrown and wild summer flower [...]

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Continue reading → Hemera, the last of the summer flowers

Dear Readers,

For the month of October, Fragrance Bouquet and For the Love of Perfume will be presenting the monthly feature “Perfume for the Occasion” on the second Monday of the month (that is, on the 8th of October) instead of the first. We have already prepared a very interesting subject, so look forward to it! Our “Forget me Not” feature will be appearing on schedulle, on the third Monday

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Continue reading → October Reschedulling

The new website for AyalaMoriel.com has now gone live!Hope you will find it easier to use and better to look at :)Finally, I have images for every single perfume and product! I hope this will make it easier for you to pick which form of fragrance you’d…

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Continue reading → New Website Now Live!

Dear Readers,

I am very excited to announce that Fragrance Bouquet will be teaming up with For the Love of Perfume to bring you two new features! These will be hosted on both our blogs every first and every third Monday of the month. Starting today, every first Monday of the month, TMH256 and I will be writing “Perfume for the Occasion”, where we will discuss appropriate scents for a different

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Continue reading → Fragrance Bouquet News: New Features and Things to Come

Although the disappointment to the confirmation (by a person selling L’artisan scents) of the long standing rumour that Dzing! was about to be phased out is palpable, L’artisan is not without hopeful news for the upcoming season.Apart from the recent l…

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Continue reading → Fragrant news: L’artisan parfumeur