I have finished the initial base chord, it took me awhile to decide exactly which Patchouli and which Vetiver to integrate with the other members of this temporal ensemble. In the end I choose an Indonesian Patchouli with a lovely floral aspect to it. …
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April 9th, 2008 — , Perfume Inside the Poem, The Three Graces, botanical perfume, essential oils from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume
The Three Graces: The base
April 1st, 2008 — , Perfume Inside the Poem, The Three Graces, botanical perfume, essential oils from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume
“I choose notes with a cool quality for the “wet, dark” earth aspect from which the fragrance will be built upon, such as: Mitti Attar, Patchouli, and Vetiver. I see the base as a dark leather chord in juxtaposition to the bright floral heart. I add a …
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March 31st, 2008 — , Gratitude, Perfume Inside the Poem from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume
“Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived.”- Helen KellerThe Perfume Inside a Poem two week project comes to a close today. Can you hear me sighing? It has been such a pleasure to parti…
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March 29th, 2008 — , Perfume, Perfume Inside the Poem from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume
This afternoon, Heather Ettlinger of Memory and Desire, will publish my contributionto her ongoing project titled Perfume Inside the Poem. I am one of fourteen other perfumers who has participated in this fascinating scent exploration of a poem by Ezra…
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March 27th, 2008 — , Art, Memory and Desire, Perfume Inside the Poem, artist, ayala moriel, conference, perfumer from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume
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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