Espionage Reviewed by The Non-Blonde

Read what Gaia Fishler of The Non-Blonde has to say about Espionage.
I'm so thrilled that my very own signature perfume is being loved. Thank you!

Chocolates in the making

Visited with CocoaNymph this afternoon to work out the final details of the packaging, put together a display of my Gourmand perfumes at the shop, and plan our event on Tuesday, when we will launch the 3 new chocolate bars!


This is going to be a fine evening of chocolate & wine tasting paired with the perfumes that inspired this unique chocolate collection. The molds are lovely, and look as if someone in the chocolate molding business was just sitting there at their drafting table thinking of a bar shape especially for us...

Just looking at those bars all wrapped up made me giddy with happiness... I just can't wait to share them all with you on Tuesday!

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Location:CocoaNymph Chocolates & Confections

Short and Sweet

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Espionage Tea Party June 13th

You are secretly invited to my upcoming tea party, which is themed around Espionage - both the scent and the profession ;-)

Tea Selection:
Lapsang Suchong
Lavender Earl Grey
Milky Oolong

Other beverages:
Gin & Oolong
Irish Tea (Assam with Whiskey)

1st Tier: Savouries
Eggplant Wraps with Goat Cheese & Fig Pesto (pine nuts & walnut oil)*
Polenta with basil & tomato**
Smoked Salmon with Dill Cream Cheese & Capers Tea Sandwiches
Curried Egg Salad Sandwiches
Apple & Smoked Cheddar Tea Sandwiches

2nd Tier: Scones
Savory Cheese Scones with Rosemary & Chives
Served with Devonshire Cream and Onion Marmalade

3rd Tier: Sweets & Treats
Espionage Truffles (50% cocoa dark chocolate with smoked salt and Hendricks gin)*
Vanilla Tarts
Flourless Espresso Cake*
Chocolate & Orange Blossom Madeleines

* Wheat free
** Wheat and dairy free

1pm doors open
3pm presentation: The Secrets of Masculine Scents
Most men let the women in their life choose their scents for them (girlfriend, wife, sister...). This presentation will encourage you to take charge of their olfactory world and pick a scent that truly represents who you are without worrying too much about what everyone else is thinking. You will discover it is not nearly as important as you may have thought!
And for the ladies who will be eavesdropping through the keyhole, we will give some surprising tips about how to use your espionage skills to pick the right scent for a man in your life, even if you hardly know him.
3:30 Espionage treasure hunt with prizes!
4:00 Private studio sale

- Don't forget to bring your false ID, recording devices and the microfilm with the secret code. You know the one I'm talking about...
To RSVP for the party, please email/call or on the Facebook event page.

You can also you can get your tickets online here ($10 per person to cover my cost of supplies for baking all the above-mentioned goodies!). It will charge you $3 online plus $7 at the checkout for "shipping".
Please note: You will be reimbursed for the $10 if you make a purchase at the studio for $10 or more.
Upon receipt of the payment, you will be emailed the secret password that will allow you entry to the tea party.

Espionage Reviewed on Scent Hive

"Ayala Moriel Parfums Espionage was the first to capture my heart. Its opening is pure tobacco. Smoky, dry tobacco, that’s sultry and brings out my don’t-mess-with-me-side". Read the rest of Trish's review here.

Kissing Peat and Gnawing on Leather

The Scotch Malt Whiskey Society, Edinburgh, Scottland, originally uploaded by attator.

Some people are really weird. They collect perfume. Some people are even weirder. They collect scotch whisky. Yesterday one strange person (me) joined another stranger and went on my very first (and very little) Scotch tasting expedition (or more accurately described - got acquainted with a friend's whisky collection). I have found it quite amusing to say the least; and surprisingly similar to perfume in more ways than I can begin to tell.
I tried two and having very little alcohol tolerance if at all it is probably an exaggeration to even use the word "tried". To be more accurate, I can say that I've just kissed them both to get the taste of them. The first, a 10 year old Talisker single malt Scotch from the Island of Skye in Scotland has left such an impression with me that I had to tell SmellyBlog all about it when I got home...

It was like drinking my perfume Espionage. Of all the fragrance families, leather is the one I least expected to find in a spirit... Last year, a Basenote member by the name of Vibert compared my perfume Espionage to a single malt Scotch. He couldn't have been more right. As far as Talisker 10 year old single malt goes - this is as close as it can get to gnawing on leather soaked with tanning fluids and staying alive.

As for the second one, the name of which I can't remember - it was 18 years old, ripe and smooth and the most unusual thing about it was that shortly after I've only slightly "kissed" it to get a little taste in it would grow in my mouth into a big round ghost that was warm and expanding like a little devil.

That's all for me and scotch for now.

P.s. Presumably, it is the high content of phenols that creates that leathery effect in Talisker's 10 year old single malt. They use a higher amount of peat and the water accentuates that effect.

Espionage reviewed on PerfumeCritic

The Perfume Critics reviews Espionage, and gives it a 9 out 10 on the Perfume Critic scale!

Espionage, by the way, is my very own signature perfume.

ESPIONAGE Featured On COGNOSCENTED!

Visit Cognoscented to read Suki's review of my very own Signature Perfume, Espionage.
Thank you for the orchids, Suki!

* The image to capture your visual attention is a portrait of Mata Hari from Mata-Hari.com.