Free Shipping Thru Halloween

Free shipping on all orders of $120 and more at ayalamoriel.com thru October 31st.
This is a much needed promotion to help me fund the re-launch of my tea line at the inaugural Vancouver Tea Festival, November 2nd.

And They Said It Would Never Happen...

...But It Did!

Ayala Moriel perfumes are now available in spray bottles! The new bottles have arrived this afternoon. We are totally smitten and think you will be too!

And there is one more thing.

We're running out of space on our shelves in our little boutique perfumery and we need your help.

So we are having a SALE.

Starting May 12, 2011 thru May 18, 2011 you can enjoy up to 25% off on our mini and roll-on perfume oils, as well as our pampering all-natural body products & beautiful soywax candles.

Happy Spring!

:-) Ayala

CLICK HERE for details

24HR SALE

Falling Leaves, Dropping Prices...

Dear Fragrant Friends,

For 24 hours only, we are offering up to 30% off on all roll-ons (10ml, travel size in both oil and extrait), minis, bath salts and candles.
This offer will disappear - poof! - into the Autumnal midnight air on the night of October 1st, so take advantage of it while it lasts!

Have a fantastic fall!

Ayala :-)

Scroll a little further to see all the items on sale... Or click on the newsletter permalink.

MINI PARFUM 25% OFF	PARFUM OIL TRAVEL SIZE ROLL ON 25% OFF
PARFUM EXTRAIT TRAVEL SIZE ROLL ON 30% OFF	PARFUM OIL ROLL ON 25% OFF
GERANIUM RITUAL BATH SALTS 20% OFF	LAVENDER RITUAL BATH SALTS 25% OFF
VETIVER RITUAL BATH SALTS 20% OFF	BOIS D'HIVER CANDLE 20% OFF
ARBITRARY CANDLE 20% OFF	WHITE POTION CANDLE 20% OFF

Ayala Moriel Parfums

AyalaMoriel.com

Falling Leaves, Dropping Prices

Fallen Leaves, originally uploaded by Ayala Moriel.

FALL SALE!
Up to 30% off on all roll-ons (10ml, travel size in both oil and extrait), minis, bath salts and candles.
This is for a very limited time only (till September 30th at midnight), so take advantage of it while it lasts!

Spring Cleaning Sale

Spring cleaning sale, for select travel roll-ons for $45 (originaly $65), and extrait flacons for $85 (originally $110).
Some of the scents on sale: Palas Atena, Sabotage, Coralle... And a few more. This offer is valid only while quantities last.

Grand Online Shopping Event April 30th

To thank you for your continuous support of my little perfumery which in return enables me to support my own family doing what I truly love - I would like to extend my invitation to you to participate in my Grand Online Shopping Event April 30th, starting midnight.

This is my way of thanking you and is a gesture to my devoted customers in these uncertain times, hoping that this will enable you to treat your mothers to something special this coming Mother’s Day.

For 24 hours only on April 30th, all roll-on bottles will be offered for 50% off ($32.50 instead of $65 for the 5ml Purse Roll-On, and $65 instead of $130 for the 10ml Roll-On Bottles). Candles and teas will be 20% off. Don’t miss this opportunity to find the perfect gift for the women in your life, not to mention stock up on your favourite scents.

Portobello West Today - Big Sale!

All Ayala Moriel fragrances will be offered at 25% off tomorrow at Portobello West. Don't miss on this rare opportunity to get your favourite scent for only $75 instead of the usual $100 price per bottle.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
For more details visit Portobello West website.

Big Clean-Up Sale!

Zodiac Perfumes, originally uploaded by Ayala Moriel.

In anticipation for the upcoming launch of my new website, a major clean-up is in place. And that means a huge sale - for all the perfumes that will be discontinued and will NOT appear on the new website. If you happened to be in love with any of those fragrances, you can always contact me to special order them. But they will not appear on the new website launching next week.

The following Parfum Extraits are presented in our signature flacon (frosted teardrop shape), and are offered at only $75 (instead of $100).

Ayala

Sutul

Moon Breath in alcohol base (limited edition, only 3 bottles left!) - Moon Breath in its oil base will remain the same price (and will be offered in the new website as well).

Petit Parfum, our perfume for children, also to be discontinued and removed from the new website, will be available for $65 for the parfum oil roll on bottle (10ml).

ZODIAC COLLECTION
These are all offered at 50% off the regular price:
All are parfum oils in 10ml roll-on bottles, hand painted with the Zodiac symbol. Originally priced at $13o, they can now be had for only $65. You will be refunded for the balance immediately after placing your order.

Aries - Spicy and musky with tobacco, zantoxylum and lime.

Taurus - Oriental rose deepened with patchouli and vanilla and a sprinkled with a hint of palmarosa and tangerine.

Gemini - Citrus Chypre, with lemongrass, oakmoss and agarwood

Cancer - Deeply sensual amber with luxurious jasmine and mysterious notes of camphor and anise.

Leo - Incensey and bright, with olibanum, Roman chamomile, cinnamon, rose and vanilla.

Virgo - Ethereal yet earthy with unusual combination of notes that are both fresh and intriguing: yuzu, clementine, magnolia, mastic, cardamom, fennel, myrrh and sandalwood.

Libra - Soft floriental with tuberose, tonka bean rose and sandalwood and a hint of green galbanum and clementine.

Scorpio - Leathery and naughty with lotus, tuberose, smoked benzoin, jasmine, tonka, zantoxylum, opoponax and black and pink peppercorns.

Sagittarius - Exotic, warm foresty and spicy with fir absolute, black tea, champaca, carnation and star anise.

Capricorn - Woody and floral with magnolia, rose, neroli, myrrh and vetiver.

Aquarius - Fougere floral with Linden blossom, green cognac, lavender, rosewood, Budha wood, blue cypress and myrrh.

Pisces - Ambery Chypre with seaweed, oakmoss, sage, juniper, grapefruit and bergamot

In addition, all other former packaging bottles that are still in stock, are further reduced. Visit our BLOWOUT SALE page to see the updates.

Some of the perfumes, even though I love them dearly and think they are great, have been in so little demand that I simply cannot keep them on the shelves (physical or virtual - especially considering all the data entry required for putting them up online in the new website).
Some of these perfumes mean a lot to me as they signify an important stage in my creative and technical development as a perfumer. For instance - Ayala, which is the first perfume I've ever created, and Petit Parfum, my perfume for children that my daguhter used to fall asleep to every night in her toddler and preschooler yers... Besides me there are very few who liked them enough to buy them... So I am going to give them a rest, and move on. The future looks bright and I must look forward and leave some of these nostalgic moments behind. At least in terms of production and sales. However, don't fret and order them if they intrigue you. I will be more than happy to re-produce them upon demand.

The discontinued perfumes include the following fragrances:
Ayala
Calmille
Petit Parfum
Sutul
Yellow
And the entire Zodiac collection.
The formulas, obviously, are kept on-file, and can be always produced upon request.

Mother's Day Promotion Still On!

Mother's Day is over, but Ayala Moriel's Mother's Day special is still here!
Buy one flacon and get the second for 1/2 the price through out May 31st.

How to get this special discount?
You have two options:

1) Email me with your order detail, and put the word "MAMA" in the subject line. I will than send you a PayPal payment request for the proper amount.

2) If you prefer to place your order online via our website, please email me with the word "MAMA" in the subject line, and I will refund your account immediately.

* The special is applicable for parfum extrait flacons only, and is valid until May 31st, 2007.

Sales and Special Offers

Here is where you can find information about Ayala Moriel special offers, discounts and sales:

Blowout Sale 2006 :
Your last opportunity to get Ayala Moriel parfums in their former EDP form, in larger 1oz and 2oz bottles. This post will be constantly updated to reflect what's left in stock.

Newsletters
Our newsletters, including information on all new releases, new products and sizes, and special seasonal discounts - including limited edition fragrances. This link is updated regularly to include all of our newsletter up to date.
If you would like to join our mailing list, you can do so on our website, at the bottom of the page, or you can email us and let us know you would like to receive our newsletter.

Shopping Cart Announcement

The shopping cart on Ayala Moriel Parfums is all set now!
You can now place your orders directly on through the website!

If you order a Fragrance Wardrobe or a Sample Pack, please specify in the PayPal notes which fragrances you would like to order, and I will pack them for you with love!

Tamya Parfum - Blogala Special!

This is a reminder that Tamya parfum is now on sale for only $75, and that of each sale, $10 will be donated to Autism Community Training, a charitable society owned by parents of children with Autism, that provides autism training, education and workshops in British Columbia.

By buying Tamya perfume not only will you scent yourself with one of Ayala Moriel’s finest and most sought-after perfumes; you will also will contribute to a worthy cause!

Tamya is a mélange of pure jasmine sambac, frangipani, Japanese citron, ylang ylang, cedar and musk. It conjures up memories of the first Autumn crocuses and wild Mediterranean bluebells awakening by the first showers. The earth is covered by sprouting wild grass and the sunrays of sunset glow through the petals as they kiss the earth goodbye...

And don't forget to leave your comments on SmellyBlog's autism posts this weekend. For each post, I will be donating $1 to ACT.

Thank you for reading SmellyBlog! After Afgter 8 months of existence, we know that SmellyBlog is blessed with at least 100 unique readers per day!
All you need is to say hi. I know you are there... Don't hide!

Image credit: Sitvanit Hayore, Originally uploaded by Holy Land Essence

New Perfume: Kinmokusei

, originally uploaded by titanium22.

Ayala Moriel is pleased to announce the launch of our new perfume – Kinmokusei.

Kinmokusei is the new member of Ayala Moriel’s soliflore collection – perfumes that are celebrating the unique essences of flowers from around the world.

Osmanthus is a unique Asian flower, with a smooth and rich scent of green tea, apricot and suede leather. It is used to scent green tea as well as special confections and Chinese baked goods. The peak of the osmanthus flowers season is now, end of September until mid October, when the days start to become short, and rainstorms fight to take over the last sunny days. The osamnthus flowers falls to the wet ground and release their dusky aroma which fills the moist, air.

Kinmokusei is an unusual osmanthus soliflore is unusually dark and rich, and is as soft as suede. It opens sparkling with apricot, peach, wild orange and raspberry undertones; rejuvenates like cool green tea, yet unmistakably smooth and floral. The base is surprising – musky and woody, with underlining leathery note of cured tobacco leaves. Kinmokusei is the Japanese name for osmanthus, and also is pronounced like the name of an Anime planet.

Top notes: Green Pepper, Wild Orange, Coriander
Heart notes: Osmanthus, Linden Blossom, Green Tea, Jasmine Sambac
Base notes: Tobacco Leaf, Hay Absolute, Ambrette, Sandalwood Vanuatu

Kinmokusei is available from AyalaMoriel.com in:
8ml Pure Parfum $90
8ml Pure Parfum + 15ml Refill $180
1ml Sample $5

News from the Nose: October 2006 Newsletter

Fog Rolling into High Park in Fall, originally uploaded by DanielN.

Dear SmellyBlog Readers,

For those of you who do not receive Ayala Moriel's Newsletter "News from The Nose" - I am posting the essence of the newsletter here online, so you don't miss on any special offers at Ayala Moriel Parfums. This month I am also holding a really cool contest to get the word out about my small perfume house to other perufme lovers around the world:

PERFUME REVIEW CONTEST

Tell Others About Our Perfumes - and WIN A PERFUME!!!

If you are a member of Basenotes or Make Up Alley online forums, you can add your reviews to the existing listings of Ayala Moriel Parfums. Submit your review and your name will be entered into a draw to win one of these three prizes:

1. 8ml Kinmokusei parfum

2. Perfumed Pendant in Palas Atena

3. Mini Wardrobe with 4 mini bottles of our newest scents: Kinmokusei, Razala, Les Nuages de Joie Jaune and Zohar

Simply write what you think about our fragrances and rate them according to the rating system on these websites:

Basenotes: http://www.basenotes.net/house/102178

- Click on the perfumes you would like to review and enter your review in the text box provided.

Make Up Alley: http://www.makeupalley.com/product/review.asp#A

Go to:

1. Write a review

2. Select "Unlisted Brand" from the drop down menu of brands

3. Select "Fragrance Category" from the drop down menu of "Item's Category"

4. Click on the letter "A" to view the list of brands that start with "A"

5. Select the perfume you would like to review from Ayala Moriel

OR:

1. Select "Find a Review" and search for "Ayala" or "Ayala Moriel" or the perufme you would like to review

OR:

2. Click on this link

3. Select from the list the perfume you would like to review

4. Click on "Share your views! Write your own review!"

5. Enter your reviews and ratings and tell the world honestly what you think about our line.

Draw date: October 29th

The lucky winners will be contacted through their forum profiles and will be announced on www.SmellyBlog.com

SmellyBlog’s Blogala:

October is Autism Awareness Month. Visit SmellyBlog for more information about this month’s Blogala – a fund raising project for autism organizations around the world. Ayala Moriel Parfums and SmellyBlog will be donating to the Autism Community Training Society of British Columbia www.actbc.ca (ACT-BC).

This October, Ayala Moriel Parfums will be donating $10 on each sale of Tamya parfum to ACT-BC, to celebrate her daughter’s 10^th birthday this month.

Tamya parfum is an exquisite concoction of Jasmine Sambac, Yuzu (Japanese citron), Musk and Atlas Cedarwood. An irresistible fruity-floral that have won the hearts of many. We hope that you will help us to raise awareness to Autism by participating in the Blogala!

TRICK OR TREAT!

Black Licorice is a must-have for every licorice lover!

A dark and mysterious gourmand with the elusive notes of star anise, aniseed and fennel, sweetened with Tarragon absolute, vanilla and honey.

Black Licorice, our Halloween’s limited edition parfum, will be on special price this October - $75 for each candy-filled 8ml French Flacon (regular price is $90). Black Licorice can be also made into a solid parfum, sold in our Perfumed Pendants. Order a Black Licorice Pendant in October and you will receive $25 off the regular price! ($125 instead of the regular price of $150).

Pumpkin Harvest, originally uploaded by Erik Wallin.

NEW PRODUCTS - Fragrance Wardrobes and Parfum Refills

FRAGRANCE WARDROBES

You can now have a collection of 3 or more exquisite and scrumptious perfumes from Ayala Moriel to suit all moods and occasions!
Ayala Sender, Natural Perfumer and Fragrance Consultant, will help you design your own, personal Perfume Wardrobe! Choose a collection of three or more fragrances that are totally you, and receive a 45% discount on your Perfume Wardrobe.

PARFUM REFILLS
Now available - parfum extrait refills for your flacon!
These 15ml refill bottles can accompany your next purchase to ensure you won't run out of your favourite scent. These are attractively priced at only $180 for a package of one 8ml Parfum Extrait flacon and one 15ml refill bottle.

Below are some items that are still on liquidation. Please take a look and pass on to your fragrant friends!

Wishing you a warm and fragrant harvest season,

Ayala Sender

BLOWOUT SALE!!!

LIQUIDATION CONTINUES at AYALA MORIEL PARFUMS

Don't miss on this rare opportunity to stock up on your favourite perfumes!

Don't miss this opportunity to buy larger amount of your favourite scent at a significantly discounted price! This packaging is being discontinued, as it was replaced by 8ml French Flacon with ground glass stopper. All of our perfumes are now sold only in pure parfum or parfum oil concentrations, for $100 a piece regular price.

All bottles are hand painted with our signature Fairy and the Drop logo, and the name of the perfume.

To order: email Ayala@AyalaMoriel.com

The following scents are available (a link to their description on www.AyalaMoriel.com is provided for each scent):

CRÈME PARFUM in SILVER COMPACT - $100

Solid parfums in a silver compact. This form is being discontinued (we will only be carrying the Perfumed Pendants from now on). They look exactly like the pendants, only with no chain (and no loop to hold a chain). They are perfect to slip in your purse when traveling (and will most likely will not alarm any airport official either ;)

We now have only ONE of these left,
filled with a Crème Parfum of WHITE POTION

ZODIAC PARFUM OILS - $65

Roll-on 1/3oz (10ml) Parfum oil (Jojoba oil base) - Now on sale for only $65 USD (Regular price $130 USD)

Aries - Spicy and musky with tobacco, zantoxylum and lime.

Taurus - Oriental rose deepened with patchouli and vanilla and a sprinkled with a hint of palmarosa and tangerine.

Gemini - Citrus Chypre, with lemongrass, oakmoss and agarwood

Cancer - Deeply sensual amber with luxurious jasmine and mysterious notes of camphor and anise.

Leo - Incensey and bright, with olibanum, Roman chamomile, cinnamon, rose and vanilla.

Virgo - Ethereal yet earthy with unusual combination of notes that are both fresh and intriguing: yuzu, clementine, magnolia, mastic, cardamom, fennel, myrrh and sandalwood.

Libra - Soft floriental with tuberose, tonka bean rose and sandalwood and a hint of green galbanum and clementine.

Scorpio - Leathery and naughty with lotus, tuberose, smoked benzoin, jasmine, tonka, zantoxylum, opoponax and black and pink peppercorns.

Sagittarius - Exotic, warm foresty and spicy with fir absolute, black tea, champaca, carnation and star anise.

Capricorn - Woody and floral with magnolia, rose, neroli, myrrh and vetiver.

Aquarius - Fougere floral with Linden blossom, green cognac, lavender, rosewood, Budha wood, blue cypress and myrrh.

Pisces - Ambery Chypre with seaweed, oakmoss, sage, juniper, grapefruit and bergamot

1/8 oz ROLL-ON PARFUM OILS - $30

Roll-on 1/8oz (3.75ml) Parfum oil (Jojoba oil base) - Now on sale for only $30 USD (Regular price $43 USD)

Palas Atena

EAU DE PARFUM SPRAY/SPLASH 1oz (30ml)

Now on sale for only $55 USD (regular price: $85 USD):

Comes with your choice of a spray pump or a cap.

Magnolia Petal (Hand painted with a pretty pink flower motif)

ArbitRary - SOLD OUT!

Rainforest - SOLD OUT!

Altruism - SOLD OUT!

Epice Sauvage - SOLD OUT!

Lovender - SOLD OUT!

EAU DE PARFUM SPRAY/SPLASH 2oz (60ml)

2oz (60ml) EDP SPRAY - ON SALE for $75! (Regular price $135)

Comes with your choice of a spray pump or a cap.

ArbitRary - SOLD OUT

Altruism

Coeli
- This is the old formulation of Coeli, with the following notes:
Top notes: Spearmint, Lemon, Bergamot, Coriander
Heart notes: Rose Otto, Litsea Cubeba, Lemongrass, Lemon Verbena
Base notes: Olibanum (Frankincense), Sandalwood, Benzoin

Fetish - SOLD OUT

Democracy

Rosebud - SOLD OUT

Altruism

To order: email Ayala


Updated July 21st 2007

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
In anticipation for the upcoming launch of my new website, a major clean-up is in place. And that means a huge sale - for all the perfumes that will be discontinued and will NOT appear on the new website. If you happened to be in love with any of those fragrances, you can always contact me to special order them. But they will not appear on the new website launching next week.

The following Parfum Extraits are presented in our signature flacon (frosted teardrop shape), and are offered at only $75 (instead of $100).

Ayala
Moon Breath in alcohol base (limited edition, only 3 bottles left!) - Moon Breath in its oil base will remain the same price (and will be offered in the new website as well).
Sutul

Petit Parfum, our perfume for children, also to be discontinued and removed from the new website, will be available for $65 for the parfum oil roll on bottle (10ml).

ZODIAC COLLECTION
These are all offered at 50% off the regular price:
All are parfum oils in 10ml roll-on bottles, hand painted with the Zodiac symbol. Originally priced at $13o, they can now be had for only $65. You will be refunded for the balance immediately after placing your order.

Some of the perfumes, even though I love them dearly and think they are great, have been in so little demand that I simply cannot keep them on the shelves (physical or virtual - especially considering all the data entry required for putting them up online in the new website).
Some of these perfumes mean a lot to me as they signify an important stage in my creative and technical development as a perfumer. For instance - Ayala, which is the first perfume I've ever created, and Petit Parfum, my perfume for children that my daguhter used to fall asleep to every night in her toddler and preschooler yers... Besides me there are very few who liked them enough to buy them... So I am going to give them a rest, and move on. The future looks bright and I must look forward and leave some of these nostalgic moments behind. At least in terms of production and sales. However, don't fret and order them if they intrigue you. I will be more than happy to re-produce them upon demand.

The discontinued perfumes include the following fragrances:
Ayala
Calmille
Petit Parfum
Sutul
Yellow
And the entire Zodiac collection.
The formulas, obviously, are kept on-file, and can be always produced upon request.

News from the Nose: Interview on Basenotes, Refills and More

Visit Basenotes to see me interviewed by Basenotes' founder Grant Osborne.

Ayala Moriel Parfums are listed and reviewed on Basenotes on this page.
If you are a Basenotes member, you can add your own reviews on the Basenotes Directory and let the world know what you think about your favourite perfumes!
Basenotes Directory is one of the best fragrance resources on the web (and otherwise!).

More news:

New from Ayala Moriel Parfums - refills for for your parfum extrait flacon!

These 15ml refill bottles can accompany your next purchase to ensure you won’t run out of your favourite scent.

These are attractively priced at only $180 for a package of one 8ml Parfum Extrait flacon and one 15ml refill bottle. The parfum flacons are $90 when sold on their own.

Fall Sneak Previews:

Razala - An innovative Oriental, Woody, Spicy fragrance.

Whether if you are a Harem Queen or a Beduine Shepard at heart, Razala is a passionate, modern love poem to thorny hills and desert mountains. Razala pulsates with vibrant, colourful spices, seductive flower petals, and precious resins and woods of Arabia. This is also my first perfume to include the scarcest building block: beach-harvested ambergris, adding smoothness and an underlining raw animalic energy. Razala is also my very own Arab nickname.

Top notes: Blood Orange, Pink Pepper, Saffron Crocuses
Heart notes: Rose, Jasmine, Orange Blossom, Magnolia
Base notes: Ambergris, Myrrh, Patchouli, Oud

I will be traveling to the world's most dangerous destinations next week: New York City and Tel Aviv, so wish me luck on surviving an 18 hours trip with no water. I will post as much as I can (depending on internet connection availability) about my olfactory (and airport security) adventures in the Big Apple and in the Small Prickly Pear.

Warmest regards,

Ayala

Special Offer on Fragrance Wardrobes!

If you require assistance choosing the fragrances for your wardrobe, feel free to call me for a Fragrance Consultation, or go online and answer my Fragrance Questionnaire.
Either way this service is free of charge. Simply answer the questions on this page, and email them to me. I will get back to you within 48 hours with suggestions of perfumes for your wardrobes, based on your personality and fragrance needs.

Zohar: The Birth of a Perfume

At last, my orange blossom soliflore is ready to be launched, and it’s name is Zohar!

My orignal idea was creating two soliflores as a tribute to my childhood friends, Yasmin and Zohar. We grew up together and they have been sisters to me for almost as long as I can remember myself. Now, even with miles of oceans and languages and cultures separating between us, the distance seems non-existent. One lives in London. The other is in Jerusalem. Yasmin is the Hebrew name for jasmine, and sure enough, my friend's house was always surrounded by luscious blooming jasmine bushes. Zohar means enlightenment, brilliance and glamour. “Zohar Water” (pronounced “May Zohar” in Hebrew) is the name for orange flower water, the brilliantly scented water used in traditional Middle Eastern pastry as well as East Indian sweets. They have a distinguished, delicate yet fierce aroma that is fresh, floral, watery and citrusy all at once. Besides the name connection, I associated the pure white orange blossom and its aroma with the brilliance, elegance, precision and perfectionis of my friend which shows in everything she touches, which has a distinct beauty – gardens, flower arrangements, potted plants, and her unique style of clothing and colour matching. My orange blossom soliflore had to be stunning, simple and elegant.

For the past three years, I have been exploring the orange blossom themes – evaluating different oils and essences of orange blossom, and orange blossom centred perfumes. My curiosity was first peaked when I tried Nocturnes pure parfum. I than started with exploring the aldehydic-vetiver-orange blossom accord. This inspiration lead me to several studies of orange blossom, neroli and vetiver accords, which was unsatisfactory, as the results were too fresh and clean and also lacked the sweet sensuality of the orange blossoms that I was seeking. I explored more green interpretations such as in Vert Vert.; the dark nuances of Narcisse Noir; the sweet honeyed amber of Obsession and Fleurs d’Oranger; and even the transparent artificial orange blossom in Narciso Rodriguez. But really, it wasn’t until I found the right essences that I arrived at a refined solution for what seem to be the impossible: condense the sensuality of an orchard and pack it, nice and tight, in a bottle. Pack it so that when the flacon is opened, a whole orchard will bloom.

You see, for all those years I made a repeated mistake: I used too much neroli in my attempts to capture that orchard and cage it in my butterfly net. While neroli is gorgeous on its own, and highly resembles the scent of the fresh orange blossoms – when it is blended with other notes, it has the tendency to give a clean, somewhat flat, citrusy presence. And that is not what I was seeking. I was seeking the sweet, sensual scent of an orchard in full bloom.

My Spring trip to Israel helped to fine tune the vision of this scent. And sometime a clear vision is all you need to perfect a perfume. As I was admiring the scents of the orchards in full bloom, I noticed that there were a few golden fruit remaining on the trees from the Winter. These fruit, awaiting to be picked, or else come back to the ground and make the soil even more fertile – are the sweetest you could ever taste. I guess we really eat only almost-ripe citrus fruit, which leaves quite a bit of the tartness intact. The scecnts of the orachards in full bloom is uplifting and intoxicating at once. It awakens vivid happiness like the thousands of humming bees who swarm the flowers to make light citrus honey.

The final result, which I humbly present to you today – combines three types of orange blossoms: Neroli, which is made from the steam distilled orange flowers; Orange Blossom Absolute, which is a solvent extraction of the blossoms; and Orange Flower Water Absolute – the solvent extraction from the water remaining after the steam distillation to make Neroli. These waters are fragrant, and are used in both cosmetic preparation and as a flavouring essence in fine and traditional cuisines. The result of blending these three is the most complete orange blossom and the closest to the true flower that I can achieve at the moment. To this orange blossom theme I added top notes of yuzu and bitter orange to portray the sweet golden fruit hanging from the branches as a backdrop for the flowers, and a hint of tuberose and jasmine absolutes at the heart, to accentuate the floral sensuality of the theme. At the base is an amber compound I have concocted quite recently, which is honeyed and sensual, slightly earthy and sultry, yet not at all overpowering. The final touch is absolute of broom – as a memory for the blooming brooms at the same time of the year, which also highly complement the orange blossom with their sweet-pea like aroma.

Finally, I would like to express my very special thanks to my new sister-in-law, Sivan, who gave me the last push to make this perfume, and was the first one to try it. I asked her about her favourite notes before my visit, so that I can pick for her a perfume from my collection. She said she liked citrus blossoms, narcissi and fresh laundry. Since I had no perfume in my collection with either of these notes as a main theme or dominant note (narcissus absolute is a very far cry from the fresh flower, and there is no laundry accord that does not use synthetics), I had no choice but to give my orange blossom dream one more shot. And this time it worked to my satisfaction. Not only that, Sivan loves it and till this moment she is probably showing off with it, waving her wrists in front of friends and relatives’ noses, which now have an extra reason to enjoy her presence, besides her captivating cheerful personality and lovely smiles.

Mother’s Day Spring Extravaganza

I just came back from my fantastic spring visit to Israel with a new stock of pendants - still warm from the designer's atelier! All are pure sterling silver and are handcrafted and sweatshop free. Now offered at a special 25% off discount - original price is $150, and now offered to you at a special discount until Mother's Day (May 14th, 2006) – for only $112!!!

This is a really special gift for Mother's Day - Ayala Moriel's unique perfumed pendants, filled with perfume and adorned with the lovely fairy-and-a-drop logo embossed on the lid - the drop being an outrageously luminous and colourful turquoise-shade opal stone. The pendant holds about 2.5ml of crème parfum of your choice. Email me to receive a free fragrance consultation to help you choose a perfume for your own mother or significant woman in your life, or to treat yourself to this unique piece of fragrant jewellery.

Also, our sales from last month continues, with lots of larger size bottles that are being discontinued as we are gradually transitioning to our "new look". Our new bottles and packaging as well as our brand-new website will be officially launched June 2006. Large bottles of 2 oz (60ml) for only $99 (original price $135), 1 oz (30ml) spray bottles for only $75 (original price $85). And don't forget - we still have a few testers left, for a steal of $25 per bottle - these are refillable purse sprays of 1/4 oz (7.5ml) and are full of yummy juice...

* Please inquire about the availability of your favourite fragrance. Until our new website is launched we will be still processing all orders manually and via the email or phone.

More on our liquidation shelf are the last 5 of our sterling silver compacts with an opal stone (just the locket without the pendant), freshly filled with gorgeous and creamy solid perfumes of White Potion (2 available), Lavandouli, Megumi and Cabaret (the latter is adorned
with an amethyst). These are offered at half of the original price, for only $75.

Welcoming Spring with a Grin

"After three years in this northern city
I experienced a deficit in sunlight
The chlorophyl in my green eyes has diminished
Making room for more whitenesss
And my pupils are growing, more eager to find the truth

After three years in this rain soaked town
My lungs, like dead logs in the rainforest
Are underlined with moss and undergrowth
I’d rather it be a waterlily, and die
A heroic death
Nurtured by a true love rather than
Sacrifice my voice to the wind of the snowdrops"

(March 1st, 2003)


I was born in the spring, and spring has always been my favourite season. In my home country, spring is gently warm, and blessed with millions of fragrant flowers in all shades of colours. I have missed spring ever since I have moved to the rainy West Coast city of Vancouver. The frequent rain washes off, along with dirt and pollution, the fragrance of anything that has the potential of being fragrant in other places. Even out in the nature, the bloom is not abundant in the spring as it is in desert lands... If there are any flowers they will appear later in the summer and will have little colour and scent that pales in comparison to the desert-flowers show-off parade of colours and scents. One needs to climb all the way up to the peaks of the mountains to observe the Alpine meadows... And so after a while I have learned to accept that there are different types of spring. The spring here is crisp and brisk, even (or more so) on sunny days. And although the cherry blossoms are now in full bloom, I still experience the spring here as a green spring, rather than pink or yellow as the cherry blossoms or daffodil flowers. And so, about three years ago, I have decided to create a scent dedicated to a cool, green spring - reminiscent of the first shoots of grass awakening and sprouting out of the earth and the mossy undergrowth of the forest, decorated only by hints of flowers that conform to this green concept and do not overload the scene with indolic exhibitionism.

As the spring approaches, it is time to announce some of my new fragrances for the spring. The new version of Grin is green as the one from the previous two years. This time it is less herbal, more floral yet much greener than ever. Grin opens with the sappy, crisp greenness of galbanum, leading to a cool-cucumber, green violet leaf note, spicy-green fresh-cut freesia notes of boronia from Tasmania , softened by jasmine and rose to create a full bodied floral bouquet. Underlined by oakmoss, green vetiver note and woody-musty oud oil that brings to mind a mossy undergrowth of the soil awakening at springtime.
Grin is available as pure parfum, in both alcohol and jojoba oil base.
This new Spring limited edition of Grin will be officially released on March 21st. Samples can be pre-ordered prior to that via email - Ayala@Quinta-Essentia.ca.