A few years ago a customer requested a sandalwood solid perfume. After pondering a bit, I decided to do a sandalwood solifleur by building a rich and voluminous chord/accord to personify this sacred and precious wood. First I combined a variety of sandalwood essential oils from different locations, for example Sri Lanka, New Caledonia and… Continue reading Santal
Tag: Peace
International Peace Day!
Happy International Day of Peace, while we still have a bit of light here in California! This photo is a sample of a perfume I created back in 2009 as part of a friends vision to create a world musical prayer called “Project Peace on Earth.” You can read more about the fragrance and project… Continue reading International Peace Day!
To Bee at Perfume Shrine and World Peace Day
Tomorrow is World Peace Day and today Elena over at Perfume Shrine has published a very sweet review of To Bee Natural Perfume. Thus, for this day I am advocating we all anoint ourselves with a combination of the Perfume Devoted to Peace and To Bee. Both of these fragrances have honey notes and as… Continue reading To Bee at Perfume Shrine and World Peace Day
Peace on Earth
“Ask yourself whether the dream of heaven and greatnessshould be waiting for us in our graves – or whether it should be ours here and nowand on this earth.”~ Ayn Rand Peace + Earth = Peace on Earth The scent for this day celebrating the Earth is a little alchemy, an aromatic equation. I have… Continue reading Peace on Earth
of Service
Sending tendrils of warm and aromatic gratitude to all those who devote themselves to service and a higher cause. One of the most visionary actions I’ve witnessed a politician do is work towards creating a Department of Peace. It’s brilliant, so much so that those in the dark can’t even see it. I don’t know… Continue reading of Service
Om Shanti Om
Today is the birth day of Mahatma Gandhi, if he were still walking this planet as a human he would be 140 years old. Happy Birthday dear Gandhi! On this auspicious day I have the two winners of the perfume devoted to peace samples. They are the Ace of Hearts: Charlotte Vale and the King… Continue reading Om Shanti Om
Peace Train
On Monday the perfume devoted to Peace was released with a grand welcome mat by the perfume blogging community. Ten individuals received the three main chords (accords) and the final perfume to review. These ten individuals represent the first circle in a series of concentric circles. Want to be part of the next circle? First… Continue reading Peace Train
Impressions of Peace
“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” ~ Maya Angelou The sphere is vibrating with threads of serenity today on the International Day of Peace. Aligned in a harmony of peace, a merry band of bloggers has joined together to share thoughts and impressions of Peace… Continue reading Impressions of Peace
Photographing Peace
Here are the first batch of photos of the perfume inspired by Project Peace on Earth. We chose a burgundy tone for her color resonance. The liquid perfume is contained in a French glass flaconfilled with 7 grams of pure extract of this heavenly elixir.The secure Penny shaped top is also an applicator.The botanical perfume… Continue reading Photographing Peace
Autumnal
Here at the little woodland house of creativity Autumn has made her appearance. Formerly she will reach her mark next Tuesday for Mabon/ The Fall Equinox. We notice the arrival of the new temperate season of Harvest by the acorns that appear under the California Live Oaks. The weather is still warm most of the… Continue reading Autumnal