Our own Brie has written a special post for Cafleurebon creating tea and perfume pairings with SSS scents. She has sent me a lovely set of samples of these teas, and I’ll package those with carded scent samples and send the package out to the winner of the drawing. You can go to Cafleurebon to enter.
This was a really creative and thoughtful thing to do, and I am quite touched. Thank you, Brie! 🙂
The new rose scent is almost ready for testing. One ingredient is Bulgarian rose absolute from the variety of Rosa damascena called Kazanlak; the city of Kazanlak is located in the famous Rose Valley of Bulgaria where these fragrant deep pink roses are grown and harvested. A nursery near us, Russian River Roses, grows a…
I worked on ET a bit more and have a new tester to send. I decided to decrease the musk, increase the cistus (and decrease labdanum proportionately), and increase orris. I also put the elemi back in but am open to going either way on that (I like it both with and without). I think…
There’s that turkey again, lol (if you’ve followed the blog over the last year or two you’ve seen him before). This wild turkey was walking along near my garden with a bunch of buddies when I snapped that photo several years ago. I’ll have to get a new picture for next year; maybe I can…
I was one of four artisan perfumers interviewed for a post on Cafleurebon about creating rose accords. You might enjoy reading about that topic, and as of this posting you still have time to enter their drawing. I enjoyed being included with Elise Pearlstine of Tambela Perfumes, Maggie Mahboubian of Lalun Naturals, and Jane Cate of Wing…
Things are settling down here after the holidays, though I’m trying to tackle the year-end paperwork. I’m also test sniffing the latest ylang/tuberose/jasmine mod. I enjoy white florals in winter because they bring a little bit of summer when the days are short. I noticed a 60-second Science Talk audio about the genetic influence on…
Incense Pure was reviewed yesterday on the Bois de Jasmin blog. Thanks Victoria! I agree that one of the enjoyable aspects of trying an indie line is the window it offers into the creator’s world. I enjoy both sides of the experience: it’s fun to share a little bit of myself through my scents, and…
my pleasure 🙂
Happy New Year to you and all SSS fans!
Thanks, Brie! Wishing you and your family a happy new year too!
Go Brie! Thank you for the fantastic post and the inspired pairings! And thank you for introducing me to SSS. Looking forward to reading and smelling more in the new year!
Thanks! This post will inspire me to get back into the tea drinking habit! I love tea, especially green tea and rooibus.
My thought exactly! I used to drink tea all the time, and then I switched to the higher octane stuff (coffee).
Time to get back 🙂
Happy New Year to you!
One of my Christmas presents was a Chemex coffee maker (my Keurig died a premature death, so I wanted a non-electronic replacement). I’ll be getting back to both tea and coffee!
I just checked out your blog and it looks great!