White Lotus Aromatics Newsletter Issue: CocoaTonkaNilla
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CocoaTonkaNilla Visual Perfume
Generally speaking, perfumes tend to be invisible expressions of feelings, emotions or experiences that the perfume creator has in their heart and mind when they are creating it. Sometimes the perfume genie is captured in a beautiful ornate bottle which helps to convey something of the story it wishes to tell.
But there is another approach one can take to the subject that includes natural botanical materials such as spices, herbs, resins, cones, pods etc that give an added dimension of color, texture, form and scent to ones perfume. In days-gone-by these were called as potpourri's and one could as well call them that now but one might also bestow the name of "visual perfumes" upon them (or any other name one might like).
The first perfume in this series is CocoaTonkaNilla. A simple combination of cocoa absolute, tonka absolute, vanilla absolute and cinnamon bark essential oil. More...
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Motia Attar
The sandalwood based Motia Attar displays a rich, heavy, exotic, sweet floral, spicy, fruity bouquet. The indolic notes that are characteristic of the pure absolute are not present in the attar, due in large part to the mellowing effect of the sandalwood oil into which the flowers are distilled and due in part to the fact that the flowers are distilled and not extracted. The sweetness of the attar is very elegant and delightful and in combination with the fruity, spicy note creates a cool, soft atmosphere. The fixative effects of sandalwood also contribute significantly to the smooth and mellow effect of the attar.
"The flowers are most overpoweringly sweet, pure white, and double. Native women are extremely fond of decorating themselves with necklaces, earrings, and bracelets, formed of freshly gathered flowers."
--from Wanderings of a pilgrim in search of the picturesque: Volume 1
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November 2009 Update
Dear Friends-
Kind greetings from Suzanne and I. November is upon us with its cool crisp sparkling mornings, cloudy rainy days, and fine quiet walks in and about town here in the Pacific Northwest. We hope that all of you are finding unique delights as Autumn begins to incline towards Winter.
Several months back I made a special order for Rose Otto (Rosa damascena essential oil) from Bulgaria. On November 7th I again will make a special order for this lovely and precious essence if enough folks are interested as I need to procure 16 ounces at a time. Here are the prices: More...
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