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Valentine's Day Specials from Ayala Moriel Parfums

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Get ready for love with gifts that entice the senses and capture the
heart...






Out of ideas for Valentine’s Day this year? Tired of wondering the mall for
heart-shaped chocolates and cookie-cutter fragrances? Ayala Moriel Parfums
might just have the answer for you. Custom scents can be made for couples as
well as individuals at Ayala Moriel’s parfum studio in downtown Vancouver.
Ayala Moriel also offers a few other irresistibly sensual gifts that are
anything but cliché.



Nothing could be more romantic than commissioning a custom scent for your
Valentine... Ayala Moriel offers a unique experience for both you and your
lover: custom made perfume that will capture your passion, translate your
love into a liquid perfume poem, locked in a bottle for you to cherish
together for years to come. The customer is an active participant in every
stage of the fragrance design - from concept to selecting the beautiful
essences and fine tuning it to perfection.





Immortelle l'Amour Parfum + Tea Gift Set





Now on special discount - when you buy both, receive a $20 discount
Original price $140 - now priced at only $120!
- Essentially, you are getting the previous price for the parfum ($100) and
tea ($20).



You may also choose any fragrance you'd like for our limited time offer
Valentine's Day Gift Sets - we put together a few attractive packages. Gift
wrapping is available upon request and at no additional cost.



Tea Time Gift Set



For a limited time only, we offer our exquisite Perfumed Teas for a
significant discount - $20 instead of $30. Due to the popular demand, we are
bringing back a linden blossom tea, to accompany Tirzah perfume. This is a
completely new perfumed tea, made with wild linden flowers, osmanthus and
green tea and is a delightful floral elixir. Only a limited edition was
prepared of 6 tins only - so hurry up and get it while you can! And of
course we have freshly made Immortelle l'Amour, which is the most romantic
tea that I have ever experienced in my life, a true aphrodisiac.


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Poison Rings



Ayala's exquisite collection of rare, exotic poison rings have captured the
hearts of shameless romantics and critics alike... Distinct for their designs as well as
functionality - poison rings filled with a custom perfume have always proven
to be the right gift and never fail to impress!



Aphrodisiac Chocolate Truffles







Choose from four exquisite flavours available throughout February 15th.
Minimum order is one box, priced at $12 (containing between 8-10 truffles)
Custom flavours are also available upon request for a minimum order of 40
truffles ($60). Please note: we only ship truffles within Canada, via
Xpresspost, or to the USA via FedEx. Inquire by email or call for shipping
prices.



Choose from the following flavours:

Blood truffles: Dark Chocolate, rose otto, saffron and chilli pepper
White Potion truffles: White chocolate, coconut, almond, vanilla and
tuberose


Lovender: Milk chocolate with lavender, vanilla, nutmeg and mace

Caution: these truffles may cause you to fall madly in love...!



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Perfumed Jewelry Gift Set






Last but not least - we've just put out new, romantic and sexy custom-made
gift packages pairing perfume with jewelry. Choose a pendant (available in
blue opal, red garnet, moonstone, mother-of-pearl and opalite) and a
matching poison ring, and we will fill them with a crème parfum to match.


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Valentine's Day Gift Set





Perfume and Jewelry - a perfect match, this time in both liquid and solid
forms. Select a pendent colour of your choice, and let us do the rest -
including helping you out with selecting the fragrance to best suit your
lover's olfactory dreams and make them come true...


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To book your olfactory journey or a fragrance consultation to help you find
the perfect perfume for you and your lover, contact us at Ayala Moriel
Studio (778) 863-0806 or via email ayala@ayalamoriel.com




Warmest regards,



Ayala

Portobello West July 29th

Here is a little glimpse into the spectacular adventure of Portobello West this weekend. It was a vibrant and lively day at the market, with hundreds of Vancouvererites experiencing innovative local art, fashion and design, and discovering new concepts and cutting edge products.

I had a fantastic time meeting new perfume enthusiasts and witnessing their facial expressions as they experienced my perfumes. It never ceases to amaze me how a perfume can be new and at the same time feel familiar... One doesn't often see that mixture of emotions and double-takes in reaction to what is seemingly just a still-life object...


Portobello West Ayala Moriel Parfums Display 29.07.2007, originally uploaded by Ayala Moriel.

The chocolate truffles were consumed with much delight and I came home with nearly none left. We made two flavours the night before, with organic whipping cream and premium chocolates:

Dark chocolate truffles with nutmeg and lavender - which is the most exotic flavour resulting from rather familiar essences.

White chocolate truffles with specs of vanilla, litsea cubeba and neroli - rolled in lemon peel and coconut (pictured below).


Lemon Vanilla Truffles, originally uploaded by Ayala Moriel.


Those of you who live or visit in the area, the next market is August 26th, and should not be missed! Those who visited the market, I hope to see you again soon, either at my studio, the next Portobello West market or one of my upcoming workshops!

Mojito, Jalapenos & Chocolate


Jalapeno Chocolate, originally uploaded by Ayala Moriel.

On the hottest day of the year, I've made the crucial mistake of making chocolate truffles. And not just any truffles, truffles that are stuffed into hot peppers! Where did I get this idea? I've wintessed, in some crazy birthday party of a friend, people pouring tequila into halved jalapenos and after drinking the burning liquor, chewing up on the entire pepper! Being neither a fan of jalapenos nor tequila, I've decided to adopt the idea and make something that is not for a faint-of-heart like me. And I've decided to add some mojito flavours to the mix...

The biggest problem is that the truffles melt in your fingers before even going through 1/4 way into the batch...

Well, aside from the meltage factor, the crucial mistake turned out quite good, actually. I've made two experimental batches - both with dark chocolate. I've split the ganache into half, so I can make two flavours and not have too many truffles at hand... This proves to be quite detrimental to the balanced diet I try to maintain on a daily basis - unless I make sure I have company every single evening...

Both batches had a bit of vanilla extract and rum added to them:

Jalapeno Truffles:
First batch was flavoured with lime and spearmint essential oils. Some of it I've stuffed into those green hot peppers (these are actually not jalapenos, because I couldn't find small enough jalapenos. Instead, I've used the hotter than fire serano peppers... Ouch!). They are topped with very thinly sliced fresh and sweet lime.
The result?
If you're like me (meaning: don't mind some spiciness but don't seek the fire-hot sensation on your tongue), you may not want to bite into the pepper itself (unless you belong to the other kind of people). You may just want to scoop out the chocolate. After chilling in the fridge for several hours, the chocolate have absorbed enough hotness to satisfy me. The strange (in a good way) thing is: this combination, along with the pepper, tastes a lot like fig! I don't know why, but it certainly does.

The remaining of the batch, I've turned into "normal" truffles, which were very minty and quite delightful. Espeically if you love mint. The lime was in the background, quite quiet...

Lavender & Nutmeg Truffles
The second batch was where the real surprise was. This is the first time I'm making truffles with no perfume inspiration behind them, yet the result was immensely perfumey! Some kind of mysterious alchemy is going on there. The nutmeg I've used is nutmeg absolute, which is well-rounded and full bodied, smoother and sweeter than the nutmeg essential oil. The lavender is lavender Mailette from France, which is very floral and light. The two notes, along with chocolate, clash to create a very peculiar flavour that feels so familiar... I'm transported to the Wadi where my friend Zohar used to live, yet I can't say if it's her house that I'm smelling or if its a particular wild herb that I can't recognize, in the midst of the wadi... Either way, I'm enjoying these immensely. They are floral, exotic, unusual, strange, yet the flavour is very harmonious. I can't believe I'm saying it, but think these are my favourite truffles so far!

Ayala Moriel @ Portobello West


Ayala Moriel @ Portobello West, originally uploaded by Ayala Moriel.

Here is a glimpse of my table at Portobello West. I had very little time to take photos (snapped only two shots of my own table, and none of the market itself). It was plenty of fun and a busy, busy day at the market, even though it was raining cats and dogs outside.

It was fun meeting fashion-savvy Vancouverites who love to support local art and feed them my scented chocolate truffles... My Blood Truffles (dark chocolate, rose otto and chilli) were a hit. The Charisma truffles (matcha & jasmine white chocolate with hints of osmanthus, spearmint and litsea cubeba) were admired too... Of course you have to love matcha to truly appreciate them. I will be definitely bringing truffles to the next market - with flavours you won't even imagine... This time they will be for sale.

The next market is July 29th, 2007. Hope to see you there!

First Chocolate Truffle Workshop Report

My first chocolate truffle workshop was extremely successful! We had a full house, and we made two types of truffles:
Blood Truffles - dark chocolate with Turkish rose otto, saffron and chilli pepper (ouch!)
Charisma Truffles - inspired by my perfume by the same name, with matcha green tea powder, jasmine sambac, litsea cubeba and spearmint. These were covered with a mixture of matcha and powdered coconut.
We made two batches of each - one for the students to take home, and one to serve on my upcoming Perfume Party - launching Tirzah. I think the matcha truffles will be a perfect complement to the linden blossom fragrance. We'll also have a linden blossom tea made by a local tea artisan.
If you live in Vancouver, you should not miss the party (Saturday, June 16, 7-11pm) or the upcoming workshops here every Thursday at 6:30pm.
Next Thursday, June 14: Interactive presentation about how to think (and sniff!) like a nose and an introduction to natural perfumery.

I am really looking forward to meet more of you, and hope you could come and join me at one point or the other... Spaces are limited so book yourself well in advance: we have room for up to 20 people for the presentation on June 14th, and all of the "hands-on" workshops are for 6 people max. It's really important to keep the forum small so each student can get the guidance and close attention they need during the learning process.

P.s. I will post photos of the fabulous truffles tomorrow when there is daylight...
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