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Children's Corner

The following are links to blog entries and short articles about educating children to enjoy and appreciate scent. Here you will find activities, recipes and stories related to children and the sense of smell.

Coming up soon:

Spice Books
Perfume Sampling with Lilttle Duckling
Children's Book Review: "David Smells"
Floral Waters

Formulas, Recipes & Concoctions

Fragrance & DIY Beauty Recipes:

Powdery Incense Recipe - Inspired by Apres l'Ondee
-With orris powder, lavender, anise and sandalwood

Chocolate & Licorice Lip Balm
- Tamya's favourite, made with real chocolate!

Black Truffle & Cassis Body Products
- Ayala's secret recipes for an enchanting massage & bath oil and relaxing bath salts - incorporating the carnal notes of black truffles paired with fruity cassis and tarragon absolute. A real treat for your Body & Nose!

Anti-Cold & Flu Synergy

Aromatic Aphrodisiac Formulae:
Ginger & Frankincense Sensual Aphrodisiac Massage Oil
Gin & Tonic Bath & Massage OilOlibanum Sensual Massage Oil
Red Roses Bath & Massage Oil


SEASONAL RECIPE GUIDE

Spring
Za'atar
The traditional Middle Eastern condiment - soaked in olive oil, it's used for dipping bread and to garnish yogurt cheese. Better than butter!

Rose Rhubarb Crumble
Floral twist on a summer classic!

Fresh Rhubarb Compote
Rhubarb and beyond. For the adventurous foodie - refreshing and delicious.

Hibiscus Rhubarb Iced Tea
Another refreshing use for raw rhubarb.

Rhubarb Blossom Compote
Rhubarb's rosy hues accompanied by orange flower water for a refreshing compote to serve alone or with Pannacotta

Coconut Almond Pannacotta
Vegan. Easy. Fragrant. Fabulous.

Fougère Fiddleheads 
Fiddleheads in lavender-infused butter

Wild Asparagus
Elderflower Cordial & Infusion
Spring Forest Risotto
Asparagus Mimosa Tea Sandwiches

The Allure of Charoset
Three recipes for this essential Passover dish: Ashkenazi, Yemeni and Italian versions. All delicious!

Wild Chicory

Coming soon: Dandelion & Caramelized Onion Confit


Summer
Harissa
Rosewater and coconut semolina cakes

Stuffed Grapevine Leaves
Flavoured with Spearmint, Allspice and Dill

Lavender Ice Cream
An interesting use for lavender buds, other than lavender sachets

Tea Sandwiches
How to make Carrot Ginger, Minted Radishes and Cucumber-Watercress tea sandwiches.

Basboosa
Yet another classic spin on Middle Eastern honey-soaked semoline cakes. Drenched in rosewater, of course.

Savta Fausta's Original Italian Vanilla Ice Cream
Requires no churning or an ice cream machine; just an old fashioned icebox (aka freezer), and the freshest, simplest ingredients.

Apricot Almond Cake
Seasonal summer indulgence. I can never get enough of this simple to make and yummy to eat dessert!

Apricot Jasmine Tea Cake
Variation on the above.

Raw Coconut Macarons

Blueberry & Cornmeal Upside Down Cake  

Polenta with Basil, Tomatoes & Balsamic Reduction

Three Inspiring Salad for Summer (2012):
Watermelon & Heirloom Tomatoes Salad
Faux Papaya Salad
Mexican Inspired Cabbage Salad

Pandan & Coconut Gelato
Lemon Verbena Cupcakes


Cocktails, Infusions & Iced Teas:
Moroccan Iced Tea
Iced tea with fresh spearmint sprigs
Midnight Violet Cocktail
Bleeding Hearts Cocktail
Sexiest Ever Gin & Tonic
Lemon Verbena Infusion
Rosewater Lemonade

Elderflower Cordial


Fall
Honey Cake
My grandmother's famous recipe for the sweet & spicy cake for Rosh Hashanah.

Fig and Walnut Pesto
perfect for tea sandwiches and appetizers for special occasions, and also to put on pasta (butternut squash ravioli comes to mind...). Aromatic and elegant flavour combination with fresh tarragon herb.

Babaghanoush with Black Cardamom & Pomegranate
Roasted eggplant dip with sesame paste, pomegranate molasses and smoky black cardamom

Spiced Italian Plum Torte
Robust-flavour torte, gluten-free with fresh Italian (blue) prune-plums and unusual spices.

Black Beauty Chocolate Truffle
Dark chocolate infused with Lapsang Suchong tea and smoky Black Cardamom. To die for.

Saffron Rice with Cardamom & Almonds
My favourite special occasion rice. Goes with pretty much any Middle Eastern, Persian or East Indian dish (such as casseroles, curries, dals, etc.)

Saffron Scones

Rose Petal Sugar

Stuffed Vegetables (Thanksgiving Feast!)

Pearfection (Poached Pear)

Pear & Almond Frangipane Tart

3 Fall Salads:
Pomegranate & Kale
Asian Pear & Fennel
Fig & Feta

4 Fall Fruit Pastries:
Fresh Black Fig Tarts
Coronation Grape & Blue Cheese Muffins
Plum & Hazelnut Coffee Cake Muffins
Spiced Pear Bundt Cake 

Autumn Fruit Open Sandwiches

Winter
Latkes- Two recipes of the famous Eastern European Jewish potato-pancakes: one for the traditional latkes, and the other is a twist on the classic, using yams and spiced with nutmeg.
Red Hot Chocolate
A sexy spicy chocolate beverage

Guilt-Marnier Chocolate Truffles
Orange Blossom & Grand-Marnier Flavoured Chocolate Truffles, inspired by my perfume "Guilt".

Chai Recipe No.1

Chai Recipe No. 2
Tu BiShvat Fruit Salad
Orange flower water makes this festive fruit salad exotically fragrant.

Ginger-Tangerine Icebox Cookies
Incorporating candied ginger, freshly ground ginger, dried ground ginger and ginger CO2 and a touch of tangerine zest to compliment all this ginger pizzazz!.

3 Fresh Cilantro Recipes
Fresh Cilantro Salad
Harira soup
Zehug

Rosewater Buttercream Cookies
Ras El Hanout
Tropical Snowballs
Eggnog Creme Brûlée
Banana Chocolate Bread Pudding Recipe

Indulgent Brunch Menue:
Cinnamon Waffles
Eggs Benedict with Yoghurt Hollandaise

Decoding Obscure Notes - A Series About the Building Blocks of Natural Perfumery

Part I: Vegetale Musks

Part II: Iris, Skin and Powder

Part III: Amber


Part IV: Violets - Purple or Green?

Part V: Chypre
The Mood of Chypre
The Magic of Chypre
What do Chypres Smell Like?
The Origins of Chypre
Members of the Chypre Family
The Dawn of Pink Chypres

Part VI: Leather


Part VII: Vetiver - Earthy? Woody? Green?

Part VIII: Tobacco
A. Tobacco Flower
B. Tobacco - Origins, History, Medicine & Curing
C. Perfuming Tobacco and Tobacco in Fragrance

Part IX: Agarwood
A. Precious Parasites
B. Religious Uses and Cultural Significance of Agarwood

C. Oud in Arabia & Perfumery
D. Jin-Koh in Japan
E. Medicinal Uses of Agarwood
Part X: Peculiar Mint (aka Patchouli)

Part XI: Sandalwood

Part XII: Mineral & Marine Notes

Part XIII: Tea & Perfume
Tea and Perfume: Time is of Essence
Tea and Perfume, Part II: Tea Notes
Flowering Teas
Herbal Tea Notes
Floral Tea Notes

Part XV: Lavender (vs. Lavandin)
Lavender Haze
Lavender Harvest 
Lavender Lineage 
Lavender Chemistry 
Lavender Summary 

Part XVI: Cedar
Arborvitae
Study in Cedar 

Part XVII: Lotus vs Waterlily
Lotus: A Thousand Petals of Transformation


Not Quite Obscure Building Blocks:
Flower of Flowers: Ylang Ylang
Pondering Citrus
Bitter Orange vs. Bergamot
the Bitter Orange Tree: Most Resourceful
Champaca Flower vs. Nag Champa Incense
Divine Flowers (Dianthus)  
Lavender Haze
Licorice Notes
Lily of the Valley
Lilac Structure
Lime vs. Linden Blossom
Madonna Lily
Magnolia 
Narcissus
Narcissus Absolute
Robinia pseudoacacia, aka False Acacia aka Black Locust
Rose (Unfolding the Hundred Petals of )
Osmanthus vs. Tea Olive
Sweet Peas
Tuberose (Intoxicating Flowers: Tuberose Demystified)

Coming soon:
Honeysuckle
Heliotrope
Gardenia
Wisteria
Peony


Lists

SmellyBlog's Perfume Houses Listings

4711
 4711 Echt Kölnisch Wasser

A
 

Aftelier 
Cognac
Parfum de Maroc
Orchid 
Shiso  
Secret Garden
Tango


Agent Provocateur 
Agent Provocateur

Alexander McQueen

Kingdom

Anna Zworkyina Perfumes

White Silk
My Vanilla 
Green Madness

Annick Goutal 
Eau d'Hadrien
Eau du Ciel
Songes
Grand Amour
 

Anné Pliska
Anné Pliska

Anya's Garden
Fairchild
Pan


Arabian Perfumery
 
Al Mesk Abyad 
Al Mesk Aswad
 

Artemisia Natural Perfumes
Eros
Drifting Sparks
Ondine
Rayon Vert 

Saveur de l'Abricot
Yuzu Citrus

Arquiste
Anima Dulcis

Aveda
Key Element Fire No. 2 
Key Element Fire No. 3
 
B
 

Balmain
IvoireVent Vert

Bond No. 9 
Chinatown 
Fire Island

Bourbon French 

Dark Gift
 

Bruno Fazzolari Editions
Au Delà
Five
Jimmy
Lampblack  Monserrat
 Bvlgari
Bvlgari Black 

Eau Parfumee Au The Blanc 
Eau Parfumee Au The Rouge 
Eau Parfumee Au The Vert

C
Calvin Klein
 
Obsession
 

Caron
Bellodgia

Eau de Reglisse
En Avion

Farnesiana 
Fleurs de Rocaille (Vintage)
Le 3me Homme
N’Aimez que Moi 
Narcisse Noir
Nocturnes 
Nuit de Noel
Parfum Sacré
Pois de Senteur

Pour Un Homme
Tabac Blond

Carven
Ma Griffe 

Vetiver

Chanel
31, Rue Cambon
Bois des Îles 

Cuir de RussieLes Exclusifs
Égoïste

No. 5
No. 19 
Sycomore

Coming up soon:
No. 22
Allure
Allure Sensuelle
Gardenia
Crystalle
Pour Homme
Coco


Clinique 
Aromatics Elixir
 

Commes de Garcons
Kyoto
 

Comptoir Sud Pacifique 
Amour de Cacao
Tiaré

Vanille Pineapple 
Vanille Banane
Coming soon:
Aloha Tiare
Vanille Coco
Vanille Abricot
The

Coty
 

Chypre (Vintage)

Creed 

Spring Flower 
Tabarome - vintage & new - coming up soon!

D
Dior

Diorissimo
Eau Sauvage
Miss Dior


Coming soon:
Diorella
Pure Poison
Dune


Dana 

Tabu
Chantilly (Vintage)
 

Diptyque 
l'Ombre Dans l'Eau 
Ofresia
Oyédo
Philosykos
Tam Dao

Volutes 

Dragonfly Aromatics 
Mystic Lilac

E
Estee Lauder 

Azuree Body Oil 
Private Collection
Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia
Youth Dew

Edition de Parfums - Frederic Malle 
En Passant 
Le Parfum de Thérèse 
Lipstick Rose
Lys Méditerranée 
Musc Ravageur 
Une Fleur de Cassie 
Vetiver Extraordinaire

F
Fendi
Asja


Fresh 

Sugar
 

G
Gobin-Daudé
Biche dans l'Absinthe
Sève Exquise
 

Goya
Black Rose (Vintage)

Guerlain 
Apres l'Ondee
Attrappe Couer - Guet Apens

Bois d'Armenie
Chamada
Chant d'Aromes
Cruel Gardenia
Figue-Iris
Jicky
l'Heure Bleue
l'Instant
Mitsouko
Petit Guerlain
Philtre d'Amour
Samsara

Shalimar
Shalimar (Revisited)
Sous le Vent
Terracotta Eau Sous le Vent

VetiverVol de Nuit


Gwen Stephanie
Harajuku Lovers
 

H
Hermes
Ambre Narguile

Brin de Réglisse
Eau d'Hermes
Eau de Gentiane Blance
Eau de Mandarine Ambrée  
Eau de Narcisse Bleue
Eau d'Orange Verte
Eau de Pamplemousse Rose
Hiris
Hermessences
Kelly Caleche

Osmanthe Yunnan
Poivre Samarkand
Rose Ikebana
Terre d'Hermes
Un Jardin Après la Mousson
Vanille Galante
Vetiver Tonka
 

Hove Parfumeur 
Spanish Moss
 
I

Ineke
After My Own Heart 
Balmy Days and Sundays
Evenings Edged in Gold 
Field Notes from Paris
Gilded Lily
Hothouse Flower


Issey Miyake
l'Eau d'Issey
 

J
Jennifer Lopez
 
Deseo
 

Jo Malone
Amber & Lavender Cologne 
Black Vetyver Café 
Blue Agava & Cacao
Dark Amber & Ginger Lily
Grapefruit CologneLotus Blossom & Water Lily
Orange Blossom Cologne 
Sweet Lime & Cedar
Vintage Gardenia
 

K
Keiko Mecheri
 
Osmanthus
 

Kenzo
KenzoAmour
KenzoAmour Le Parfum
FlowerbyKenzo

L
Lanvin 

Arpège
 

l'Artisan Parfumeur
Ananas Fizz
Bois FarineDzing!
Mimosa pour Moi
Tea for Two

Premier Figuier


Le Labo
Vetiver 46


Les Parfums de Rosine 
Poussiere de Rose
Rose Praline

LesNez
l'Antimatiere
Let me Play the Lion

Manoumalia
The Unicorn Spell
Turtle Vetiver

Le Petit Prince
Le Petit Prince
 

Lisa Hoffman Variations
Japanese Agarwood
Madagascar Orchid
 

Liz Zorn 
Blood Orange & Vetiver
Ezra's Poem
Purple Love Smoke 

Waterflower
 

Lorenzo Villoresi
Vetiver 

Yerbamate
Coming up soon:
Piper Negrum
Incensi
Patchouli


Lolita Lempika

L
Lolita Lempika Au Masculine
Si Lolita
 

Luciene LeLong
Balalakia (Vintage) - Coming up soon!

M
Miller Harris 

Noix de Tuberéuse
Coming up soon:
Feuilles de Tabac
Citron Citron
Figue Amere

Miriam Mirani 

Aqaba
Molinard

HabanitaMimosa Concrete

N
Narciso Rodriguez
 
Narciso Rodriguez for her 
Narciso Rodriguez for him

Neil Morris 
Burnt Amber
 

Nina Ricci
Perfume reviews coming soon:
l'Air du Temps
Decci Della

O
Ormonde Jayne 

Frangipanni AbsoluteOsmanthus
Champaca

Ta'if 
Coming up soon:
Ormonde

One Seed Company

Courage

P
Parfumerie Generale

Un Crime Exotique
 

Patou 
1000 
JoySira des Indes

Parfums de Nicolai
Mimosaique
 

Prince
3121

Persephenie 
Bedouin
 

Purusa
Petalum  
Q
 

R
Ralph Lauren
 
Notorious 
Pure Turquoise

Rebel & Mercury
Cerise en Cocoa
Osmanthus Red

Rich Hippie
Wild Thing 


Robet Piguet 
Fracas
 

Rochas
Byzance

Femme
Tocade

SS-Perfumes

100% Love
Sarah Jessica Parker 
Covet (misc. scattered impressions)
Lovely Liquid Satin

The Lovely Collection (Brief)
 

Scent Systems 
OeilletRose
 

Serge Lutens 
ArabieFleurs d'Oranger 
Muscs Kublai Khan
Rose Berlin 
Vetiver Oriental

Shiseido
Coming up soon:
Murasaki (Vintage)
Feminite du Bois

Sonoma Scent Studio

Cocoa Sandalwood
Forest Walk

Spiced Citrus Vetiver 
 

Strange Invisible Perfumes
Black Rosette
Lyric Rain
Magazine Street
Musc Botanique 

Persica 
Prima Ballerina
Urban Lily
T
Tann Rokka
 

Kisu
 

The Different Company 
Sel de Vetiver
 

Thierry Mugler
Coming up soon:
Angel
A*MEN
Cologne
Violet Angel

Tom Ford Private Blends
Champaca Absolute 

Velvet Gardenia

U

V
 
WX
Y
Yohji Yamamoto
 
Yohji
 

YOSH
Omniscent 0.96
Sombre Negra

Yves Saint Laurent 
Fleur de Shanghai
Kouros
M7
Opium
Paris
Rive Gauche
Y
Yvresse

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