These are photos by Andre' Schnyder, an artist and photographer and Persephenie's partner:
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Me and the perfume display.
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Guests at the Blunda Perfume Lounge. Everything here is comfortable and smells good, naturally.
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Persephenie's perfume organ can be seen on the wall, and on the counter below there is the whole spread of the afternoon tea treats we made. From left to right:
- my 3 perfumed teas (Charisma, Immortelle l'Amour, Roses et Chocolat)
- tea sandwiches (cucumber & watercress, carrot & ginger and minted radishes) - recipes to follow
- Sakuramochi (from the Japanese market) - the special pastry for Girl's day and the Hanami aka flower viewing festival)
- White Potion & Guilt chocolate truffles that Persephenie, Maribel and I rolled the day before.
And there were even sakura branches from the nearby flowershop to decorate the table!
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Getting ready for the presentation...
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I'm sniffing the Hanami scent-strip fan (my demo included a breakdown of the notes for hanami, divided into accords - i.e. metallic wood accord, Sakura accord, etc. - and the perfume's structure - i.e. base, heart & top.
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The Hanami banner is so big. Or maybe I'm just really tiny... It's all relative.
Some favourite shots of Persephenie & me:
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And last but not least - with back-lit cherry blossom branches:
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