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Every morning, I go on a faux commute to Coal Harbour, to watch the aquaplanes take off and land. The marine aspect of the city haunts me, and the notion of taking a plane to one of the islands captures my imagination. Life is brief, like the trail that the plane leaves in its wake. And once we take off, there will be no trace left in the water. 

Although Coal Harbour is the last in the Perfume4aPlace series, it is in fact the one I've conceived first. And as my time to go on my next adventure and leave this city approaches  - the handkerchief I will be waving will smell of low tide, jet fuel, fresh cut grass and linden blossoms.

Top notes: Galbanum, Mimosa, Elemi 
Heart notes: Linden Blossom CO2, Balsam Poplar Buds
Base notes: Seaweed Absolute, Fossilized Amber Resin (from prehistoric pine), Pine  Absolute 

Fragrance Families: Marine, Leather, Green, Floral Fresh 

Malabi, the queen of Middle Eastern summer desserts, is a milk pudding served chilled and bejewelled by a fragrant rosy syrup. But what always captured the perfumer's imagination the most about malabi was its soft, evocatively sounding name, and its unique fragrant combination of rosewater and neroli. Two noble flowers, yet so distinctively different that it's surprising they would ever get along at all. Rose is open, voluptuous, sweet and feminine. Neroli is prim and proper, restrained, clean, ethereal and otherworldly that you'd be surprised it grows on a tree. And what holds these two together is nothing but pure, botanical musk. This gentle deer-musk-like accord doesn't need arrows, and plays the harp better than cupid: it walks silently and pulls all the strings with effortless fluidity.

Top notes: Bitter Orange, Blood Orange, Cardamom, Coriander
Heart notes: Neroli (Tunisia), Orange Blossom Absolute, Rose Absolute (Bulgaria), Rose Absolute (Turkey), 
Base notes: Atlas Cedarwood, Musk Notes, Myrrh

 

Fragrance Families: Floral, Gourmand

This extraordinary perfume is dedicated to my daughter and captures the essence of the magical hour just before sunset: The twilight sun sends warm rays of golden light across the Mediterranean meadow, and shines through the blossoms of Autumn Crocuses and Wild Bluebells that have been just awakened by the first rain… It also evokes the luscious, glowing fruit of the first tangerines, pink guavas and abundant pomegranates.

 

Top notes: Yuzu, Blackcurrant buds, Coriander

Heart notes: Jasmine sambac, Hyacinth, Frangipani

Base notes: Atlas cedarwood, Ambrette seed, Vanilla

Fragrance Families: Floral Fruity, Floral Ambery, Woody 

* Also available in as a body oil.

** All proceeds from sales of this perfume are forwarded to a trust fund for the perfumer's daughter, who has autism. So far we've fundraised $2,798 from sales of Tamya perfumes. Thank you for your help!