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Just like the miniature tree, “Bon Zai” is the essence of nature, with all of its simplicity, beauty and silent glory. Japanese woods and exotic herbs harmonize together to create this unusual and refreshing scent. Like a resilient evergreen tree, it survives all seasons and moods.

Top notes: Cedar wood, Juniper, Tangerine

Heart notes: Verbena, Shiso, Rose

Base notes: Agarwood, Patchouli, Vetiver

Fragrance Families: Woody, Citrus, Incensey  

In a Station of the Metro

The apparition of these faces in the crowd;

Petals on a wet, black bough.

- Ezra Pound

Perfume In A Poem March 2008: 15 perfumers were invited to interpret one poem. Hanami is my contribution to the project.

Top notes: Cabreuva, Frangipani, Mimosa, Rosewood

Heart notes: Pink Lotus, Magnolia, Tuberose, Violet Leaf, Oleander

Base notes: Haitian Vetiver, Tonka Bean, Cassie, Siamwood, Vanilla CO2, Copaiba Balsam, Bakul Attar

Fragrance Families: Wet Woody Floral

New perfume that captures the wonderful scent that can be experienced in late summer and early autumn in the Pacific northwest rainforests: It emanates from the sun-dappled fragrant forest floor on those warm days when the sun brings out the sweet smells of redcedar, moss & Douglas fir… 

If the word "Petrichor" describes the smell of the parched earth after the rain, then this perfumeaccurately captured the wonderful cedrechor scent - "blood of the cedar" - the smell of the forest after the sun. Cedrechor can be experienced in late summer and early autumn in the Pacific Northwest rainforests: It emanates from the sun-dappled fragrant forest floor on those warm days when the sun brings out the sweet smells of redcedar wood chips on the forest floor, mingled with antlered perfume (another name for oaks) and Douglas fir needle.

It's the Pacific Northwest equivalent of the Meditteranean "Garrigue" (the intoxicating odour of sunbaked earth and scrubland, dominated by sage and labdanum), and in my mind I've been describing it as "Forest Amber" or "Pacific Chypre".  But non of these names seemed to capture the magic quite as perfectly. So I've reached out to the Japanese language, which has a special word for the interplay of light and leaves, which includes the sunbeams one would observe coming through the trees and shedding light on the vapour they exhale; as well as the dappled-gold forest floor, a vision that is shifting yet constant, as long as the sun is there. This is the essence of komorebi in the Pacific rainforest. 

This perfume is the first in a series of perfumes dedicated to special places in the Pacific Northwest. Place of inspiration: Cathedral trail in Xwayxway (Stanley Park)

Notes: Redcedar, Fir, Oakmoss, Black Cottonwood 

Fragrance Families: Woody, Ambery, Chypre

Inspired by the breathtaking scenery of the Wild Pacific Trail: a place where ocean meets forest and whales blow and sing above the stormy weather. Orcas perfume is an innovative all-natural marine woody, a unique combination of scents from sea and seashore. Brisk and pungent citrus and herbaceous notes suggest ocean breeze and tea-like clarity, and an array of oceanic treasures such as seaweed and ambergris meet seashore and rainforest notes.

Top notes: Rosemary, Lime, Cedarwood, Fresh Ginger

Heart notes: Seaweed Oil, Clary Sage, Egyptian Geranium, Ambergris

Base notes: Seaweed Absolute, Blue Spruce Absolute, Cypress, Angelica

Fragrance Families: Marine-Oceanic, Woody

Razala, the perfumer's Arab nick-name, is a passionate, modern love potion. Razala pulsates with vibrant, colourful spices, petals of seductive flowers, precious resins and woods of Arabia. This is also our first perfume to include the scarcest building block: beach-harvested ambergris, creating a sheer veil of smoothness and an underlining raw animalic energy.

Top notes: Blood Orange, Pink Pepper Absolute, White Magnolia

Heart notes: Orange Blossom, Rose Otto (Turkey), Saffron, Tuberose, Saffron

Base notes: Agarwood (Oud), Ambergris, Antique Patchouli, Myrrh
 

Families: Opulent Spicy, Woody, Animalic

Also available as Bakhoor - luxurious Arabian style incense sandalwood and agarwood chips soaked in Razala attar. 

Sabotage is a parody on classic masculine scents. The masculine scent of Tonka flavoured Blond Tabac underlines the clean, fresh aromas of citrus leaves and clean, woody Vetiver notes. Sabotage is at the same time stable and grounded, yet unmistakably unique.

Refined, clean tobacco scent with orange blossom, tonka bean, Haitian vetiver and lemon. 

Top notes: Green Peppercorn, Bergamot, Lemon
Heart notes: Orange Flower Water Absolute, Allspice (Pimento Berry), Lemon Leaf
Base notes: Tabac Blond, Tonka Bean, Haitian Vetiver

Fragrance Families: Citrus Green, Leather/Tobacco, Woody 

Sunset Beach is a little piece of heaven tucked away in the midst of bustling boat-False Creek and busy traffic on the bridges that cross it. It is that happy place where time stops and the only thing that matter is the tides, currents and basking in the gentle evening sun. You can spend the day there or just bring a hectic workday to a serene close with a beachside walk or a leisurely picnic. Fragrant Harlequin glorybower and Robinia embellish its borders, and in midsummer you'll find musky wild blackberries and hot-pink everlasting peas along the shoreline. And if you're particularly lucky, you'll find yourself swimming alongside a playful harbour seal. Sunset Beach can be anywhere... Mine just happened to be in Vancouver. I invite you to uncork a bottle of this daydream and experience a truly creamy sandalwood perfume complemented by handmade tinctures of pandan leaf and milky oolong tea, coconut massoia bark and dreamy champaca.  

Sunset Beach is the second perfume in "Perfume for a Place" series, dedicated to Ayala's favourite places in Vancouver. 

Top Notes: Pandan Leaf, Milky Oolong Tea Tincture, Cedarwood
Heart notes: Champaca, Coffee, Nutmeg, Ylang Ylang, Orris Butter 
Base notes: Indian Sandalwood, Hawaii Sandalwood, Chocolate, Coconut, Massoia Bark

Fragrance Families: Woody, Floral-Ambery

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!