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Ayala Moriel Gigi, Gaucho & Incarnation ~ new perfumes

Posted by Robin on 30 April 2008 12 Comments

Ayala Moriel Gigi fragranceGigi, described as a "grand gardenia sans the drama", is the latest fragrance release from indie all-natural brand Ayala Moriel:

Gigi is the newest adition to the Ayala Moriel's Language of Flowers soliflore collection. It is a gardenia soliflore that is lighthearted and at the same time voluptuous. The rare smoothness of Mysore sandalwood lays the foundation for a gardenia illusion - where sambac, jonquille, tuberose, kewda and cardamom dance in unity to create the warm, creamy-spicy sensuality of white petals.

Additional notes include rosewood, yellow mandarin, vanilla and myrrh.

Ayala Moriel Gaucho fragrance and teaGaucho was launched last month along with a matching organic tea with green yerba mate and sencha.

Gaucho perfume is named for the South American cowboys of the Pampas and an homage for a song by this name by Steely Dan. Coumarin is the soul of Gaucho from the bitter yerbamate to that sweetness of hay and rosemary and the alluring deertongue (liatrix). Bergamot and galbanum add sparkling greenery and Africa stone tincture adds a raw, animalistic-leathery undertones.

Additional notes include neroli, absinthe, Seville lavender, broom, guiacwood, jasmine, maté and angelica.

Last but not least, we have Incarnation, an oriental-spicy carnation soliflore introduced in January:

Peppery, fiery, sweet and seductive. It unfolds its voluptuous petals dusted with nutmeg and mace, and unleashes its scent with a spinning of a Flamenco dancer’s skirt.

The notes include angelica seed, tolu balsam, benzoin, black pepper, carnation, carrot seed, clove, mace, rose otto and tuberose.

Ayala Moriel Gigi, Gaucho and Incarnation are available in travel-sized Parfum Extrait roll on, Perfume Oil roll on or in 8 ml Parfum Extrait flacon. Samples are available. (via ayalamoriel)

Filed Under: new fragrances
Tagged With: ayala moriel, natural perfume, tea

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  1. Anonymous says:
    30 April 2008 at 11:20 am

    “[A]lluring deertongue” may be the ickiest phrase I've read this week. Though, I would like to smell all three. There should be more mate fragrances.

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  2. Anonymous says:
    30 April 2008 at 11:55 am

    “Deertongue” sounds vile, but I think it's named after the shape of the leaves (or something); it's used to scent tobacco and has a vanilla-like aroma. I read about it once in a history of the cigarette industry, and since it seemed to be perfume-oriented, naturally it stuck in my brain, though I couldn't tell you much else about the book, or even what it's called. (I believe deertongue, when burned, is a suspected carcinogen as well, but in a cigarette, I don't see how it would make much difference.)

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  3. Anonymous says:
    30 April 2008 at 1:48 pm

    Monkeytoe, I'd like to smell them too. A “gardenia w/o the drama” could be very appealing, and while I don't like drinking mate, it can be fun in perfume.

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  4. Anonymous says:
    30 April 2008 at 1:49 pm

    Interesting, I'll have to do some Googling on that.

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  5. Anonymous says:
    30 April 2008 at 4:32 pm

    LOL at the “tongue” associations… Never thought about it this way!

    Yes, deertongue is a plant with leaves shaped as deertongue. It never occurred to me that “alluring deertongue” could be off-putting in that context because I'm refering to the smells there, not any tongue in particular (though I'm quite infamous for being particularly fond of deers and goats; perhaps the fact that my name means a doe/female deer in Hebrew has something to do with that?).

    So how does deertongue smell like? When it's fresh, like nothing in particular. When dried – coumarin is the dominant constituent, and comes across very powerfully. Even more than with tonka beans. It's sweet, warm, a little bitter – like an exaggeration of the smell of dry hay stacks. I personally find it alluring, so much so that I was ready to stuff the dried leaves into a pillow so I can smell them in my dreams. ILiatrix (aka deertongue) is a potent and very seductive smell but not overly sweet like vanilla might be to some.

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  6. Anonymous says:
    30 April 2008 at 8:36 pm

    My latest quest has been carnation and geranium scents, so Incarnation is really appealing to me; I think I'll be ordering a sample (and trying to stop myself from ordering *several* others). Ayala's website is really nice.

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  7. Anonymous says:
    30 April 2008 at 8:41 pm

    Interesting—these three choices might actually challenge the pallette…

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  8. Anonymous says:
    30 April 2008 at 8:42 pm

    I'm sure I meant “palate” ;D…

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  9. Anonymous says:
    30 April 2008 at 10:20 pm

    Let me know how it is! I do love carnation.

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  10. Anonymous says:
    30 April 2008 at 10:21 pm

    Thanks Ayala!

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  11. Anonymous says:
    30 April 2008 at 10:24 pm

    LOL — s'ok, I knew what you meant 😉

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  12. Anonymous says:
    1 May 2008 at 12:57 am

    Thank goodness deertongue is a leaf!! I really should check out some of Ayala's fragrances – lucky for me she is in the same city as I am!

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