Linda Pilkington of British niche line Ormonde Jayne gives a cooking demo on making and using orange oil and peel. Then, below the jump, a quick fig appetizer. You can find more videos (and the written recipes) at the Gourmande Jayne section of the brand website.
The daily lemming
From Joya, the Movie Genre collection, a new collaboration with independent film studio A24. Shown is Musical ("Fig leaf, muskmelon, pink pepper, rainwater, magnolia, lily of the valley. Inspired by: lamp posts, top hats, pianos, snapping fingers, women dancing in concentric circles, tuxedoed men moving in sync, tap shoes, a black cane with a white tip, giggling around a telephone.") There are also candles for Horror, Western, Thriller, Noir and Adventure. 200g ("Burn Time: 50-60 hours or 33 movies") for $48 at Joya Studio.
Thursday scent of the day 11/29
Happy Almost-Friday! There are 32 more days to go for the year. Birthdays today: Clive Staples Lewis and Madeleine L’Engle. What fragrance are you wearing?
I going the delicious route, with L’Artisan Parfumeur Noir Exquis by Bertrand Duchaufour.
Reminder: 11/30 will be Renegades Friday…
Protected treasures
Perfume-making techniques used in Grasse, a southerly French commune where iris, jasmine and other fragrant plants have long flourished, won U.N. recognition on Wednesday, boosting a bid by local industry champions to lure back more specialist growers.
The United Nation’s cultural agency said it had added the skills linked to cultivating flowers and blending fragrances in Grasse to its list of protected treasures.
— Read more at French fragrance masters of Grasse get Unesco heritage boost at Reuters.
Imaginary Authors Whispered Myths ~ fragrance review
When the long hours Azzam Issa pulls at his family’s bakery begin to interfere with his day-job as a security guard at The Louvre things turn bizarre. Angelic creatures move from one painting to the next and statues speak to him in cryptic whispers…
Thus begins the description of the imaginary book that “inspired” this fragrance — a novel by imaginary author Farzan Al Essa that sounds like a captivating work of magical realism. Whispered Myths was created by Josh Meyer, the perfumer behind Imaginary Authors, with notes of oud, cantaloupe, cedar, muskdana (also known as ambrette), honey and “salvaged shipwreck.”
Although that list of notes might not normally appeal to me, I was so taken by this fragrance’s name, visuals and back-story that I wanted to try it regardless…