Taking a detour

Sorry for the hiatus, I've been experimenting with a completely new portfolio. More details later...
The streets of New York are starting to emit that special 'Summer Fragrance', which is another reason why I've been tuned out of sensory commentary!

Nasturtium

This is my new favourite perfume ingredient, nasturtiums - peppery and light.

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Bouquet Garni

Celebrated savory chef, Ilene Rosen knows all about the power of smell; And that's why we're in short supply of her fiercely popular fresh-out-of-the-oven fragrance!

- Crisp cotton apron
- Chicken broth
- Wooden paddle
- Coriander seeds
- Cumin oil
- Leather boots
- Detergent
- Bamboo steamers
- Weathered recipe books
- Orange peel

Combine all of the ingredients in a large pot and bring to the boil. Drain the solids through a fine sieve and simmer the liquid for an hour. Turn of the heat and skim the surface for any congealed particles and steep your unwashed laundry in the soup
- eh voila! Your clothes will forever smell like they belong to a celebrity chef!

Bakers' Delight

Owner and creator of the iconic City Bakery (New York and L.A), Maury Rubin's cologne will be the first on the rack this season to emerge smelling of hot baked cookies!

- Melted butter
- Mohair sweaters
- Chocolate chips
- Eggs
- Weatherd iphone
- Magnetic glasses
- Charcoaled oven mitts
- Airplane peanuts
- Linen shirts
- Coffee grinds

Roll the ingredients out onto a bread board with the palm of your hands, lightly dusting the mixture with corn flour to avoid getting sticky. Preheat the oven to 400F and bake until crispy and golden. Upon opening the oven door, let your hair bathe in the glorious aroma and step out into the city with a toasty new sensation!

Light on the Palette

Stephanie Chambers is one of the most visionary contemporary artists, rendering epic dreamscapes with the masterful use of a crayon. With all this expended creative energy, it's only natural that her new line of perfume should smell just as dreamy...
- Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
- Curly hair taming gel
- Fabric softener
- Filtered water
- Black coffee
- Crayon shavings
- Carboard puzzles
- Pezz dispensers
- Peppermint shampoo
- Sea salt
- Dog-eared library card
- popcorn

Neatly file the ingredients into a systematic flower press. Bake in the oven on hight for twenty minutes, cool on the window fire escape and empty into a coffee percolator. With each cup of coffe you drink for the next few days, you'll be able to enjoy the steamy aroma of artistic expression in a cup!

Millionaire Love Potion

Patti Stanger is the modern day Love Goddess, uniting millionaires with well rounded characters to complete them.
It's no wonder she wears so much perfume - something has to shield her from the stench of desperation personified in a suit!

- Solarium gold dust
- White leather couch
- Fresh nail varnish
- Almond oil moisturizer
- Tarot cards
- Lip gloss
- White wine
- Private jet air conditioner
- Crab cakes
- Glossy hair spritzer
- peppermint gum
- Eyeliner
- Freshly vacuumed car

Compose yourself in the mirror, chanting positive affirmations about yourself. Toss the ingredients into a mixing bowl, add some lemon zest and ricotta and pour into the center of a large pancake. Roll up and bake like a giant blintzer in the oven and eat it all up! Varoom - instant love goddess potion is now brewing in your belly, awaiting the premiere release!

Haute Creature

Brighter than sunshine itself, Sir David Attenborough continues to beam his majestic light on the world via countless nature documentaries. And to top it off, he bares the most adventurous parfum de homme of them all - riddled with snow leopard droppings and butterfly dust!

- Perspiration-lined collar
- Muddy shoes
- Sun block cream
- Water flask
- Raw almonds
- Tulip nectar
- Elephant manure
- Binocular lens cleaner
- Muslin tree camouflage
- Grass dew
- Bug repellant

Hide in a bush for numerous hours in sweltering heat, smothered in the listed ingredients. After days of anticipation and patience, be prepared to capture a magnificent bead of sweat rolling down your cheek - catch it in a vile and gasp victoriously! The very first immitation-Attenborough fragrance will be ready for lab examination and set free to roam wild in the atmosphere.

Boho Barbie!

50 years in the making, this iconic Barbie doll has seen A LOT of messy bedrooms in her time. Despite the glitz and the glamor, this princess smells like the bottom of the toy box!

- Orange peel
- Fur balls
- Dust mites
- Rubber hair bands
- Musty socks
- Strawberry Daiquiri lip gloss
- Sun damaged rubber feet
- Pavement chalk
- Granola bar wrappers
- Sunblock
- Moulding wicker basket

Empty the ingredients onto the driveway. Roll over them with bicycle wheels, sprinkle with cut grass and sprawl a few of your favorite sweaters over the scene to absorb the pungent odor. After a few nights left out in the elements, your clothes with be strewn with the dank smell of an afternoon in the sun with Barbie!

Aromatic Author

Celebrated Australian author and current New Yorker, Peter Carey is the latest personified perfume to sweep the nation. An earthy blend of hermitage living and tightly wound perfectionism, this fragrance is sure to spring clean the the most cluttered of noses!

- Studded leather arm chair
- Antique floor boards
- Brand new laptop
- Steaming coffee mug
- lens cleaning fluid
- Central Park air
- Cast iron window frames
- Toasted poppy seed bagel
- Classical vinyl collection
- Carnegie Hall cocktail napkins
- Flower box fertilizer
- Egyptian cotton
- Savored wine corks

Dampen your temples with the wet ingredients and pulse the dry composites in a food processor until it forms a pulpy texture. Stuff the inner soles of your house slippers with the paste and allow to harden into an orthotic ball to support the arch in your foot. Over time, the combination of scents will permeate your study room with the inspirational odors required to write an award winning novel!