Guest guest Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 I bought some truffle oil from the market today, for the first time. Both white and black, infused in olive oil. I remembered vaguely that it was in Mandy Aftel's book Aroma in one of her recipes, and when I came back I looked it up - and there is a recipe for solid perfume, with white truffle oile, coffee absolute and orange oil. I feel inspired to do something with the truffle oils, even though they smell awfully stinky to my unfamiliar with it nose... Did any of you try to do anything with truffle oils before for perfumes? Curious to hear some experience and ideas. I find the scent quite repulsive (particularly the white one) and sharp so that kind of blocks me for now to think about it myself... Though I am sure that once I get my hands dirty with it and start blending it will all fall into place... Thanks! Ayala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 Been experimenting with my truffle oils, and am starting to make some gifts for friends for the holidays. I was making simple bath oil blends this morning, and really having fun with them. I package them in miniature absolute vodka, and they look really cute. It's not suppose to be a " professional " packaging, just for fun. I add little tags so that giftee knows what they are and doesn't drink the almond oil... I based on recipe on Mandy's White Truffle and Blood Orange solid perfume fro m her book " Aroma " . But I susbsituted the white truffle with black one, which is warmer and mellower. I used wild orange oil instead of the blood orange, and also added vetiver and black pepper. The recipe calls for coffee absolute, by the way, and together these make an interesting aphrodisiac oil (for massage or bath). This one is in the " Absolute Pepper " bottle... My favourite oil I blended was in the " Absolute Currant " bottle - black truffle, tarragon absolute, black currant concrete and ylang ylang. It smells very berry like and is delicious! The white one, as I said, is sharp and very unpleasant to me. I made one blend with it, using clementine oil, co2 and mandarin. It's quite yummy once applied to the skin, even though from the bottle it has too much of the white truffle sharpness. I think it will be interesting to use the truffle oils in an oil base perfume (solid or jojoba oil). They add an interesting " bite " to the scent. Ayala Sender, Perfumer Ayala Moriel Parfums http://www.AyalaMoriel.com/ My SmellyBlog: http://SmellyBlog.com/ Signature Perfumes ~ Perfumed Jewelery ~ Fragrance Consultant On-Line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 From: " Ayala Sender " <ayala@...> My favourite oil I blended was in the " Absolute Currant " bottle - black truffle, tarragon absolute, black currant concrete and ylang ylang. It smells very berry like and is delicious! That sounds like something I might eat for dessert...What a beautiful combination! For my birthday this year I was taken to a wonderful French restaurant where we ate truffles.... I love the feeling of them and the smell is very special. Isn't it fun to put food ingredients into fragrance? I use cepes and cognac in parfum and think it is very special. Le Bijou, a natural perfume boutique http://www.JoAnneBassett.com Bassett Aromatherapy products http://www.AromaWorld.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 Ayala Sender <ayala@...> wrote: Been experimenting with my truffle oils, and am starting to make some gifts for friends for the holidays. I was making simple bath oil My favourite oil I blended was in the " Absolute Currant " bottle - black truffle, tarragon absolute, black currant concrete and ylang ylang. It smells very berry like and is delicious! The white one, as I said, is sharp and very unpleasant to me. I made one blend with it, using clementine oil, co2 and mandarin. It's quite yummy once applied to the skin, even though from the bottle it has too much of the white truffle sharpness. Ayala Sender, Perfumer they sound absolutely yummy....the black one very dark with the sweetening of ylang ylang mmm interesting counter balance with blackcurrant........ .the white one..... as it is already a sharp note perhaps try a softening tempering oil to offset the sharpness of the white truffle..............what about linden abs? fragrantly janita Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 >From: " Ayala Sender " <ayala@...> > >My favourite oil I blended was in the " Absolute Currant " bottle - >black truffle, tarragon absolute, black currant concrete and ylang >ylang. It smells very berry like and is delicious! > >That sounds like something I might eat for dessert...What a beautiful >combination! > >For my birthday this year I was taken to a wonderful French restaurant >where >we ate truffles.... >I love the feeling of them and the smell is very special. Isn't it fun to >put food ingredients into fragrance? > >I use cepes and cognac in parfum and think it is very special. > >Le Bijou, a natural perfume boutique http://www.JoAnneBassett.com >Bassett Aromatherapy products http://www.AromaWorld.com We had thanksgiving with our neighbour who very kindly inveted us again. They had a bottle of homemade red wine (red raspberry or was it black?) anyway, I dont drink but had a sniff of it. It smelt sweet and glorious. Very refereshing and full of bubbles??? I like the smell and may try tincturing it next year in alcohol. Though I am not sure how I would blend it in a perfume. Poh Yee _________________________________________________________________ Share your latest news with your friends with the Windows Live Spaces friends module. http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://spaces.\ live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create & wx_url=/friends.aspx & mk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 > That sounds like something I might eat for dessert...What a beautiful > combination! > > For my birthday this year I was taken to a wonderful French restaurant where > we ate truffles.... > I love the feeling of them and the smell is very special. Isn't it fun to > put food ingredients into fragrance? > > I use cepes and cognac in parfum and think it is very special. > Le Bijou, a natural perfume boutique http://www.JoAnneBassett.com That French restaurant must be something. Real truffles must be amazing, I only had the oil as a seasoning for stuffing in the holidays (the hostess I went to in all the Christmas dinners I went to made me a vegetarian stuffing with mushroom and rosemary and truffle oil). I love cepes and cognac in perfumes too. The truffles are so different though, there is something really strong about them, where as the cepes is rounder in my opinion. Ayala Sender, Perfumer Ayala Moriel Parfums http://www.AyalaMoriel.com/ My SmellyBlog: http://SmellyBlog.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 > .the white one..... as it is already a sharp note perhaps try a softening tempering oil to offset the sharpness of the white truffle..............what about linden abs? > fragrantly > janita That would be interesting to try. I never used Linden in an oil base though, as it is so sticky and light in colour. What's your experience with it, Janita? Thanks! Ayala Sender, Perfumer Ayala Moriel Parfums http://www.AyalaMoriel.com/ My SmellyBlog: http://SmellyBlog.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 > That sounds like something I might eat for dessert...What a beautiful > combination! > > For my birthday this year I was taken to a wonderful French restaurant where > we ate truffles.... > I love the feeling of them and the smell is very special. Isn't it fun to > put food ingredients into fragrance? > > I use cepes and cognac in parfum and think it is very special. > Le Bijou, a natural perfume boutique http://www.JoAnneBassett.com That French restaurant must be something. Real truffles must be amazing, I only had the oil as a seasoning for stuffing in the holidays (the hostess I went to in all the Christmas dinners I went to made me a vegetarian stuffing with mushroom and rosemary and truffle oil). Yes Ayala it is... Expensive ...and wonderful...It was a treat.... I love cepes and cognac in perfumes too. The truffles are so different though, there is something really strong about them, where as the cepes is rounder in my opinion. Yes that is true.. Le Bijou, a natural perfume boutique http://www.JoAnneBassett.com Bassett Aromatherapy products http://www.AromaWorld.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 My latest truffle fun... Bath Salts! I made a nice big batch yesterday with the black truffle & cassis blend, and it smells marvelous! So much fun playing with these truffles. I am going to give these as gifts for the Holiday Season. More flavours to come later Ayala Sender, Perfumer Ayala Moriel Parfums http://www.AyalaMoriel.com/ My SmellyBlog: http://SmellyBlog.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 Hi Ayala I've always used white truffle oil to dress dishes -- the final touch. Mashed potatoes, a chicken dish, etc. It has a sharp note tha tblack truffle doesn't have, and I like it for that. Let us know what goes on with your experiment with it in perfumery. Anya McCoy Anya's Garden of Natural Perfume http://anyasgarden.com Artisan Natural Perfumers Guild http://artisannaturalperfumers.org Natural Perfumers Chat Group / Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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