Tuesday 1 July 2014

Perfumer Secrets

Smells achieved using a minimum of juxtaposed materials:

Amber: vanillin, labdanum (absolute)

Chocolate: isobutly phenylacetate, vanillin, patchouli (plain chocolate), concrete of iris (cocoa powder), trace of civet (ganache)

Fig: stemone, gamma-octalactone, ethyl maltol (ripe figs)

Pineapple: allyl hexanote, ethyl maltol

Strawberry: fructone, ethyl maltol, methyl anthranilate (wild)


 
Ratio: 5% solution in 90% ethyl alcohol

Hair Advert

Timotei Pure
(A childhood favourite)

REN Oat and Bay


Apivita Propoline Honey and Tea Tree 


Klorane Oatmilk


Lush Shampoo Bar

L'oreal Elvive Multi Vitamins
(although not as pure and natural as other shampoos, it gives a noticeable salon effect for long hair)





Sociopathic Specifications

Chicken with Broccoli
(Dr Sheldon Cooper) Diced not shredded; served with brown rice not white; Korean good hot mustard and low sodium soy sauce.

Hamburger
(Dr Sheldon Cooper) Medium well; dill slices not sweet; individual relish packets; onion rings; extra breading.

Oolong Tea
(Dr Beverly Hofstadter) Separate not bagged; steeped for three minutes served with 2% milk and one teaspoon of raw sugar.

Cocoa
(Dr Sheldon Cooper)  Half and half instead of whole milk; heated to precisely 183 degrees; seven little marshmallows; no more, no less.


Seating area placed in a state of eternal dibs 
- Cathedra mea, regulae meae.

Sheldon's explanation:
In the winter that seat is close enough to the radiator so that it's warm but not so close that it causes perspiration. In the summer it's directly in the path of a cross breeze created by opening the windows there and there, it faces the television at an angle that is neither direct thus discouraging conversation nor so far wide as to create a parallax due to the distortion.

Penny's explanation:
In the winter that seat is close enough to the radiator so that he's warm yet not so close that he sweats. In the summer it's directly in the path of a cross breeze created by opening the windows there and there. It faces the television at an angle that isn't direct so you can still talk to everybody yet not so wide that the picture looks distorted. 

Frozen Yoghurt
(Dr Sheldon Cooper) Half chocolate, half vanilla, side by side, not swirled. Half a teaspoon of sprinkles, rainbow not chocolate. Two cherries, one on top, one on the bottom, stems removed.


Parking Space 294
It's a corner spot, cutting the risk of door dings in half. It's a mere 28 steps from the building entrance. The nearby tree provides shade on hot days and is also home to a delightful squirrel.