Ayala Moriel Parfums has begun offering bar soaps, which I am so happy about since they are my favorite delivery mechanism of getting suds to skin. Ayala sent me Vetiver Racinettes, along with a couple other goodies that I will soon review, as a thank you for hosting her and her lovely daughter in our home about a month ago. The pleasure was all ours, as we (my boys, husband and I) had such a terrific time getting to know them and showing them a little bit of Portland during their short visit.
It should go without saying, but I will say it anyway, that I do not feel compelled to write good things about this new soap because it was a gift from Ayala, nor do I feel that is the reason she gave it to me. I am writing this review because I LOVE THIS SOAP! It is truly wonderful. Its slip is silky and its lather is luxurious. It is non-drying and smells just like the listed notes, a perfect balance of vetiver, ginger, cardamom (a favorite of mine) and coffee. It’s of special interest to me as well, that Ayala is working with Open Source Soap of Oregon in creating these all natural, handcrafted soap bars. And for those Film Noir fans out there, the bar form of this fragrance will be released next!
Vetiver Racinettes Soap Bar available at AyalaMoriel.com $12 for 4.5oz bar
All photographs are mine.
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Ayala’s fragrances are just lovely and I will look forward to trying out her new soaps.
I’m looking forward to trying Film Noir next 🙂
I have a sample of her Vetiver Racinettes fragrance. It’s got a nice hit of clay-like mitti attar in it, and the vetiver is dry and earthy — very grounding. I’m not in love with the sweeter “root beer” aspect in the dry down, but I wonder how it all plays out in soap form. 🙂
There’s no “root beer” note in the soap. Vetiver is the standout, with the coriander and ginger rounding out the mix.