Author Archives: Penhaligons

In the second part of her London Fashion Week series, guest blogger Abi Marvel reveals which LFW character is enamoured with our pretty floral Ellenisia – the Make Up Artist! What’s the most exciting part of your job? I suppose you could say … Continue reading →

Take a look at this little extract from an article featured in the  Birmingham Daily Post on Tuesday July 9th, 1889! Our archivists just unearthed it; hopefully it’s the first of many insights into Penhaligon’s past! Hammam Bouquet is of course our oldest … Continue reading →

As I’m sure many of you are already aware, London Dry Gin was the inspiration behind our intoxicating new fragrance Juniper Sling.  Working in Marketing we’ve subsequently discovered loads of interesting facts about this atmospheric tipple and it felt only right to share … Continue reading →

This weekend I had a bit of a belated Spring clean, including dusting off my fragrance collection! So here is my hoard. Perhaps a second shelf is called for!   The pride of my collection is a vintage bottle of … Continue reading →

After months of planning and preparation last Thursday saw us host the official press launch of our new gin-inspired fragrance Juniper Sling. Created by master perfumer Olivier Crisp (who joined us for the evening), the scent was inspired by London … Continue reading →

Beeswax Absolute is one of my favourite ingredients. It blends well with both florals and other animalic facets and has a sweetness, richness and depth which I find irresistible. If a man wears a fragrance with beeswax (like our Sartorial … Continue reading →

I spent the bank holiday weekend down in Somerset with my Father, and we were lucky enough to be tipped off about this wonderous bluebell wood not far away in Dorset. On our way to to seaside we stopped off … Continue reading →

A couple of weeks ago we were lucky enough to hold a perfumery workshop at the British Museum for some of their Young Friends aged between 8 and 15. We’re big fans of the British Museum and have whiled away … Continue reading →

Imagine 500 people who work in perfumery gathered in one place. Now imagine what that room would smell like! Last night we went to the annual FIFI awards (an industry awards event celebrating all things fragrant) and have never smelt anything … Continue reading →

As some of you may know, we’ve been working with London-based fashion designers Meadham Kirchhoff for the past couple of years now;  each season we scent their collections with one of our perfumes! Their dramatic shows are always a highlight of London Fashion Week … Continue reading →