Penhaligon's
Penhaligon's is an English perfume house. It was founded in the late 1860s by William Henry Penhaligon, a Cornish barber who moved to London and who became Court Barber and Perfumer to Queen Victoria.[1]
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[edit] History
The original shop was situated in Jermyn Street next to the street's Hammam. Both buildings however were destroyed in The Blitz in 1941. A new Penhaligon's shop was opened in 1975 in Covent Garden by the fashion designer Sheila Pickles, with the help of the Italian film director Franco Zeffirelli. Pickles drew upon the formulas left by William Penhaligon himself, and also introduced a range of traditional floral scents for women, notably their unique and distinctive Bluebell, which is still a bestseller today.
Penhaligon's is currently owned by Cradle Holdings Inc which also owns the French perfume house L'Artisan Parfumeur. Cradle itself is owned by the US-based corporate finance group Fox Paine.[2] It had sales of £10.7m for the year to January 2005, the last year for which accounts are available. In 2007 it was announced that Penhaligon's was for sale for an estimated £30-40 million.[1]
[edit] Stores
Beside the flagship store in Covent Garden, other locations in London include the Burlington Arcade, Regent Street, Mayfair, Kings Road, Islington, the Royal Exchange and the newly built one at New Street Square (off the Chancery Lane station). Other shops have also been established outside of the capital in Edinburgh, Cambridge, Windsor and Chester.
[edit] Notable Products
- Hammam Bouquet - 1872; the company's first scent
- Blenheim Bouquet - 1902; the company's first bespoke fragrance for the Duke of Malborough at Blenheim Palace
- English Fern - 1910
- Douro - 1911; name changed to Lord's then back as originally called Douro Eau de Portugal.
- Lily of the Valley - 1976
- Violetta - 1976
- Bluebell - 1978
- Victorian Posy - 1979
- Elisabethan Rose - 1984
- Racquets - 1989
- Cornnubia - 1991
- Quercus - 1996
- Castile - 1998
- LP No.9 for ladies - 1998
- LP No.9 for men - 1999
- Artemisia - 2002- Was nominated for a FiFi Fragrance Foundation award in the Nouveau Niche category in 2002.
- Endymion - 2003
- Malabah - 2003
- Lavandula - 2004
- Ellenisia - 2005
- Opus - 2005; Created, as a celebration of The Penhaligon's heritage
- Lily & Spice - 2007
- Elixir - 2008
- Amaranthine - 2009
- Sartorial - 2010
From mid July 2009 Penhaligon's issued for a select time a selection of perfumes from their past which included:
- Eau de Cologne - 1927
- Zizonia - 1930
- Eau de Verveine - 1949
- Extract of Limes - 1963
- Gardenia - 1976
- Night Scented Stock - 1976
- Orange Blossom - 1976
- Jubilee Bouquet - 1977
[edit] References
[edit] Links
Media related to Penhaligon's at Wikimedia Commons
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