- Penhaligon's
Penhaligon's is an English perfume house. It was founded in the late 1860's by
William Henry Penhaligon , a Cornish barber who moved to London and who became Court Barber and Perfumer to Queen Victoria. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/03/30/cnpenhal30.xml]Company Information
Penhaligon's is currently owned by
Cradle Holdings Inc which also owns the French perfume houseL'Artisan Parfumeur . Cradle itself is owned by the US-based corporate finance groupFox Paine . [http://www.cosmeticsbusiness.com/story.asp?storyCode=1357] It had sales of £10.7m for the year to January 2005, the last year for which counts are available. In 2007 it was announced that Penhaligon's was for sale for an estimated £30-40 million. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/03/30/cnpenhal30.xml]tores
Beside the flagship store in Covent Garden, other shops have since been established in London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Windsor and Manchester. Other stores include Saks Fifth Avenue in New York and San Francisco, and Hong Kong; and other cities. [http://www.penhaligons.co.uk/shop/store-locator.html]
Notable Products
* Artemisia - unknown; was nominated for a FiFi Fragrance Foundation award in the Nouveau Niche category in 2002.
* Hammam Bouquet - 1872; the company's first scent
* Blenheim Bouquet - 1902; said to be the favourite ofWinston Churchill [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/03/30/cnpenhal30.xml] Richard E Grant, Pierce Brosnan, the milliner Stephen Jones and Tom Ford are all fans of Blenheim. Past wearers include the late Pope Jean Paul II, Rudyard Kipling.
* English Fern - 1910
* Douro - 1911; originally called Douro Eau de Portugal.
* Lily of the Valley - 1976
* Violetta - 1976
* Bluebell - 1978; It is a fragrance very much associated with celebrities. It is Kate Moss’s signature scent and is also worn by Sadie Frost, Sienna Miller and Keira Knightley. Madonna has worn it as did the late Princess of Wales.
* Victorian Posy - 1979; A favourite of the British couturier Vivienne Westwood
* Racquets - 1989
* Cornnubia - 1991
* Quercus - 1996
* Love Potion No.9 ( LP No.9) for ladies - 1998
* Love Potion No.9 ( LP No.9) for men - 1999
* Castile - 1998
* Elisabethan Rose - 1998
* Endymion - 2003
* Malabah - 2003
* Lavandula - 2004
* Ellenisia - 2004
* Opus - 2005; Created, as a celebration of The Penhaligon's heritage
* Lily & Spice - 2006Links
* [http://www.penhaligons.co.uk/ Official site]
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