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13 February 2013 / 26 April 2024 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
A Posy of Violets on Mother’s Day Mother’s Day or Mothering Sunday has been celebrated here in Britain for a very long time. Here I’m exploring some of the history of the Day and it’s links with scented flowers. The terms Mother’s Day and Mothering Sunday are used more-or-less interchangeably, but historically they are different […]
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7 February 2013 / 26 April 2024 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
One of the fragrance ingredient groups that many people with a bit of knowledge of fragrance have at least heard of is the Aldehydes. Made famous by their inclusion in Chanel 5 they have been in widespread use in perfumes since the 1920s. When we talk about aldehydes in the context of perfumery what is […]
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The new fragrance that was developed as part of the Penning Perfumes project and unveiled at the Birmingham event last night can now be revealed. Luckily Claire and I had similar images in mind First I want to share with you the poem that was the inspiration for the fragrance, reproduced here with kind permission […]
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4 February 2013 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
I wrote previously about the Penning Perfumes project but now the moment of revelation is fast approaching! The fragrance I created in response to a poem will be officially released for the first time at the Penning Perfumes event on the evening of Wednesday 6th February 2013 at Le Truc in Birmingham’s Ladywell Walk. I […]
2 January 2013 / 26 April 2024 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
Today I’ve been working on my contribution to the latest Penning Perfumes project: a splendid idea pioneered by Odette Toilette and Claire Trévien to combine two art forms. Poets are given perfumes from which to take inspiration and Perfumers are given poems. The poem I’m responding to is by Claire Trévien herself and I’ve spent some time today in […]
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24 December 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
A short post this Christmas Eve to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a prosperous and happy New Year for 2013. Snowy branches and Shropshire countryside from the hard winter of 2010
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13 December 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
I’m very pleased to report that the Pell Wall Perfumes range is now available to try and to buy at a new art gallery and craft workshop in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Situated at Victoria Yard on the High Street (next to the Red Lyon pub) it’s easy to find and a fun place to explore for […]
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7 December 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
Regular readers of my blog and of Basenotes may remember that I had my doubts about the commercial viability of the concept of a Woodsmoke room fragrance. Well as I was packing up another bottle to go out to a customer tonight, it occurred to me I should give an update: after some months in […]
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6 December 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
For the second time in succession I find myself presenting a video that gives a great insight into the world of fragrance creation. This time it was made by IFRA North America – the NA branch of the International Fragrance Association – and it features interviews with several perfumers and others involved in the creation […]
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30 November 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | 2 Comments on Koku – an interview with a perfumer
I’m including here a video made for television featuring an interview with another perfumer, working in Turkey. It’s in Turkish but with English subtitles, which though occasionally imperfect are easily good enough to enable understanding. Vedat talks to his interviewer about the nature of olfaction, the history of scent, its connnection with art, science and […]
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4 November 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | 4 Comments on Pop-up Shop
Update: The Pop-up Shop in Newport – opposite the Shakespeare Pub – now features over 30 local businesses & I’m there myself every Wednesday afternoon if you want to talk perfume. I’m very pleased to report that Pell Wall Perfumes products are available at the new pop-up-shop in Newport, Shropshire (details on the 2nd of those links). The […]
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15 October 2012 / 26 April 2024 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
This year, for the second time ever, IFRA UK (formerly known as the British Fragrance Association) is hosting a Fragrance Forum at the Royal Society in Carlton House Terrace, London on Thursday 18th October 2012. I’m proud to say that Pell Wall Perfumes will be one of the sponsors of the event. The theme for the […]
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2 October 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
This Saturday, 6th October Pell Wall Perfumes will be at the Blackberry Fair in Whitchurch. It’s a fun, family, community-based event centred around the Civic Centre and Market Hall and spilling over into the High Street, which will be closed to traffic for the occasion. If you are anywhere nearby – and Whitchurch is easy […]
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1 October 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | 1 Comment on The 26 Ingredients
Whether you look at the labels on fragrances you buy or make fragrances yourself and hope to sell them, an understanding of what is on the label and why can be useful. Below I’m listing a lot of materials that you may see on a label. Don’t make the mistake of assuming that because these […]
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20 September 2012 / 27 October 2024 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
I’m linking here to a fascinating interview with Jean-Claude Ellena: one of my heroes of the perfumery world. I don’t quite share his minimalist ethic, though I’m in awe of much of his work. The interview is two pages long and well worth the read. Picture from Spiegel Online International The interview was conducted for […]
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1 September 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
I’ve written elsewhere on this blog about what materials I recommend to start with and I’ve also talked about the single largest investment for most starting perfumers, which is good scales. What I have not covered is all the other things you are going to need in order to be able to experiment effectively with […]
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31 August 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
It’s a bit naughty to do two off-topic posts in a row, but I couldn’t resist this video made with compilations of shots from the Cassini probe. And just to add some colour, here’s a beautiful picture from the same source: Saturn, its rings and largest moon Titan I found these in this article on […]
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15 August 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
I’m posting this just because I thought it was rather wise, it has nothing in particular to do with perfume: People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends […]
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14 August 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
Musk is one of the most common elements in perfumes – some form of musk is included in virtually every fragrance on the market, but which form varies a great deal as there are a great many options. At one time, musk came almost exclusively from various species of Musk Deer but this has almost […]
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5 August 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
On Friday and Saturday 10th and 11th August 2012 the oldest horticultural show in the world will be celebrating it’s 125th anniversary and Pell Wall Perfumes will be there too. Pell Wall Perfumes will be on Stand A26 in the Home and Craft Marquee The Shrewsbury Flower Show, organised by the Shropshire Horticultural Society, is […]
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24 July 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
Interesting article exploring how research into the way the sense of smell works has applications for wider human health. Included is a well-written explanation of the prevailing theory of how smells are perceived. Mill Hill Essays | MRC National Institute for Medical Research, London
21 July 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
An interesting article featuring the work of Steve Pearce, a British perfumer, who also happened to give one of the best presentations at this year’s BSP symposium, to recreate the distinctive smell of space for NASA to use in astronaut training. What Space Smells Like – The Atlantic Here you can also read an interview […]
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18 July 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | 3 Comments on Bitter Almond Oil
Bitter Almond Oil is one of those curious perfumery ingredients that isn’t at all what it appears to be: it almost certainly won’t have been made from almonds, bitter or otherwise, isn’t bitter and may be natural or synthetic. Bitter Almond Blossom What is called Bitter Almond Oil and was originally and is still occasionally made from bitter almond kernels – Prunus amygdalus Amara […]
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3 July 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
On July 12th 2012 Her Majesty the Queen will be attending a Pageant in Shropshire in honour of her 60 years as Queen. Pell Wall Perfumes will be there too and it seemed the perfect occasion to release a fragrance I’ve had in development for a while. 1953 – a limited edition fragrance by Pell […]
