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28 February 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
This is the third in my series of articles for the Shropshire Magazine on matters perfume, this time featuring an exploration of some of the traditions of Mothering Sunday and the special place of violets in perfumery. You can see a pdf scan of the article as it appeared in the magazine, under the title […]
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26 February 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | 2 Comments on Artemisia – and how to identify natural perfumery ingredients
Artemisia absinthium Lambrook Sliver I used Artemisia absinthium as the key ingredient in my fragrance Devana, but it’s raised a few questions about what it is and whether there are other similar plants about. I think the genus Artemisia is rather an interesting one, so I thought I’d expand on it a bit here. First […]
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2 February 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | 2 Comments on Valentine’s, Roses and Chocolate – the scent of romance
Here is the second in my series of articles for the Shropshire Magazine, this time looking at the history of Valentine’s Day and it’s association with gifts and incorporating a little foray into gourmand perfumes. You can see a pdf scan of the article as it appeared in the magazine or the unedited version in plain […]
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29 January 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
In anticipation of Valentine’s Day, I’ve a selection of price reductions to see if I can steal some sales from the florists this year. Plus I’ve prepared some His & Hers sample packs (equally His & His or Hers & Hers if you prefer) that come with two fragrances of your choice from my masculine and […]
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23 January 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
Anyone who has ever sat around a campfire will have memories associated with the smell of wood-smoke, hopefully good ones . . . If like me you also have the good fortune to have an open fire at home, you may have shared my disappointment that you don’t really ever get the same effect indoors […]
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12 January 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
Devana Built around the unusual essential oil of Artemisia absinthium, with it’s unique herbal, dry scent and blue-green colour it gives a fresh opening to this distinctive cologne. Green mandarin provides sharpness with blackcurrant and freesia following on. The long-lasting dry-down reveals subtle dry overtones and the softness of sandalwood, white musk and a hint of pink […]
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12 January 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | 1 Comment on Lasting Lavender – PWP Product
Lasting Lavender Lasting Lavenderby Pell Wall(pictured on a piece of carved fluorite) Designed to give a distinctive, firmly feminine note of lavender in a long-lasting form without compromising the quality of the note or rendering it into a more masculine complex with moss and wood. Natural lavender oil is a top-note and as such tends to […]
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Home Fragrances Reed Diffusers My reed diffusers are presented in a 110ml square glass bottle with a bright silvered screw-on collar (not loose as so many on the market seem to be) and come with a bundle of 8 twelve inch tall rattan reeds to diffuse the scent into your room. Room Sprays Made in […]
feedback product PWP Product The Simple Essence unisex
The Simple Essence The concept of The Simple Essence is just what it says – very simple – a perfume that features just one fragrance note, from a fine quality natural material. Many natural materials are richly complex and subtle even before they are blended. Good enough in fact to be a perfume all to themselves. The Simple Essence range […]
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Pretty in Pink A subtle, sweet, distinctly feminine perfume featuring roses and lilies with a hint of jasmine and violet. The dry-down has white musk and sandalwood while the top-notes include the unusual bergamot-mint and floral neroli. Think bright summer dresses and English gardens. Speaking of English gardens, that soft pink colour comes from rose petals collected […]
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Jacinth A bright, brash unashamedly feminine perfume with notes of sweet pea, narcissus, rose and lily. Built on a base of ambergris and vanilla and enlivened with green mandarin and orange flowers. This is a fun fragrance that won’t be out of place at work, yet can party all night. That lovely orange colour comes from a […]
Equisetum feedback masculine product PWP Product
Equisetum This is a classic, old-fashioned, very masculine fragrance in the aromatic Fougère style, given a couple of unusual twists. I’ve used maximum permitted proportions of oakmoss with the addition of a tiny amount of cucumber and a touch of cognac to give it an unusual lift. Warmth and depth from ambergris and sandalwood and intrigue from tobacco and […]
feedback product PWP Product Tuesdays unisex
Tuesdays Imagine walking into a very special sweet-shop: the sort of place that is full of fine quality chocolates with all sorts of exotic fillings behind a glass counter. Every kind of luxury confection is on display from Turkish delight to Italian ice-cream. The little Shropshire town where I live has just such a shop, Tuesday’s, and […]
feedback product PWP Product Tempus ludendi unisex
Tempus ludendi A sophisticated masculine fragrance, it’s suited to day and evening wear but the emphasis here is on having fun: This full-strength cologne contains some very special ingredients to make it last until the day after you put it on without being overpowering to start with. Ideal for that all night party . . . The […]
feedback product PWP Product Relaxed repose unisex
Relaxed repose . . . In this fragrance only completely natural ingredients have been used. The immediate notes of alpine lavender and basil are supported by precious flower oils, including jasmine, orange blossom and rose together with long-lasting sandalwood and opopanax to ensure the scent remains delightful for many hours. A soft, calming cologne designed to be suitable to […]
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Minted Mornings A classy room fragrance and Eau de Toilette designed to freshen up in the morning, giving you a light minty-fresh lift at the start of the day. When you return later in the day though, the mintiness would no-longer be desirable – fear not, it will have faded away leaving a soft, warm, mellow […]
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Fruit Wood An unusual, rather muscular cologne that starts off with a bright, loud, lemon-sherbet scent despite containing no lemon oil at all. It soon mellows though fading into a soft, warm, luxurious woodiness as the rosewood, sandalwood and spices come through. The top-notes include precious neroli oil, lime and grapefruit, which are deepened with may chang, […]
Anjin feedback product PWP Product unisex
Anjin Citrus, spices and precious woods come together to make a lasting, special evening fragrance Designed to last the whole night through and into morning, this is a spicy, vigorous fragrance with plenty of complexity to hold your interest. Warmth and depth are provided by sandalwood and styrax with notes of pimento, corriander and clove to enliven […]
feedback Gin and Lime product PWP Product unisex
Gin & Lime This is a light citrus-type cologne that is designed for everyday wear, to lift your mood day or evening. Imagine yourself on a summer afternoon in the garden, a freshly poured gin martini in front of you as a lime is cut to make an unconventional garnish for your drink: that intense fresh […]
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9 January 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
The sandalwood I use in many of my products comes from Vanuatu. Pieces of good quality sandalwood Another of the classic ingredients of perfumery that has been in use for centuries, sandalwood is a fragrance that will be familiar to most people. What may be less familiar is the fact that the most famous form […]
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29 December 2011 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
It’s perhaps a tenuous connection but wine and perfume have, alcohol, complexity and the need for a good nose in common. So I’m including links here to a couple of my favourite specialist wine suppliers actually both run by the same wine expert, David Chapman: Amis du Vin imports fine French wine particularly from the Loire While at Champagne […]
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27 December 2011 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
Ambergris as a perfume ingredient has a lasting fascination and is widely misunderstood – here I’ve described some of it’s story. I don’t generally use real animal ingredients in my work – I use synthetic substitutes – however some ingredients have a special magic regardless of whether they can be used, or afforded. A piece […]
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Article: Synthetic or Natural? Here you can read a slightly longer version of an article published in the December 2011 edition of the Shropshire Magazine exploring the changing use of natural and synthetic materials in perfume and their relative merits, which you can also read in plain pdf. There are a lot of evangelists about […]