feedback hyacinth Persian Prince product PWP Product Spring Flowers Collection
9 April 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | 1 Comment on Persian Prince – The Spring Flowers Collection – PWP Product
This is a smooth, subtle interpretation of hyacinth – this naturally rather brash flower is here tamed and made easier to wear – in composing this scent I imagined blue hyacinths though even within one colour of flower the scent varies with the variety grown. I couldn’t get the fragrance to go blue without bunging […]
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Deep Purple feedback product PWP Product Spring Flowers Collection violet
9 April 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
Deep Purple by Pell Wall One of the great classics of perfumery violet perfumes have been popular since the 17th century for the distinctive, sweet, floral aroma. Violet is combined with other scents in many, many fragrances but here I wanted to allow it to shine alone. You’ll recognise immediately the ‘parma violets’ character of the scent, though […]
Crowdsource daffodil feedback product PWP Product Spring Flowers Collection
I’ve been wanting to capture the scent of daffodils in a fragrance for a while now and the project has proved quite difficult – over a year after I started the research, I’m finally satisfied that I’ve got it right: the key test was when I presented my Mum with a tester of the fragrance […]
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28 March 2012 by Pell Wall (Chris) | Leave a Comment
Pell Wall Perfumes will have a stall at the quarterly Farmer’s Market in my local town of Market Drayton again on Sunday. Do come along and visit – quote this blog entry and get a 10% discount – and a free smile! The picture below is from the pre-Christmas market – it was incredibly windy […]
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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 […]