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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 […]