animal DIY ingredient Making your own perfume musk natural synthetic
14 August 2012 by Pell Wall | 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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1953 events news
5 August 2012 by Pell Wall | 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 […]
education nature of smell
24 July 2012 by Pell Wall | 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
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21 July 2012 by Pell Wall | 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 […]
DIY ingredient lilac Making your own perfume natural synthetic
18 July 2012 by Pell Wall | 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 | 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 […]
collecting perfumes education FAQ ingredient
22 June 2012 by Pell Wall | Leave a Comment
A question that often seems to come up is What’s the best way to store my fragrances? So I thought I’d give some advice and the logic behind it here. Open shelves might not be the best choice to store your fragrances Heat and light are the enemies of fragrance longevity, but a bit of temporary […]
events news
20 June 2012 by Pell Wall | Leave a Comment
Pell Wall Perfumes will be at Fordhall Farm for their Summer Fair on Sunday 24th June. We’ll have some special deals for visitors to our stand and the whole day promises to be a great family day out too. There will be tractor and donkey rides, sack racing, face painting, wildlife activities, pizza making, clay […]
choosing and classifying fragrance education ingredient Making your own perfume natural synthetic
13 June 2012 by Pell Wall | 1 Comment on Books about Perfumes and Perfumery
There are quite a lot of books about on the subject of perfumes, perfumery and the making of perfumes and many of them are not all that helpful, so I’ve tried to gather together here some recommendations for books I’ve found to be particularly helpful or interesting. Some books from the Pell Wall Perfumes bookshelf […]
cocktails Gin and Lime off topic
9 June 2012 by Pell Wall | Leave a Comment
In honour of World Gin Day 2012 I’ve decided to publish the recipe (formula if you are a perfume person) for a rather wonderful variation of the classic Martini. Here for your delectation is The Hereford The Hereford Martini To make The Hereford you will need: One quarter of a Lime Four Measures of Williams […]