Penhaligon's
London, United Kingdom · Founded in 1870
Penhaligon's
The house of the Jermyn Street barber who became perfumer to the court, telling England's story with humour and panache, between Victorian classics and portraits of imaginary aristocrats.
Official website(new tab)History
William Henry Penhaligon was born in 1837 in Penzance, Cornwall, where he learned the barber's trade. Having moved to London, in 1870 he became barber and perfumer at the Jermyn Street hammam, one of the most popular Turkish baths in Europe, and turned the salon into an elegant shop. Two years later he composed his first fragrance, Hammam Bouquet, inspired by the warm, spicy atmosphere of the baths.
In 1891 the house moved into connected premises between St James's Street and Jermyn Street, lit by electricity, a novelty in the London of the day. William died in 1902; the following year, Queen Alexandra granted Penhaligon's its first Royal Warrant. Today the house carries this heritage through its collections, from the classics of British Tales to the scented journeys of Trade Routes.
- Founded
- 1870, London
- Founded by
- William Henry Penhaligon
Milestones
- 1870William Penhaligon becomes barber and perfumer at the Jermyn Street hammam
- 1872Hammam Bouquet, the house's first fragrance
- 1891Move to premises between St James's Street and Jermyn Street
- 1903First Royal Warrant, granted by Queen Alexandra
The collections
British Tales
The house's great classics, from Victorian citrus to more recent florals, each drawing on a page of English history or myth, from the Duke of Marlborough to the Tudor rose.
In the guideBlenheim BouquetElisabethan RoseEndymionLuna
Trade Routes
A collection inspired by the trade routes that brought spices, woods and resins from the East to London, for bolder, more intense compositions.
In the guideHalfeti
The house’s fragrances
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