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Penhaligon’s Eau de Cologne & Orange Blossom ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 23 February 2010 33 Comments

Penhaligon's will add two more fragrances to the Anthology collection next month, Eau de Cologne and Orange Blosssom. The Anthology series, which highlights fragrances from the Penhaligon's back catalog, debuted last year with Extract of Limes, Eau de Verveine, Gardenia and Night Scented Stock.

Eau de Cologne ~ a refined citrus cologne with powdered orange peel and neroli, originally launched in 1927.

Orange Blossom ~ a 1976 fragrance with neroli, violet leaves, bergamot, cedrat, cardamom, pink pepper, orange, jasmine, tuberose, rose, peach blossom, orchid, sandalwood, cedar, white musk and vanilla.

Penhaligon's Eau de Cologne and Orange Blossom will be available in 100 ml Eau de Toilette. (via vogue.fr)

Filed Under: new fragrances
Tagged With: penhaligons, penhaligons anthology

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  1. flittersniffer says:
    23 February 2010 at 10:25 am

    Are these another Bertrand D production or a remake of existing formulae?

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    • Robin says:
      23 February 2010 at 11:37 am

      Well, the original 4 were both: remakes done by Bertand Duchaufour. Do not know if he had a hand in these 2 as well.

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  2. www.mybeautyblog.de says:
    23 February 2010 at 10:32 am

    Oh, Orange Blossom sound right up my valley! I could even “get” them (looking over to Flittersniffer).
    Guess they are a Duchaufour remake, or?

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    • Robin says:
      23 February 2010 at 11:38 am

      Don’t know.

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  3. CynthiaW says:
    23 February 2010 at 10:44 am

    On the one hand, I love orange blossom. On the other hand, I’m not sure that I’ve gotten over the horror of Extract of Limes on me (imagine cheap green candy and Windex)

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    • Joe says:
      23 February 2010 at 10:49 am

      Oops, obviously we felt differently about the Lime! But thanks for the sample! Note: don’t *ever* try Smell Bent Blimey Limey.

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      • CynthiaW says:
        23 February 2010 at 11:18 am

        lol – that’s why I sent it to you – you’re my evil scent twin, which is why you got the Bond Little Italy that smelled like cat pee on me!

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        • Joe says:
          23 February 2010 at 11:44 am

          Well, I’m not *exactly* your EST. We both like lots of the same things, too. :D

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          • CynthiaW says:
            23 February 2010 at 3:05 pm

            That’s true – probably only my citrus EST. ;-)

    • Robin says:
      23 February 2010 at 11:38 am

      I know people were very excited about this collection, but I’ve liked the newer Penhaligon’s things much better than any of their older scents.

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      • Absolute Scentualist says:
        23 February 2010 at 12:38 pm

        Yep. I adore Elixir and Amaranthine. I’d try these, especially the Orange Blossom, but have fallen very hard for their newest creations.

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      • Haunani says:
        23 February 2010 at 7:50 pm

        If they are by Duchaufour, I will try them!

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    • PekeFan says:
      23 February 2010 at 4:32 pm

      I have an old sample of the original Extract of Limes that I compared with the new release several months ago. The original is so much nicer although it has poor lasting power. Overall, the new release smells “cheaper”. It’s a shame.

      Blimey Limey gave me a headache, perhaps because it is an oil? There is also something I don’t like in the base.

      In fact, I wanted to ask if anyone knows what base(s) companies like Demeter and Tauer use? I get a whiff of plastic when I wear their fragrances. That is a shame too because otherwise I love Rose Chypre.

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  4. Joe says:
    23 February 2010 at 10:45 am

    Oof. This line is getting big. Extract of Lime is good (pretty much what it sounds like). Did anyone get to smell the Night-Scented Stock or Gardenia?

    Also, I don’t think BD is their house perfumer, just does work for them sometimes, no?

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    • boojum says:
      23 February 2010 at 10:58 am

      I got samples of the Verveine and the Night Scented Stock. V was rather awful on me, but the NSS was quite nice. Summer was over by the time I got it, though, so I gave it a single sniff and moved on. Once it warms up, I’ll be pulling it back out for another try.

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    • www.mybeautyblog.de says:
      23 February 2010 at 11:03 am

      Yes, you are right, on both. But it is good they get big, it means they continue. Depends on the quality of the scents, and as long as they are not manufactered by Coty or P&G… they aren’t, or?! (do not scare me!)

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    • Robin says:
      23 February 2010 at 11:40 am

      No, not their house perfumer.

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  5. maggiecat says:
    23 February 2010 at 12:34 pm

    The orange blossom sounds lovely, except for the tuberose, but perhaps that’s subdued by the other ingredients? Tuberose and I do not play nicely together… I wish Penhaligon scents were easier to find here!

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    • Robin says:
      23 February 2010 at 12:54 pm

      Seriously doubt it is strong in that scent…

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  6. Daisy says:
    23 February 2010 at 12:53 pm

    I do like orange blossom…..don’t really get excited about Penhaligon’s except for Amaranthighs —which seemed a little off their beaten path to me. ooooo think I’ll have a spritz of the Thigh right now….

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    • Robin says:
      23 February 2010 at 12:55 pm

      I think since Elixir, they’ve been sort of switching gears from “traditional English” to “modern niche”. That might be why I don’t get too excited about the Anthology scents, although I do hear they’re nice.

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    • Joe says:
      23 February 2010 at 1:39 pm

      I still need to try the danged Elixir.

      D, I thought you kind of lurved Lily & Spice? Or has it been banished to perfume bottle purgatory? I should get myself a decant of that and Bluebell from you.

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      • RusticDove says:
        23 February 2010 at 2:48 pm

        Joe – I have samples of Lily & Spice and Bluebell if you’re interested…

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        • Joe says:
          23 February 2010 at 5:20 pm

          Thanks, V. I do have samples (from Ms. D), but am thinking decants would be nice… at least of Lily & Spice.

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  7. RusticDove says:
    23 February 2010 at 1:19 pm

    Those bows are weird. I know some think their bottles with the grosgrain bows are a little frou-frou, but what’s up with these?! Not sure it’s an improvement. ;-)

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    • Robin says:
      23 February 2010 at 3:10 pm

      They’ve used that bow on all the Anthology scents so far. Wonder how it holds up over time…

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      • Bela says:
        23 February 2010 at 5:22 pm

        I think they’re faintly ridiculous.

        I still have a few bows from years ago (I kept some that were a bit wonky and couldn’t be used). They were rather nice, but a real pain to adjust around the necks of the bottles. I don’t know how these are fixed.

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        • Robin says:
          23 February 2010 at 8:10 pm

          I wonder if many people just take them off.

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    • laken says:
      23 February 2010 at 3:39 pm

      They sort of look like little aeroplanes, like the bottles are going to take off.

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  8. Bela says:
    23 February 2010 at 5:17 pm

    When I worked for the company in 1979-80, of the fragrances mentioned above, only Night Scented Stock was being made. I’m afraid I hated it as much as I did Bluebell and always tried to get out of filling bottles with it.

    So Orange Blossom got discontinued between its launch in 1976 and 1979. Wonder why.

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    • Robin says:
      23 February 2010 at 8:11 pm

      Was the line about the same size then as now?

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  9. HDS1963 says:
    24 February 2010 at 1:38 am

    Personally I really like Penhaligon’s scents (I have thirteen of them after all which is normally a good indicator).

    Of the Anthology Series so far released, the company have tried to be as faithful as possible to the original formulae as possible, as all the original formulation recipes are still owned by the company. Where possible they have tried to adhere to these, but with some of the restrictions now in place of some kinds of ingredients there has had to be some substitution.

    My favourites of the existing four are Eau de Verveine which is like a slightly warmer and more floral Blenheim Bouquet which is fairly unisex. Night Scented Stock I think is beautiful and again can be warn by a man as it is a rich musky floral. Extract Of Limes starts out very fresh but dries down to a lovely creamy, powdery scent which never quite loses it’s citrus edge. Gardenia I don’t think can be worn by a man as it is a bright, very feminine floral.

    The release I am looking forward to is a new male fragrance which is mooted for release towards the end of the year. Their last more male oriented fragrance was Elixir, which is spectacular in my opinion.

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    • Robin says:
      24 February 2010 at 10:03 am

      We agree on Elixir — I do think it’s wonderful! Looking forward to the next one.

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