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Penhaligon's

The Victorian perfumer that started in a barber's shop opposite a Turkish bath and built its scents around it.

Scent & shavingRoyal Warrant

Photo by Edwardx, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

William Penhaligon came from Penzance and set up on Jermyn Street in the 1870s next to the Hammam. Hammam Bouquet, made in 1872, was his first and is still sold; it is supposed to smell of the steam and sandalwood next door.

The bottles with their ribboned stoppers are the giveaway. The Burlington Arcade shop is the one to visit for the fittings.

Where
16-17 Burlington Arcade, W1J 0PL
Nearest station
Green Park · 4 min walk

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