GIFTING PERSONAS

The year ahead will bring an array of reasons to treat those you love so dearly, or even those one has just met. And among those we know and those we are getting to know reside an array of personalities – fragrant personalities, that is. Which is where, when it comes to finding the perfect gift, Penhaligon's Fragrance Profiling can lend a hand.


Perhaps you know of a Refreshing Raconteur – one with an energetic spirit and a mile-a-minute mind. Or a Cosmopolitan Pearl, a woman every Society Girl wishes they could be.
Whatever fragrant personality your recipient may possess, you'll find a gift to suit amongst our impeccably wrapped and remarkably scented gifts. 

THE CURIOUS WANDERER

THE CURIOUS WANDERER

Give advice in the same manner as you apply scent; liberally. Your words are the seeds of epiphany.

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The Intoxicating Fortune Teller

THE INTOXICATING FORTUNE TELLER

The future has corners. Employ a crystal ball to peer around them, and a Penhaligon's scent to improve its promise.

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THE REFRESHING RACONTEUR

THE REFRESHING RACONTEUR

Ears two and mouth one, they speak enough for a few and they listen to none. None who are without a Penhaligon's perfume, that is.

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MR DEBONAIRE

MR. DEBONAIRE

A bird in the hand is all well and good. But nothing beats a well-tied four-in-hand and a well-spritzed gent.

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THE UPFLIFTING SOUL

THE UPLIFTING SOUL

The horizon is endless – but there’s no harm racing after it. Freedom awaits. And perhaps a divine fragrance or two.

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THE OBLIGING ENTERTAINER

THE OBLIGING ENTERTAINER

Walking so fast while donning a spiffing scent can be hazardous… for the rubber necks of others.

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Further Reading

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