#Legend

THE SPIRIT OF GIVING

Penhaligon’s makes finding the perfect present a joyous adventure with its enhanced gifting experience and wide selection of olfactory delights

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For more than 150 years, British perfume house Penhaligon’s has been wowing royals and regular folk alike with its enticing, eccentric and extraordin­ary scents. That includes concocting some of the world’s finest scented gifts, whether an assortment of must-have colognes, a trio of delightful­ly fragrant candles or a perfume that perfectly matches a loved one’s personalit­y.

The gifting experience at Penhaligon’s, meanwhile, gets better every year with updates and upgrades to packaging, wrapping and personalis­ation services. In the latest developmen­ts, the venerable brand has refreshed its gifting vessels as well as wrapping options and gift tags – all while maintainin­g its commitment to sustainabi­lity by shunning the use of cellotape, bags and “faff”. It has also introduced gift box monogrammi­ng and gifting with Fragrance Profiling, allowing customers to determine the perfect scent for their lucky recipient.

In the case of Hong Kong style icons and influencer­s Faye Tsui and Charles Lam, there’s something particular­ly captivatin­g about the Portraits collection with its storytelli­ng theme and heavy glass bottles with brass- coloured animal heads. “I love the bright and sparkling Duchess Rose, which manages to feel modern and elegantly old-fashioned at the same time,” Tsui says of the floral woody scent with heart notes of rose centifolia and damascene rose.

Lam is similarly taken by the stately stag and head of the Portraits family, Lord George, and its fougère or fern-like style. “It’s a very unique fragrance and quite masculine,” he says. “I can imagine wearing this on a cold night sitting in front of a fire.”

Another iconic Penhaligon’s collection is British Tales, said to be inspired by “the wonderful and obscure, whether that be the history of the Jermyn Street Turkish Baths, residents of Blenheim Palace, Savile Row tailor’s workrooms, London Dry Gin, classic English florals, or Greek and Roman myths.” Quercus, for example, is a citrus/floral eau de cologne named after the Latin for the English oak while Luna is floral green eau de toilette that takes its name from the Roman goddess of the moon.

With so many scents to choose from, finding that perfect gift can be a challenge. But the promptest way to a person’s heart is through their nose and the surest path can be found with Penhaligon’s unique Fragrance Profiling. All you need to do is answer a series of highly scientific olfactive questions and let the experts divine the inner workings of your – or your loved one’s – fragrance personalit­y.

With all this and much more, including home fragrances and bath and body lotions and potions, there’s never been a better time to make your way to Penhaligon’s apothecary of olfactory delights and discover an array of gifts for any occasion and every nostril.

Photograph­y / Buffacow Styling / Daniel Cheung Hair / Peter Cheng Make-Up / Cathy Zhang Photograph­y Assistant / Sing Styling Assistant / Alex Loong

 ?? Penhaligon’s ?? Fragrances, clockwise from far left
The Coveted Duchess Rose, Much Ado About the Duke, The Tragedy of Lord George, Changing Constance, The Blazing Mister Sam, The Revenge of Lady Blanche and The Inimitable Mr. Penhaligon _
Penhaligon’s Fragrances, clockwise from far left The Coveted Duchess Rose, Much Ado About the Duke, The Tragedy of Lord George, Changing Constance, The Blazing Mister Sam, The Revenge of Lady Blanche and The Inimitable Mr. Penhaligon _
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Pink silk crepe de chine shirt, green stretch velvet shorts with adjustable leather strap detail _ Gucci
The Blazing Mister Sam _ Penhaligon’s
On Faye
Beige silk crepe de chine shirt and green soft cotton velvet bermuda pants _ Gucci
The Bewitching Yasmine _ Penhaligon’s
Fragrances, from left
Terrible Teddy, The Inimitable Mr. Penhaligon,
The Coveted Duchess Rose, The Tragedy of Lord George, The Revenge of Lady Blanche, Much Ado About the Duke and Changing Constance _
Penhaligon’s
On Charles Pink silk crepe de chine shirt, green stretch velvet shorts with adjustable leather strap detail _ Gucci The Blazing Mister Sam _ Penhaligon’s On Faye Beige silk crepe de chine shirt and green soft cotton velvet bermuda pants _ Gucci The Bewitching Yasmine _ Penhaligon’s Fragrances, from left Terrible Teddy, The Inimitable Mr. Penhaligon, The Coveted Duchess Rose, The Tragedy of Lord George, The Revenge of Lady Blanche, Much Ado About the Duke and Changing Constance _ Penhaligon’s
 ?? ?? Beige silk crepe de chine shirt and green soft cotton velvet bermuda pants _ Gucci
Fragrances, from left
The Revenge of Lady Blanche, The Coveted Duchess Rose and Changing Constance _
Penhaligon’s
Beige silk crepe de chine shirt and green soft cotton velvet bermuda pants _ Gucci Fragrances, from left The Revenge of Lady Blanche, The Coveted Duchess Rose and Changing Constance _ Penhaligon’s
 ?? ?? Sky blue silk crepe de chine shirt and brown leather body straps _ Gucci
Fragrances, from left
Much Ado About the Duke, The Tragedy of Lord George and The Inimitable
Mr. Penhaligon _ Penhaligon’s
Sky blue silk crepe de chine shirt and brown leather body straps _ Gucci Fragrances, from left Much Ado About the Duke, The Tragedy of Lord George and The Inimitable Mr. Penhaligon _ Penhaligon’s
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White cotton smock dress with embroidere­d heart trim _ Simone Rocha
On Charles
Sky blue silk crepe de chine shirt, brown leather body straps and black velvet trousers _ Gucci
Fragrances, from left
Quercus, Luna, Artemisia, The Favourite, Juniper Sling and Endymion _ Penhaligon’s
On Faye White cotton smock dress with embroidere­d heart trim _ Simone Rocha On Charles Sky blue silk crepe de chine shirt, brown leather body straps and black velvet trousers _ Gucci Fragrances, from left Quercus, Luna, Artemisia, The Favourite, Juniper Sling and Endymion _ Penhaligon’s

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