We get it. Blind buying a full-size fragrance bottle is a big decision. Would you get married before going on the first date? So try before you commit with these 5 essential Penhaligon’s Fragrances.

Kit Contains:

• Penhaligon’s Halfeti

• Penhaligon’s The Blazing Mister Sam

• Penhaligon’s Cairo

• Penhaligon’s The Tragedy of Lord George

• Penhaligon’s Changing Constance

Penhaligon’s Halfeti

A potion so delightfully intoxicating one falls immediately in love. Warm, strong and reassuring all at once. All respectability forgotten, we have travelled far, as far as Turkey! And here in Halfeti, the red roses appear black so intense is their magic. Here, the British Levant Company traded in the opulent treasures of the Ottoman merchants to secure the pick of the crop, the finest of the batch, the best in the region, of the valuable goods that were opening up… could one call it Epicurean tastes in the, oh so stoic, British Isles?

Penhaligon’s The Blazing Mister Sam

An American abroad; in London to be precise, who spends freely, lives fast and talks loud. But his company is captivating and his conversation a delight. Nevertheless Countess Dorothea is unamused. That big grin (intrusive), that large chin,(unseemingly), those beautiful eyes (danger) and those lavish gifts(vulgar)…well…the ones for her maybe not. How much is that castle? A hot and cold trio, between fusing cinnamon, ardent saffron and magnetic tobacco, pays tribute to the flamboyant Mister Sam. As the (un)official Duchess Rose’s lover, he follows his own rules: fun and frivolity first! To attract his feminine conquests, he puts everything on the table and proudly claims his excesses… his irresistible smile doing the rest. Last but not least, his fragrance shares the same spirit, showcasing opulent notes of sensual modern woods, vibrant spices and delightful tobacco.

Penhaligon’s Cairo

The sun of an ancient city, rises slowly over the citadel, like liquid gold that fills the sky. Now, the early morning murmur of life is about to burst through, much the same as Spring. A skyline that reflects mathematical magic and so bears testimony to the cradle of scholarship that is Cairo. And in harmony with the masterly shapes that rise upwards from the earth, soft female forms command the sky. The Mediterranean melting-pot is home to a thousand minarets and a thousand fragrant gems. Damascan Rose is macerated in an abundance of woods and spices. An ornate and sumptuous composition that echos with saffron and incense, per fumum, the perfume of the gods. Patchouli and vanilla sign the base with the familiar reassurance of dusk.

Penhaligon’s The Tragedy of Lord George

The Tragedy of Lord George is a fragrance for men with a heady top note of brandy, heart note of shaving soap, and the dark scent of tonka beans for a masculine and sexy scent.

Penhaligon’s Changing Constance

Sister to Lady Blanche, Constance is what one would call a very modern woman. A sign of the times, and the times they certainly are a-Changin’ (Dylan? No. surely not yet, we’re still wearing corsets!) Of course, progress is progress, but will she ever marry? Why work? What’s wrong with our government? And why, oh why does she have so many opinions? Despite all of this, men fall at her feet, the children adore her and she gets special treatment from the staff. Every great idea was once unknown As she enters Lady Blanche’s estate, all tradition seems to go through the window. A spicy wind of change announces her presence: chilling cardamom and transgressive hot pimento leaves stir up the room. To her sister’s dismay.