A Perfumers Journal

We are looking forward to re opening again from w/c 14th April 2021. Although this will be a phased reopening to start with, we are so looking forward to seeing...

Related to the mint family, patchouli (aka Pogostemon patchouli) is a bush with purple-white flowers that grows mainly in India and western China. Its leaves produce the essential oil of...

  Each Christmas our beautiful gold lady makes an appearance in our Columbia Road window. This year has been no exception and she appeared again at the beginning of November,...

Hidden in a corner of Dennis Severs' House, our iconic Mr Severs candle lends its distinctive festive fragrance to this magical place. This 18th century Silk Weavers House located at...

  One of a Kind Perfumes with a Story Behind Them In the 35 years of so of our existence as an Artisan Perfume brand, we've created over 40 perfumes...

UPDATE: the pop-up continues until mid-October. You’re welcome to visit anytime during shop hours. Please contact us if you’d like to organise an appointment with Noel Chapman of Bleu Anglais. We celebrate...

Native to India, vetiver is now also cultivated in Java, Haiti, Indonesia, China and the Reunion island. Vetiveria Zizanoides is a tall grass that grows up to two meters high...

This week, we explore the art of combining different candle scents together to create a new and unique scent. Many of us are used to burn one candle at a...

In perfumery, amber has nothing to do with the yellow-brown resin gemstone which bears the same name and doesn’t have any scent but is a reference to ambergris.                As...

Green fragrances feature fresh and lively notes that evoke freshly cut grass or stems, green leaves (like violet leaf), foliage, mosses, green tea or other green vegetal scents. This family...

Whether you have a wonderfully large formal garden, a pretty urban courtyard a small patio or a balcony, we are all making the most of spending more time outside at...

As we all spend more time indoors, our flats and houses have become multifunctioning homes, devoted to vastly different activities: relaxing, working, teaching the children, exercising, etc... Whether we have...