Anyone else noticed that Penhaligons has reduced their shave offering to only the basic Blenheim Bouquet cream and aftershave lotion? No more aftershave splash, no hard soap, nothing........
Sad to see.
I AM surprised though that they still offer Hammam Bouquet. I thought that was discontinued years ago.
Chris
Or am I being too harsh on them? . . .
They don't offer any Hammam Bouquet shaving related items anymore no but the yes, they still offer the EDT. They recently discontinued English Fern and Douro, therefore the only "classic" colognes Penhaligon's still produces are Hammam and Blenheim Bouquet but both of them are mere shadows of their former self's, that is my opinion at least.
I think the reasons why they they haven't come around and discontinue Hammam Bouqueas as well is because (supposedly at least, I haven't seen any actual proof of this being the case) it was the first perfume Mr William Penhaligon made and I guess for them to try to keep try and portray themselves as an old English Perfume house (now a faux Victorian image IMO), they reluctantly have to keep their first perfume in their lineup. All the the while they keep pumping out like 100 new perfumes every week and most of them with giant ugly antlers as caps, instead of real traditional glass stopper they used have not too long ago. Addition to all that, isn't Hammam Bouquet practically the sole reason for them keep their oh so important royal warrants?
Or am I being too harsh on them? I'm still quit mad at their decision to discontinue English Fern and Douro.
Are you talking about the Fern EDT being discontinued? It’s still on the website now.
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Well it’s back on their site now:
Fragrances - Gents
For the gent who wishes to make an impression, fragrance is simply non-negotiable. Having been synonymous with masculine elegance for the past 150 years, Penhaligon’s is the destination for the dapper gentlemen. No man about town can argue with that.www.penhaligons.com
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When I was in their Mayfair store last summer (2018) I was assured that the hard shaving soap would be reappearing in time for Christmas.
Sadly it has still yet to materialise
English Fern is currently listed on their site as being "Out of stock". I would think if they were discontinuing it, it would have been removed! Perhaps it is time for us all to email them and express our concern about all the scent including English Fern and let them know that we still want it to be available!
I miss the tallow soap