Shelagh's story
The story
She now serves as head perfumer at Floris, the nearly 300-year-old family-owned house, where she revived the Peau d'Espagne formula for Mahon Leather.
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Shelagh Foyle began her career in laboratories at Yardley of London, then trained at Givaudan's perfumery school in Switzerland, and later directed perfumery creation at Robertet, where she was elected President of the British Society of Perfumers.
- Earliest in our catalog
- Madonna of the Almonds, 2009
- In our catalog
- 8 fragrances
The career
Their best-known launches in our catalog, by how many people have rated them.2009–2014, in bottles
2009Madonna of the AlmondsFloris
2011Mahon LeatherFloris
2013Cherry BlossomFloris
2013Malmaison EncoreFloris
2014Honey OudFloris
2014Leather OudFloris
2014Palm Springs for Spencer HartFloris
2014AmethystFlorisLaunches per year, 2009–2014Peak: 4 in 2014
20092014
In their own words
How Shelagh works
The paletteThe notes that turn up most often across 8 fragrances
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Six to smell first
See all 8 fragrances →Ranked by how many people have rated them
01Floris · 2014Honey Oud891 ratings · ★ 4.1902Floris · 2014Leather Oud383 ratings · ★ 4.2103Floris · 2013Cherry Blossom256 ratings · ★ 3.9704Floris · 2011Mahon Leather121 ratings · ★ 4.2705Floris · 2009Madonna of the Almonds63 ratings · ★ 3.6306Floris · 2014Palm Springs for Spencer Hart53 ratings · ★ 4.21
Floris · 2014Honey Oud891 ratings · ★ 4.1902Floris · 2014Leather Oud383 ratings · ★ 4.2103Floris · 2013Cherry Blossom256 ratings · ★ 3.9704Floris · 2011Mahon Leather121 ratings · ★ 4.2705Floris · 2009Madonna of the Almonds63 ratings · ★ 3.6306Floris · 2014Palm Springs for Spencer Hart53 ratings · ★ 4.21Discover
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