Penny Ellis
Floris perfumer combining client conversations and precise hands-on blending in the house’s historic workshop.
United Kingdom
About Penny Ellis
Penny Ellis is a perfumer associated with bespoke fragrance and product development at Floris London. Working with Edward Bodenham and Nicola Pozzani at Jermyn Street, she has helped connect the house's inherited craft with the tastes of individual clients.
Career
Her bespoke work involves exploring scents with a customer and developing a personal formula. The name and composition of the finished fragrance enter the house's ledgers, allowing it to be made again. Alongside individual commissions, her work includes small limited releases and fragrances that join the broader Floris collection. Early bottles of the Turnbull & Asser collaboration were personally signed by her.
Creative Style and Philosophy
Ellis stresses the scientific rigour behind the craft and the importance of even a tiny drop. A client can compare blends on paper and skin while she adjusts their proportions. Traditional glassware and measures remain part of this hands-on process. The result grows through careful evaluation and conversation, bringing the practical precision of blending together with a person's response to scent.
Signature Works
- *71/72* — A woody aromatic fragrance developed for the collaboration between Floris and English shirtmakers Turnbull & Asser.
- *Mulberry Fig* — Co-created with Nicola Pozzani, combining the fruit of fig with orris, greenery and woods.
