Welcome to our debut blog! The year to date has been a fabulous one for Roullier White. We opened our flagship store in Dulwich, at 125 Lordship Lane, London SE22, in November 2005 to cries of joy from land-locked Dulwich residents, whom previously would have to trek into town to see such a section of upscale homewares. Following the immediate success of our store, we launched our on-line offer in April 2006 www.roullierwhite.com Since then, and thanks to our loyal clients, Roullier White has gone from strength to strength. We aim to achieve online, via etail, the same success we have achieved through our London showroom. A mixture of pre-selected, high-end goods, sourced from far and wide: always the best and most innovative that are available; brought to you with value in mind. Our regular blogs will include all the helpful tips, many handed down to us from our great-grandmother, that our customers have come to expect: if you have any you would like to share with us please email them to mrswhite@roullierwhite.com, plus details of all our latest products and free fun things to download. We hope to greet you soon as a customer; we can always assure you of courteous service and a warm welcome. Very best wishes, Lawrence lawrence@roullierwhite.com
The Holy Trinity: Perfumes Made by Monks
The rarefied aura that surrounds fragrance dates back to the remotest times of antiquity, when incense and fragrant oils would be offered up to the gods and deities of the ancient world. The Arab world is credited with introducing modern perfumery to the West, having preserved the ancient arts of distillation, evaporation, and filtration that had been lost to Christian society, and in turn heralding great advancements not only in the field of fragrance but of chemistry and science too. In passing this tradition on, Christian monks began to adopt the practice of creating fragrances as an expression of faith, before eventually the art form became available to the wider public, for a price. Today, most perfume is manufactured on a grand commercial scale; a far cry from the artisanal monastic traditions that gave birth to modern fragrance! However, some perfume houses still survive from this bygone age and serve to remind us of our industry’s history while continui...
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