Welcome to the BSP Web Page

The British Society of Perfumers was formed in 1963 with the vision to promote the interests of individuals actively engaged as perfumers and to improve the status of perfumers by seeking wider recognition of perfumery as a profession.

The Society supports the education and development of perfumers by bringing them together as individuals to exchange of views and items of professional interest in an informal atmosphere. The Society runs a full lecture program each year and Safety Symposium and Workshop Weeked in alternate years.

Originally the members were all perfumers but as the importance of the Society grew the role of Associate member was introduced.

There have been 48 Presidents of the Society and four have had the honour to serve two terms in office. They are Mr Favre, Mr Simco, Mr Witty and Ms Wells.

Today we have Full, Associate and Retired members. We also have Friends of the Society, a newly introduced membership for people who are interested in Perfumery but who are not eligible for membership. Honorary membership is awarded to individual members in recognition of their services to the BSP and/or the perfume industry.

Most of our meetings / conferences / workshops / excursions are open to Members and Non-members, so you may not need to be a member to join in. For Membership details please see the CONTACT US page.

Would all members please be sure to keep the General Secretary informed of any changes of home address, email address, or company - this is most important otherwise we will not be able to send you details of meetings, newsletters, etc!

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Newsboard Latest

Fine Fragrances of 2011
Virginie Daniau of Parfum Parfait presented 26 fragrances including many niche brands Read more...

On The Pulse of Perfumery by Peter Murray, Oct 2011
Underneath the lingerie in the briefcase were bottles of perfume which as Peter commented...were soon to be evaluated by many passengers as the plane hit turbulence and a bottle of La Perla was shattered all over the floor! Read more...

BSP Visit to The Living Rainforest 11th August 2011
Ten die hard perfumers and relatives still ventured, through driving rain, into the warm and steamy environment of the rainforest. Read more...

Scratch and Sniff Events
Scratch and Sniff Events are the chance to appreciate perfumes as an art form, alongside other art such as photography, paintings, music and may be of interest to members. They have two upcoming events: Read more...


Events

09 February 2012

Smell the Colour of the Rainbow
Joint BSP/SCS lecture by Jenny Tillotson. Venue: Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BA Read more...

10 May 2012

BSP One Day Symposium 2012
Followed by our Annual General Meeting. (The AGM is for members only.) Read more...