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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The Jasmine Awards - February 8th 2012
Celebrating Excellence in Fragrance Journalism 2011. Held at BAFTA, Piccadilly, London. Read more...
Perfume and the Pen: Call for Perfumers
A creative collaboration between the worlds of perfumery and poetry investigating what
happens when you connect the pen and the nose....organised by Odette Toilette of Scratch+Sniff Events (on the fragrance side) and by poet and poetry editor Claire Trevian. IFRA United Kingdom is supportive of the project. Read more...
BSP Festive Supper December 7th 2011
BSP Members and guests enjoyed supper together with an entertaining presentation by Lizzie Ostrom of Scratch + Sniff Events Read more...
Fine Fragrances of 2011
Virginie Daniau of Parfum Parfait presented 26 fragrances including many niche brands Read more...
Events
06 March 2012
Fine Fragrances of 2011 - Bury, Gt Manchester
Fine Fragrance Presentation by Virginie Daniau, Tuesday 6th March 2012.
An overview of all the important and interesting Fine Fragrance launches in the past year.
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BSP Creativity Workshop
BSP Creativity Workshop: 'Flourishing in a Confusing World...'
A day of creative adventure led by Martin Holme, Thursday 15th March 2012
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BSP One Day Symposium 2012
Followed by our Annual General Meeting. (The AGM is for members only.)
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