The candles and home fragrances, too, have become must-haves, in a wide selection of beguiling scents. Which also look so eye-catchingly colourful on the bathroom shelf and dressing table…. In other words, ingredients — and inspirations — are sourced from around the globe, and blended in their home: London. These were launched with utterly stunning imagery: you can see some of it here, including above the botanical sculpture fashioned from fragrance bottles.
The eaux themselves, meanwhile, were created by renowned perfumers, including Shyamala Maisondieu , Philippe Bousseton , Jacques Charbert and Carla Charbert. And there is literally something for every one of us….
So in the middle of a recession, I quit my City job and started at Molton Brown. My timing couldnt have been worse. Within six months, Harvey and his wife Caroline had separated and their business had gone into receivership.
Harvey bought out the hair salon, while businessman Michael Warshaw helped Caroline fund the cosmetics side. When Michael asked if I wanted to stay involved, I said absolutely but only for a stake in the business. Do you truly believe in my ability to help you I asked. Well, would you mind lending me the money to buy my shares At that point I was penniless. Michael agreed and became my mentor. Molton Brown was my university as a vertically integrated company it gave me the foundations of everything I know about business.
We inherited a brand with a mountain of stock, a factory in Bishop Stortford and a couple of luxury hotel accounts providing miniature hand wash bottles for guest bathrooms.
We were losing 30p on every bottle. Initially, Michael wanted to close the factory and get out of the hotels. But when we examined the costings, we saw we could manufacture more efficiently and start making a margin. In later years, having our own factory gave us a competitive advantage as we could provide unrivalled levels of service.
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