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“30 YEARS AGO I THOUGHT THE UNTHINKABLE. BEGAN THE UNDOABLE. WITH MUM’S ELECTRIC MIXMASTER AND A FEW BOTTLES OF ESSENTIAL OILS I LAUNCHED AN AUSTRALIAN ‘PERFUME WAR’ IN THE BACKSTREETS OF SYDNEY. IT ENDED WITH MY MULTIMILLION DOLLAR FLAGSHIP BOUTIQUE ON GEORGE STREET – OVERLOOKING THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE. TODAY WITH WORLDWIDE RETAIL SPACES, IT ATTRACTS A LARGER SECRET FOLLOWING. YOU. THE WHO’S WHO. PERFUMED GANG-STARS.”
THE LIVING ARTIST
Meet artisan Christopher Hanlon®. He creates art that’s inseparable from his bohemian lifestyle. His career, spanning over 3 decades coincided with two major social developments in late twentieth-century Sydney: the Metrosexual Movement and the Organic Movement. Hanlon® had a fascination with street culture and a symbiotic friendship with the marginal in society, from poets, writers to local artists. This unique Australian social milieu inspired his product development.
For generations: CHRISTOPHER HANLON® is a visionary non-conformist and an iconic Australian retail destination for prestigious non-toxic Perfume, Men’s Organic Grooming, Australian Made Leather Bags, Sustainable Colour Cosmetics (Lips, Foundation, Contour) and expert Natural Beauty Advice. Confidentially, servicing the needs of a luxury elite.
Although the brand vision dates back to 1875, it was relaunched by Christopher at Art + Design College in 1994 when it later became the Number 1 selling Australian Men's Prestige Cosmetic Line in both Myer and David Jones department stores. Fiercely independent the brand built a legendary underground cult following of celebrities, locals and international clients with subsequent luxury stores located in The Strand Arcade, The Rocks, David Jones and George Street, Sydney.
These foundation flagships boasted the most exquisite heritage collection from Australia's FIRST Perfumer®: perfume, jewelry, artworks, wallets and belts, to pioneering non-toxic beauty products and signature bags. Years later those intricatedly crafted items became treasured collector’s pieces or CHRISTOPHER HANLON® as you know it. Purveyor and designer of luxury goods. Featured in international magazines from VOGUE Russia to Marie Claire Hong Kong. Recently the HOUSE of HANLON® has kick-started into a global business (delivering to 220 countries) with authorised licensing agreements and wholesale business accounts to third parties. Now a multichannel retailer incorporating international Affiliate Referral Programs, dispatch facilities deployed throughout the country and some of the best and latest in Makeup trends. It’s a Work of HeArt™.
‘SINCE OUR COLONIAL FARMING FOUNDATIONS IN 1875 WE HAVE TAKEN PRIDE IN PRODUCING QUALITY AUSTRALIAN MADE AND GROWN MERCHANDISE, FOR YOU. CHRISTOPHER CONTINUES THIS FAMILY TRADITION.’
“U MAKE.BELIEVE+B. NOW U R FREE”
THE MAD OUTBACK LITTLE TERROIR
Perhaps most important to the CHRISTOPHER HANLON® mystique and unsurpassed prestige is his innate ability to represent the notion of what Perfume fundamentally is – an ethereal sum of many distinct olfactory botanical parts. Plus an indefinable je ne sais quoi – which lifts Hanlon’s® aromatic creations beyond a mere scientific equation. Each rare Perfume bottle from the House of Hanlon® expresses its site, pedigree, nuance and character with such perfect aplomb and consistency that they are often used as a benchmark for the concept of Australian perfume-terroir. To many a collector and connoisseur, however, they represent a time-honoured but forgotten Australian Colonial Outback Heritage, and are simply divine personal creations from this larrikin provocateur.
With cherished items like his Bespoke Archive Collection dating to the year 1994, or impressive caches of the newly sought-after Oud Imperial Ormeau Parfum and priceless treasures like full sized bottles of the rarely seen Kings Cross 1875 Christal Parfum, the Christopher Hanlon® offering finds delight as a surfeit of riches for perfumed gang-stars. For the seasoned veteran to one looking to begin a collection of these iconic Australian Perfume nectars, opportunity abounds! And so this brand consistently achieves the upper echelon of demand, price and acclaim from the well-versed, the uninitiated to the perfume and skincare aficionado. Let us remind ourselves of some staggering facts that contribute to the well-deserved mythos that is the House of Hanlon®: 1. Australia’s FIRST Perfumer® 2. Founded 1875 from HANLON® Road Goomalibee and 3. Each item is still handcrafted by the namesake legend.
AUSTRALIAN MADE
When you purchase a CHRISTOPHER HANLON® luxury product you can tell it is Australian made. Not only from its legally registered markings but by the hallmarks of his signature perfume aromas, the brand’s 145 year old Australian heritage, his team’s superlative craftsmanship and their intricate understanding of ancient skin longevity. For decades, artisans at the HOUSE of HANLON® have surpassed industry standards, setting a quality precedent.
DISRUPTIVE KICK-START
CHRISTOPHER HANLON® is a fifth generation Australian pioneer from Goomalibee, Victoria. Refreshingly good-to-know, this authentic luxury brand proudly has neither shareholders, a billionaire owner nor is a subsidiary of a corporation. It’s the real deal. Or as Christopher’s father Rossmore would say: ‘My real McCoy.’
Hailing from a rare and legendary outback family heritage of Australian early settlers, today the HOUSE of HANLON® designs and manufactures a curated selection of artisan crafted, Australian made luxury goods. Internationally renowned the brand boasts a 145+ year old Australian colonial provenance with a genesis from HANLON® ROAD in Goomalibee Victoria (1875) to Artisan in Residence at The STRAND ARCADE (2003 - 2016); a multilevel flagship store on GEORGE STREET (2014 - COVID-19) neighbouring Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton; and of course, that popular rebirth at the local PADDINGTON MARKETS selling bootleg herbal produce in recycled VEGEMITE JARS (1994).
Today with news of CHRISTOPHER HANLON'S® international celebrity following it has transitioned into a coveted cult brand. Featured in: Harper's Bazaar Australia, GQ Australia, GQ Russia, Elle Hong Kong, Vogue Russia, L’Officiel Russia, Women’s Weekly Singapore, Qantas Magazine, Australian Financial Review, Sydney Morning Herald, Marie Claire Hong Kong, Sydney Star Observer, Marie Claire Australia, Metropolitan Style, Shop To You Drop, FHM Australia, Time Out Sydney, Mode, Sunday Telegraph, Studio Brides, Channel Nine Televison News, 2UE Radio with Alan Jones, Time Australia, South China Morning Post, Vogue Australia and Vogue China.
GROUP STRUCTURE + GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION
CHRISTOPHER HANLON® offers express worldwide shipping to 220 countries (with next day service in Sydney and overnight to Melbourne). The digital arm of the master business is curated, edited and serviced by an independent world-class team of photographers, sales personnel, stylists and artisans with CHRISTOPHER HANLON® at the helm of Creative Direction. The company benefits from the infrastructure of the Australasian Group, Hanlon Brothers & Co. Christopher Hanlon® is the international linking platform for four (4) shopping sites: Australia, United Kingdom, France and United States of America (www.christopherhanlon.com, www.christopherhanlon.co.uk, www.christopherhanlon.fr and www.christopherhanlon.us). Customers are provided with an option of shopping with their world currency of choice.
Today Christopher Hanlon® has spoken to an underground audience of over a million visitors via a global, multichannel C.H.A.R.P™ ecosystem whilst providing seamless shopping experiences across mobile, tablet and desktop. Join over 32,100 Private VIP Loyalty Members who love CHRISTOPHER HANLON®. Australia's FIRST Perfumer®.
AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEED. LEGALLY PROTECTED
CHRISTOPHER HANLON® handcrafted luxury goods are identifiable by their family of Registered Trademarks ® which are inscribed, emblazoned and/or embedded onto all luxury items. These unique markings of trust are your guarantee that each immaculate piece is genuine and cultivated to a standard of excellence. The HANLON® family has been planting seeds for your future since 1875. For life.
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“CHRISTOPHER HANLON® PROUDLY REMAINS ONE OF THE WORLD’S LAST INDEPENDENT PERFUME HOUSES – 100% ARTIST OWNED”
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