08/16/2021

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MajorTom
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5
Conservative - herbaceous - classic
Penhaligonˋs - a name like a thunderbolt when it comes to fragrances.
And yet, the access to the various fragrance creations of the venerable English house is difficult for me. At the same time, you can not accuse the house as such to have lingered in the past, but were regularly launched new fragrances. For me, however, most of them too special or too little special, only Sartorial could inspire me so far.
Now then one of the oldest fragrances ever, Blenheim Bouquet. The prelude is surprising, not only for me, but also my environment. Immediately after spraying, the very first thing I hear is a spice, which is not found in the fragrance pyramid: Ginger. That I can not be so wrong with this perception, confirms the first person I meet three minutes later, whose statement: "did you just drink a ginger shot?"
This is off to a good start, I think to myself, and turn first to other things of everyday life. After a quarter of an hour, the ginger is gone and the scent makes a twist in the direction of fresh. From my point of view, it is neither really citrusy nor aquatic, but simply pleasant and soothing. The freshness, which is hard to describe, gives way another half hour later to a certain herbaceousness, which is by no means musty, but well tolerable. The greenness that comes along combines with the basic herbaceous tones to create a nice overall arrangement. Further great changes I can not diagnose after that, the green-herbaceous remains dominant with me until the fade.
This extremely classic fragrance reminds me a bit of Floris 89, also this yes an "old" fragrance from the last millennium, and even if both do not really have much in common, the basic DNA is present somewhere. Both also have the image of an opa fragrance, which I wouldn't see as a negative at all. Yes, Blenheim Bouquet is a classic, as it is no longer "built" today, but perhaps that is part of the fascination.
To the evaluation in detail:
Scent: Simply classic. For some, stale and old-fashioned, for others a reminiscence of the beginnings of the fragrance industry.
Sillage: at the beginning more than clear, after three hours just as clearly decreasing, after six hours no longer present.
Durability: about the same length, after five hours skin tight.
Flacon: brand-typical, without gimmickry, but beautifully made.
When and for whom?
I actually have difficulty imagining teens or twens in this fragrance cloud. Rather maybe from 40, but for this group wearable all year round. No excitement, but a classic that gives you the good feeling to have done everything right.
Test recommendation.
And yet, the access to the various fragrance creations of the venerable English house is difficult for me. At the same time, you can not accuse the house as such to have lingered in the past, but were regularly launched new fragrances. For me, however, most of them too special or too little special, only Sartorial could inspire me so far.
Now then one of the oldest fragrances ever, Blenheim Bouquet. The prelude is surprising, not only for me, but also my environment. Immediately after spraying, the very first thing I hear is a spice, which is not found in the fragrance pyramid: Ginger. That I can not be so wrong with this perception, confirms the first person I meet three minutes later, whose statement: "did you just drink a ginger shot?"
This is off to a good start, I think to myself, and turn first to other things of everyday life. After a quarter of an hour, the ginger is gone and the scent makes a twist in the direction of fresh. From my point of view, it is neither really citrusy nor aquatic, but simply pleasant and soothing. The freshness, which is hard to describe, gives way another half hour later to a certain herbaceousness, which is by no means musty, but well tolerable. The greenness that comes along combines with the basic herbaceous tones to create a nice overall arrangement. Further great changes I can not diagnose after that, the green-herbaceous remains dominant with me until the fade.
This extremely classic fragrance reminds me a bit of Floris 89, also this yes an "old" fragrance from the last millennium, and even if both do not really have much in common, the basic DNA is present somewhere. Both also have the image of an opa fragrance, which I wouldn't see as a negative at all. Yes, Blenheim Bouquet is a classic, as it is no longer "built" today, but perhaps that is part of the fascination.
To the evaluation in detail:
Scent: Simply classic. For some, stale and old-fashioned, for others a reminiscence of the beginnings of the fragrance industry.
Sillage: at the beginning more than clear, after three hours just as clearly decreasing, after six hours no longer present.
Durability: about the same length, after five hours skin tight.
Flacon: brand-typical, without gimmickry, but beautifully made.
When and for whom?
I actually have difficulty imagining teens or twens in this fragrance cloud. Rather maybe from 40, but for this group wearable all year round. No excitement, but a classic that gives you the good feeling to have done everything right.
Test recommendation.
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