Penhaligons

  • Bayolea by Penhaligons

    Today I’m sampling Bayolea by Penhaligons. With dominant notes of lemongrass, lavender, mandarin orange and cedar. My third Penhaligons in a row, and my last for now. This was a blind buy for me, which I try not to do these days. However this time it paid off! I love Bayolea, and it’s now sitting…

  • Quercus by Penhaligons

    Today I’m sampling Quercus by Penhaligons. With dominant notes of lemon, lime, jasmine and bergamot. Another day, another Penhaligons fragrance. Unfortunately this one isn’t quite the hit that Sartorial was for me. As soon as I sprayed this I was reminded of another fragrance I didn’t much care for, Platinum Egoiste by Chanel. With both…

  • Sartorial by Penhaligons

    Today I’m sampling Sartorial by Penhaligons, with dominant notes of lavender, metallic notes, beeswax, leather and woodsy notes. Sometimes resampling a fragrance can really pay off, I had sampled Sartorial some time back when I was first getting into fragrances, classed as a barbershop fragrance, it was very new to me at the time. I…