Blenheim Bouquet (for men)

Jessmoberry

Oh my. This is a men's scent? If it were listed as unisex, or even as feminine, I'd not have questioned it.

The topnotes of this fragrance - lavender and lemon - blend seamlessly, but end up smelling exactly like a handful of Lemonheads candies, very sweet, very tangy, very edible.

This candy opening, however, lasts about half an hour before the musk and "woodsy notes" come in. They support the citrus, warming it up considerably.

Though the lemon never stops smelling like lemon candies, the musk will eventually start to take over, turning Blenheim Bouquet into a pleasant skin scent with something "fresh" lingering in the background.

I am not at all a fan of lavender, so the lavender made me very nervous... but this scent is so well-blended that I can't pick out individual notes unless I'm staring at the note list itself. However, I get the feeling that my skin interprets these so-called wood notes as "cardboard", because after an hour, that's all I smell where I applied this.

Another Penhaligon's creation worth, at the very least, a sniff.