Cornubia Penhaligon`s for women

There is something that kills me in Cornubia.It has a sense of melancholy and deep sorrow which sets me off.Must be the combination of heliotrope and white flowers.Powdery enough to remind me of ''boudoir'' scents.It does remind me a bit of Guerlain's L'Heure Bleu although Cornubia is deeper and darker.Lasts well and has a moderate sillage.

Just back from Paris, spent one hour with the gentle mas in the shop, knowledgeable and kind. It smells like being dressed to the opera with heavy velvet dress, full make up. in the opera smelling of wood and velvet sits. reach and beautiful. plenty of textures. Very recommended. What an experience!

According to the Penhaligon's website this formulation is from 1991 so what resemblance it may bear to the original is unknown.

As soon as I applied it I was infatuated. Yet, it seemed somehow familiar...I am sure I have met this before.

I went to my Samsara mini, no not that,what DOES this make me think of? Aaah LouLou!

LouLou pre-dates this by a few years but this is softer, less demanding, more comforting and eminently more companionable than the lovely but moody creature that is LouLou.

Cornubia stays recognisable from top to dry down though as time goes by the amber oriental notes come forward as the top florals lighten.

A lovely fragrance.

This fragrance packs alot of punch and I like that. ALOT. With its Initial Power walking in the same territory as other powerful scents like Angel and Black Orchid this scent is intense but also for my nose incredibly sweet at first which is what i need in order to draw in my interest for a fragrance. Like Dawnlady3 i too get a beautiful and very creamy vanilla base and it smells quite intoxicating, almost to the point where i wanted to lick my wrists and have the taste of the scent all over my tongue. It reminds me of growing up in the Country. Where my home was filled with wamrth and love and happiness. Although there is an incredible sexiness and suggestiveness about this fragrance the sentimentallity and the memories of home-cooked dinners and a house full of people and friends who would come and stay for the weekends and enjoy the estate are always fixated into my mind. THe lasting power is phenomenal although i find that when sprayed on fabric, it lasts months and i love the faint smell its left on my pillows. I think this is what love smells like. I cant wait to fall in love.

Another blind guess, i knew i was gonna like it, turns out Cornubia=perfect! LOVE at first sniff
it's a good replacement for lou lou & more wearable , it's sexy and i love it *swoon*
too bad i already have quite a few winterscents otherwise i'd buy this in a heartbeat! BUT nevermind about that, a bottle is on it's way

Cornubia is a very strong and deep oriental fragrance. to my nose is very sharp and i perceive very strong woodsy basenotes that cover its floral heart. is the kind of parfume that wears well a black haired woman with a sensual body shaped of provocative curves. a woman dressed in red with lascivious eyes,,,

Penhaligon CORNUBIA is one potent little potion--again, I find myself wondering whether my sample vial might actually contain perfume!

This is a winter composition: thick, viscous, heavy heliotrope suspended in some sort of indestructible ambery resin. I like this heady concoction, but it must be very sparingly applied, and I have only dared to wear it on sub-80F days such as we have been happily experiencing of late.

CORNUBIA hits my nose as a linear creation which comes on very, very strong and fades over time, but it remains a spicy floral similar in some ways to champaca straight through to the drydown. Some will find this too heavy-handed and blunt. But for even those who like big, assertive perfumes, one drop will do!

This lovely oriental fragrance is one of my favourite Penhaligon's. I find it a bit powerful and sweet when I first apply it, so it is wise not to apply too much and to apply it a little while before you go out. Otherwise it can be a bit overpowering for the first half an hour. But then it dries down to one of the best vanilla bases I know (although vanilla is not listed here as a note!) The drydown reminds me vaguely of Shalimar - not that it smells similar, but it creates the same kind of mood. It is at its best about an hour after applying, and I find it lasts a long time on me. I just want to keep sniffing my wrists, and I really miss it when its gone - it is so warm and comforting and sensual - lovely.