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energetik – :
It has some mildest echoes of Opus 1870, but that is just a fleeting impression that doesn’t last for more than a moment.
The underlying warmly irritating mate, some dash of fine oakmoss and a pale creamy rose that has passed it’s best, give a look of patina to a suede-bound book, not a dusty one, but fresh out of print in a slender mildly nervous hand of a wannabe cheeky aristocrat (played by Daniel Day-Lewis 25-or-more-years ago), while he wants to be taken seriously in his patchouly drenched velvet robe…cyphre or bust.
This one then turns so suave, it would knock you out of your shoes, grab a hold of you in his arms and you wouldn’t even notice it happened before you felt his warm breath on your neck…but by then it is already too late: you are almost hooked and you really do hope there is no escape.
Is he the one you were dreaming of all this time? Or is it just an illusion?
Great scent to wear while reading a book in a sun-drenched room after a heavy storm with a cup of tea waiting on the side…full of promise and relief.
yusukekun – :
Belgravia Chypre is indeed the best Penhaligons since the brand had been acquired by Puig. A masterfully blended and beautiful combination of roses and patchouli. Reminds me of Cartier Declaration d’un Soir with better quality components and amped up earthiness of patchouli. Excellent!
lovimoment123 – :
Slightly sweet Powdery chypre!
Bulgarian, & Turkish roses domination, labdanum, opoponax, leather, & natural sweet gum. More leathery than chypre & more doses of illusionist woods.
I got extremely infatuated from the first spray as i RARELY get that infatuation ever! That blend is just over perfected as i could sniff it none #@$% STOP.
Slay25 – :
Creation of ‘neutral’ or ‘unisex’ perfumes unfortunately results in some fragrances that fall into awkward no-(wo)man’s land in which the formula is lost in a weird mix of sweetness or floral noise and Penhaligon’s Belgravia Chypre is no exception….
On my skin, the opening smells a little of those ‘pheromone sprays’ with a hint of animal litter tray but thankfully it dissipates quickly… and ages into a sweet mustiness that could not in any way be masculine because it reminds me of ‘that old woman smell’.
I’ll wash this off and go back to Penhaligon’s wonderful Douro.
ashchishka – :
This is an airy and cold tree-like scent similar to that of cedar. When I say tree-like I do not mean woody scent but a light and soft cedar-kind smell. As mentioned by another reviewer, this is probably created by the composition of oak moss and rose, along with patchouli for cleaness while bergamot for freshness and the cold airy hue. After it dried down, I could smell a hint of raspberry though it is neglectable. It would be a nice spring scent. This limited collection of London-inspired fragrances among which my favourite is Kensington Amber all perform well albeit I dislike Marylebone Wood. Belgravia Chypre is not a scent that I will love at first sniff but will fall in love with it with time.
SEYTER – :
There is a very pronounced Labdanum note from the very start in this fragrance and the moss note on the other hand is actually less obvious. The Pink Pepper is unexpectedly spicy like Black Pepper and enveloping without the usual fruity berry rosy vibe to it. In the heart, the airy May Rose accompanied with a mossy Mate note made the scent feel extremely dry and cool. The Patchouli here is clean and earthy with a slightly bitter and moss like feel to it. Very interesting fragrance and totally not following the trend of most of the recently launched fragrances. Although the silliage is not great, it does have very good longevity. Love it!