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georg.on – :
Floral, powdery and old school. It reminds me of Tabac Cologne with some added rose, although the rose is very minimal here, at least to my nose. Obviously its of higher quality than the budget priced Tabac… which has long been a staple after my evening shower ritual.
Hammam Bouquet, despite its floral name, is not by any means a feminine fragrance, although it does lean unisex. My wife loves to snuggle for a long time when I wear this fragrance, which is why I only wear it when I miss her feminine touch… wink wink.
Vital1997 – :
For me this smells like a rose, a powdery rose. The first time I wore this, it instantly reminded me of a Johnson Johnson’s baby powder, and maybe because of that memory, this fragrance always close to my heart.
I love this one.
halford – :
I think I have a recent formulation. I’d describe the scent as a dirty/animalic “joss stick” incense/sandalwood. The florals soften it up a bit, but are likely responsible for the stuffy/musty quality. It may be a bit sweet, but definitely not especially so. Overall, I could see myself wearing it once it a while, but the longevity was not good, no more than about two hours. After that, there wasn’t much of anything remaining, and I used a full spray to the upper chest and didn’t have any clothing on top of it. Still, since I would only wear this one at home, I could reapply as desired. Do not buy this if you are a fresh/aquatic/sport scent type guy, unless you want to “walk on the wild side” and probably alienate some friends or colleagues.
SelecT – :
Blind buy.
I get no rose from this. It’s basically talcum powder and little else.
Not bad, but not great.
minimisha – :
Like being lost in an old victorian home rummaging through the closets…very powdery rose with some musk thrown in for good measure…this is an old school dandy perfume, but in today’s world would work on a man or woman…I really like this, as it feels like a timewarp to another century…
Gurmanchik – :
An acquired taste classic reminiscent of musty old books, dried florals, and vapor with an undertone of musk. Self-assured.
Aerohoplenerimrd – :
Trying to work my way through Penhaligon’s fragrances at given opportunities and today I applied Hammam Bouquet. It is now between 5-6 hrs after I sprayed the back of my hand and it’s only just getting to a stage of development that is bearable to ME… The immediate opening to me was neat rum!… but for the following 5 hrs all I have been able to think is ‘old people’s fragrance’… a humid and honeyed rose in the height of Summer is the main note right now which I find still too bitter and(as others have said)an overpowering ‘dirty floral’ with an incredible amount of ionene.
Definitely a heavy floral on my skin, not one I can appreciate and as such can not offer a better or more impassioned review.
However, if I were to offer my eyes closed description…
‘Old vase water with the stamens from the vast bunch of white Lillies decomposing’.
JIYKAS – :
Up close It goes on a strong powdery rose, emphasized by lavender and musk. To me, it’s like walking in a foggy victorian rose garden during the hottest and most humid day of a London summer. When the rose-scent dies down, it reveals the other notes. However, the rose always seems to cling on nicely. It’s at this point where you can smell a slight back-waft of urea which is probably just the orris root coming through. Some people describe it as a dirty floral base note. As a man, this dirtiness is why I’m not averse to wearing a floral. In fact I quite like the idea of “dirtied” florals. Does anyone know of any other fragrances that do this?
Reykon – :
This is a very tricky one, and it is the oldest style fragrance I’ve ever worn aside from sniffing Mitsouko once.
The beginning was not pleasant at all, smelling of musty flowers, moss, and wood with cat urine.
After giving it an hour, it turns into this pretty honeyed green rose with some suede and I also can detect sandalwood.
It is not something I’d wear personally, but I am super happy to sample a piece of perfume history. What a different world it was.
machineasousgr – :
Penhaligon’s Hammam Bouquet was introduced nearly 150 years ago as a fragrance for men but I suspect this would be considered strictly a feminine fragrance now, except for the most confident and elegant of men who could, indeed, carry this off if they applied sparingly. For women though, Hammam Bouquet is a grand incense and deeply dark, sweet rose fragrance with a rich, woody base.
Reminds me most of Hermes’ Rouge with its churchy incense feeling but Hammam Bouquet differs in an important way: it features a pronounced lipstick note that’s thick and nearly waxy. And the warmth of Hermes’ Rouge is replaced in HB by a cool wind that’s almost ozonic.
Hammam Bouquet is a truly intoxicating and complex fragrance that’s refreshingly different from current florals and fruity/candy fragrances smelled everywhere on everyone. Respectable 6-8 hour longevity makes this a good buy at currently available discounted prices (esp on frag net).
fan2mas – :
Icould bathe in this !A great one for men and women.It is so very beautiful extrait would be wonderful.
Sergej al07 – :
This is not for me. Yes I love rose and could smell it but the blend with other flowers like jasmine and heavy lavender plus soft citrus, orris root and pronounced cedar makes it a revolting, waxy and airy bouquet that I just can’t approve as its causing sharp stings to my nose.
It’s not too powdery but very waxy that I also detected a mimosa “impression”, which I do not go well with.
I am not a fan of cedar and mimosa, so I thumbs down on this bouquet.
anvar74 – :
Very old school indeed. Waxy Rose, very long lasting. Lavender softens up and stays strong for about 8 hours, then turns powdery musky at the end.
drovamimavord – :
This is my favourite Penhaligons fragrance so far. I find it comfortable to wear. I love the backstory and history of it. Some of these old perfumes are too musky and have a mothball note. Hammam is is sharp, masculine and catches the back of your throat. The rose here is clouded in steam, it has a diluted quality that stops it from taking over. You can smell grit and gravel in there, a metallic note like old copper pipes or brass finishings. I wear this almost every day.
mohla – :
My original review stated that this does not wear well on my skin. However I have changed my mind completely regarding this fragrance. Its one that you can dislike but eventually fall deeply in love with it. Similar to Blenheim Bouquet it is a fragrance deeply rooted in the past. However it still has the ability to appear appeal to modern times. I really like how the rose is soft and hazy. It works so well with the musky tones. Initially my thoughts of this fragrance were that it smells like an old dusty hallway. It used to remind me of the smell of an old Victorian House- There is a smell of flowers, as well as a coal fire burning. I have found on my skin that the smell is sweeter than on paper. This fragrance can really grow on you in time. It will not appeal to all surely but it is a special fragrance full of character.
Icemonkey – :
It very nice fragrance smells like oil spa to give you a quick idea.
Meipt870Diobtetty – :
A waxy, decadent, poetic beauty…
What an intriguing fragrance! It’s hard to imagine anything like this would come out of Victorian London! So rich, so decadent! So very beautifully made!Hammam Bouquet is an Orientalist fantasy. In the late 19th Century, the Victorians were obsessed with everything “exotic” and unusual. They had a fascination with all things from Asia and the Middle East. In this case, the ritual of the hammam (حمام) or what was known as the “Turkish Bathhouse”. These were places where men would go for the ritual of bathing and relaxation, much like the Romans before them. Inside would be a luxury experience of high quality soap, hot scented towels, and perfumed oil. Much like a spa nowadays.
So the “hammam” which this fragrance was inspired by was located in Jermyn Street, London. The same street which William Penhaligon opened his shop. It proved the inspiration for his fragrance.
Now, for me, what I get out of this, is a beautifully made, hand crafted gem which is really of another world. It has waxy, dusty orris root and carnation, sensual, gorgeous rose and jasmine, surrounded by a base of civet, amber and sandalwood. There is something so laid back and decadent about this one, so sensual and seductive… that I am surprised it was created by a Victorian man. The Victorians themselves were repressed emotionally and sexually, and they adored tales of the 1001 Nights, tales of decadence, intrigue and exoticism. In a way, this fragrance represents that. Exoticism in a bottle I would say.
So, for me it’s exactly what I like in a fragrance. It suits my taste very well. Yes, it is like Chergui by Serge Lutens, but it’s also much more than that. This is like a window into the past. It transports me. Personally if you want something really different you should try it out first. 100% niche quality here. Very impressed.
drietuart – :
I really want to love this fragrance but still cannot after years of trying. It in my mind has a dirty musky smell and does not wear well on my skin. This is one of the few Penhaligon’s fragrance which does not work well with my skin. I really wish I that I could wear this but it does not agree with me.
a1974 – :
I have had an intense, albeit short relationship with Hammam Bouquet. I was provided with a small decant and upon first application I was thrilled, it was a perfume to die for, I loved it so much I wanted to buy a huge bottle asap. It smelled like Chanel No5 and Muscs Koublai Khan married and had a baby. For a week or so I couldn’t get enough of HB. However, I soon noticed allergy symptoms (face itch, sneezing, runny nose). The more I wore HB, the less happy I was. The fragrance turned from enveloping to overpowering, headache-inducing and cloying. I was relieved to spray the last drops of this perfume with this “never again” feeling. Isn’t it weird how one can cross the line between love and hate just in two weeks? Anyway, I was happy not to blind buy, that would have been a mistake.
etil – :
I had an intention to buy Hamam. Tested it. In one hour completely the same as SL Chergui, no difference at all!!! Having one of them do not need other one, definitely!
alternative – :
I sprayed this on my flannel bedding, interested in seeing what it’d do to the general atmosphere, and let me just say, “Wow!” It’s inspiring me to go fetch a vintage novel, cigar, and Scotch! It creates such a musty shaving-cream smell, that I can definitely see where there’d be a potential for excitement. I hear what some female reviewers were saying about it reminding them of old men. There is truth to that. In fact, my pillow smells the way I’d hope to smell as an old man. That is, as someone who’s lasted through a by-gone era, perhaps alone in life, but accompanied by nostalgic memories of his well-used virility. He might struggle in his old age, but he’s sure had a damn good life!
eny181speagoessenda – :
Hammam Bouquet encases the wearer in a very solid armor of dried roses and sulphurous baths.
The purpose of the scent is to protect the wearer against the foul smells of Victorian England. The cities polluted by factories and coal smoke from every house. The bad hygiene of the masses and the smell of omnipresent horses drawing cabs and wagons.
Equally suited for men and women but nothing like the light unisex fragrances produced today.
A very potent time machine. You won’t regret buying it because it is a unique entity but you probably won’t want to buy it a second time.
Viktoria9 – :
The word “Hammam” means “bathroom” in Persian.
hartrt – :
After doing (minimal, I might add) research on the Penhaligon’s house, I purchased this particular fragrance somewhat blind as it was on sale at half the price.
It is definitely a unique fragrance, different than anything I’ve had before. It smells like opening a time capsule or chest,filled with old perfume bottles soaps and towels, the scent of antiquity. The rose comes through strong, but not sharp … more blunted, not by the other obvious scents of musk, lavender, amber and woodsy notes … but the rose smells almost aged, not in a bad way though …
Reaction to it on me has been from subtly being told it’s not that great to a woman who absolutely LOVED the scent on me ..
This is definitely not a signature scent for me and I will probably wear it less or layer it with another scent that brightens the composition …
I do like the longevity and if I spray it on in the morning, I can still smell it on my chest in the evening.. toned way down and very soothing … I’d say this can be unisex, but in a strange way ..
sard66 – :
Hammam Bouquet is very difficult for me because the florals are so heavy and overpowering. Smelling it again, I don’t find it as immediately “old lady” smelling as I did before, but I still doubt I could ever wear it. Most heavy masculine florals are unappealing to me, though, so if they’re your thing then don’t let me dissuade you. It reminds me of two Aramis scents…JHL, which is more leathery in a way that I don’t like, and 900, which is a cleaner, more rose-centric scent (the one masculine rose I’ve found that makes sense to my nose!). I would take 900 over Hammam Bouquet or most others in the genre, but I still recognize the depths of HB’s richness.
yakuninm – :
This review is based on a tiny decant. I get mostly rose on top together with some sandalwood and musk. Once it moves to the mid, rose fades away and joins in by orris root. At this point, it kinda reminds me of Mouchoir de Monsieur by Guerlain (without the dirty note). It’s not as musky as the name implies. Opening is little loud then quickly moves closer to skin with moderate projection and longevity (6 hrs) on my skin. I like classic English scents of bygone era but this doesn’t work for me at current stage. Definitely worth a try if your love is in the vein of MdM/Jicky.
vetla1957 – :
Hamman is Rose …rose ….rose!!! Penhaligons have created a potent juice here, but only if you like roses. This stuff must be one of the strongest and longest lasting floral scents I have worn. This scent is basically Oscar Wilde in a bottle. Flamboyant, Overpowering, mysterious, dandyish and perhaps a little too feminine for a man to wear. It is quality in a bottle and a little spray will last for hours. My wife loves this scent, but it I needs to be worn sparingly or the smell of roses will fill the room. To sum up this scent with an Oscar Wilde quote for this scent……. ” There is only one thing worse than being talked about….and that’s not being talked about.
Roonceada – :
I have to repost user “the good life”‘s description just so I can remember it!
Orientalism captured in a bottle. This is the olfactory complement to Ingres’ Turkish Bath, which is, of course, what a Hammam is. A brilliant projection of repressed Victorian sexuality upon the foil of an imaginary Araby. Fantasies of a Sultan’s absolute power and unrestrained sexual indulgence with unlimited numbers of women, of reversing the strict codes of the British social veneer in the dreamland that Stephen Marcus, in The Other Victorians, labeled Pornotopia. What better way of scentualizing these desires but by combining the rich floral power of rose attar and the violet-like orris, supported by slightly dirty jasmine, with cedar and resins adding just enough oriental spiciness, rounded off with with the smell of sex created by musky notes. Hamman, we realize, is just a code for what a Victorian perfume could not be called, despite deliberately intending the association: Harem bouquet. This smells like a heady opulent boudoir in which people have just had sex, pure and simple. And certainly everybody in fine society knew this and yet did not – Victorian doublethink. Few scents could be richer in cultural history and this, seriously, should be smelled by students in seminars on the Victorian Era, British imperialism, Orientalism – and gender history, since quite likely many present-day individuals would experience gender confusion here, associating femininity (perhaps even of the Queen Mum sort) with the floral aspects and then stumbling over the sexual-animalic component.
djkatsap – :
Too heavy rose, makes it too feminine to me!
Jilbonobofe – :
it smells very like an Arabian barbershop, allot of lemon aftershave, citrus, and allot of a middle eastern barbershop clean smell.
baccma78 – :
I just adore this perfume. It’s a kind of beeswax on me, very warm, very cosy, some honey. Absolutely unisex.
Parazit – :
One of my Favorites.. People keep mentioning the baby powder experience which can only be attributed to the rose and jasmine. I wouldn’t refer to it as stale but a dry floral. It is a very quirky fragrance where the top notes of lime and lavender almost vanish completely after a few seconds and you think the scent dies instantly but then after few minutes you notice the rose,jasmine and cedar come alive ever so softly but lasting for a couple of hours. The musky sandlewood dry down is very satifyng. Not usually a big fan of musk but in Hammam Bouquet they utilised just the right amount. The amber somewhat clings to the cedar. I really can’t see anyone disliking this fragrance. Yes it is unisex but it pushes toward a really good quality complex fragrance suitable for a gentlmen
dragon-serg – :
I really wanted to like Hammam Boquet, but it just smells so syrupy-sweet on my skin. The rose and lavender come through, and a touch of the muskiness of the amber, but mostly it’s just too sweet.
For reference, my skin loves amber, iris, vanilla and sandalwood, but doesn’t like leather or smoke.
popikov – :
I was really, really excited to try this one. Alas, on me, it smelled of baby powder. My husband thought so, co-workers thought so. . . I was really disappointed. Maybe it was simply my body chemistry, or I got a bad sample, but it was really one note on me.
na_techike – :
Very nicely done by the penhailgon’s house i get the spice and the rose little bit of floral. Also projection is pretty good
Spaicer666 – :
I was curious about this scent, especially after seeing so many conflicting accounts of wearers’ experiences with it.
I bought a bottle and sprayed my wrist and collarbone (left and right): this scent on me recalls the dry down of Chanel No. 5 parfum as it was 20 years ago.
Colour me happy that I took the plunge (but test it for yourself before you do anything quite as reckless with your money!).
ces633Diobtetty – :
I eventually bought this after sniffing it longingly from a sample vial for two or three years, having first read about it in Juliet Nicholson’s superb book, “The Perfect Summer” (all about the latter days of Edwardian England). I don’t wear it as much as I would like because it is so bold and floral, not at all like lightweight modern male fragrances (presumably because we now have daily showers, deodorant and don’t chain-smoke cigars). It is harder to pull off successfully today, as it was created in an age when the only people who could afford it were rich gentlemen of leisure.
However, I absolutely love it and still think it really works a room. Hammam Bouquet is an extremely complex scent that develops beautifully and lasts forever. It’s got a viscous, oily quality and is a rich golden colour. Despite the heavy and dominant rose, it is a completely masculine scent due to the underlying lavender note and muskiness. I don’t find this at all feminine, and have been complimented on how clean and fresh I smell wearing it. It’s not ‘dirty’ or old-fashioned, at least not on me. Projection and sillage are outstanding and unrivalled even by costlier, newer creations. I love wearing this to the theatre or a smart club. When you wear this, you feel special and exclusive. I imagine myself knocking back a large Scotch with King Edward VII over a game of bridge at Boodles. Fin de siecle decadence in a bottle.
kales12 – :
I bought this blind as I could not get hold of tester anywhere. Which is probably a good thing, as I wouldn’t have bought it after only one try. It is a complicated scent that requires some hard work before one can start enjoying it, probably one of the most complex fragrances I’ve tried so far.
Thinking about it now, I would say this is a Wagnerian fragrance, in more than one sense. It won’t gratify at the first time, on the contrary, it can be discordant and aggressive. But with some persistence, it becomes harmonious and rewarding. The rose is the leitmotif across the stages, metamorphic, changing registers, but persistent. This is how the love potion in Tristan and Isolda would have smelt, intoxicating, repulsive and seductive at the same time, sensual and magical. But then maybe this is how the audience would have smelt at a Wagnerian premiere, a scent of a bygone time, opulent and mature.
Lavender, some citrus and sandalwood come and go, creating a clever impression of whiskey. Long lasting, with a powdery and sandalwood finish. This is not for the faint hearted or the mundane!
killer93 – :
Such incredibly beautiful rose scent. Have you been in Rituals store with natural cosmetics? If yes, there you are… This store smell like HB. Rose some deep woods and soapy freshness. Really nice and unique. It has also kind of vintage sting but not like for old ladies, it is rather ancient barber shop. Highly recommended for everybody who likes rose based male fragrances.
викторино – :
very lavandery scent, seems to look like a fresh eau de toilette but in the very first meaning when you take a bath or after a hammam you could use this to parachieve your cleansing, for me this is not a perfume
kracilnikov1969 – :
Basically a stale, somewhat powdery rose and sandalwood affair. Hammam Bouquet smells of gentle antiquity, and all in a good way, although I feel some reservations about praising it too highly. At the same time, I don’t want to damn it with faint praise, either. Let me try to find some middle ground – this fragrance lives up to its reputation as an original unisex Turkish bath “bouquet” in the proper English tradition. However, time has not really been all that kind to Hammam. The current formula is a bit synthetic-smelling, with chemical overtures that threaten the otherwise lovely ambiance this type of scent creates. It’s good in theory, terrific on paper, lovely in practice, but not entirely realized in reality. Try it and see if you can get past its powdery, vintage feel. There’s a challenge to wearing Hammam, and I don’t think I’m up for it, at least not as it stands right now.
martin1974 – :
I refuse to see the “dusty old books” description of this perfume, particularly popular outside of Fragrantica, as a bad thing. Sorry to have to resort to a story (once again!) but this one is just too appropriate.
A few years ago, I had to spend a lot of time doing research in one of the largest libraries in the world – 3 million books on 50+ miles of bookshelves. If any part of you is a bookworm, you’ll know that I’m not exaggerating when I say that the feeling of hushed awe and grandeur in a place like that is greater than in Louvre and Hermitage combined. That place was/is stuffed silly with first editions and only existing copies, which anyone could read if you were only willing to trek many hundreds of feet along dark winding corridors and underground tunnels where you were lucky to find another person to ask for directions back to daylight.
And once I made the wonderful mistake of trying to walk out of that library through one of the fiction floors. I guess part of me wanted to see if _Necronomicon_ would reveal itself to me, but instead I stumbled on another book I’ve never read before – Bram Stoker’s _Dracula_ (I wasn’t surprised when it turned out to be a first edition). Naturally, after reading the first couple of pages, I didn’t notice how I made myself comfortable right there on the floor until hours later a librarian came through telling me the place was now closing for the night.
Those few hours were the most bone-chilling of my life. The oppressive darkness, my lonely helplessness, the masterfully creepy book, and most noticeable: the smell of age and experience many times greater than the length of my own life… I didn’t doubt for a second that I’d be overcome by a horror I couldn’t fend off; it was just a matter of when. The poor librarian who startled me from my trance was probably momentarily as scared as I was when I jumped up out of the gloom with wild eyes upon hearing his voice.
From then on, I could never refuse the absolutely haunting smell of the ages that makes you feel the weight of ancient knowledge with the simultaneous sense of your own insignificance and protection from things past. Dusty old books indeed! Try reading a classic while wearing this perfume – you will never want to watch tv again.
CraniuM – :
A boquet indeed! This is defintaly a boquet of flowers but to my nose it smells like they’ve been dusted in baby powder.
The opening of this perfume is so soft…the musk and amber seem to be very dominant. So unusual for a perfume…the powdery amber is usually the closing notes..not with this.
A powdery, almost masculine opening then changes somwehat. The perfume still retains a softness in the drydown and throughout wearing but the other flowers are starting to come forward more..
This could be described a “Heady” but the amber and musk in this are so beautiful they are keeping the other notes in check.
It ends up being a very well blended but also very complex floral smell.
Quite stunning!
purgen9943 – :
Penhaligon’s Description:
Inspired by the scent of the Turkish Baths on Jermyn Street, Piccadilly, Hammam Bouquet is an daring oriental created by William Penhaligon in 1872. Animalic and golden, it is warm and mature, redolent of old books, powdered resins and ancient rooms. At its heart is dusky Turkish rose, with jasmine, woods, musk and powdery orris. Heady and glamorous, Hammam Bouquet is evocative of the Edwardian era of decadence and excess.
My Description of edt:
Mature, old books, powder, ancient rooms-YEP for sure…mix it with a deadly strong dose of Green Grass and a nursing home and there you have it! In the south we have a green grass called Johnson Grass that grows really tall if unkempt & is literally “sharp” it can cut you if you run your hand along it. It has a super strong “green” smell, not a fragrant green either. The fragrance does tame after a bit…..into a 100 year old powder that is. Not a fan of this one at all!
eglawin – :
Orientalism captured in a bottle. This is the olfactory complement to Ingres’ Turkish Bath, which is, of course, what a Hammam is. A brilliant projection of repressed Victorian sexuality upon the foil of an imaginary Araby. Fantasies of a Sultan’s absolute power and unrestrained sexual indulgence with unlimited numbers of women, of reversing the strict codes of the British social veneer in the dreamland that Stephen Marcus, in The Other Victorians, labeled Pornotopia. What better way of scentualizing these desires but by combining the rich floral power of rose attar, naughty jasmine, and the violet-like orris, supported by a hint of cedar that adds a traces of oriental spiciness, with the smell of sex created by musk and amber. Hamman, we realize, is just a code for what a Victorian perfume could not be called, despite deliberately intending the association: Harem bouquet. This smells like a heady opulent boudoir in which people have just had sex, pure and simple. And certainly everybody in fine society knew this and yet did not – Victorian doublethink. Few scents could be richer in cultural history and this, seriously, should be smelled by students in seminars on the Victorian Era, British imperialism, Orientalism – and gender history, since quite likely many present-day individuals would experience gender confusion here, associating femininity (perhaps even of the Queen Mum sort)with the flowery aspects and then stumbling over the sexual-animalic component.
aleksluka – :
Very unisex indeed . I’d love to get my husband to wear it . I wear it alongside it’s sister Malabah. A great perfume to found a perfumery on. I wish it came in pure perfume.
SHURRRIq – :
I LOVE U PENHALIGONS, please open a boutique in toronto at least, i can’t go to Vegas anytime i want to smell classic.
alekssamurai – :
I have a secret love affair going on with this scent… I don’t know if I’m ready to wear this in public, but I keep applying it in the privacy of my home, solely for my very own enjoyment, as if it was my dirty little secret, some kind of guilt-inducing pleasure. It opens with an overload of exotic spices, heavy, rich, some might say even a bit masculine or suffocating, but in about 10 minutes it develops into the most wonderful, dark and deeply mysterious rose scent I have ever encountered. I generally don’t even like scents that focus on rose, but this intoxicates me like no other. It stays pretty close to the skin so in the end, when it gets to that lovely, still not too sweet, powdery phase, you’ll find me sniffing my arm like a mad hound to find the spot. Must be love, love, love.
rgv823InsuffBooni – :
Great soft opening and musky drydown, very unisex