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dieff69 – :
Lovely. A warm, realistic, cinnamon mixed with just enough amber and vanilla to take away any hint of dust. As the notes suggest it’s sweet, but never syrupy. Like it’s based on ingredients rather than the cakes and pastries we often see these days.
It’s on the masculine side of unisex, but only just.
Inkov_Timur – :
close to the skin on me, but what a fantastic amber vanilla fragrance, a true classy gentleman’s amber!
viziter0 – :
Imagine Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille without the tobacco note and that will be Kensington Amber. Powdery, heavy on vanilla. High quality fragrance for those who like Tobacco Vanille but look for another option.
kislenkova – :
The opening note to me is a Christmassy Cinnamon Apple Strudel. The cinnamon note is very authentic – imitating the scent of ground ceylon cinnamon packets you might have sniffed while cooking. Within the cinnamon is the slightest spirit of a dry wood, presumably the cedar, though the cinnamon is strong enough to make cedar as a note rather clouded. It most likely is there in small quantity to enhance the cinnamon note. On my skin, after around an hour the top note of (apple-ish) cinnamon fades. To me there are no heart notes, and it goes straight to the base of amber. This amber is very elegant, albeit very soft. I sprayed at 6pm, and still smelled the amber on my arm the next morning (after which I went straight to the shop and bought the bottle). It is, however, a skin scent (for me). The amber is not unique – I smelled the exact note on an ambre cologne my father bought in Grasse maybe 30 years ago. I was never able to find an equivalent until now – another reason I bought the bottle. The fact I have smelled it before (and so it is not ‘unique’) should not dissuade you, it is a very beautiful and elegant amber note.
I think the vanilla is overstated in the notes. The smell of freshly ground cinnamon has a notable sweetness to it, and the vanilla and tonka exist here I think to create the authentic smelling cinnamon.
sirusL – :
To me this is like a much less sweet version of boucheron ambre d’alexandrie, with a slight play doh note. Really rather good. Good projection (not huge) and lasts pretty well. Def worth a try and available in Bicester outlet for those in the UK
Malice_07 – :
Christmas spicy cinnamon.
Doses of spicy Christmas cinnamon with allot of sugar, milk note, & tonka. It’s not cloying but overly gourmand as i found feel eating this in the morning.
Nice… it’s just not a new idea.
boss10 – :
Kensington Amber opens up with a very sweet and creamy vanilla-forward Amber that reminds me of Dior Ambre Nuit but not quite as ‘classy’ as the Dior.
The vanilla can be a little dominant in Kensington Amber but luckily this fragrance has just enough spice to make it wearable for men… even ‘manly men’ – but definitely for the over-30s.
Solid longevity with decent sillage but projection disappears within an hour or two to remain a warm and inviting balsamic skin scent.
rewat – :
WHERE in the US can we find samples of the newest Penhaligon’s fragrances (Belgravia, Kensington, Marlybone)?
giro – :
I visited the Penhaligons shop in Chester and i tried all 3 and they kindly gave me a sample of 2. One of my samples was this one. To my nose, Kensington Amber is almost like a Niche version of Victor & Rolf Spicebomb with all its harsh edges smoothed out with a rich depth added from the vanilla and amber. It definitely leans more masculine in the opening hour id say but as it dries down it starts to lean more unisex. I’d say Autumn/Winter nights out this is suited for.
I’m actually really impressed by this release, many Penhaligon’s fragrances have stopped me buying them because of their poor performance or just odd smell, but this one seems to have hit the mark in both instances and it really smells high quality.
8/10
gcjbjnwgvrn – :
This is a limited edition and I love it the most among the three in the collection. In the beginning the amber is rich with vanilla and it smelled so nice. After it dried down, it became a clean and clear amber scent alike the transparent crystal-like amber itself.