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Hromoii – :
A nylon rubber.
The violets, cardamom, agarwood, and the musk are forming that rubber in a nylon frame. I get some roses, saffron, and woods as well but the rubber is the dominant. Patchouli, and musk mellow are there too. The jasmines, the myrrh, and the amber are there but kept to minimal.
It’s a fair blend as it’s not considered dominant rosy blend, it’s rubber at max then rosy saffronic one. fair blend.
viktorNik – :
Not sure if the sample is off but this smells like rubber to me :/
exxxe – :
blast of angelica! ahhh. love.
oud perhaps. rum? the spiciness that reminded me of Miller Harris Rose en Noir with an added delicious saffron fest.
but I’m there, sniffing and thinking – blimey this smells really familiar!
and it isn’t Rose en Noir any more at all, it is something else. it’s gone a touch powdery too.
as it develops over the next 20 minutes, the penny drops!
this smells like Agent Provocateur esp. the Diamond Edition. and it stays that way with that slightly spicy saffron rose for another half hour.
the lovely rosey saffron recedes, to reveal that weird familiar chemical “woodsy” note, the one i smell in L’Agent….and i am really sad about that (sad face), because it dominates the whole thing for me. no rose, no oud, very little patch, no sandalwood, no myrrh. just THAT chemical mixed with some sweetness presumably from the vanilla and amber.
am i having a nose moment? – i wonder to myself.
so i look up the notes for Agent Provocateur and L’Agent to find that the first pretty much shares the top and middle of Levantium, which also pretty much shares the base of the second one.
and then I notice Christian Provenzano created both of them. mystery solved.
only a like for me, because of THAT sharp intense chemical woodsy note i can’t get around in L’Agent.
i wonder why a perfume was created for Penhaligon’s that is basically two other perfumes melded into one? with this story from them to go with it:
“Lavish mounds of rum and spices, flowers, woods and resins all found their way to London, stacked high in the warehouses and around the wharves. Levantium opens with a shot of rum-like davana and absinthe, and the glittering warmth of saffron. The opulent floral heart of rose, jasmine and ylang ylang is given a piquant kick by clove and cardamom, whilst a luxurious and resinous base of oud, amber, myrrh and vanilla is buoyed by smoky guaiac, sandalwood and musk.”
whatever.
i am guessing if you love Agent and particularly L’Agent, you will love this!
Dogmat007 – :
Sweet, sickly and really does flip my stomach over.
It’s the same with As Sawira which is in fact the same scent in a different bottle. Don’t be fooled.
Mortos – :
oud, spicy, woody, dries down powdery and sweet; so yummy lovely; rummy, no floral to me until mid notes of rose; does not last though beyond five hours; I doused myself with six spritzes; gone before noon
ruslan1122 – :
If you are looking for a nice,delicate soothing and refreshing perfume to wear any time you desire; be ware; this is not it.
But if want sth bold and confident which gives you warmth and energy in the coldest days of winter; stepp forward;you just found it.
No kidding around,this perfume demands attitude and power.
Have it and wear it gracefully and enjoy the essence of beautiful orient.
napas – :
Penhaligons is a British brand that reminds me why I love living in this country for the past 17 years. There is room for everything and everyone. This is a brand that still produces some of their classics but also they are not afraid to delve into new and exciting waters. In their line they have something for everyone. They are not afraid to use spice or Oud or anything else. Elixir is a masterpiece, Ostara is superb, Halfeti exotic, AL Sawira memorable…the list endless. Levantium is a juice that takes its time to get your attention, it doesn’t claim a quick victory only to let you down an hour later. It starts dry, spicy, herbal, Amaranthine stands out quite spectacularly, however over time it softens and a spicy, resinous, fruity aroma takes place with notes that blend well with each other to produce a milder, yet exotic result. It is quite dry something that doesn’t bother me, especially when the dry down gets so alluring. I don’t get any white florals to my delight, just woods, herbs spices and a soft, aronatic, piquant dry down.
More on the masculine side imo,good longevity and sillage. I am very impressed.
druzhinin3 – :
This took me longer to “figure out” than just about anything I’ve tried. It also took awhile to come around to actually liking it! At first, I couldn’t really get what it was aiming for. Yes, it’s oudy and woody and the saffron is very up front, but that’s only about two-thirds of Levantium – the rest is an interesting mix of bitter (wormwood) general spices (cloves) and florals with a touch of peach that comes and goes. Over a few wearings, these notes all become more detectable and the result becomes a polite, steady, decently strong, dusty dry spring/fall semi-formal scent with a number of facets. It’s that hard to pin down mix that makes it unique, but also could be off-putting. Basically, do you like your oud a part of a busy mix? Do you want something noticeable but not screetching in your face? Are you wanting to move beyond the standard woody/pencil shaving western ouds? If so, you may grow to really like this – I have. Now, I just need to figure out when to actually wear it!
RichardFT – :
Out of Penhaligon’s line of fragrance, both Endymion and this juice are both really gorgeously aromatic fragrance’s. Unfortunately there’s a few that fall short of being almost non-existent after a couple of hours of wearing it no matter how many times you spray it on your skin!!
Levantium certainly grabs my attention with the aroma of saffron/oud with a luxurious elegant aroma of rose. Both amber/myrrh give it a slightly Eastern aroma meant for Western culture being more tame and not so bold. In the first several hours there’s a symphony of floral/powdery/spicy notes wanting me to keep smelling the interesting notes well blend together. The dry down has soft woody/oud aroma.
Longevity and Silage is good lasting about 6-8hrs if you spray it 2x
Finally,
I was introduced to line of fragrance through this website as well other’s either liking or disliking the fragrance. I never take anyone’s review as the holly bible. Everyone’s skin has a different reaction to the notes either enhancing or not being able to detect whatever. I personally enjoy this fragrance, thou it’s listed as a fall/winter juice, I would use it even up to mid summer. Hell…wear this fragrance whenever you feel like it. I enjoy the deep notes with a floral aroma floating around. 8/10
MDThomas – :
Blind Buy and Never smelled anything like this ever.
This one has a life of its own, like an alien, not kidding folks.
DAY 1:
White Flower Opening, Old Cologne Classic Smell
DAY 2:
Oud and Lemon Fragrance
DAY 3:
Fresh Green and Woody then Oudy and Dry Chocolate Powder.
DAY 4:
Oud, Green, Smoky, Chocolate Powder.
Its so fascinating, and every time I have used the same bath products (so that I know its not reacting differently to this).
Perfume Design / Creativity – 10/10
Quality – 10/10
Longevity – 6/10
Sillage – 5/10
I would recommend it.
nikoserov – :
Art school crowd pleaser! I can’t count how many compliments I have received when wearing Levantium!
It has the balsamic absinthe sparkle and the opulent piquantness of cardamon, ylang ylang and white rose mixture, beautifully made and has brought the best out of all the listed ingredients. Some may just not understand it, it takes to appreciate a scent of a kind. This is a special collection called Trade Routes and is raising the Penhaligon’s bar! Hypnotic but at the same time very wearable, unisex and chic.
qtb961Unlogrere – :
I’ve worn Levantium regularly for almost a year now, but my feelings toward it remain amorphous. In my first months of wear, I was irritated by the dominance of rose (can’t handle it in anything, smells like dead grandma), but if you stick with it for an hour as others have commented, it dries down to a lovely clove/cinnamon/saffron haze, with remnants of the bay rum notes you get upon first blast. Speaking of which, blast indeed: Levantium is one of those perfumes that are too jarring to smell early in the morning – but I power through it because, like I said, it calms down by the time I get to work. Levantium is the paradox in my collection, for I LOATHE any hint of rose or powder in a fragrance otherwise (although I don’t know if I agree with Fragrantica naming “powdery” as one of its main accords, I don’t find it that strong). Now that I’m running low, I’m looking for something similar but better for daily use.
yuliya_82 – :
When Trade Routes collection was first launched I was thinking that it would be Lothair that I was drawn to. However after smelling this one I quickly became drawn to it. The Oud is the dominant force in this fragrance although patchouli also comes through quite clearly.
Many believe that this is very similar to As Sawira. In As Sawira the oud is more defined. To me Levantium shares a lot with Bentley fragrance. The major difference being that Bentley has a rum note to it.
This is a nice perfume to wear perhaps in more cooler times of the year in the UK. I would say overall it is a spicy woody fragrance. It appears to project well when worn which is great. Thanks Penhaligon’s
maydayexcum – :
this is very similar to rose oud by (by) kilian. sharp, acidic saffron and a horrid, acrid rose. does not sit well on my skin (i guess it could be my body chemistry) but MAN, this does not smell nice for me. it’s quite a ‘sharp’ smell. you can either pull it off or you can’t. i can’t…
maxonya85 – :
Hmm. Initial blast was delicious: spicy, incensy, vibrant and fresh all in one squirt. Now, four hours later and I’m stuck in a sandalwood vortex and I can’t work out whether that’s a good thing or not. I want to love this. I think I like it but the screechy sandalwood is unnerving me. The jury is out on this.. Longevity perfect, projection fine.
Update: I can still smell this really strongly over 24 hours later. I have showered and changed my clothes and it’s still on me. And I still can’t decide whether I like it or not.
sp1n0za – :
Whilst the opening of Levantium is a little pedestrian, raspy woods overlaid with saffron (it doesn’t last long, thankfully), what follows is a rather fascinating theme of duality played out in zizag patterns through to the drydown.
Light florals are spiked with the much darker artemisia, the bitterness of wormwood intertwines with a delicately fresh musk, spicy cardamom and cloves appear one moment, cool bergamot the next. And the best coupling is something that is new to me: the sour aspect of oud has a semi-sweet peach for a foil.
It reads like a disparate mess but actually works in a fashion, an organised chaos of (to borrow from Penhaligon’s trade routes backstory) food, flowers, spices and rum on the wharf. You can throw in a touch of the animalics as well – a polite skank I’d call it – from the pores of deckhands hauling their wares onto shore but now idling as they light up, smoke and sweat from the day’s earlier toil swirling around their hapahazardly stacked haul.
A very good fragrance but surpassed, in my opinion, by Penhaligon’s latest addition to the collection, As Sawira. Auditioning both is a worthwhile exercise, however.
ivan19871987 – :
The combination of violets/rose and absinthe, especially in the top notes make for an intriguing brew. Levantium is pretty triumphant and I’m someone who loved Lothair from this collection as well.
A perfect mixture of sweet and sour has a slight earthiness mixed with very luxurious and full bodied florals. The opening for me is quite musky but like everything from Penhaligon’s totally under control allowing the wormwood and rose to shine but with a hint of clove and spices. The body of this fragrance is those woods oud and sandalwood to be precise and in the dry down are more prominent turning this juice very woody and almost animalic with musk after the first two hours.
That floral combo in the top and heart notes reminds me for a moment of Tom Ford Noir de Noir but this is less deep and sensual but far more complex and less crowd pleasing. That floral woody base does have a slight ‘off’ note to it perhaps the oud but I find it a welcome and balancing dimension to Levantium. If yours expecting a strong oud fragrance this isn’t it Penhaligon’s (in the main) are all about combining lots of notes to create something which seems simple and effortless this fragrance is no different.
I bought it on the spot because I was really taken with it but by the same rule it will never be my favourite fragrance. It has okay performance too.
dmitrij k – :
So, I got a tester of Levantium from Penhaligon’s in Edinburgh, Scotland when visiting the city. The first thing that I’ll say about this scent is that it lives up to how well it has been blended, just like most of the Penhaligons range.
The scent itself is one that is hard to pinpoint as to wether I like it or not. It opens up with a head-strong oud and after after 15-20 minutes you begin to sense the mellow rose and peach. About an hour after that you begin to get the spice and warmth of the clove, and saffron. The base is where this scent really shines. It’s extremely comforting due to how well it’s blended as you get the sweet scent of the floral notes, the slightly bitter/sour oud, the warm Amber and Myrrh and the crisp patchoulli.
The only fault I have is that I find the oud a little over powering which puts me off slightly. It reminds me of the Armani Privé Oud Royale in terms of how strong the opening oud is.
The scent has good longevity in this cold Scottish weather (7+ hours), and it comes close to the skin after a few hours.
All in all I’d give this scent a 3.8/5, but would recommend smelling before buying.