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English Fern (1911)
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  |  Wow! I like it! Soapy! It reminds me a lot of Creed's Original Vetiver, with the Ivory soap smell. However, whereas Original Vetiver soapy smell is [cedar + ginger], English Fern's soapy smell seems to come from the lavender mixed with something else. . . maybe geranium? It also doesn't have the lemongrass smell that I get from Original Vetiver. I like it a lot, and one spray has lasted a good 12 hours on my skin. I don't smell the patchouli that foetidus smells, and thankfully so, because I tend to not like patchouli.03 July 2008 |
 | Deep, earthy green is the color I envision. Aptly named, this smells classy and green.While it doesn't smells like Mugler Cologne, I think this might've been Mulger Cologne before it existed. It's got that "fresh out of the shower feel" with the soapiness without the odd after smell you get from stagnant bathwater. Crisp and clean with great sillage and longevity. 12 June 2008 |
 |  English Fern is green in a warm, dry, herbal, aromatic way, yes, pretty much a classic fougere I think. I appreciate how the herbal notes are not overpowering, sharp, bitter or sour like they too often are. The scent feels well blended and smooth with a distinct liquorice note - warm liquorice (fennel?) not cool anise. Feels outdoorsy in a refined, traditional way, like a 30ies gentleman in a light sports costume and a straw hat inspecting his garden or playing tennis with his wife without getting sweaty. Or possibly out for an autumn walk in a cashmere pullover - this may be an autumn scent rather than a summer scent. The sillage is quite strong and the scent linear and longlasting.08 June 2008 |
 | A new scent for me, I'm still working on a full review. DEFINATELY lighter than I;m used to but, well more to come 07 June 2008 |
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| This is a very fine Fern fragrance, which is classic without being "old fashioned"; formal but not stuffy. While I like it very much, it loses out by a leaf to Wild Fern by Trumper which is just a tad more lively and interesting. English Fern, however, has its admirers, and for good reason. It is a rich fragrance and very much carries the smell of indoor ferns, whereas Wild Fern is a bit lighter and "out-doorsy". The Penhaligon is nevertheless an excellent choice. And an almost perfect fragrance for the business man who wants to stand out but not obtrusively so. Joe 05 June 2008 |
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| Fresh and earthy green, with a deep spicy woodiness. Very clean, but not in a modern synthetic way. Penhaligon’s website describes English Fern as ‘delicate’ – I don’t see it that way. Perhaps restrained and refined, but there is nothing delicate or fragile here. Interestingly, Penhaligon’s classifies English Fern as a chypre, whereas most of our reviewers see it as a fougère. I can’t see English Fern as unisex. It is for a strong, confident man. 27 April 2008 |
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