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Reviews of Dunhill (2003)
by Alfred Dunhill

  • Availability: In Production
  • Perfumer: Michel Almairac [Robertet]
  • Bottle Designer: Franzrudolf Lehnert
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327 reviews

A little Davidoff Goodlife and a little D&G ph...to my nose and on my skin anyway. I happen to like those 2 frags, although I think the D&G is not very elegant and hopelessly ubiquitous. Goodlife can be too sneezy thanks to the heavy citrus. Therefore, Dunhill is an excellent balance of the best of those 2 mentioned.
My favorite notes are the geranium and the tonka bean. They simply work together in harmony. Not a powerhouse scent, but a nice, simple, elegant scent. Not flashy or flamboyant, yet confident and reassuring. And it garners lots of compliments, because it is a 'nice guy' kinda scent.

BTW: if you find Dunhill Pursuit attractive, you should like this. I see Pursuit as a South-Western US extra-urban dweller, while this Dunhill being a NYC city slicker.
02 September 2008


14 reviews

This made me a Dunhill fan - to my own detriment, as I love Pursuit, but have not enjoyed Fresh, Pure or Desire. I could describe this as nothing other than business casual. It is a geranium musk, hits of rose and sandalwood, only a hint of sweetness on drydown. The fragrance is so fresh and invigorating that it is a bit of a disappointment that it has rather limited silage and does not last all day. However, it is not in every circumstance that a lovely fragrance needs to last for 10 hours. I would wear this for an evening to the movies - or an evening in, cooking a romantic meal for my wife. It truly stands out as one of my top recommendations.
31 August 2008


39 reviews

This one does remind you of some kind of toothpaste or mouthwash, and for that reason I didn't think I would like it at first, but it does grow on you. The drydown is classy and smooth, albeit a bit unusual and unique. Certainly worth a try.
17 July 2008


23 reviews

A very regal and business-like scent that really work works well in the spring and summer time in an office environment. I get a ton of compliments at the job wearig this!
14 July 2008


10 reviews

This will and always be my signature scent. No other fragrance has impacted me and my life the way this has. Yea Yea Impacted sounds a little extreme. I've recieved immense amount of compliments with this. The Lemon top note combined with geranium gives off a nice clean fresh feeling but with added depth. As the scent progresses I find the beautifully comprise basenotes kick in and well it just gets incredibly sexy. Definatley a lady killer.
10/10
11 May 2008


14 reviews

Man this is really nice & laid back but has a nice aura as you walk past the crowd, a headturner indeed.
25 April 2008


213 reviews

Great fougere notes start off in this scent, then surprisingly warms up with an amber like quality. Very good I tell ya'! I wonder why I didn't pay attention to this one, it's most likely because of the great disappointment I got from Dunhill Desire. Dunhill is classy, elegant, sensual and warm. The smoky beige color of the juice makes it so inviting.
29 April 2007


43 reviews

Tonka Bean. It seems to be everwhere at the moment so I suppose it inevitably affects our perception of fragrances which were released before the onslaught of Tonka Bean fragrances. This note seems to be very strong and has the potential of overpowering. Having said all that I really like this one. It is one of the nicer tonka bean frag's around!
16 April 2007


677 reviews

Actually a very pleasant fougere, with lots of lemon and musk behind the scenes. It seems a bit dated to me (and that's a compliment). Some synthetic notes? A few , perhaps. Still, you could spend your money on far worse modern creations. I for one am giving this one a thumbs up.

If you want Dunhill's very best, get the '34 Original or the '84 Edition, true. But this stuff from 2003 is nothing to sneeze at, and is far, far, far superior to many (if not, in fact, most) of its contemporaries.
14 November 2006


834 reviews

The tonka bean base gets me - every time! Just LOVE it! At first spritz, was not too sure about this one... it wasn't until about 15 minutes later I kept re-sniffing my test wrist. The more I sniffed, the more I liked this fragrance! In the end I would say it's intriguing. Light. Wears close to the body. I'll definitely ask my husband to try this Dunhill.
23 October 2006


32 reviews

Dunhill's BEST scent so far..not too mild..but always enjoyable! If you like corduroy, and robert cavalli black, you'll like this...
20 October 2006


114 reviews

No big deal, so I thought. Maaaannnnnnnnnyyy compliments when i wear this one. Almost time for me to purchase another bottle.
29 November 2005


45 reviews

An aggreeable scent, kind of like the original version of Canali...this is a good scent to wear to work as it is very subtle, and everybody seems to like it...my one complaint is that it doesnt have any kind of lasting power, must be re applied often...the scent its self is very fresh, not an evening scent, it is what it is; a pleasant walk through the park in the morning, an ice cream cone on a saturday afternoon, deffiantely a simple pleasure...
08 November 2005


64 reviews

i agree that it is a bit synthetic, but worn VERY lightly it can be quite elegant, and is certainly an improvement on the other dunhills. I would give it a neutral, but the bottle is really phenomal.
05 October 2005


31 reviews

I bought a bottle of this two days ago and I absolutely love it. I have seen several negative reviews on here for it and I suppose everyone has there own sense of what smells good and especially what smells good on them, but I really like this. Although there are a few other scents that resemble this one in smell, none I can think of are as good and I don't know a lot of people that wear them. So for the people I know at least this is a fairly unique scent.
11 August 2005


19 reviews

Opens very similarly to Dolce & Gabbana, but quicky develops into a very classy, masculine scent. Strong yet refined, this Dunhill is an excellent gentlemen's fragrance.
24 January 2004


160 reviews

Dunhill is the BEST new fragrance I've tried in 2003! It's a solid new scent that's warm and determined. It's fresh and mellow and the dry down is smooth and powdery. It may be the most sophisticated of all the Dunhill fragrances...I think it's definitely the best. The After Shave, Deodorant, and Shampoo are also GREAT. Give this one a try. J. Augustt 12/06/03
06 December 2003

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