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Douro v. Blenheim Bouquet: The Battle of the Penhaligon Citruses!

post #1 of 14
9/20/08 at 9:13am
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Hey all!

I've been looking around my samples lately and I came across my Blenheim and Douro vials. Wow! What two great scents. I thought that I would get a discussion going on this.

I find these two very similar, but definitely different with regard to style. Douro is warm and fresh where Blenheim is cool, reserved, and at times brash. I am in the market to buy another Penhaligon's. Just cannot decide on which one!

What are your thoughts on these two great citruses?
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post #2 of 14
9/20/08 at 9:54am
My pick would be Duro
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post #3 of 14
9/20/08 at 11:42am
Douro's nice, but I don't find it sensational. Blenheim, on the other hand, is unique and excellent. Well, actually, Town and Country by Crown is a better Blenheim .
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post #4 of 14
9/20/08 at 11:47am
I personally prefer Blenheim Bouquet.
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post #5 of 14
9/20/08 at 1:46pm
I have rediscovered Blenheim Bouquet this week. Have worn it for the last three days - and will continue to do so. I thought of it as a summer fragrance, but...it really cuts through this autumnal melancholy here. Evokes positive thoughts, is energizing - but not in a primitive "citrus only" way.
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post #6 of 14
9/20/08 at 2:12pm
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Originally Posted by the_good_life View Post

Douro's nice, but I don't find it sensational. Blenheim, on the other hand, is unique and excellent. Well, actually, Town and Country by Crown is a better Blenheim .

Seems lately that my pseudonym must be the_good_life!

What he said, to the letter.
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post #7 of 14
9/20/08 at 2:18pm
Douro of course,the only citrus barbershop
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post #8 of 14
9/20/08 at 4:54pm
Great question. I like both, very much. BB is hands-down my favorite, for its uncompromisingly cool, lemon-pine note. It is assertive without being heavy. Duro is equally dry but it has woodier tones and some barbershop/spice notes. I'm heavy into pine scents so BB does a nice job for me. But I own both and like both. And like you I see similarities. A cool, reserved, stiff-upper-lip aristocratic flair. Great!
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post #9 of 14
9/20/08 at 5:03pm
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Originally Posted by Texican View Post

Hey all!

I've been looking around my samples lately and I came across my Blenheim and Douro vials. Wow! What two great scents. I thought that I would get a discussion going on this.

I find these two very similar, but definitely different with regard to style. Douro is warm and fresh where Blenheim is cool, reserved, and at times brash. I am in the market to buy another Penhaligon's. Just cannot decide on which one!

What are your thoughts on these two great citruses?

You and I see very much alike on these two from Penhaligons! I think I prefer Blenheim in warmer weather and Douro in cooler weather.
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post #10 of 14
10/13/08 at 8:20am
I find Blenheim to be very simple after the citrus goes away (cedar). The longevity on me is not too good either. Douro is very much a barbershop scent (which I like), and the longevity is quite a bit better. I prefer Douro, but to each his own.
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post #11 of 14
10/13/08 at 8:35am
Blenheim will keep my interest on a longer term...if you are looking for an no BS citrus though, Duoro is the answer...
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post #12 of 14
10/13/08 at 8:44am
Just to put a wild card comment in here....
Today I'm wearing Green Water by Jacques Fath. I love Blenheim Bouquet, and I see definite similarities between the two. I am happy to own each. GW is a bit greener.
Any reactions to this?
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post #13 of 14
9/30/11 at 2:19pm
I own both, and both are excellent classical fragrences. I would place Douro above B-B. IMO it`s more sophistcated and longlasting.
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post #14 of 14
9/30/11 at 2:34pm
If I had to choose: Douro
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