I had a sneak preview of the new Penhaligon's male fragrance which has the working title of Sartorial (or possibly with the "e" on the end if they choose the French spelling).
There are a number of working fragrances in line for the final formulation by Bertrand Duchaufour. I sampled three. The one most likely to be selected is indeed stunning.
It is from the paper strip I was able to smell it on, a very elegant and distinguished spice-topped fragrance which contains the heady lightness of previous offerings such as Castile and Douro, but with a rich-come-dirty spiciness to it lent by what smelled like a light Cumin-sweetened by Cardamom to it.
The story is that Bertrand was let loose in the cutting and tailoring rooms of Saville Row tailors, smelling everything from the raw cloth to tailor's chalks and other esoterica.
The result I have to say, of any of the three I smelt, was of a very chic and elegant fragrance, which I think will sit well next to other top end gentleman's fragrances like Racquets, Castile or Blenheim Bouquet.
No launch date has yet been set, but expect a release around October/November this year.
It's good stuff, I know that much!
There are a number of working fragrances in line for the final formulation by Bertrand Duchaufour. I sampled three. The one most likely to be selected is indeed stunning.
It is from the paper strip I was able to smell it on, a very elegant and distinguished spice-topped fragrance which contains the heady lightness of previous offerings such as Castile and Douro, but with a rich-come-dirty spiciness to it lent by what smelled like a light Cumin-sweetened by Cardamom to it.
The story is that Bertrand was let loose in the cutting and tailoring rooms of Saville Row tailors, smelling everything from the raw cloth to tailor's chalks and other esoterica.
The result I have to say, of any of the three I smelt, was of a very chic and elegant fragrance, which I think will sit well next to other top end gentleman's fragrances like Racquets, Castile or Blenheim Bouquet.
No launch date has yet been set, but expect a release around October/November this year.
It's good stuff, I know that much!
