Penhaligon's Duoro (Formerly Lords)

This scent opens sharp to me, much like Quercus to my nose. But where Quercus retains a sharp note throughout, Douro quickly dries down to a subdued floral and sweetish note that I really like. It reminds me of my aunts kitchen as a kid somehow. But in a way that I like to wear.

It's hard to say why, but this scent is a warm scent. I get that feeling from it.

According to my sources, the base notes are Labdanum, Oakmoss, Musk and Sandalwood. I guess. If that's what they are, you get to base notes pretty quickly because after a short time the scent ceases to change on me. But that's OK because its a subdued yet rich fragrance that sticks around a long time.

The stuff isn't cheap, like any Penhaligon product. But you get a quality item. Everything about it is top class.

This, as most fragrance from Penhaligon's, is a classy scent, not due to its complexity, a variant of the lemony-limey theme, but its formulation using high quality ingredients....many will perceive this fragrance as one of a quiet authority, understated and yet confident. Sure it is somewhat barber shop -ish, but that is also part of its charm...at the end of the day, it is an unpretentious masculine scent, definitely a gentleman's fragrance. Superb but for its high price tag.

Douro is a nice, versatile scent that is good for a variety of occasions. However, it has very limited longevity on me so I ended up selling my bottle. Decent fragrance, but the longevity just didn't make sense for me.