Can anyone offer an opinion of this fragrance? I am concerned by the fair amount of negative press it receives.
Blenheim Bouquet EDT-Paging Claus
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I never thought that Blenheim Bouquet got an undue amount of bad press. If you look through the old posts here, I think it's one of the fragrances that has gotten the most love over the years. It's a classic barbershop fragrance, and generally well-appreciated by wet shavers. For me, a classic barbershop fragrance that evokes getting my haircut with my dad would be something like Clubman. If my dad was the Earl of Shaftesbury, it would be Blenheim Bouquet. But it's got a lot of nice stuff in it. Citrus, lavender, pine and a good shot of black pepper. All that having been said, I passed my bottle off in the BST a long time ago. I liked the fragrance but it didn't last very long on me. If I were to get the yen to have a classic British fragrance in that style again, I would probably opt for Trumper's Wellington instead. As it is, I'm pretty happy with a couple of bottles of Pino Silvestre AS and EdT.
If you like heavily saturated scent bombs that smell like a hot pan of double fudge brownies served by rutting ferrets, Blenheim Bouquet is probably not for you. But if you want something with a lot of dignity and a bow tie but you can't afford to have Stephen Fry come by your house, you might want to try a bottle. For my money, the Ferns (Wild or English) are a better way to go but BB is plenty nice.
If you like heavily saturated scent bombs that smell like a hot pan of double fudge brownies served by rutting ferrets, Blenheim Bouquet is probably not for you. But if you want something with a lot of dignity and a bow tie but you can't afford to have Stephen Fry come by your house, you might want to try a bottle. For my money, the Ferns (Wild or English) are a better way to go but BB is plenty nice.
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Citrusy start, peppery middle / end. The soap is mediocre.
I think it's been covered pretty well. Opens with a sharp lemon. Transitions to pine with a lemon thyme/thyme phase in the middle. It's refined and somewhat understated. Sillage is OK, longevity a bit weak. I generally do a couple extra sprays to my undershirt when I wear it and it lasts pretty well that way
Blenheim Bouquet is a nice frag, but there is better out there.
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...the-Day-2012?p=4326580&highlight=#post4326580
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I own this.
A classic but not exactly.
It heavily leans on the conferous (pine) side of the spectrum.
Pepper and citrus is there but not as dominant as the pine note.
If you find that the pine note appeals to you then try Granville by Dior.
A classic but not exactly.
It heavily leans on the conferous (pine) side of the spectrum.
Pepper and citrus is there but not as dominant as the pine note.
If you find that the pine note appeals to you then try Granville by Dior.
Give it a try before you buy. It is polarizing. A classic to many, and a scrubber to others. I can appreciate what it is, but it didn't really work for me. Pinesol with lemon and pepper? No thanks!
I'm a dissenting opinion. I find it to have little or no longevity. I've come to conclude that Blenheim Bouquet is a fragrance for people who don't really like fragrance, are fairly new to wearing EdTs and/or have a fairly sensitive nose. Part of my bias could be based on my own inability to smell it.
Sampled it three times and got nothing other than a lemon drop opening. I don't know if I think it's polarizing per se. I think a lot of people like the scent just fine. My primary issue is with its lasting power. I'm not alone in this sentiment. Read some reviews at Basenotes.
it's definitely considerd a classic. But as with all scents, try before you buy. Pens has a pretty good sampling policy. My opinion is that Blenheim Bouqet is much beloved by wet shavers for whom this was their first foray into EdT as opposed to fleeting after shaves. It also has a heavy duty citrus component which seems to be a favorite with a lot of men.
Sampled it three times and got nothing other than a lemon drop opening. I don't know if I think it's polarizing per se. I think a lot of people like the scent just fine. My primary issue is with its lasting power. I'm not alone in this sentiment. Read some reviews at Basenotes.
it's definitely considerd a classic. But as with all scents, try before you buy. Pens has a pretty good sampling policy. My opinion is that Blenheim Bouqet is much beloved by wet shavers for whom this was their first foray into EdT as opposed to fleeting after shaves. It also has a heavy duty citrus component which seems to be a favorite with a lot of men.
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I got my yellow-labled EDT from fragrancenet.com
I got my clear-labeled EDC from amazon.com
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...orsari-Parma?p=4630597&highlight=#post4630597
I have this. It took me quite a while to really appreciate it. It's got a floral smell to me. Kind of...honeysuckle/lavender type? It's got a tiny spice or like moss undertone to it that doesn't really come out, but just helps it stay there.
The best way to wear this fragrance is to wear it very lightly and wear it sparingly. By lightly I mean one spray. If you think it's not there, put the shirt you wore that day away and pick it up a few days later. You'll see that it's still there. It can overpower if you wear too much. If I wear too much it makes my sinuses go crazy. However, a light spritz and this stuff just seems to work better.
The best way to wear this fragrance is to wear it very lightly and wear it sparingly. By lightly I mean one spray. If you think it's not there, put the shirt you wore that day away and pick it up a few days later. You'll see that it's still there. It can overpower if you wear too much. If I wear too much it makes my sinuses go crazy. However, a light spritz and this stuff just seems to work better.
It is great, and misunderstood because people put on too much of this, and most fragrances. It is a tad austere but that's part of its charm. If you want warm and fuzzy, this is not it. That being said, late in the dry down, this gets pretty nice and approachable, even a tad sweet.
Is it possible you are confusing this with "Hammam" Bouquet? Hammam is kinda' strange. Blenheim seems to get pretty consistent high marks.
+1. I want to like BB more, but the pepper note doesn't work for me. I much prefer English Fern and Wild Fern.
BB is a no-no for me as well: lemon drop opening that pretty fast goes into a medicinal scent which I do not like at all. The longevity is also not there. I like the pepper notes in Opus much more, and they are not medicinal at all.
$110 Lemon Pine Sol. Gone in 2-3 hours. I lot of folks like it though, but I'm curious how many people would like it blind, without the Penhaligon's name and Churchill association it gets.
BB was a revelation for me. When I first started wetshaving and decided to 'dabble' with scents I'd never really liked a men's fragrance. BB was the first thing I smelled that blew me away and started my quest for other things that I'd like that well. Over the years my tastes have broadened and chnged. I've also come to regard longevity as a requirement for scents I buy. So I'm not sure I'd buy BB now because of the
longevity but I do lovecthe scent and did before I knew the 'mystique' of Pen's or Churchill attached to it.
One of my absolutely favorite scents. One of those scents that early on I probably did not like so much right away, but was then enthralled by. Still am.
Lemon, pine, pepper. No middle/heart notes, they say.
Aristocratic. Austere. Arrogant. Nothing warm and fuzzy about it. It is cleary a polarizing scent, and I would not have it any way. Not barbershop, but boardroom, to me. It's what I would wear if I was doing some high-end corporate raping and pillaging. I think I would feel this way about this scent, if I had no knowlege of the alleged Chrurchill connection.
But that is just me. Almost anything said about this scent is true. I get okay tenacity for a citrus scent. Clearly YMMV!
Lemon, pine, pepper. No middle/heart notes, they say.
Aristocratic. Austere. Arrogant. Nothing warm and fuzzy about it. It is cleary a polarizing scent, and I would not have it any way. Not barbershop, but boardroom, to me. It's what I would wear if I was doing some high-end corporate raping and pillaging. I think I would feel this way about this scent, if I had no knowlege of the alleged Chrurchill connection.
But that is just me. Almost anything said about this scent is true. I get okay tenacity for a citrus scent. Clearly YMMV!
See I've never understood this. To me it's simple and not powerful at all...it's just lemon, pine, pepper and then....poof. But everyone says it's an "arrogant" frag. "Uncompromising" is another term I've heard and I've always found that confusing. In my opinion Sartorial would more fit that bill because it's got a bit of stuffiness to it and that "men's cologne" character, but BB is quiet in comparison.
I love the stuff. I have the shavecream and balm too so i can have a complete bb experience.
Those are fair statements. I'll try write more on this later. I am sure there is a lot of individual background, psychology, even advertising, to it all, though!
