Any other fans of this classy, and classic, cologne here on B&B?
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Penhaligon's English Fern
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Wooo top 5
It's on my must try list, I just need to get around to ordering a decant. Based on the reviews I've read, it seems like it would be a great summer scent.
Yes. Fantastic juice. If you're a wet shaver and you don't try this, well, you're crazy.
One of my favs, too!
Incredible and classy scent. Will always be in my rotation.
My sotd yesterday. Like it a lot.
A spring, summer and fall staple for me.
Not to be the fingertip in the chili here, but I don't think I care for it. I'll give it another shot sometime this week or weekend; I've got a 2ml decant that I've only worn once or twice. I didn't like it much then, but I feel like I owe it another shot based on all the love it gets around here.
So far, though, I like Sartorial much, much more.
So far, though, I like Sartorial much, much more.
It's good juice. A very soothing, gentle scent. It's not a rockstar, but a solid performer.
I found a bottle in a box on the porch today. Of course, I tried it out. My favorite Penhaligon's, this. Nobody asked, but EF is greener, sweeter, gentler than Wild Fern. WF is woodier, sharper. I like both. Can't say I like one better than the other. Both place in my top tier.
Having tried Hammam Bouquet, Castile, and Violetta, I'm not tempted to try any other Penhaligon's fragrances. However, given the support this house sees here and on other wetshaver forums, I feel I must continue to try. Perhaps this will be the one that wins me over.
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Well, part of it is definitely the wetshaver taste for fusty old-fashioned ****, which Pen's has in spades. But there are a few gems in there... Hammam and Violetta are a bit... Challenging? Certainly ones where people of taste can vary quite a bit.
English Fern is fantastic. Unexpectedly, I prefer it in cooler weather than the hot, humid days of summer.
Wish I could like it, but I don't.
I thought it would smell like the soap, but it doesn't.
I thought it would smell like the soap, but it doesn't.
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Well, in all fairness, it does smell like English Fern Soap.
I meant the shaving soap.
"English Fern" was my very first Penhaligon's purchase over 20 years ago in the Covent Garden store! Always a favorite of mine!
Well, in all fairness, it does smell like English Fern Soap.
The soap rocks too.
I hated it when I first tried it, but after a few months I gave it another shot. Now it's a regular, probably within the top 3 for me.
