Agar Wood

Pleasant, velvety/leathery oud with moderate sillage. Very safe and elegant office scent. As for the actual scent, it opens up with some powdery and iris notes. So much so, that for me it clearly reminds me of Dior Homme Parfum. Same kind of powdery and iris notes. Then, after some 15-30 minutes those scents fade and soft oud and leather become more prominent, although softly presented. With respect to tobacco and other more distinctive elements mentioned in reviews, I have to admit that I do not pay too much attention to those, general smoothness is what this scent is all about. For me this is a solid, do it all office scent for slightly cooler weather (let us say, when it is cool enough, that you need a coat while walking out). There are a number of reasons. First, the sillage is moderate. This perfume does not fill the room, merely it radiates no more than arm’s length away. Second, the scent as such is, for lack of better word, is simply pleasant. I am quite sure, that almost everyone would agree. This is not one of those scents that divide opinions (often for reason). No. This is easily likeable. I would be surprised if someone would consider this scent somehow offensive, loud or curious. Third, the longevity is good. Once applied, the scent lasts about a working day. For the reasons above, this is very easy scent to wear. When the weather is slightly cooler, this scent is like your favourite jeans. You just put them on without too much thinking. Although, there is certain formality to this scent, wherefore it would be more suitable with something more formal than mere jeans and like attire. On the other hand, the reasons that make this so easy to wear at the office, may make it less suitable for other occasions. Yes, one could easily wear this to any place and no-one would rise an eyebrow. However, for clubbing, dinners and the like, there are numerous more interesting and more noticeable scents. Of course one could use this as a “do it all everywhere” scent, but I would suggest to have other scents for leisure. Finally, as for the presentation. The bottle is very nice, no nonsense solid glass item with heavy bottom. The name of the scent is not printed on the bottle itself, but engraved in metal top plate one can see only when the cap is removed. Furthermore, the atomiser is good, it provides nice misty spray. All in all, elegant, easily likeable, soft office scent for cooler weather.

I have 3 of the Dunhill Signature series; the Indian Sandalwood, Egyptian Smoke and Agarwood. Out of the three all great mature elegant scents; this one Agarwood is my favorite one. It is not a casual scent; it is more mature, office wearing a suit or more formal event. It is very pleasant and more for Spring, fall and winter. I would not use this one on summer. It is a leather scent in my opinion, it opens out a smoky soft leather with an iris floral note, not a chunky iris more on the powdery side, there is also this clean feel to it. You can get the peppery and ginger when you first spray it but it doesn’t last long, the smoky leather and the iris come rushing with the violet leaf support behind it. The mid you start to notice the tobacco but very on the faint. I think the oud gives the leather that smoky feel. The drydown stays with that soft leather, clean iris with cypress and the smoky part starts to tone down. It doesn’t change much but I would not say it’s linear. I can see why people might compare it to Tom Ford ombre leather. I have Tom Ford ombre leather EDP and Parfum. This one is a softer scent and a little more fresh, clean and the iris is the floral instead of the white florals of the OL Parfum. I think it is easier to wear than Ombre Leather. Even if this is a great scent and well made with good materials. I still prefer the more aggressive ombre leather. As far as performance goes it is a good performer you will get around 1 hour of projection within a couple of feet. The scent bubble is good and it will start to become a skin scent around the 7 hours but will stay on you for around 9-10 hours. Ombre Leather does have better performance compared to this one. One thing I will say is that this is a fantastic scent for $53 I paid and the others I have from this line were also around the $50 price. All 3 I have are fantastic and worth every penny; the scent, performance and blends are above average for the price range. The Dunhill Signature series it is a good one. It is sad it got discontinued I am just missing the Amber one that I might get in the future. This is not a mall scent, bubble gum, sweet, trending scent. It might not be for everyone, it is more sophisticated, more mature and on the more formal spectrum. I would not call it niche but borderline like the Tom Ford fragrances. Scent 8.5/10 Projection 8/10 Longevity 8/10 Price 10/10

What can i really say, other than that it's amazing. I first bought a sample, it reminded me a lot of Ombré Leather when i tried it, though after spending more time with this DNA, I can say it's something completely different. I ended up purchasing the 100ml bottle, and I couldn't be happier. The opening is first and foremost a dry leather/suede, but its complimented perfectly by the parfume's other accords. You get a photorealistic cypress, which blends beatifully with bergamot (almost a Terre d'Hermes vibe), it's all supported by ginger and pepper, adding sharper/more definitive notes to the opening, which would otherwise feel flatter and more rounded (almost the type of spice you get from Dior Homme Sport 2021). I definitely get a cinnamon note throughout, which is a result of the different compounds blending, even though its not listed. After the fragrance settles, is when the violet leaf and iris really shine, you get an honestly pretty short, but truly amazing moment, where the iris, leather and oud blend together to give an almost Dior Homme Parfum vibe, but with tabacco and a hint of the left over bergamot, ginger and cypress. This is eventually replaced by a more straight foward blend of less prominent leather, amber (which isn't listed, but is definitely there), tabacco, mastic and remnants of the initially sharp pepper note, now dull and more aromatic in character. The projection is not the best, but I've found the parfume sticks to my skin and i can still smell it the next day, even after showering. I'd definitely recommend picking a bottle up, before they're gone forever, since it's been discontinued and can currently be found at bargain prices. I got my bottle for around 50 dollars and I'd say it comparable in quality to parfumes 3-4x the price any day of the week. Definitely a date night/winter leaning scent, though I'll also be wearing it during autumn and spring, since it doesn't project too much and won't choke out people around me. Usage wise, It sits in a similiar category as Ombré Leather, so if you have that, you know what to expect, but it's definitely more gourmand and less aromatic, with the TF, the patchouli, moss and jasmine really come through to balance the leather, but in this case it's the different notes that I've described in this review.

If anyone reading this review enjoys Leather or Woody fragrances, or both, then you owe it to yourself to get your nose on this scent! I mean it is truley INTOXICATINGLY GORGEOUS! Wow man! Also, DO NOT listen to those reviews that claim that Dunhills Agar Wood has only "Poor to Moderate Longevity." For instance, I also own both Egyptian Smoke, and Mogolian Cashmere. Both of those have great performance/longevity, but they ABSOLUTELY needed time to Maturate after spraying a bit out, for atleast a month (longer with M Cashmere) to gain that level of performance. I'd figured that the couple of reviews I'd seen where they claimed that "Dunhills- Agar Wood Only lasts 6 hours MAX" had pre-judged their brand-new bottles Without giving them time to mature, so I took the chance and got a bottle hoping for the best. Well to my surprise, Id sprayed 2 spritzes from my brand-new new bottle in my arm, went to bed for 8 hours, woke up, AND IT'S STILL GOING STRONG! lol! Now, Dunhills - Agar Wood is NOT a projection beast (for now), but does have atleadt moderate projection stays that way for hours becoming a still noticable skin Scent by hour 6 and remains that way till hour 9. Again, I know that the performance and scent will improve over-time. Agar Wood smells FREAKIN' AMAZING! Its sweeter than Id expected, yet its NOT "too sweet", and while there is a slllight resemblance to Gucci Guilty Absolute for men, Agar Wood is resinous, more woody, is sweeter and imo is just a better fragrance even as far as performance goes. Infact I dont find it redundant AT ALL to own both fragrances. Dunhills AgarWood is an 8 outta 10 imo, but I'm almost certaing that this score will only go up as this amazing scent further Matuates. So folks, I'm Telling ya'll to GRAB A BOTTLE BEFORE THEY'RE GONE-- GONE bc Im sure that once stock runs dry of the AMAZING, "Niche Level fragrances" the price will undoubtedly sky-rocket just like it did with OG Dunhill - Icon! Believe THAT! CHEERS!

The best Dunhill has EVER released, imho. As complex and as good as the notes suggest. There is a very passable oud-y aspect from the top to bottom, as well as a very present lipstick-y iris. If I had to approximate this, I would say this embodies all of the elements of what makes Dior Homme Parfum, Tom Ford's Ombre Leather and Gucci Guilty Absolute pour Homme great and successfully package's it all in one composition. Clone? No. Inspired? Maybe. See, with this it not only hints at those greats but it goes on to improve on them by adding the things people wanted to have seen in those frags respectively. Things like: oud, tobacco ginger, Sichuan pepper, etc... helping to make this it's own thing. Take the label off and this is credibly niche. Only will the addictive frag head get the references this harkens to. Trust me. Overall, this is an official sock blower. Please quote me when this blows up. Well done, Dunhill.