Century

(Review of 135ml Bottle) This fragrance is quite deceptive - one might see the simple scent pyramid and believe it to be a more easygoing clean neroli type scent. But bizarrely, I could only describe this fragrance as "aggressively fresh" and... I really, really love it. It's kind of impossible to describe, but on my skin, this thing PROJECTS like no tomorrow. It opens with all those citrusy fresh notes - I could really pick out the lemon and fresh, sweet juice from the mandarin - which very quickly explodes into neroli. It is quite fierce, which was expected given that neroli tends to overpower a lot of blends in other fragrances it seems, especially for myself. The rest of the notes ALL take a backseat to that accord, offering a more supportive role in the blend here. Earlier on, you get these nice whiffs of a spiced frankincense in the shade of the monolithic neroli, adopting an otherworldly quality to it. Then once that dry down starts to take shape, you are hit with another colossal right hook of an element... that cypriol oil. The neroli and cypriol somehow manage to blend into each other smoothly despite being such colossal titans on my skin; to which they are suddenly joined by a really pleasant, nutty sandalwood. That sandalwood stays for the rest of the scent's longevity alongside that frankincense. What a shockingly punchy fragrance. It's this crystal clear cloud of earthy, white floral glory with a healthy dose of sandalwood to keep it from being so overwhelming. That cypriol oil brings so much clarity somehow, like it just cuts though the air like butter and heads straight to my nose to open it up for all that beautiful neroli goodness. It pulls that cloud back down into a flower bed cemented in loamy earth, ready to embrace some of that fresh dirt. But only a touch of it... just enough. An obvious winner for me - I will say that this doesn't last as long as I wish on me, it does phase out around the six and a half hour mark, but after that point you're left with some more delicate cypriol and sandalwood. The projection on this thing is remarkable on my skin, just absolutely strong as hell for this kind of scent. I see online that this one appears to be discontinued; I got mine secondhand, courtesy of my brother, so I am curious if the scent was able to macerate for a bit before I got my hands on it. If you're interested in this guy, find it now before it blows up in price! A vivid neroli and cypriol bomb with an awesome sandalwood backbone. "Aggressively fresh" was too perfect for describing it.

A crisp, freshly-laundered gray suit. The suit may be plain, but the man wearing it is anything but. Dunhill Century was my first blind-buy! I was looking for a laundry-clean scent, but this one has too many interesting twists and turns to just call this laundry-clean. I like to wear this one to job interviews. The grapefruit and cypriol in the opening are crisp, piercing, and memorable; yet the neroli and sandalwood that come in later on are smooth, agreeable, and ultimately classic. If you're wondering what cypriol smells like, it's this damp, vegetal, and spicy green note that some people describe as "churchy," which I can agree with. The note pyramid says cypriol is in the base, but I smell it from top to bottom. Performance is above average for such a fresh, citrus- and neroli-dominant fragrance. I get about 4-5 hours with an enormous opening that quickly reduces to a soft and agreeable sillage. (EDIT: The musky sandalwood in the drydown sticks to the skin for 7-8 hours!) I tend to call everything unisex, so I really mean it when I say Century is masculine. I recommend this fragrance to 30+ men who want something crisp and clean to wear to work, but aren't a fan of typical men's designer freshies. It smells modern, but it nods generously to vintage stylings—maybe's that's why it's called Century. This scent is hard to dress down, but it's also not elegant enough for evening receptions. All that being said, I think I'm going to give this one to my dad. Take that as you may. 21/M - Chicago

A prime example of my maturity in my fragrance journey. I've been a fragrance lover for over a decade now, and as everyone who starts with something, I have to admit that I've been quite naive. When I first got century, I almost immediately dismissed it, it's clean and it's fresh, but it straight up smelled like a laundry detergent, or rather clean laundry fresh out of the washing machine, it's not a horrible smell but I just didn't want to smell like laundry. In fact I dismissed it to the point that I literally spray it on my freshly ironed clothes. Then a couple of days back my wife did not find anything to wear (which is something I have to sort out soon, lol) she smelled like Century, and suddenly it smelled so good on her, so now I am seeing it in a completely new light. Not going through the notes but one thing to note, if you want to smell authentic sandalwood, this is the one to get, and after all ain't nothing wrong with smelling fresh and clean, this might be after all my favorite Neroli fragrance. Over 30 years ago, my father used to work at a shipping company based in Mumbai, India, and every time he came back home he brought a bag full of Sandalwood for my mother, the Sandalwood in Century reminds me of that bag my father used to bring with him, lovely memories, lovely scent..!!

I did blind buy this frag because one of the discounter pushed the price so ridiculously down that I said I got to try this one out (especially when I saw that the other discounters were still selling this 75ml's bottle for 2-3x more expensive) The design of the bottle is brilliant. It is already art to me. Then after when I first sprayed it, it was just an immediate game changer for me. I said: Wow, Dunhill is a serious house which is not trying to follow the trend and make some copies of the bestsellers but they are going on their own way. This scent - until today - I cannot exactly figure out the main accords and the different components as it is very well blended and all works just so good together! I have been using this one for a while on regular bases and always makes me feel relaxed, good and happy when I wear it. Funny thing is that the same discounter made an even better deal, this time with the bigger, 135ml's bottle and started selling it under 20 euro. I was like whaaaat? and I did not think twice to buy another bottle, even though the first one is still - almost - full. Well, I purchased this one to store it as I am afraid this gem is now being discontinued.

I live on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada and I am heading to Australia for a few weeks to see family. Heading from our winter to their summer and I opened my last box of this tonight. Even though it’s chilly and rainy here, I decided to spray it on just to have a smell, since I have not worn this since 2021 summer? I think anyway. I’ve had this for a few years sitting in my walk-in in the dark. Never too warm and never too cold. Let me just say that this right here is the most original and artistic summer freshie ever made. I would never say the best, but it’s definitely a standout. I have 373 fragrances and not one smells like this. Mine has macerated for a few years, which can go badly with freshies, but not with this one. I sprayed two shots and within a minute or so my wife, who was on the other side of the house (5,000 sq ft) in the kitchen making coffee said, “Whatever that is it smells beautiful.” That’s it. I’ll probably come home after a few weeks and it will go back into the darkness for another time. I can see why it was discontinued. It is not a mainstream market item, but it is amazing at what it does. 😉