Dunhill Edition

in middle 1991 my family traveled to London UK, we stayed there for couple of months right after the war that my country was in, i was a child back then, & my mom & auntie always takes me & my brothers to oxford street, so we went to Selfridges once and there was that promotion of Dunhill Edition in the main sector. Models were the ones who markets this perfume, so you can't believe how many lipstick was all over my face from those beautiful models. One of them were a beautiful tall Asian female model, once she saw me she thought i was Asian as well :D so the kisses again came on me like rain. according to that mom bought me this perfume where also it came with a medium to large handbag that until today i have it. & that was the first ever perfume that i got and since then it became my first passion and my love. as years goes by i kept on buying it, as i forgot i was doing this since just 2 weeks back when my younger brother told me that he wants some perfumes from me, and he asked me something that even took me back in time when he said "i remember few days back i smelled a perfume you wear that reminded me of the 90s when we used to play nintendo 64, and dreamcast in your room" then i took this perfume out and sprayed it on him, he felt quite comforting and happy as it truly reminded him of good old days. It is my long lasting LOVE.. it is very comforting and the best in their collection, or let's say the only one that i'd wear from dunhill. it has lavender and few combination that makes it blissful. i have edited my comment as i was too harsh on the new formula which i tried on (23rd feb 2014) and i was over exaggerating calling it chaos as honestly it wasn't that bad. what made me think it was chaos was me sniffing allot of perfumes at the same time as the sellers there was spraying allot of perfumes on my arm so they got mixed all together specially that the sellers was spraying the annoying collection of Thierry Mugler. i tried it just today again (19th April 2014) the new formulation.... the main different was the top note as they are kind of different in a way that the new formula has bitterness in it & it remains even if it dries down, but you won't notice it much if you don't have that sensitive nose. To me there are quite different things between the new and the old. i don't want to be harsh again but there are similarity & i need to give it more time cause this formula is new, and even the formula that has been givin' to me in 91 was 7 years old. it remains my loving memory and i hope the new formula will be the same.

This is an awesome old school barbershop fougere that I'd instantly recommend as a blind buy to anyone that's into that sort of thing, or for that matter, anyone who's into historic fragrances and the history of perfumery in general. Dunhill Edition was released in 1984 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original 1934 Dunhill For Men; the release of which was a landmark in the development in men's fragrances. As such it reuses the same period style art deco flacon with the twisted glass, this time adding frosting. This, along with the bright yellow juice (which takes a very nice soft lemony hue through the frosting) are a welcome differentiation from original Dunhill For Men as this is not a true flanker in the classic sense. That said, it does still share many notes with it's older brother as does it's younger brother, 1996's 'D' by Dunhill, the final fragrance to use this same flacon. The obligatory citrus and lavender is in full effect. There's a hint of spice that's very light, but still very much there. I also detect a faint but clear and crisp, and very clean smelling ginger. For anyone who's familiar with the classic women's cologne Jean Nate (which in and of itself is something of a barbershop fougere marketed to women), you could almost basically consider this to be Jean Nate for men. Everything reminds of it including the frosted glass, black cap, black writing, and of course most importantly the smell. Smells exactly like a more feminine version of Jean Nate. A quick comparison here on Fragrantica shows Jean Nate shares 6 out of Edition's 9 main accords, and comparisons of their pyramid are very very similar. Basically if you remove the rose and add a little treemoss, sage, ginger, and a little extra spice this is what you'd get. This is far from being a projection monster or "80's powerhouse", nor does it last especially long. But at $15 - $20 for 100ml you can apply and reapply as much as you want. All that said I give it an 8/10. A fragrance that, while maybe not as groundbreaking as it's more venerable older sibling, made enough of an impression to still be here in 2024 celebrating it's 40th birthday. If you like to collect barbershop fragrances, or are a collector of vintage and classic fragrances of yesteryear this one's a safe blind buy all day long.

I have a recent US bottle and although the formulation is much criticised I really like the scent. I do wish the performance were slightly stronger but for me it's no issue. I can always spray more, reapply and maybe, when this bottle's empty, buy another of what is--the bottom line--a very well-blended, pleasant, fresh, green fragrance for the spring, the autumn and possibly the summer, with more than enough going on for it not to seem thin or one-dimensionally vetiver-forward or whatever. Actually I find that if I spray enough of this on my pulse points or whatever, rather than applying it as a walk-through cloud, the performance is quite adequate anyway. If the sillage were noticeably stronger, I'd probably not consider wearing this in the summer, as I'm not inclined to wear old-school woody scents then. This formulation at least has a kind of aqueous--I don't just mean watered-down--quality that ought to work for the summer. In that sense, the fact that this formulation is perhaps not as strong as some others probably adds to the product's versatility and might be considered positive. I honestly get annoyed by what often seem like reactionary and sometimes even snobby remarks to the effect that this or that old formulation is better, that this or that new one is a travesty and so on. For one thing, I imagine that a lot of users have old bottles of perfume that has gradually intensified through evaporation, so that what people are eulogising are sometimes not actually the older formulations as sold. Also I just don't get the whole tendency to think that a perfume shouldn't change, that the original is inherently the best and so on. That's no fun for users who don't have access to older formulations, which they might not even like. Anyway I don't see many people saying that computers and operating systems should have stopped developing, say, 35 or 40 years ago. What makes perfume any different? I don't get it. Don't like a current formulation? Then buy something else. First World problems par excellence. I really like this stuff.

This was my signature scent for many young years. It was also my very first fragrance. My sister gave me this for my 16th birthday and bought it in down town Montreal at Birks's jewelery store . Nobody else carried it ...this was 1987!! This was new from 1984!! Van Halen. Motley Crue , the return of Deep Purple's classic line up, 80's metal and MTV / Much Music ,videos, old school rap, beatboxes, break dancing. Neon colors...yep those 80's. No cel phones. No airbags in cars. No GPS no internet!!! (not for the masses anyway) I had just started clubbing and met new friends at trade school to be an automechanic (we weren't technicians yet in 87). It got compliments easily and was clean and refined when everyone was wearing AZZARO DRAKKAR BLUE STRATOS etc. This is a lemony fresh smoky incense vetiver . To me it ignited a taste in incense tinged scents (Boss in Motion). It was fresh enough to be clean but had that smoky incense to make it masculine and dare I say seductive...at that age. It has a refined quality in the blend. It's probably dated now but apart from Malizia Uomo I never smelled anything close to this. I'm biased due to my history with it and haven't worn it in forever. There's a place in my soul drenched in almost 3 bottles and 15 odd years of wearing this. I have to love it. I wore this until my early 30's exclusively and went through 3 bottles . I still have a 3rd of the last one and might get another after going through Malizia uomo. My best bud and I would hang in the strip clubs. Not abnormal being in Montreal . WE met many great women and one night one of them liked my Dunhill and I asked her to guess what it was and she said Malizia...when I finally sampled Malizia years later I completely understood how similar they are...frighteningly so. I got a bottle. I will put forward Dunhill Edition is a more refined scent. I shot some in the box the other day and got a strong connection feeling to my early life. Wow.

The human psyche is an interesting beast. I remember traveling to Playa Del Carmen, Mexico in the late 90's and loving how quaint and quiet it was. My friend, whose family used to go there in the 1970's, said it had become horribly overcrowded and he couldn't stand it anymore. The lesson is that we are hardwired to think that things were better "back then", although in many cases, they may have been. All of this is a preamble to say that I have never tried the vintage juice, but as a lover of classic fougeres, this one, even in its "new" formulation, is very good. It is along the lines of Azzaro Pour Homme, but with more a substantial dose of clove/nutmeg, and significant carnation, oakmoss and fir but less warm tonka. Yes, it has a nice bite to it. Yes it is very masculine, very old school. If you don't like fougeres, check this off your list. If you do like fougeres, especially traditional ones, you really need to try this. Along with Azzaro PH and Paco Rabanne PH, this gem shows that you can get a stunning fragrance for around $25, that you don't need to pay triple figures for Tom Ford, Creed or Chanel if you are looking for fougeres. I love clove and nutmeg, and they are folded into a classic fougere structure beautifully. The lemon, bergamot and lavender are expected, but all executed with a deft hand. In fact, virtually every element in the note listing actively contributes to the scent, as well as some things that aren't listed, such as patchouli. I think you have to be at least 40 to really appreciate this, though some younger "old souls" could really enjoy this as well. Also, this is pure fougere, so the references to Cacharel (which is more of a chypre) are misleading, though they do share the clove/nutmeg accord. Longevity-wise, I get 8 hours with 6 sprays to chest and shirt. Projection is moderate, though, so this works great for the office, date night, formal or jeans. Really versatile as to season as well.