41 Burlington Arcade

Wowza!!! This stuff is pretty special right here. Atkinsons are brand which I've admired from afar for some time but never committed to purchasing...until now that is and 41 Burlington arcade is the fragrance to tip me over the edge. I've very nearly bought Old bond street triple in the past and then haven't for whatever reason but that's a decent, masculine freshie. I'd say this shares the same kind of fresh, citrus/musk attitude and is incredibly invigorating with one key kicker which is present right from the outset and that's pepper. This stuff is a pepper bomb, in a good way the notes are so complimentary from the sharp bitter grapefruit opening, to the wet flint spark, earthy vetiver and peppery liquorice accord of the main body of this fragrance. It is straight up impressive and does put me in mind of Clive Christian V (I think it's V...the pepper one anyway) and of course in the designer realm the now discontinued and sort after Marc Jacobs BANG! such is the peppery dominance of this creation. Somehow 41 Burlington manages to be simultaneously more classy and more down to earth and masculine than either of those. A perfect combination of things coming together, I like the brand, I like the notes and execution of the fragrance and I like the fact that it is masculine, without being inaccessible to the female crowd but in my opinion, it's not exactly unisex. I like the unique nature of it too and a prime example of how to make a fragrance subtly smoky but show restraint. It's really good basically. The performance was hard to asses from the first wear but it's no monster and maybe you'd expect that from the price etc...but even if it's poor I will let it have a pass because I really enjoyed it. My girlfriend complimented it and from distance too as the projection and silage was massive to begin with before dying down. Fresh but woody and extremely spicy, it's a dream this one, I love it and will probably buy it.

#1137 in my "Tour de Fragrance" Normally I would not consider a scent with licorice or pimento, let alone both. But I got this decant many months ago, before I'd really hardened in those preferences, and I just popped it open this morning. This is nice stuff, and not because those notes are undetectable, but because they actually work here to create a unique, masculine, comforting scent. Still very musky-ambery, as have been the other few Atkinson's I've already tried, but it's different, and at 1137 fragrances and counting, difference has started to matter to me a lot. Also, despite the citrus notes, this is not citrusy at all, if that matters to you. I prefer it this way myself. Like the other scents from this brand they really are going for that nineteenth century "gentleman's club" vibe. At least what I imagine to be that vibe since the closest I've come was accompanying a friend looking over an abandoned "Oddfellows" building for office space conversion and lunch at a very old "Elks Club" in Tacoma (or at least the members were very old). With each Atkinson's scent I've tried so far you can almost smell the oiled wood panels and the mixture of booze and tobacco. I don't know if this kind of scent will appeal to the younger "Eros" and "Sauvage" wearing crowd, but I think mature, confident men will appreciate this as will those who appreciate them. Moderate, but acceptable longevity and sillage. Car pool, elevator and small office safe. I think acceptable for business or a dinner date. It communicates "money" more than "sexy", but for a lot of people "money" and "sexy" go together. So I'm in for a bottle.

i love Atkinsons - so Bond individuality, so aristocratic, so English, so classy, so refined, elegant and timeless ... i love this to the moon and back ... so glad it ́s soooo different from everything what ́s offered in today ́s perfume shops. I love that super zesty, fresh english greenness and fresh cardamom ... ultra classy feeling !!!! Unreal thing with that touch of barbershop (old le male) background ... but much less synthetic, much more rounder, warmer, pleasant!

I couldn't agree more with @miles. This scent is definitely the epitome of aristocracy and sophistication. Its freshly spiced-up opening paves the way for polished woods along with certain fougère qualities, which makes the composition zesty. I also smell tea, English breakfast tea with a lot of cardamom in the background. A guy who rocks the country club prep look can easily pull this off. Hot, sophisticated, full of zest and intelligence .

A unique fragrance really nice and smooth the pepper here is great it’s a beautiful scent with one single problem The performance is great for the first two hours the. For the rest of the other 3 hours it’s a skin scent