English Lavender

My favorite fragrance is Heritage (Guerlain), it is also the first I bought many many years ago when it came in the older bottles. I love lavender. I have tried lavender essential oils, but they are harsh and do not last. I wear Heritage for myself, and for several decades now, it is the only fragrance that I still love to wear everyday have not found irritating as I have with some of the more modern woman or men fragrances. I wanted to find another lavender and decided to try Atkinsons EDT. It is sold at Amazon in Italy very reasonably priced, for 320 ml it is 30 euros. So I expected the fragrance to be weak and maybe cheap smelling. I was totally wrong, this is long lasting, one drop (it does not come with a spray) and lasted until the next day, still smelling of lavender. It is a lavender that is not mixed with sugary molecules, straight up lavender. I think there is white musk (which I don't to like) but if present, it does not interfere. I can only highly recommend this if you like lavender (that is not harsh or sugary) or like me like to layer this with other woody fragrances. At first spay maybe it is a little alcoholy, but that disappears in a few minutes. Although it is a personal scent bubble (not powerful sillage), it lasts and lasts, smelling of true lavender to the end. I also use it for bedding when I have guests.

Atkinsons English Lavender embodies the spirit of pure lavender. While of course there is a fair amount of genuine lavender oil, no doubt, we know that even the absolute of lavender has its limitations on longevity, just reaching into the heart of fragrance, so there is support here, by way of clove, clary sage, some rosemary and geranium, rosewood, Evernyl, and musk. Yet these props in no way detract from the sensation of unadulterated lavender. The only sweetness here is the subtle coumarin that is naturally present in lavender oil. Here, it is the herbaceous nature of lavender that is given full attention, never veering toward an excessively powdery detour. At one point in its development, it reminds me exactly of inhaling a bundle of freshly dried lavender. There is a surprising heartiness to EL that sets it apart from other classic lavender toilet waters. Traces linger for hours on my own skin but as always, YMMV.

This is really great! Fresh and long-lasting. I just noticed that Luca Turin posted a picture on twitter of the 620 ml version, so he must like it too.

A gorgeous natural lavender. Longevity and silage are not bad either. Lavender is one of my most favorite notes and this Atkinsons does it well.

ENGLISH LAVENDER, 1837 AND 1910 atkinsons1799.london Sometimes it is hard to know the launch date of a perfume. That is the case for the very vintag.ish English Lavender which may very well be produced, accordying to some records, at the end of the XVIII century. We will never know, but what we know is how nostalgically emotional this scent makes me feel. This is not a cologne, nor is it a fougere, as the notes go toward a chypre structure. Upon spraying, you are welcoming by lavender and lavender and lavender of the hrbaceous and slightly medicinal variety. This is accompanied by the classical bergamot and an invigorating note of rosemary; it is as aromatic as it sounds. The feeling of lavender is then prolonged by clary sage with noticable fresh and leathery undertones. This is accompanied by geranium and a good rendition of palissander wood. I detect also a sublte use of cloves. The virile base is made of oakmoss, tonka bean, and some musk. Do you know it? Have you smelled it? For those who want to feel classic Follow me on IG @alexolympia6