Armour

Love everything about this except the longevity. The bottle is amazing and I love the fragrance. Classic English Laundry W.

2nd best English Laundry fragrance behind Oxford bleu, this stuff is really good

Great scent, smells amazing but doesn’t last long.

I picked this up today for a back breaking $20CAD from my local drug store. First, as with all EL Perfumes, the presentation is quite nice & enjoyable. If they were to be given as a gift to someone who isn't a frag head, I think the recipient might enjoy the set up. I don't get much citrus from this, but maybe that'll change once it macerates a bit. What I do get are some nice florals in the form of, in order of dominance to my nose, Geranium, Rose & Lavender. Those stuck around for quite a while (somewhere near the 90-120 minute mark). And normally, I'm guessing a mix of composition & skin chemistry, Musk is a note that usually doesn't perform well on me, but that's changed here. The Musk & what I'm guessing is a fairly earthy (almost smokey-ish) Patchouli along with an Oakmoss that isn't as hefty as I'm accustomed to, add some weight to it, giving a nice masculine edge. Is this a masterpiece? Not by any means. I much prefer Arrogant from the same house, followed by Tahitian Waters, but this is decent. I washed it off after I knew what I was going to get, so I can't comment on Longevity, but my friends I was with when I sprayed a test spritz on my wrist all seemed to enjoy it as well, so it feels like it projects well. And again, for what you pay, EL Perfumes seem to gives decent little bang for what you get. Not disappointed with this purchase.

Armour by English Laundry is not the most exciting fragrance in my collection, but that's never been its job. Over a year ago, I got my hands on a decant of Allure Homme Édition Blanche. I sprayed it once on the back of my hand and put the decant away. Why? Because... Price point. Ever since then, I've been chasing that DNA. Armour is a bright citrus opening led by lemon zest, an unassuming, non intrusive floral mid, and a musky patchouli and oakmoss dry down. Is it the same as Édition Blanche? No. Is it close? Couldn't tell you. And honestly, I don't want to know. I'm enjoying Armour for what it is instead of worrying about what it isn't. Was it worth the under $20 I paid for it? Abso-freaking-lutely. If I run across another bottle in the wild, am I buying it again? Of course I am.