English Laundry Notting Hill

Another excellent fragrance by Christopher Wicks. This is a classy, somewhat sweet one. I, as usual, enjoy all English Laundry's offerings. This starts off with a very sweet citrus blast of lemon, lime and bergamot. The pepper quickly comes in to spice up the sweetness, the musk enters the fray and this is where it stays for quite some time. Safari by Ralph Lauren, as someone else stated, is very similar though this offers a slightly less green nature. I assume, though, the sandalwood and jasmine give it a slightly green floral tone. Very slight. I don't detect amber at all but I wish I could. Overall, not entirely unique but very nice. Longevity is excellent and for the first two hours you're getting a nice cloud. It's sillage stays consistently moderate throughout the day. Very good. It's not a screamer but it does a modestly good job. I'm going to say a classy sweet frag for men 25+. Well groomed, soft natured. I'd say pretty good for all seasons and most situations. A versatile one. I think for the retail asking price on an EDP, you could do a lot worse. Even better if you can find it at a discounter.

Notting Hill, Signature, and Arrogant are the best from the house, and the only ones worth buying IMO. Better than Creed Viking IMO, no rose, no cloves. It's a flash opening of citruses followed musky woods that has a throwback feeling, without smelling really really old school. Often in retro musky frags you get things that stick out like a sore thumb as "dated" and the number one thing for me and people I know is carnation followed closely in second place by heavy handed use of cloves. The spice they use here instead is pepper. I get all the things I like from a vintage spicy musk, with none of the things I don't. My bottle is older so I can't speak for modern batches or if this is still being made nowadays. Performance is better than any other English Laundry I've tried, vintage or modern. I get around 7 hours with average projection. ----------------------------------------------------- Overall a solid masculine fragrance if you like musk Scent 7.5/10 Performance 7/10

Understated cashmere & pale purple, wearing a cashmere sweater, a ramble upon the heath, words left unspoken, kindness, discovering the first crocuses of spring...these are some associations I get with this soft & wearable floral-woody-musk with spice & soft-purple. Opens with a burst of multi-faceted bergamot with citrus-aromatic shades, that deepens into a floral-musk heart of pepper & jasmine heart with fresh-spicy and soft-purple tones boosted by lavender (not listed), all resting on a musky cedar-sandalwood base. The result is a soft, wearable floral-woody-musk scent with a hint of spice, lavender & trace soap, that tilts masculine with the English Laundry men's DNA. Over time, the soft-purple tones of jasmine come out a little more in the air. This is something I've smelt before, but it's nicely done here, easy to wear unisex leaning masculine, and doesn't turn on the skin. Enjoy!

I'm a fan of the English Laundry clothing line and also the Oxford Bleu and Tahitian Waters fragrances, so this one was my next to try from all the positive reviews. This one starts off with that blast of fresh, clean citrus, but the subtle jasmine adds a nice touch to the start. It begins to dry down into a very warm sandalwood and the jasmine is still subtly there. The dry down is amazing! Just the right amount of woody cedar and sweet amber! I get a peppery, spicy note as this one goes on as well. The projection is great and the performance was about 8 hours on my skin! It being an EDP certainly helps too. I love the middle and I love fragrances that aren't so linear. This one definitely transitions like an orchestra of scent! Overall, I give this one a 8.5/10! Cheers!

Good citrus musky scent SOTD (Scent of the Day): English Laundry Notting Hill EDP: As of 01/31/19 Is a surprising scent, to my nose I detect the Bergamot, Musk, and pepper in the opening, and I pick up the lemon, lime and Sandalwood with the hint of floral that comes from the jasmine. Per several YouTube fragrance reviewers on dry down is similar to Creed Viking, and I don't own Viking to compare the two. At the moment is my favorite English Laundry fragrance for the price is a steal and a gem. TJ Maxx sells all 100ml English Laundry fragrances for $14.99 USD. Is a must have. Rating Scent: 8/10 Design/Presentation: 5/10 Value: 10/10 Longevity/Performance: 9/10: Lasted on my skin/skin scent around between 10-11+ hrs Overall: 7.5/10