Windsor Pour Homme

English Laundry Windsor Pour Homme is quite possibly the best of the best when it comes to English Laundry's line of fragrances. I haven't gotten my nose on Arrogant, No. 7 and Notting Hill, but I have tried everything else (from what I understand, Arrogant is rather redundant considering I own Signature for Men.) That said from what I own in bottles and decants, this and Riviera are neck and neck even if they are two different fragrances entirely. Windsor has a very weird composition to it. It is like if you combined a 1980's scent with Bvlgari Man in Black. It does smell similar to Viktor and Rolf Spicebomb, though Spicebomb smells much sweeter. Windsor's note breakdown is: citruses (perhaps bergamot), apple and grapefruit in the top; cloves, lavender and cardamom in the mid; and vanilla, Oakmoss and cedar wood in the base. With that out of the way, I must say that there is tobacco feel in this just like Man in Black and Spicebomb. Though this tobacco feels more along the lines of a grape tobacco perhaps due to the apple note. There is a slight aldehyde to it too, but nothing as strong as classic perfumes. The mid is spicy whether it is cinnamon, cardamom, pepper or cloves mixing with the tobacco, I'm not sure but all feel there. In the base I get the woods which comes off oud like though I'm not sure if it is accord or an actual note, some tonka, some leather and some oakmoss. As you can see with the notes it is along the lines of a classic men's fragrance like say Drakkar Noir though it is in no way as green. I will say performance is pretty nice on it. You can project moderately for about two/three hours, but you'll last virtually 10 hours. I do think this is not a playful scent but this will work at the office, family dinners and on dates (especially for 30+ crowds.) If you want to wear it for upscale dressed up occasions, maybe you can but I think Man in Black is better suited for that much like Spice Bomb is for clubs. The only problem I have with Windsor is use. I love the scent and feel to it. I'm in between a young and old soul fragrance wise and I feel this balances that well, but it is too much of a fall/winter scent due to the heavy spices in it. I think you could pull it off on colder spring days too, but be careful. English Laundry Windsor Pour Homme is a best kept secret. I got turned onto it by CubaKnow and a few reviews on the forum but you gotta get your nose on it. It is pretty easily available in most brick and mortar discounters for dirt cheap. Online is about double the price for the gift set I got for just the bottle. This I rate an 8.8 out of 10 with the only knock being the seasonality since I live in a mostly hot weather climate. If I still lived in New York, it might be a top 5 fragrance.

Comparisons from previous reviewers are pretty accurate and the note breakdown makes sense. Bought this not so blind (there was a box set that was leaking). When I tried it on my skin it was even more pleasant than the box smelled. The opening reminds me of a honeyed tobacco reminiscent of CK Shock and Reyane Insurrection Wild. It is also mildly similar to Burberry London, although London is less sweet and more peppery (one of my all time faves). This begins to remind me of Spicebomb at the 5 hour mark. The sweetness levels out after an hour and it dries down to something soft and woody. Overall, a great experience - projection is mute after 1 hour with 2 sprays. My wife said it was warm and inviting. this is my 3rd English Laundry fragrance after Notting Hill (replaced MB Legend for me) and London (replaced Club De Nuit Man Intense in Spring and Summer). Windsor will replace Shock and Wild in my rotation. I don't find English Laundry fragrances to be "must-haves" because they're not bringing anything new, however, they're doing what's already been done just a bit better.

This obviously is an extremely complicated/complex scent...I sprayed two good sprays on both forearms...Going back and forth on each forearm and taking a nice whiff i only could think how much this scent has so many personalities.... the Clove and cinnamon and other dark brown spices fool you into thinking that it's sweet..This can be Barbershop this can be Gourmand this could be 20 Spice in a bottle and It smells like medicine for sure as before mentioned it also smells like burning wood it smells like fermented old wood Walking into a packed church around the holidays when they're burning the frankincense and myrrh....I literally can go on and on for several hundred more words it has so many smells...it is so good....It's definitely not for the sensitive or faint of heart...With so many noses in the world you can definitely understand how many would not like this but many will like this and I love this.....Inexpensive and easy to find I give it an 8.8 and silage and Longevity 8.0.....CIAO !!....PS...yes it has a lovely tobacco layer as well......

I’m glad they finally added this to the perfume database! English Laundry has created a unique fragrance in Windsor that sits at the intersection of old school and modern. Compare the notes listed above to those of Kouros and you will see a lot of commonalities. Sure enough, there is a opening resemblance to the King, dialed way down of course. Synthetic oud replaces civet for a mild, polite skank while the leather, aldehydes (aldehydes in 2016, forsooth!), cinnamon, florals, musk, cloves, tonka, oak moss and amber combine to give this a vintage vibe and nearly tip the scales. However, the pepper, cardamom and apple modernize things just enough to make Windsor extremely wearable and appealing. If you dig old school but don’t want to give off the Uncle Rico vibe, try this contemporary reworking of an 80s powerhouse. Well blended, good performance, nice dry down. Like all EL fragrances, it feels a little synthetic, but this is one that constantly intrigues me.

My absolute favorite late fall/winter fragrance. I love the classic yet modern scent this fragrance developes into throughout the day. I get fantastic performance on my skin. Roughly 10 hours. It gets me through my work day. I do get a few compliments from time to time. But I mainly wear this for me. IMO backup bottle worthy. Especially if you find it at Marshalls. I have 3 back up 100ml and 3 back up .68oz bottles. Should last me the rest of my life since it isn't the only fragrance I wear throughout the fall and winter. Age: 30+ will truly appreciate it Scent: 8.5/10 Projection: 7/10 Longevity: 9/10 Overall: 8/10 If you like spicy fragrances that are a tad bit unique, do yourself a favor and pick it up. $15 for 100ml at Marshalls/TJ Maxx. $20 for the gift set with a 100ml & .68oz + shower gel More reviews on Youtube....TLTG Reviews