Inimitable

I agree that this needs time to mature. I wasnt impressed upon initially using it but 6 months later it is incredible and part of my regular rotation for the colder months.

One of the best clones on the market - WOW! This is pretty much a one to one clone, minus the slightly weaker performance

#1274 in my "Tour de Fragrance" Another note-for-note dupe from Fragrance World, this one of Penhaligon's "Inimitable William Penhaligon" which is clearly quite imitable as I can detect little difference between the scents. Both the very same "shaving cream" in scent composition and both moderate in performance. Mostly vetiver and sandalwood in character. It's a male scent women could wear, but would probably chose not to wear. Fine for the office. People will just think you didn't rinse off the shaving soap very thoroughly. Probably okay evening wear, but again, gives off the vibe of just having showered and shaved, and for some women that's sexy. I hope to see Fragrance World move onto duplicating some of the better Penhaligon's like "Sartorial", "Endymion" and "Lothar" as the portrait scents are not my favorites for scent or performance. Car pool, elevator and small office safe. A year round scent. At this price a definite must have.

Zesty and minty barbershop scent BUT powdery (Vanilla?) and delicate so it can easily be worn by women as a comforting and clean (though *slightly* masculine leaning) scent. Almost a 1:1 of the original but the original Penhaligons 'The Inimitable William Penhaligon' starts off with sharper citrus notes that vaguely remind me of cheap cleaning products, particularly lemon scented toilet cleaner if I think about it enough. This 'clone' has all the elements of the orig that I love minus those intense citrus notes in the initial spray and in replacement it has an abundance of that sweet powdery note. It is unusual because you dont find a combination of zest and mint with powder/vanilla. Both the original and this has an old school 'toothpaste' scent (think Marvis and Officine Buly 1803 toothpastes) with that softer bicarb-mint scent from ye olden days.

Not an exact dupee, but it's like 70% similar to the original from Penhaligon's, which is my "signature" scent. It opens way more citrusy and of course, in the drydown becomes more alike. Not gonna lie, the quality difference it's there but somehow the fragrance does the trick. It is nice but if you like it too much I recommend going for the real one.