Apuldre

I'm having an affair with Apuldre. I was told by the saleswoman that Apuldre is pronounced as follows: AP-pull-dray. Apparently it is a town in England, that which inspired the scent. There are two words that best describe this scent: pepper and pickles. Yes, the primary component is juniper, but when combined with the other notes of wormwood, cedar, violet leaf, leather and styrax, so many other scents come alive. It's like the most luxurious pickling spices you've ever smelled in your life. It's gloriously green, slightly sour and very sexy. This is one of those scents you have to experience; the list of notes don't give the full picture, you really have to spray some on; I'm not even certain I'm doing it justice. Rest assured that if you like green and like juniper, you will have a steamy affair with Apuldre.

It smells like nice tiger balm, I like it!

Safe & generic light scent. The opening is terrible but it changes quite quickly into a decent summer scent. I've smelt this before many times. I also get a semi-aquatic vibe.

Lovely green fragrance accompanied with juniper berry mixed with pepper and sweetness. The pepper is not too strong or over the top; the green that you get in the beginning tones down however, it sweetens somehow; the green remains as the cedarwood combined with the sweetness of the juniper berries begin to take over and drive the fragrance. The violet leaf gives off a stringent vibe as the storax (essential oil, resinoid, natural resin) gives it a sense of natural (ness). Definitely masculine but could be used by a female. Overall, a great fragrance with great performance; longevity is about 5-6 hours!!! ...I may be picking up some (original) Fahrenheit vibes! There is an opportunity to become anosmic while wearing, thinking there is nothing there. Well, don't be fooled! Yum, yum me likey...likey! P.S. my wife says this is very reminiscent of Rogart...as in, maybe almost identical. Again, Rogart has a defined raspberry sweetness, Apuldre has a defined green bitterness with some sweetness.

Beside their shower gels and some other sporadic product, I'm not much of a fan of Molton Brown's fragrances but Apuldre is a nice surprise despite not being exactly exciting. A typically *modern-mainstream* green-woody masculine with a violet-leaves driven middle phase that winks both at current Fahrenheit and Narciso Rodriguez For Him... yet way less distinctive than either. Bitter green notes, aromatic juniper and your usual strong cedarwood base with smoky leathery facets. Personally, I'm a sucker for these kind of bases but it's admittedly a bit boring (as in *experienced way too many times*) even if overall nice and decent. Rating: 6.5-7/10

Going through the new MB line, I found two that stood out; Singosari and Apuldre. The others did not impress me. Apuldre is all about the berries, top, middle and base! It took me a while to grow into it this one. At first, it was almost like a high price (get your mind out of the gutter!lol) Glade like house freshener upper. I kept wearing it and it finally responded to me! It straddles that sweet and sour fence in a quasi exotic manner. The flacon is well executed. Modern but not trendy. Sillage is good and it does last.

@johngreenink it's Appledore village in Kent, England.