Bushukan

This is a very substantive aromatic fougere that is made of quality ingredients that will format well over time. When I first experienced Bushukan I was quite impressed by its top citrus notes which were realistic and authentic. The citrus was the show, mainstay, and the b-all to end all. However, overtime, Bushukan aged into a more manly balance seasoned with thyme, tolu balsam, labdanum, and cedar. As such, put is quite gentlemanly but from an elite perspective. While I can easily imagine a professional gentleman wearing Bushukan, I cannot imagine an officer who is a gentleman wearing Bushukan comfortably. The Bushukan ingredient composition is just not typical of a military gentleman. Nevertheless, there’s always other opportunities when one is out of uniform. Uniforms wear fougeres that are less aromatic and more typically straight from the barber 💈 shop. Aromatic Bushukan is another dimension. Aromatic fougeres draw one in and invite further inspection of a more intimate variety; and on a nice, freshly clean skin surface they rarely disappoint. I was totally surprised it is made in England. Bravo!

This is such a beautiful summer citrus. I'm surprised at the lack of reviews here! It's not naturalistic, but nor is it as old-fashioned and perfume-y as say, the original Aqua di Colonia. It's just a really pleasant, casually elegant scent, and I've found myself reaching for it a lot in this hot weather. I love the first half hour or so, where the round juiciness of the lemon, lime and basil combo is in full effect. It then gradually fades away to dry woods and vetiver, but for a citrus fragrance I'd say it performs pretty well. I get 4-6 hours, with the hunch that other people can smell it better than I can even after that.

On my (female, dry, fragrance eating) skin, this was reminiscent of Terre d'Hermes with lemon instead of orange, and a moderate dose of vetiver. It's a paler, fleeting, more impressionistic rendition, but it's a pleasant fume nonetheless. For summer holidays and sensitive noses at the office. Longevity is weak but for the price it's not bad.

Tried this after receiving and loving the shower gel version. I quite like the fresh opening but the drydown is too "dry" for me with the cedar (mainly) and the vetiver been very prominent and it doesn't feel realistic to me. Not bad but there are better citruses for the price. I will continue to enjoy the gel though.

Nice clean, citrusy fragrance with some woods and vetiver in the background . Nothing special but nothing bad either. This does hint at Terre d’ Hermes but brighter. This also smells like Lemon Line by Mancera ( Lemonhead candy in a bottle). The is blind buy safe and wouldn’t offend anyone.