Levantium

The combination of violets/rose and absinthe, especially in the top notes make for an intriguing brew. Levantium is pretty triumphant and I'm someone who loved Lothair from this collection as well. A perfect mixture of sweet and sour has a slight earthiness mixed with very luxurious and full bodied florals. The opening for me is quite musky but like everything from Penhaligon's totally under control allowing the wormwood and rose to shine but with a hint of clove and spices. The body of this fragrance is those woods oud and sandalwood to be precise and in the dry down are more prominent turning this juice very woody and almost animalic with musk after the first two hours. That floral combo in the top and heart notes reminds me for a moment of Tom Ford Noir de Noir but this is less deep and sensual but far more complex and less crowd pleasing. That floral woody base does have a slight 'off' note to it perhaps the oud but I find it a welcome and balancing dimension to Levantium. If yours expecting a strong oud fragrance this isn't it Penhaligon's (in the main) are all about combining lots of notes to create something which seems simple and effortless this fragrance is no different. I bought it on the spot because I was really taken with it but by the same rule it will never be my favourite fragrance. It has okay performance too.

Out of Penhaligon's line of fragrance, both Endymion and this juice are both really gorgeously aromatic fragrance's. Unfortunately there's a few that fall short of being almost non-existent after a couple of hours of wearing it no matter how many times you spray it on your skin!! Levantium certainly grabs my attention with the aroma of saffron/oud with a luxurious elegant aroma of rose. Both amber/myrrh give it a slightly Eastern aroma meant for Western culture being more tame and not so bold. In the first several hours there's a symphony of floral/powdery/spicy notes wanting me to keep smelling the interesting notes well blend together. The dry down has soft woody/oud aroma. Longevity and Silage is good lasting about 6-8hrs if you spray it 2x Finally, I was introduced to line of fragrance through this website as well other's either liking or disliking the fragrance. I never take anyone's review as the holly bible. Everyone's skin has a different reaction to the notes either enhancing or not being able to detect whatever. I personally enjoy this fragrance, thou it's listed as a fall/winter juice, I would use it even up to mid summer. Hell...wear this fragrance whenever you feel like it. I enjoy the deep notes with a floral aroma floating around. 8/10

When Trade Routes collection was first launched I was thinking that it would be Lothair that I was drawn to. However after smelling this one I quickly became drawn to it. The Oud is the dominant force in this fragrance although patchouli also comes through quite clearly. Many believe that this is very similar to As Sawira. In As Sawira the oud is more defined. To me Levantium shares a lot with Bentley fragrance. The major difference being that Bentley has a rum note to it. This is a nice perfume to wear perhaps in more cooler times of the year in the UK. I would say overall it is a spicy woody fragrance. It appears to project well when worn which is great. Thanks Penhaligon's

Art school crowd pleaser! I can't count how many compliments I have received when wearing Levantium! It has the balsamic absinthe sparkle and the opulent piquantness of cardamon, ylang ylang and white rose mixture, beautifully made and has brought the best out of all the listed ingredients. Some may just not understand it, it takes to appreciate a scent of a kind. This is a special collection called Trade Routes and is raising the Penhaligon's bar! Hypnotic but at the same time very wearable, unisex and chic.

If you are looking for a nice,delicate soothing and refreshing perfume to wear any time you desire; be ware; this is not it. But if want sth bold and confident which gives you warmth and energy in the coldest days of winter; stepp forward;you just found it. No kidding around,this perfume demands attitude and power. Have it and wear it gracefully and enjoy the essence of beautiful orient.

oud, spicy, woody, dries down powdery and sweet; so yummy lovely; rummy, no floral to me until mid notes of rose; does not last though beyond five hours; I doused myself with six spritzes; gone before noon

blast of angelica! ahhh. love. oud perhaps. rum? the spiciness that reminded me of Miller Harris Rose en Noir with an added delicious saffron fest. but I'm there, sniffing and thinking - blimey this smells really familiar! and it isn't Rose en Noir any more at all, it is something else. it's gone a touch powdery too. as it develops over the next 20 minutes, the penny drops! this smells like Agent Provocateur esp. the Diamond Edition. and it stays that way with that slightly spicy saffron rose for another half hour. the lovely rosey saffron recedes, to reveal that weird familiar chemical "woodsy" note, the one i smell in L'Agent....and i am really sad about that (sad face), because it dominates the whole thing for me. no rose, no oud, very little patch, no sandalwood, no myrrh. just THAT chemical mixed with some sweetness presumably from the vanilla and amber. am i having a nose moment? - i wonder to myself. so i look up the notes for Agent Provocateur and L'Agent to find that the first pretty much shares the top and middle of Levantium, which also pretty much shares the base of the second one. and then I notice Christian Provenzano created both of them. mystery solved. only a like for me, because of THAT sharp intense chemical woodsy note i can't get around in L'Agent. i wonder why a perfume was created for Penhaligon's that is basically two other perfumes melded into one? with this story from them to go with it: "Lavish mounds of rum and spices, flowers, woods and resins all found their way to London, stacked high in the warehouses and around the wharves. Levantium opens with a shot of rum-like davana and absinthe, and the glittering warmth of saffron. The opulent floral heart of rose, jasmine and ylang ylang is given a piquant kick by clove and cardamom, whilst a luxurious and resinous base of oud, amber, myrrh and vanilla is buoyed by smoky guaiac, sandalwood and musk." whatever. i am guessing if you love Agent and particularly L'Agent, you will love this!

I got this today, and I was not thinking of reviewing it as I only sprayed it once on my neck for a quick test... but since it’s been 4-5 hours already, and I can still clearly smell it and saw its development, I was like - why not. As you can tell from the above, this is going pretty strong although it’s an EDT. But again, it’s just one spray and I would need to test it better and in different conditions. I’ll start by saying that it really reminded me of Precious Oud by Mancera once I first sprayed it, and it still does now that it settled. The major differences between the two are the slight synthetic vibe of Precious Oud (which I love nonetheless), and the fact that again Precious Oud is definitely sweeter than Levantium. Also, Levantium has a herbal quality to it, lacking in the more gourmandish composition of Precious Oud. Is it worth having both? So far I’d say yes, they are similar, but not TF Noir pour femme - Noir Extreme similar (both of which I own, so I guess I’m not the best person to ask anyway). About the fragrance, it’s predominantly woody, warm spicy and slightly herbal as the notes suggest. You can definitely get the oud, saffron and wormwood notes the most. The rose is toned down, but I’d say you can tell there’s a slight floral aspect going on in the background, which gives a nice touch to the fragrance and makes it more wearable and rounded. Perfectly unisex, and definitely a cold weather scent, although I must say that today it was around 20°C in my city and with that light spray I applied, I luckily didn’t find it too heavy. Great fragrance to own, I definitely recommend it!

The opening immediately brings the scent of absinthe. It isn’t a bright or sparkling alcohol note, but something drier and colder, with a slightly resinous and medicinal edge. Soon saffron and cardamom become noticeable, giving the fragrance more depth. In the heart there is a hint of florals, but they never take center stage. Instead, they remain wrapped within the saffron, creating a warm, slightly oriental impression. The drydown is, in my view, the most beautiful part. Oud, patchouli, sandalwood, and amber gradually unfold. The texture is darker, with a faint resinous and smoky character, but without obvious sweetness. Stylistically, this collection stands apart from Penhaligon’s traditional English florals or cologne-style fragrances. Its inspiration comes from the global trade networks of the British Empire in the 19th century. During that period, spices, resins, woods, spirits, and flowers traveled by sea and land into London. The series attempts to recreate the sensation of these exotic materials arriving in Europe. The overall tone of the collection leans toward richer oriental styles. The only real drawback is that the longevity is still relatively short.

Whilst the opening of Levantium is a little pedestrian, raspy woods overlaid with saffron (it doesn't last long, thankfully), what follows is a rather fascinating theme of duality played out in zizag patterns through to the drydown. Light florals are spiked with the much darker artemisia, the bitterness of wormwood intertwines with a delicately fresh musk, spicy cardamom and cloves appear one moment, cool bergamot the next. And the best coupling is something that is new to me: the sour aspect of oud has a semi-sweet peach for a foil. It reads like a disparate mess but actually works in a fashion, an organised chaos of (to borrow from Penhaligon’s trade routes backstory) food, flowers, spices and rum on the wharf. You can throw in a touch of the animalics as well – a polite skank I’d call it – from the pores of deckhands hauling their wares onto shore but now idling as they light up, smoke and sweat from the day’s earlier toil swirling around their hapahazardly stacked haul. A very good fragrance but surpassed, in my opinion, by Penhaligon's latest addition to the collection, As Sawira. Auditioning both is a worthwhile exercise, however.

This took me longer to "figure out" than just about anything I've tried. It also took awhile to come around to actually liking it! At first, I couldn't really get what it was aiming for. Yes, it's oudy and woody and the saffron is very up front, but that's only about two-thirds of Levantium - the rest is an interesting mix of bitter (wormwood) general spices (cloves) and florals with a touch of peach that comes and goes. Over a few wearings, these notes all become more detectable and the result becomes a polite, steady, decently strong, dusty dry spring/fall semi-formal scent with a number of facets. It's that hard to pin down mix that makes it unique, but also could be off-putting. Basically, do you like your oud a part of a busy mix? Do you want something noticeable but not screetching in your face? Are you wanting to move beyond the standard woody/pencil shaving western ouds? If so, you may grow to really like this - I have. Now, I just need to figure out when to actually wear it!

I've worn Levantium regularly for almost a year now, but my feelings toward it remain amorphous. In my first months of wear, I was irritated by the dominance of rose (can't handle it in anything, smells like dead grandma), but if you stick with it for an hour as others have commented, it dries down to a lovely clove/cinnamon/saffron haze, with remnants of the bay rum notes you get upon first blast. Speaking of which, blast indeed: Levantium is one of those perfumes that are too jarring to smell early in the morning - but I power through it because, like I said, it calms down by the time I get to work. Levantium is the paradox in my collection, for I LOATHE any hint of rose or powder in a fragrance otherwise (although I don't know if I agree with Fragrantica naming "powdery" as one of its main accords, I don't find it that strong). Now that I'm running low, I'm looking for something similar but better for daily use.

try in cool dry weather, it carries better when its dry. I get lots of compliments on this one. The sillage is great and it is noticeable, but not garish.

a friend gave this to me because she didn't like it, and i like cocktails. reader, it truly smells like Absinthe perfume. i can't wear it, and i don't even want a candle of it, but i really enjoy that it exists, and I like smelling it. I am really surprised how undistracted all the other reviewers are by the Abinthe perfume. ALL I CAN THINK IS ABSINTHE. (i can't find it now, so i hope i also regifted it. i had intended to give it to a friend who was partly responsible for the re-introduction and revival of absinthe in the uk.)

To me this smell strongly of saffron, and that tends to cover everything else. Rose is also detectable but not as strong. After a couple of hours it does become more sour with wormwood and artemisia coming up. Extremely complex and quite original, this is something that requires testing: it's extremely spicy and woody and not for everyone. Haven't decided if I like it or not! Good longevity and decent sillage.

Sweet, sickly and really does flip my stomach over. It's the same with As Sawira which is in fact the same scent in a different bottle. Don't be fooled.

ارزشمند عود و رز؛دو رایحه ی پرطرفدار این روزها هستن که به اتفاق ملاحت جهان گرفتن و اکثر برندها و خصوصا برندهای نیش؛استفاده ی زیادی از این دو میکنن و کمتر خانه ای رو میشه پیدا کرد که در این عرصه حضور پیدا نکنه چون پر واضحه که "به اتفاق" جهان می توان گرفت!! اگرچه در عطرهای زیادی این ترکیب رو استفاده کردن و حتی حیات یکسری از برندها؛به حضور این زوج وابسته هست؛اما وقتی که اسم خانه ی پنهالیگونز در میان باشه باید خودمونو جمع و جور کنیم؛ذهنیات منفی رو دور بریزیم و کاملا رسمی و در شان نام این برند معظم برخورد کنیم. Levantium قراره عطری باشه که با این متر و معیارها بررسی میشه: رز؛عود و زعفران! اما چیزی که در اولین برخورد به مشامم حمله ور شد؛بویی الکلی و عجیب بود که رایحه ای سبز و چوبی در کنارش حضور داشت؛خیلی سنگین و عجیب بود اما به مرور ضعیف و خیلی زود محو شد! هم زمان با رو به ضعف گذاشتن اون فضا؛هجوم روایح ادویه ای با حضور پر رنگ میخک شروع به اوج گرفتن میکنن که خیلی زود؛همه چیز تحت سیطره ی میخک و حسی انیمالیک و چرکین قرار می گیره. در این لحظه هیچ چیز غیر از این بو به مشام نمیرسه.نه از اون حس الکلی شروع خبری هست و نه از نتهایی که انتظارشون رو می کشیم! هر چه هست فضایی انیمالیکه. بعد از مدتی رایحه ی غنچه های رز و بویی شاداب و لطیف که خیلی ضعیفه؛در پس این فضا حس میشه. هر چه جلوتر میریم فضای فلورال قویتر میشه و در لحظه ای که از خشونت اون حجم میخک و ادویه که رام نشدنی به نظر میرسیدن؛کاسته میشه؛غنچه ها میشکفن و رایحه ی رز در فضا می پیچه! اما این رایحه اونقدر قدرت نداره که رایحه ی چرکین رو محو یا حتی ضعیف کنه و با کمک گرفتن از سایر دوستان گل خودش؛در کنار فضای انیمالیک قرار گرفته و خودی نشون میدن! خیلی طول نمیکشه که عود هم وارد کار میشه و یه شیرینی و تلخی خاص به فضا میده و فضا رو هم کمی چوبی میکنه. پیوند آشنای رز و عود که در کنار اونها بویی چرکین و ادویه ای با قدرت خودنمایی میکنه. این لحظات عطر خیلی آشنا هست اما بسیار با کیفیت و زیباست! حضور آکورد انیمالیک در کنار رایحه ی چوبی و دودی عود؛موجب شدن رز نمایش متفاوت و جالبی رو ارائه کنه و عطری انیمالیک؛چوبی-دودی و فلورال به مشام برسه که کمی صمغی هست. عطری که در عین عصیانگری و التهاب؛لطیف و ملایمه! هر چه جلوتر میریم؛رایحه ی انیمالیک ضعیف تر میشه و بنزویین به مرور وارد کار میشه و جنبه ی صمغی عطر رو تقویت و اونو شیرین میکنه.همچنین فضای دودی هم بیشتر جلوه گر میشه. در بخش پایانی که اثری از اون همه عظمت و قدرت فضای انیمالیک نمونده؛نمایش عطر بسیار دلنشین تر میشه. رایحه ی گلها که یه حس ضعیف خامه ای هم به همراه دارن با فضای صمغی و دودی با ابهتی همراه میشه که فضایی پودری و حس ضعیفی از چوبها اونها رو همراهی میکنن. این پایان بندی خیلی زیبا و دلنشین بود برام و اگرچه متفاوت و خاص نیست اما بخاطر بالانس خوبی که بین آکوردها ایجاد شده؛اینکه هر چیزی سر جای خودش هست و بی اونکه بخواد خود نمایی کنه؛بهترین اجرای خودش رو انجام میده؛اثری زیبا و قابل احترام رو ارائه می کنن. Levantium پخش خوب و ماندگاری بسیار خوبی داره و عطری رسمی و قدرتمنده که حسابش از عطرای تکراری و سرگیجه آور این سبک کاملا جداست. محصولی با کیفیت و ارزشمند از خانه ای با اصالت و بلند پایه که اعتبار و شکوه خودش رو فدای مارکتینگ نمیکنه... کامنت:م.ع (سایت لوکس بایر (با امکان تست سمپل

I get the rubber/latex quality others mentioned, though it's not outright "industrial;" I'd say it's more leathery than anything else Perhaps if you smell this one up close on the skin it doesn't smell especially nice, but as it wafts around I think it works. They did include just about every note imaginable here, which tends to lead to very different impressions (and those might change from one wearing to the next, which occurs even with much simpler fragrances). At first, actually, it impressed me as being quite leathery, but then that dissipates fairly quickly. And while it is similar to As Sawira, I'd say this one is more floral and has that rubbery/latex thing absent in AS. I think there is another fragrance that is more similar, but I can't think of it at the moment. Overall, this is in that love it or hate it realm, though another possibility is that you wear this kind of scent once in a while but already have something similar (even something like Jovan's Intense Oud might be good enough for you, in terms of wanting a scent like this to wear on rare occasions). UPDATE: The far drydown reveals a really "chemical" wood quality that I dislike, but it's not outrageously strong. Is a decent cedar essential oil that expensive? Why couldn't that be used instead? Too bad they won't tell us the answers to such questions! Anyway, this isn't too far from Dark Rebel by Varvatos.

So, I got a tester of Levantium from Penhaligon's in Edinburgh, Scotland when visiting the city. The first thing that I'll say about this scent is that it lives up to how well it has been blended, just like most of the Penhaligons range. The scent itself is one that is hard to pinpoint as to wether I like it or not. It opens up with a head-strong oud and after after 15-20 minutes you begin to sense the mellow rose and peach. About an hour after that you begin to get the spice and warmth of the clove, and saffron. The base is where this scent really shines. It's extremely comforting due to how well it's blended as you get the sweet scent of the floral notes, the slightly bitter/sour oud, the warm Amber and Myrrh and the crisp patchoulli. The only fault I have is that I find the oud a little over powering which puts me off slightly. It reminds me of the Armani Privé Oud Royale in terms of how strong the opening oud is. The scent has good longevity in this cold Scottish weather (7+ hours), and it comes close to the skin after a few hours. All in all I'd give this scent a 3.8/5, but would recommend smelling before buying.

Penhaligons is a British brand that reminds me why I love living in this country for the past 17 years. There is room for everything and everyone. This is a brand that still produces some of their classics but also they are not afraid to delve into new and exciting waters. In their line they have something for everyone. They are not afraid to use spice or Oud or anything else. Elixir is a masterpiece, Ostara is superb, Halfeti exotic, AL Sawira memorable...the list endless. Levantium is a juice that takes its time to get your attention, it doesn't claim a quick victory only to let you down an hour later. It starts dry, spicy, herbal, Amaranthine stands out quite spectacularly, however over time it softens and a spicy, resinous, fruity aroma takes place with notes that blend well with each other to produce a milder, yet exotic result. It is quite dry something that doesn't bother me, especially when the dry down gets so alluring. I don't get any white florals to my delight, just woods, herbs spices and a soft, aronatic, piquant dry down. More on the masculine side imo,good longevity and sillage. I am very impressed.

Blind Buy and Never smelled anything like this ever. This one has a life of its own, like an alien, not kidding folks. DAY 1: White Flower Opening, Old Cologne Classic Smell DAY 2: Oud and Lemon Fragrance DAY 3: Fresh Green and Woody then Oudy and Dry Chocolate Powder. DAY 4: Oud, Green, Smoky, Chocolate Powder. Its so fascinating, and every time I have used the same bath products (so that I know its not reacting differently to this). Perfume Design / Creativity - 10/10 Quality - 10/10 Longevity - 6/10 Sillage - 5/10 I would recommend it.

Hmm. Initial blast was delicious: spicy, incensy, vibrant and fresh all in one squirt. Now, four hours later and I'm stuck in a sandalwood vortex and I can't work out whether that's a good thing or not. I want to love this. I think I like it but the screechy sandalwood is unnerving me. The jury is out on this.. Longevity perfect, projection fine. Update: I can still smell this really strongly over 24 hours later. I have showered and changed my clothes and it's still on me. And I still can't decide whether I like it or not.

For me this is flowery than about oud and saffron, a delightful flower-tone fragrance, just I'm a guy need no more of roses, and I'm still interested in As Sawira, I don't see many similarities for AS is really more about saffron from the beginning. EDIT: after hours the skin scent rose-oud appeared, with saffron... maybe, and after hours then it's back to the flowery. XX 11/26/22: An homage of thousands of beautiful flowers, including saffron, in beautiful soft oud, totally beautiful, uni-sex.

A nylon rubber. The violets, cardamom, agarwood, and the musk are forming that rubber in a nylon frame. I get some roses, saffron, and woods as well but the rubber is the dominant. Patchouli, and musk mellow are there too. The jasmines, the myrrh, and the amber are there but kept to minimal. It's a fair blend as it's not considered dominant rosy blend, it's rubber at max then rosy saffronic one. fair blend.

Guilded saffron, emerald wormwood, green shamrocks, purple horseshoes! Seriously, though, Levantium has an bold olfactory lustre: shimmering and bright, a stormy symphony of notes. This may be a bit more forthright for some noses, but every now and then one wants to blast the volume of their stereo, and one wants a huge scent (imagine that, a huge scent from Penhaligon's).

this is very similar to rose oud by (by) kilian. sharp, acidic saffron and a horrid, acrid rose. does not sit well on my skin (i guess it could be my body chemistry) but MAN, this does not smell nice for me. it's quite a 'sharp' smell. you can either pull it off or you can't. i can't...

As a big Penhaligons fan I am trying many of their fragrances. Levantium like their other fragrances it is high quality and smells nice. The notes come together and create a very nice smell. I feel it is more feminine.

Old school spicy woody rose ensemble posh and classy as one would expect from the brand! I like it especially for summer - the bottle is very nice too !

Smell very... holy (?) The kind of fragrance you wear when you go to the church/mosque/synagogue. I know it's weird, but I get that vibe.

Not sure if the sample is off but this smells like rubber to me :/

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