The Blazing Mr Sam Edp Vapo 75ml

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Sweet, curcumin like dry, lavender is somewhere there, it grows so fast on me, I start to like it more and more. Its similar to Dolceaqua by Masque Milano - DA is slightly more defined, potent, long lasting, a bit more soft, soapy, fresh powdery etc. I can pinpoint *exactly* where I sprayed it lol def not as evasive as Blanche. But Blanche is still beautiful - they both are! These spring blossoms becomes gently honeyed roughly 2 hours in, before merging together into an iris/laundry white musk in the next 9 hours of long dry down. The laundry-like white musk doesn't smell aggressively sharp, thankfully. Instead, it's rather smooth and fluffy, which reminds me of the diaphanous LM Parfums Chemise Blanche. There's occasionally some metallic/citrus-y aldehyde dancing around the edges, which also makes me think of Byredo Blanche, although Lady Blanche is much less muddy and more translucent.

Just a moment ago we took a leisurely walk and watched the leaves fall. The ground was dry and the air filled with spices. Must have been a city park and somewhere on the corner someone was apparently selling waffles and spicy tea. Scents were issued regularly from the original shop on Jermyn Street, until it was destroyed in The Blitz of 1941. The shop disappeared, but the fragrances of the company endured, and in 1956, Penhaligon's was granted a Royal Warrant by the Duke of Edinburgh for the manufacturing of toiletries.One sits comfortably together and enjoys the tender waffles and the company on this slightly rainy evening.

The start: pleasant, aromatic, slightly cigar-like tobacco with a light boozy note, to which a little cinnamon, saffron and vanilla is added. As for the fragrance itself, there are no surprises as long as you've familiarized yourself with the fragrance pyramid. Is it special? Yep, a familiar to me in rudiments, spicy-sweet smell that has been refined and can be compared at least a little with V&R Spicebomb. It's particularly closely related to Penhaligon's Halfeti, but without the oud touch and rose, and a bit sweeter instead (more cinnamon?). In the base notes, the two eventually diverge further and tobacco joins in nicely, giving Mr. Sam a much more masculine face than Halfeti. Wearable for me in all situations, in all seasons. Probably more in cooler times, but that remains to be seen. I would associate Mr. Sam with younger gentlemen who can be elegant, but also like to let off steam, while remaining determined - just like his portrait. However, he also invites you to feel good and brings a certain boost to your self-confidence. Somehow also a small replacement for my Egoist by Chanel, which I like so much, but which is less suitable for everyday wear for me. Not too over-the-top like One Million or the Gaultiers, but also not as prudish as other representatives of the spicy genres. Kind of perfect, at least for me.Mr. Sam here is the twin brother of Halfeti, also created by Penhaligons under the crafted hand of Mr. Provenzano, I would not wonder if Mr. Sam is also his creation, even if the perfumer´s name is not present here nor on Fragrantica. This is a perfume that I would not recommend blind buying as it smelled SO differently on my boyfriend to myself. Personally, I've never been a huge fan of Vetiver so was not expecting to like it but on my skin Vetiver is not the most prominent note. It's a great composition as I can smell every single note and it works really well. On my skin, I get a dose of citrus and floral on a bed of creamy sandalwood. Almost smells like the love child of Penhaligon's Heartless Helen and Monsieur Beauregard with a tiny bit of Vetiver and Ambroxan thrown in, making it an unoffensive unisex perfume. I just reviewed Lord George q.v. I said he was cold, dated, and generic. Now I am reviewing Lady Blanche and my thoughts boil down to she is flowery, dated, and generic. Not much to add to dated and generic which are self-explanatory, what about the flowers?