The Blazing Mr Sam Edp Vapo 75ml

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Outside it suddenly began to rain lightly, yet unpleasantly, and just as suddenly a storm rang at the front door. There he is. Sam. Agitatedly brings the dry, warm spice from outside and apologizes for his unannounced visit. But Sam seems to be a friend from the old days. But he is also a bit rushed, because cumin and pepper are stirring and add to the autumnal serenity. Under his coat he brings out warm waffles. They fill the room with a cinnamon-spicy sweetness and merge smoothly into the warming living room, where a wonderful fire radiates comfort. At a business appointment to radiate Confidence and to bring the last persuasive power with you. Or at a wedding to become the compliment magnet of the evening

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. Even though Sam is described in the history of portraiture as being quite indignant, he comes across as a sensitive gentleman. Of course, there's nothing to say about the gracefulness of the flacons. If you know and like the spicy character of Halfeti, with its notes - then Mr. Sam is the same, and if you do not know them, I can tell you that they start very strong with cardamom and almost cake like cinnamon, followed by a peppery feel and then they follow into a goodness of sandalwood with aromatic notes. Nevertheless, I put my search on hold, because I was a bit disillusioned by the temporary result. But unexpected often comes and so it happened that I was recently again testing new fragrances, including some Xerjoffs, such as 40 Knots (great, high-quality fragrance). Almost incidentally, Penhaligon's The Blazing Mr. Sam was sprayed on my wrist, which I didn't pay much attention to; I was too taken with 40 Knots. As the day went on, however, I lost more and more control and was only sniffing Mr. Sam, which I had previously dismissed as an overpriced mainstreamer. More and more I liked this actually simple composition, which reminded me a bit of my favourite Spicebomb (original, not extreme). Now I started to do some research and came across the remarkable stories of the Portraits series from Penhaligon's. Highly recommended, almost comic book like. In doing so, I found Mr. Sam's story exceedingly interesting and, to my amazement, somehow applicable to my life's journey. Not the nouveau riche or playboy posturing, but the impetuous, brash, and not-always-correct-with-your-head-through-the-wall strategy. If my mother were to read the description, she would probably smile and somewhat cynically claim that this would apply perfectly to her son. The same goes for the scent itself, which according to her would be far too sweet, just like the ones I have accumulated since puberty and which she resists. But that fits yes, what else she is not used to from me. Revenge opens with whispery white flowers, with a distinctive narcissus as a trumpet flower as if it is announcing the arrival of a grand lady. The narcissus in the top I found rather soapy but it is clean and refreshing. The white floral scent turns into a fresh English dewy hyacinth. The hyacinth gives this fragrance that Anglo character from Penhaligon. It is as floral as many of the other fragrances from the line but it's far more linear and simple, almost a solifore of iris. The iris takes over in the dry down turning the whole thing into a dusting powder. Fortunately for me the iris blends well with my skin and I welcome dusty powdery fragrances.It reminded me something in the store and now when I bought it, first spray and literally just right away I knew that it’s just Blazing Mr. Sam, I mean not similar, I thought it is the same perfume. You know that nice feeling which we have sometimes for a few minutes when something seems familiar to us but we do not know from where and what is it? 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. It just offers me nothing I can write to you about, that will make it stand out in front of others with something. I wasn't excited at the opening or first 2 hours, but now that I've had a full day wear out of it - I can say it's pretty linear & boring. Scent evolution isn't like Amouage's Enclave which stays true to the minty-amber profile. Here I notice the lavender as it starts to dry and it begins to have more of a herbal-green vibe. The prominent amber adds to the blend in the drydown, building on top of the green base and making it smell less harsh (the amber is the part of Enclave's profile that remains). I don't see mint in the note breakdown, but it clearly has a fresh-sweet aromatic vibe comparable to Enclave. Spring/fall, masculine, day/night.

I love Penhaligon’s; beautiful pkging, iconic, historical etc. - sampled a ton , just wish I could afford all the ones on my list lol - their prices can get ridiculous & not sure the frags are groundbreaking - but great quality, approachable & beautiful none the less - like Blanche is similar to other frags but it doesn’t make Blanche any less stunning.The description that the portrait is of someone in the fast lane is as accurate as a fist in the eye. It is a confident, ambitious beautiful woman who has her own career and life. She is not a dependent of men. The freshness is her in daytime, acting as a protective shield covering all her secrets and ambition underneath. On the other hand, the warmness resembles her dangerously beauty and deadly lust for money and power which are unknown to anyone. But this is exactly what makes her tempting and beguiling. According to the marketing blurb, Lord George is supposed to be a tragic figure, Blanche a dangerous woman seeking revenge. I do not see George as Agamemnon nor Blanche as Clytemnestra. If Penhaligons had sold the Lord George perfume as Blanche's revenge (a dish served ice cold) and this flowery bouquet as George's secret tragedy it would be much more apt and far more intriguing. As it is, they made the obvious unimaginative choice and are thus promoting something not just boring but politically suspect. What's that you say? A bunch of flowers, or a perfume pretending to be a bunch of flowers, or a perfume pretending to be a 1970s soap pretending to be a Victorian bunch of flowers, is not political and has no relationship to a dangerous nostalgic-nationalism? Blanche is innocent!, you protest. Are you sure about that? And, yup, perfume can be political and so can a vase of flowers.

Many of the original scents created by William Penhaligon were modernized and re-introduced as part of the "Anthology Collection." The company maintains its commitment to fine, traditional perfume ingredients and techniques. The bottles for Penhaligon's scents are based on William Penhaligon's original design—clear glass and adorned with a ribbon. I’ve kinda been tempted by Morillas’ own line because from memory and although in his ‘style’ I found some of them to be just fantastic. However, this is always my worry that they won’t deliver on the full perfume experience and leave me wanting, like this one does. But slowly the sun went down and you went home again. Once there, the stove was loaded with wood and a warming fire was lit. The Revenge of Lady Blanche is a well-blended fresh and warm scent. It is a rare composition and even rarer a good one among its counterparts. Mugler aura is also a blend of freshness and warmness but it is not as well-blended as this one though it is still a good perfume. Its freshness and warmness are kind of separate. What I mean is that you smell the freshness in one sniff and the warmness in another. However this one is not. The freshness and warmness come to your nose at the same time. I don't know how they do this but indeed it is a succeed. Does he have to? Definitely not. Sometimes less is more, and that's what has been perfectly erased in this case.In other words, you should get dressed up for it rather than just being dressed up in loose clothes. This noble drop should be used in style! 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.