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7.8 / 10 234 Ratings
A popular perfume by Beaufort for women and men, released in 2017. The scent is leathery-spicy. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Leathery
Spicy
Smoky
Woody
Animal

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
LiquorLiquor TobaccoTobacco Metallic notesMetallic notes Star aniseStar anise Cambodian oudCambodian oud
Heart Notes Heart Notes
LeatherLeather Metallic notesMetallic notes SoapSoap Animalic notesAnimalic notes Charred woodCharred wood
Base Notes Base Notes
Gun powderGun powder Bourbon whiskeyBourbon whiskey HayHay MuskMusk

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.8234 Ratings
Longevity
8.3206 Ratings
Sillage
7.9207 Ratings
Bottle
8.1188 Ratings
Value for money
7.3108 Ratings
Submitted by Zauber600, last update on 09/17/2025.
Interesting Facts
'Iron Duke' is a tribute to Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852). The campaign was photographed by Matthew Seeds.
The fragrance is part of the Revenants collection.

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PerfumeUser2

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PerfumeUser2
PerfumeUser2
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Perfumes are a matter of taste, and thus subjective
First note: burnt rubber, with old dried sweat from gym clothes (damp drying in a closed room and then reworn and re hydrated by your sweat) .
I swear to whatever, I had headaches, and felt like vomiting.
The first time I sprayed it, I washed it off after 15 minutes.
On my second attempt, I tried to rub the skin to burn the first note off, and although I could smell something original and interesting past it, it was tragically overwhelmed by the first one.

Third attempt, layering it, I sprayed it as a base for the Guerlain Les Absolus d'Orient Oud Essentiel, and it became decent. Guerlain broke the first note (to my nose it's stench, that ends up being sweetened) . Now, seeing it needs another expensive EDP, makes no sense for the price tag.
Alone by itself it' s bad; but if you invest, it becomes interesting and decent. However, at the 300$ mark (total of 2 Perfumes) , you can find better, less chaotic ones.

Not layered, it' s salty, stinking.
The Rum note is very metallic to my nose.
The silage is very good and it lasts a lot.
Last note stays on my skin up to 8 hours.

Another highly praised one (by 'perfume conesieurs' internet users) that was sold after 3 attempted sprays.
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Smirky

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Smirky
Smirky
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Nice boozy leather
I tested Iron Duke specifically looking for a fragrance with a gunpowder scent. It opens with a subtle metallic/smoky scent that is surprisingly fresh. It quickly loses that and dries down to a lightly sweet and boozy leather fragrance with a touch of hay. The hay scent doesn't stay long and you're left with a really nice boozy leather. Really didn't get much gunpowder. What was there was really buried and didn't last long. Totally masculine; to call this unisex is ridiculous. Longevity is very good, at least 10 hours for me with good sillage the first hour or two.

For "Smells Similar", I'd say Iron Duke is closest to Cruz del Sur I but definitely not the same. I find Cruz del Sur I to be superior - a richer and deeper fragrance. But I find Iron Duke to be a very nice fragrance on its own.
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Turgenev

73 Reviews
Turgenev
Turgenev
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They don't make men like this anymore
What a true man should smell like.

This juice can make you grow hair on your chest, but you shall wear dark clothes and have an off the charts confidence. The gunpowder note is somehow there, but it's not cloying or difficult. As a matter of fact, it's quite "user friendly", easy to wear and a compliment magnet.

For what it costs, it's a must if you're a man who drinks whiskey straight, but who's never forgotten his manners. Like Sir Wellesley, I suppose.
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BobbyGee

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BobbyGee
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Beaufort / Iron Duke
Iron Duke ... a fragrance for an individualist and a person who does not care about the opinions of others. Certainly one of the harder smells, but extremely narcotic and addictive. Boys who like sweet eups should avoid it from a distance. It is the scent of pure rum mixed with smoky incense, tobacco (pipe?), Hardwood floor polish, animal notes (horse?), Leather and the smell of gunshots (gunpowder?). Who has had or has a gun and whoever shot it knows what it smells like. Gunpowder ... burnt, scorched. And the most beautiful thing about this fragrance is that what I wrote above I don't feel it right away ... this fragrance develops, changes ....
Chameleon, masterpiece, masterpiece. I don't know how they do it, but colleague Leo Crabtree - drummer, or rather ex Prodigy drummer, writer and granddaughter of the sailor - the one who founded Beaufort London is a genius. He combines what is unusual and surprising with the history of England, sailing, the sea, his ideas and the unusual noses of perfume makers. Beaufort London is a high percentage of uniquely unique, durable, innovative and artistic works with a capital A, which in my opinion is however largely influenced by colleague Leo. I RECOMMEND.
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Sinopsis

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Sinopsis
Sinopsis
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uffff...
After going around a lot to try to get a sample of this perfume (encouraged by the hype of some youtubers ..), I have finally been able to get one, and these are my conclusions:

If you want to smell like an ashtray and nobody comes near you ... this is your perfume ....

As an olfactory experience, I find it very interesting, since it really manages to evoke, on the one hand, the character of the character he honors (Lord Wellinton) and can also evoke the smell of battle (Napoleonic wars), but outside of that, if your goal is to receive compliments for your scent or to be pleasant to your peers .... well no ...

The output is alcoholic and the future of the aroma that will predominate is already glimpsed: ashtray and old.

But not old of older man, if not old of thing, old object .... old ....

Anyway, for me, neither alpha nor anything like it ...

Would you buy it? If I had the € 130 left over, yes, but for pure collecting.

Do you buy blindly? ..... no, flatly no, don't even think about it.
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CivetOnlyCivetOnly 6 months ago
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Fruity cambodian oud, whiskey in a charred barrel.
Early fall in the countryside, but also clean, soapy.
Boozy leather with dry, sweet hay.
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itscoralineitscoraline 4 months ago
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Argh me hearties! The ultimate pirate scent. Sprayed it on my husband and just standing next to him put hair on MY chest.
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BoBoChampBoBoChamp 5 years ago
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After a sharp and boozy metallic-spicy opening, this smoky-leathery fragrance slowly settles to a dry animalic-woody base. Male-oriented.
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MarkoPeekoMarkoPeeko 2 years ago
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9
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The fragrance Sandor 70s wanted to be. Slightly less animalic, smokier, and better all-round. Beastly projection. Great longevity.
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SaradoninSaradonin 3 years ago
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Prominent rum in the opening, quickly followed by lead, sweaty leather and sweet tobacco.
Bold and boozy, but also smooth and cozy.
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EstbienlaEstbienla 4 years ago
Aggressive and powerful, it has a good balance between dark leather and animal aromatic tobacco. Not bad
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MossoakMossoak 10 months ago
All marketing fluff aside ("saddle soap" etc.), this smells like a spicy take on leathery and soapy vintage style *1/2
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AlexD76AlexD76 11 months ago
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Boozy and leathery fragrance inspired by the Duke of Wellington. Notes of metal, tobacco and hay evoke the intensity of an historical battle
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EvannellEvannell 1 year ago
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It is smoky and a bit boozy. I get formic acid in the opening (fresh/sour). No acid after 20 minutes. A good one.
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TheDunkPapaTheDunkPapa 1 year ago
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Very bold and masculine, it has it all: booziness, animalic notes, smoky tar, tobacco, metallic geranium, somehow manages to be oddly fresh!
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