Bentley for Men Absolute Bentley 2014

Bottle Design:
Thierry De Baschmakoff

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8.1 / 10 710 Ratings

A popular limited perfume by Bentley for men, released in 2014. The scent is woody-smoky. It was last marketed by Lalique Group / Art & Fragrance.
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Main accords

Woody

Smoky

Spicy

Resinous

Earthy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Frankincense

Pink pepper Ginger

Ginger

Heart Notes

Atlas cedar Papyrus

Papyrus

Sandalwood

Base Notes

Amber

Oud

Moss

Perfumers

Michel Almairac, Robertet

Ratings

Scent

8.1710 Ratings

Longevity

7.4657 Ratings

Sillage

6.9656 Ratings

Bottle

8.0651 Ratings

Value for money

8.9398 Ratings

Submitted by Freeestyler, last update on 07/26/2025.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Gucci pour Homme (2003) Eau de Toilette

Kamel Oud Extrait de Parfum

Papyrus Oud/71

Comme des Garçons 2 Man

Les Compositions Parfumées - Spicy Electrum

Bois Pacifique

Reviews

33 in-depth fragrance descriptions

08/04/2016

RhythmnHues
43 Reviews

RhythmnHues

Very helpful Review 10

Gucci Pour Homme - The Macho version

There was no way I could stay away from the GPH comparison. (I tried) It was obviously the idea to begin with and then take it somewhere else. And it does go someplace else. Where GPH was smooth, subtle and sophisticated - with a lot of nuances and a complex development stage, this is a pretty straight-forward, very balls-to-the-wall approach to the same concept. Smoke, dusty-woods and spices.

The main notes are pretty similar. Frankincense, Ginger, Papyrus, Pepper, Cedar, & Oud. Just more in-your-face than GPH. Very dusty and dry too, but without any of the sweet-powdery and floral aspects of GPH. No leather here either. But all this makes for quite a different scent. The quality of ingredients seems quite good. And performance wise it's quite a beast. Lasts a good 10hrs plus on my skin and for days on my clothes.

I'm not sure if this could be the ideal "replacement" for GPH - depends on what one percieves, I suppose. But this is definitely very good on it's own right. If GPH was the sensitive, soft-spoken, slightly-feminine version of this concept, this is a foul-mouthed, hairy-chested, macho version. Surely recommended if you're into these accords.

8.5/10

07/31/2018

8
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Darkbeat
350 Reviews

Darkbeat

Top Review 8

An incredible interpretation of the legendary Gucci pour homme

A year ago, more or less, a colleague gave me a sample of this perfume, and since then I love him. I was looking for it, but I did not find it in a Spanish store. Then, I became aware that it was an exclusive edition of sale in Harrods stores in the UK and in countries in the Middle East, so I let it be without more and I forgot about it.

After the time, I had knowledge of him again by a friend who traveled to London, and on a visit to the famous stores, he brought it to Spain. The case is that he brought the bottle that appears here on the card, with the gold cap and trim, at a price too high, I would say, but hey, the perfume deserved it. Over time I got a little decant, which made me sigh ... and I thought I was not going to have it again, until I saw him promoting in Notino, and I did not even think about it, he came with me.

My bottle is completely black, and after using it several times, I can say that the golden version, is somewhat longer and with a more noticeable wake, of course my colleague cost him, this golden edition, in Harrods, more than double of what it cost me in Notino. The difference in performance is not so exaggerated as to justify the price increase, but I wanted to record this fact.

Bentley for Men Absolute is a woody fragrance incense very dark and smoky, a deep aroma of woods and incense on a slightly warm and ambered background, with a departure a fresher sparkle for ginger and pepper, but in general an essence perfume incensed, touching the liturgical, but without going over, keeping in balance for its soul of wood woody, dry and spicy, with green nuances of moss and papyrus, a real delight for the senses of lovers of darker and deeper woods. I just can say I love it.

And yes, it has a certain vibe to the mythical Gucci pour Homme. The Gucci is a bit warmer and resinous and this Bentley is somewhat more woody and dry, but both have very aromatically close characteristics.

The performance of my version, completely black bottle, is good, it is not extraordinary either, but it behaves honestly in longevity, now, the projection, is moderate pulling down. At first it is noticeable, but immediately it diminishes and it remains very discreet, although, from time to time, when I thought it no longer smelled, a burst came to me, and it reminded me of the wonder I was wearing.

I see it as a night perfume for its style, but its execution makes me think that it could be very versatile in this, since it is perfectly usable in daytime, and even in warmer climates, not in the middle of summer, but very usable during spring, autumn and winter.

Highly recommended perfume, and if you find a golden bottle at a good price, do not hesitate, but if not, with the black version you will also have a great perfume. I think that the bottle with golden cap and trim was the first edition of this perfume, exclusive of the Middle East and Harrods stores, the black bottle is the global version, and I guess they changed the bottle to differentiate them, I do not know with certainty, but It gives me, that the shots go around.

Sorry for my bad english.

10/16/2014

8
Scent

Tinctureall
94 Reviews

Tinctureall

Top Review 7

The dry breeze of smart

A wonderful pink peppery ginger combination to wake up the senses. This is a deliciously compelling beginning. Cedar rises quite fast to join in and then the dryness of paper keeps this smart and dapper. A gloriously dry perfume with enough softness of the amber underneath to stop it going too far that way.

Very well balanced indeed and keeps you sniffing your wrist to see which way it will turn next. The dryness nearly goes too far down the recently overtrodden path to oudy dry norimbernol territory but then it retreats and decides it will get softer and a little more incensy mossy amber.

I'm side by side with the Intense and this one wins at the beginning, loses ground part way in and now they are doing even battle with each other. This one more dry and the citrus side of frankincense is enhanced by the pepper. This is a more astringent perfume than the intense, but they both have a place in the wardrobe. This one currently has the edge for me but by a mere whisker.

Bentley have really done themselves proud with these. Nice to see some well blended perfumes instead of mere smells for a nice change. This one does veer a little close at one point to the pencil shavings brigade, but doesn't quite stay there. The citrussy frankincense and the softer amber just keep it at bay.

I'm guessing that Montale lovers might like this one for a light day scent by comparison.

03/27/2022

10
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Razvanyke
214 Reviews

Razvanyke

Helpful Review 7

The modern GUCCI

I have purchased in 2006 a bottle of Gucci Pour Homme, with the square design and the smoky, incensy smell for me was not something I liked back then - I traded it with a Paco Rabanne Ultraviolet, as funny as this sounds and I enjoyed the PR.

Fast forward 15 years and now the GUCCI bottle would have brought me a serious €€ if I still had it, for reasons beyond my understanding, it is a nice scent of course, but not worth the crazy eBay prices of today.

Here comes the Bentley For Men Absolute: Created by the master parfumer Michel Almairac, which also created the Gucci one, Fahrenheit, Colonia Essenza and co-created Joop Homme with Pierre Bourdon.

I must say that I have a Gucci sample at home and also a CDG 2 Men .. and even if there are some similarities, they cannot be called "Twins" or clones one for the other, because they have some common notes but the development and the dry downs are very different.

From all the above, I like the Bentley the most .. it is smelling high quality, thought through and masculine. This can go well with a suit, with a shirt and also with a simple white t-shirt on your way to a date.

It is by no means a projection monster, but GUCCI also wasn´t back in the day, but still the smell will last long.

I am very thrilled about the Bentley and I think 2, 3 back-up bottles are in order, given the low under 30€ price per 100ml of this goodie.

06/10/2015

10
Bottle 5
Sillage 5
Longevity 6
Scent

Drseid
821 Reviews

Drseid

4

"Absolute" Disappointment...

Bentley for Men Absolute opens with a moderately sweet mix of frankincense and subtle vague synthetic woods. Moving to the early heart the moderately sweet synthetic Oud-like woods take the fore as waxy black pepper joins them in key support with the frankincense moving to background. During the late dry-down slightly powdery amber and relatively transparent sandalwood seize control as the synthetic woods finally vacate with only subtle cedar support shining through as the compositions turns relatively dry through the finish. Projection is slightly above average, as is longevity at about 9-10 hours on skin.

Bentley for Men Absolute is a composition I have had my eyes on since its release announcement over a year ago after being highly impressed with Bentley for Men and even more-so with Bentley for Men Intense. The lack of a US release added an additional air of exclusivity that only made me want to try the composition even more... Finally, after a wait of over a year I was able to secure an overseas blind buy bottle to give the elusive composition a try. I can't tell you how much I want to say I love it, but alas, Bentley for Men Absolute is a disappointment, albeit a minor one. The primary culprit is its use of norlimbanol to (poorly) recreate the smell of Oud wood. This is something I have noticed in a lot of compositions recently and I really wish it would stop. In all fairness, the perfumer does a much better job than most in toning down the synthetic woods effect so that it doesn't completely overpower the rest of the notes. Unfortunately, most of the rest of the composition doesn't impress either, as the waxy, peppery effect paired with the faux Oud has been done many, many times before and I didn't like it then any more than now. On the plus side, the late dry-down is quite pleasant with its amber and sandalwood led finish, but it is far from original and definitely not worth the wait when you consider the synthetics you have to get past to reach it. One final point of issue is I have heard many talk about Bentley for Men Absolute being a dead ringer for Gucci pour Homme I. Well, they do have the same perfumer, but even though it has been about a decade since I have worn that one, there are some similarities but I really remember it smelling differently than what I smell here. I should mention as I absolutely couldn't stand Gucci pour Homme I, this is actually a positive in Bentley for Men Absolute's favor as I like this a lot more than that stuff. The bottom line is the $100 per 100ml bottle Bentley for Men Absolute is a pretty decent effort that could have smelled much better, earning it an "above average" 2.5 to 3 stars out 5 rating and a neutral recommendation.

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