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11/22/2020
Elysium
815 Reviews
Elysium
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A Cheap Yet Alluring Fall Fragrance
Being very affectionate of Dunhill as a brand, I have decided to collect as many fragrances as possible. After reviewing the Dunhill Icon Elite a few months ago, I felt it was time to start checking the rest of my collection as well. Dunhill Custom is probably a little known fragrance today, but it is not a vintage fragrance as it is still in production. Custom joined my collection a few years ago, and I was so eager to have it. But something went wrong, betraying my expectations. I wasn't impressed when I first tried it;, it just disappeared so quickly, like the blink of an eye! But I gave it another try, on a colder but sunny fall day like today, and I'm so glad I did. However, I don't want to ruin the surprise by anticipating its worst appearance, because Custom has many advantages. And here I am, writing these impressions of mine.
What struck me about this perfume? First of all, its name, Custom. There are several meanings for this name, such as a traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something specific to a particular society, place, or time. But what suits him best is made or made to order, made to measure. I read somewhere that the label on the cap can be replaced and personalized with your name. Funny, who knows if anyone did!
By the way, I noticed that the sprinkler is larger than that commonly used in other colognes. That giant sprinkler looks like a feature of all Dunhill colonies. Beautiful amber-brown colored juice combined with a lovely, heavy, and well-designed bottle pleasantly refracts light and looks like a precious piece of crystal. Interesting is a robust apple orchard, which seems to persist with this, perhaps giving it a hint of feminine taste.
With its rich blend of alcoholic, spicy, and woody notes, Dunhill Custom sits firmly in the Woody Spicy olfactory subfamily. A very sophisticated and tasteful version of Dunhill. On my skin, Dunhill Custom welcomes me with a sweet and fruity opening on crunchy, almost caramelized apples and an alcoholic background of lush cognac. It is similar to the finest golden Calvados, reminiscent of apples and pears, balanced with the flavors of aging; the taste resembles that of any other aged brandy. With aging, Calvados can turn golden brown or darker with orange elements and red mahogany. According to the Dunhill website, there are special English Pippin apples in the blend. I was a little curious and searched. English Orange Pippin Cox is the classic English apple, often considered the best of all dessert apples. The range and complexity of flavors make it so appealing to fans of the "English" apple style. It possesses a fantastic array of subtle flavors: pear, melon, freshly squeezed orange juice, and mango. Almost all other apples have a one-dimensional flavor. The apple's freshness is not slammed on your face, as with countless others who use this fruit, here it is exquisite because it mixes with incense and black pepper; not too sweet but rather slightly sour with a fresh smell. Sweet without being sickly or overbearing. I'm not sure I've caught all those nuances here; however, it's very different from what we get in Hugo Boss Bottled, for example. Something inside creates a caramel, sweet, and almond accord that is lovely to me. As it ripens a little on the peel, it becomes less charming, and pepper comes into play; it is soft like all the fragrance notes.
As Custom transitions to the heart, we have a smoky note of black pepper. Soon after, the pepper gives way to sweet cinnamon, and the apple notes melt into something softer and more relaxed after the first hour. The base is smooth, warm, smoky, and still slightly alcoholic. When the Custom wears off, black pepper persists. Here, a sweet yet earthy incense base blends with the refreshing cedar notes, which adds a soft, woody touch while the rounded, musky ambergris is revealed. The sweet note of cedar is there under the pepper to add strength to the scent. The drying is pleasant; the wood and the incense give it a warming effect suitable for the cold months.
And now we come to the bitter notes. Performance isn't particularly impressive, and on me, it is weak with short longevity, although the projection is reasonable before it reaches the peak of its life cycle. I had high hopes because I love the notes that make it up, but I can barely smell them, and it doesn't seem to last. I wish it were a little more intrusive like other spicy fragrances. Everything is underestimated in this perfume, and it would be impossible to over-spray it. It certainly isn't a sillage monster, and sometimes that's not necessarily a bad thing. As a skin perfume, however, it lasts until the next day. Firstly, Custom is a decidedly autumnal and winter fragrance, with its deep notes of incense and spicy notes of apple. I find it a perfume suitable for a work environment as it is relatively harmless and not very strong. I would say this falls under what people call office perfumes. Another bizarre thing is that Custom is suitable to wear in the evening thanks to its bouquet, therefore ideal for meeting friends on a cold evening. Ultimately, according to many reviewers, it recalls Baldessarini's Amber with less character, but I can't intervene here as I don't have Ambre yet. The most dominant chords on my skin are the spicy and smoky ones, which evoke the same vein as YSL l'Homme, but less leathery. It also reminds me of Dirty English by Juicy Couture. It was a blind buy as I was curious to smell this fragrance due to the reviews. It is not noisy; the sensation is more subdued, but still an aristocratic, sophisticated, and straightforward masculine fragrance. Performance aside, the aroma does not disappoint at all.
-Elysium
What struck me about this perfume? First of all, its name, Custom. There are several meanings for this name, such as a traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something specific to a particular society, place, or time. But what suits him best is made or made to order, made to measure. I read somewhere that the label on the cap can be replaced and personalized with your name. Funny, who knows if anyone did!
By the way, I noticed that the sprinkler is larger than that commonly used in other colognes. That giant sprinkler looks like a feature of all Dunhill colonies. Beautiful amber-brown colored juice combined with a lovely, heavy, and well-designed bottle pleasantly refracts light and looks like a precious piece of crystal. Interesting is a robust apple orchard, which seems to persist with this, perhaps giving it a hint of feminine taste.
With its rich blend of alcoholic, spicy, and woody notes, Dunhill Custom sits firmly in the Woody Spicy olfactory subfamily. A very sophisticated and tasteful version of Dunhill. On my skin, Dunhill Custom welcomes me with a sweet and fruity opening on crunchy, almost caramelized apples and an alcoholic background of lush cognac. It is similar to the finest golden Calvados, reminiscent of apples and pears, balanced with the flavors of aging; the taste resembles that of any other aged brandy. With aging, Calvados can turn golden brown or darker with orange elements and red mahogany. According to the Dunhill website, there are special English Pippin apples in the blend. I was a little curious and searched. English Orange Pippin Cox is the classic English apple, often considered the best of all dessert apples. The range and complexity of flavors make it so appealing to fans of the "English" apple style. It possesses a fantastic array of subtle flavors: pear, melon, freshly squeezed orange juice, and mango. Almost all other apples have a one-dimensional flavor. The apple's freshness is not slammed on your face, as with countless others who use this fruit, here it is exquisite because it mixes with incense and black pepper; not too sweet but rather slightly sour with a fresh smell. Sweet without being sickly or overbearing. I'm not sure I've caught all those nuances here; however, it's very different from what we get in Hugo Boss Bottled, for example. Something inside creates a caramel, sweet, and almond accord that is lovely to me. As it ripens a little on the peel, it becomes less charming, and pepper comes into play; it is soft like all the fragrance notes.
As Custom transitions to the heart, we have a smoky note of black pepper. Soon after, the pepper gives way to sweet cinnamon, and the apple notes melt into something softer and more relaxed after the first hour. The base is smooth, warm, smoky, and still slightly alcoholic. When the Custom wears off, black pepper persists. Here, a sweet yet earthy incense base blends with the refreshing cedar notes, which adds a soft, woody touch while the rounded, musky ambergris is revealed. The sweet note of cedar is there under the pepper to add strength to the scent. The drying is pleasant; the wood and the incense give it a warming effect suitable for the cold months.
And now we come to the bitter notes. Performance isn't particularly impressive, and on me, it is weak with short longevity, although the projection is reasonable before it reaches the peak of its life cycle. I had high hopes because I love the notes that make it up, but I can barely smell them, and it doesn't seem to last. I wish it were a little more intrusive like other spicy fragrances. Everything is underestimated in this perfume, and it would be impossible to over-spray it. It certainly isn't a sillage monster, and sometimes that's not necessarily a bad thing. As a skin perfume, however, it lasts until the next day. Firstly, Custom is a decidedly autumnal and winter fragrance, with its deep notes of incense and spicy notes of apple. I find it a perfume suitable for a work environment as it is relatively harmless and not very strong. I would say this falls under what people call office perfumes. Another bizarre thing is that Custom is suitable to wear in the evening thanks to its bouquet, therefore ideal for meeting friends on a cold evening. Ultimately, according to many reviewers, it recalls Baldessarini's Amber with less character, but I can't intervene here as I don't have Ambre yet. The most dominant chords on my skin are the spicy and smoky ones, which evoke the same vein as YSL l'Homme, but less leathery. It also reminds me of Dirty English by Juicy Couture. It was a blind buy as I was curious to smell this fragrance due to the reviews. It is not noisy; the sensation is more subdued, but still an aristocratic, sophisticated, and straightforward masculine fragrance. Performance aside, the aroma does not disappoint at all.
-Elysium
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