The Remarkable Success of Mr Harrod by Penhaligon's

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Marc Ange, Illustration: Kristjana S Williams

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Portraits

The Remarkable Success of Mr Harrod Penhaligon's 2017

7.1 / 10 41 Ratings

A perfume by Penhaligon's for men, released in 2017. The scent is fruity-floral. It is being marketed by Puig.
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Main accords

Fruity

Floral

Woody

Spicy

Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Plum

Cinnamon

Raspberry

Heart Notes

White cedar

Ambergris

Jasmine

Base Notes

Cashmeran

Oud

Patchouli

Tobacco absolute

Perfumer

Loc Dong

Ratings

Scent

7.141 Ratings

Longevity

7.436 Ratings

Sillage

7.436 Ratings

Bottle

9.051 Ratings

Value for money

6.522 Ratings

Submitted by Franfan20 · last update on 10/28/2025.

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Interesting Facts

The scent is exclusively available at Harrods.

The fragrance is part of the Portraits collection.

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Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/23/2025

7.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Felix2109
17 Reviews

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Felix2109

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The Scent of Success?

What does the remarkable success of Mr. Harrod smell like?
I want to get to the bottom of this question today. The occasion? A fragrance from the house of Penhaligon’s, available exclusively at the legendary department store Harrods.

But enough of the preamble - It opens with an intense plum note, accompanied by a slight raspberry nuance. Right from the start, oud and tobacco are also clearly perceptible. However, this is not a particularly heavy, oriental oud. Rather, subtle woody notes ensure that the scent does not feel overwhelming. It reflects the style of a British businessman even more.
As the woods gradually recede, bright flowers - led by jasmine - and spicy accents take the stage. But two main characters remain until the end: the sweet, sensual plum and the smoky-warm tobacco, reminiscent of fine pipe tobacco.

The longevity on my skin is about six hours, with the scent remaining quite close to the skin - which one would hardly expect given the intense notes. However, this makes it wonderfully wearable. Although the fragrance is officially classified as masculine, I find it absolutely unisex.

11/06/2024

8Scent 7Longevity 8Sillage

HimbeerOud
12 Reviews

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HimbeerOud

5

My Harrods Exclusive Fragrance

My trip to London had many reasons, but one of them was of course the search for an exclusive fragrance.

The Remarkable Success of Mr Harrod intrigued me right from the start with its notes.

Upon arriving at the department store, I immediately set out to find Penhaligon's.
When I got there, I saw several bottles of The Remarkable Success of Mr Harrod and started testing them right away.

The fragrance starts off very sweet but not overly so.
Plum, raspberry, and cinnamon already promise that this is a very sweet scent.
What I really like here is that the fragrance does not smell synthetic or sticky at all.

As it develops, the sweetness remains and the tobacco becomes noticeable. The notes harmonize very well together.

Unfortunately, I can hardly smell any oud, but the fragrance is still very successful.

I wouldn't have guessed Mr Harrods would be so sweet in real life :)

The fragrance convinced me and has made its way straight into my collection.

Anyone who wants to have this fragrance should definitely test it first. It is by no means a blind buy candidate and stands out from the classic fruit/tobacco/oud scents.

01/03/2020

8Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Rene72
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Rene72

Very helpful Review 7

The Court Supplier Who Became a Family Friend

Since 2017, Penhaligons has dedicated a character fragrance exclusively to Harrod in the Portrait series. Alongside many members and friends of Lord George's family, the supplier to the high nobility finds his way into the story of a very interesting and very English family setup.
Undoubtedly, the fragrance is dedicated to the department store founder Charles Henry Harrod, who indeed became a court supplier and built one of the most successful and well-known luxury department stores in the world. How does this remarkably successful merchant, who amassed a considerable fortune, fit into the story of Lord George and his family?
The imagination knows no bounds here. Mr. Harrod is depicted on the beautifully designed perfume box as an elegantly dressed, mustachioed man of a certain age with his avatar, a large brown bear. Due to his reliability as a supplier of the finest goods, as well as being a wealthy bourgeois with the finest manners and almost aristocratic features, he must have become a welcome guest in the Lord's house. Especially the ladies of the house, particularly Lady Blanche, enjoy the company of this successful charismatic man, who, after all, also supplies the royal household with all the goods that such a house requires.
In the background, the main house, built in the eclectic style after a fire of the predecessor building around 1900, is beautifully depicted in the upscale London neighborhood of Knightsbridge. Alongside tropical plants in the elegantly furnished salon, one finds exotic fruits, fresh local fruits, a barrel of the finest tobacco, bags and leather goods, noble chandeliers, and selected silverware. The salon is refreshed everywhere by flowers, especially white blooms and colorful butterflies.
This is meant to represent a part of the goods that Mr. Harrod so successfully delivers to the high nobility and bourgeoisie.
But why the bear? This cannot be explained by the character attributed to him in fables, where he appears nice, friendly, good-natured, a bit naive, and simple-minded. Not exactly what one imagines a successful merchant to be.
Nor can it be the bear's role on the stock market, as the bear attacks from above downwards and describes a declining trend, which certainly was not compatible with Mr. Harrod's success.
It is likely the courage, strength, and persistence that Mr. Harrod brought to this avatar.
And so we approach the fragrance. I must admit that, given the avatar, the brown bear, I would have expected a completely different scent. What does success and wealth smell like? Conversely, I honestly do not want to know what a bear smells like. To my surprise, the fragrance is distinctly fruity-floral.
The scent captures the fruits displayed in his salon, plums, raspberries. I could also swear that I smell hints of pineapple and perhaps peach. The fruits and a light note of cinnamon, which pairs well with the plums, set the stage. Does it perhaps smell like this in the food halls on the ground floor of Harrods, where exquisite foods are offered?
Without the fruits noticeably retreating, noble warm woods and white blooms join in. And I do not only smell jasmine; there is at least a hint of lily of the valley or another early bloomer.
The fragrance becomes sweeter and is harmoniously rounded off. Oud and tobacco are used very sparingly and do not stand out prominently.
I would have liked to have these more pronounced. A little cocoa, coffee, or even tea could have refined the selection, perhaps even a noble leather note.
But here the perfume remains true to its time in the 19th century, when men confidently wore flowers in their buttonholes and the cloth around their necks or the pocket square was sprayed with flower extracts.
Elegant and stylish, this is all the same. It turns the heads of the ladies of the house and flatters the nose. For me, the fragrance is also unisex. It is just as well perceived on an elegantly dressed gentleman as on a lady who is not afraid of bears.
The fragrance has outstanding performance and should be applied sparingly.
The bottle, like the entire Portrait series, is very elegant with the golden animal head, somewhat playful, but very detailed, making it a must-have in the collection for me.
Unfortunately, it is only available exclusively at Harrods, which is why it has remained somewhat unknown.