Vendor: Original Penguin
Signature Blend
smoky martini smoke with leather and sea breeze
$27.30
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Original Penguin · 2011
Original Penguin for Men EDT
Longevity
Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection
CloseArm's length
Polarising
Mixed
gourmand
warm
cozy
intimate
skin-close
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Original Penguin for Men comes across as sweet apple and neroli, musky peppered vanilla. It opens with red apple and neroli, moves into pepper, lavender and pine and settles on vanille, musk and patchouli. It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
This eau de toilette is best in spring, fall and winter and is easy to wear day or night. A good pick for casual days, the office and date nights. Released in 2011.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something gourmand and warm for casual days.
- Sample first if: vanilla is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike musky fragrances.
Around $26.
Explore more: Gourmand perfumes · Neroli perfumes · Lavender perfumes · Pine perfumes
Concentration
EDT
Occasion
Casual · office · date
Projection
Close
Gender lean
Leans masculine
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
- Office
- Date
The Brand
Original Penguin
Original Penguin has 9 fragrances on Scendira, from about $16 to $27, and several are called "Blend". The most discussed in the fragrance communities Scendira tracks are Premium Blend, Original Blend and Iconic Blend, all fresh, bergamot-led eaux de toilette.
The three Blend scents compared
Premium Blend (2016) smells like salt air with minty citrus and musky driftwood, opening on bergamot, lime zest and spearmint and ending on musk, driftwood and vetiver.
Cool sea breeze with lime and green pepper describes Original Blend, also 2016, which rests on sandalwood, suede and blue amber.
Iconic Blend (2017) is cool bergamot with green herbs and soft woods, with violet leaf on top and Indonesian sandalwood and musk below.
Bergamot perfumes hold Premium Blend and Iconic Blend; the brands page is the way to a different house.
If you like these, the fresh perfumes and citrus perfumes collections are a good next stop.
More from Original Penguin
Vendor: Original Penguin
Original Penguin for Men
sweet apple and neroli, musky peppered vanilla
$25.63
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like sweet apple and neroli, musky peppered vanilla. It opens with red apple and neroli, moves into pepper, lavender and pine and settles on vanille, musk and patchouli.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is easy to wear day or night. It suits casual days, the office and date nights.
It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
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