Truefitt & Hill · 1983
Grafton Cologne
Longevity
Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
fresh
uplifting
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Truefitt & Hill Grafton smells like fresh barbershop herbs, spicy floral leather. It opens with basil, lavender and bergamot, moves into carnation, geranium and cinnamon and settles on amber, leather and sandalwood. It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
This cologne is best in spring, summer and fall and is a daytime scent. Reach for it for casual days. Released in 1983.
Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something fresh and uplifting for casual days.
- Sample first if: spicy is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike green fragrances.
Around $122.
Explore more: Fresh perfumes · Basil perfumes · Lavender perfumes · Bergamot perfumes
Concentration
Cologne
Occasion
Casual
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans masculine
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
The Brand
Truefitt & Hill
Truefitt & Hill, the London barbershop house founded in 1805, has 9 perfumes on Scendira, from about $88 to $136. The most discussed are the colognes 1805, Apsley and Grafton, which keep to citrus, lavender and herbs.
The three Truefitt & Hill colognes in detail
1805 smells like fresh barbershop citrus with lavender herbs, opening on mandarin, bergamot and cardamom and drying down to sandalwood, cedar and musk.
Bright citrus peel with green peppered freshness is Apsley (2016), which opens on grapefruit, lemon and pepper and finishes on cedarwood and musk.
Grafton (1983) reads as barbershop herbs with spicy floral leather, from basil, lavender and bergamot to amber, leather and sandalwood.
Scendira lists 1805 and Apsley in citrus perfumes and 1805, Apsley and Grafton in lavender perfumes. Other houses are reachable from the brands page.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like fresh barbershop herbs, spicy floral leather. It opens with basil, lavender and bergamot, moves into carnation, geranium and cinnamon and settles on amber, leather and sandalwood.
Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, summer and fall. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days.
It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
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