The Tragedy of Lord George
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Bergamot on suede, coffee and cedarwood
Endymion is an Eau de Cologne from Penhaligon's, a London house founded in 1870, dated 2003 on the brand's pages. The brand pitches it as classical elegance fit for Zeus's most handsome son, a sparkle of bergamot dancing off suede, coffee and geranium. Coffee in a cologne is an unusual idea, which makes a 10 ml decant a good first test.
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The composition
These notes are recorded without a pyramid.
On the skin
The brand pictures bergamot first, sparkling and dancing off the other materials. Lavandin sits beside it and gives a herbal, aromatic edge. This is the fresh, classical side of the cologne. On a sample you quickly see how bright it feels on your skin, and whether it is the kind of clean citrus you like.
The unusual part is the middle: suede and a coffee accord, with geranium. The brand's picture is a sparkle of bergamot off these materials, which gives a dry, slightly dark and soft warmth beneath the citrus. It is the place where Endymion stops being a plain cologne.
Cedarwood closes the list of six notes with a dry, clean wood. It keeps the coffee and suede from becoming sweet and gives the finish a tailored, classical feel. The brand calls it an eau de cologne for the ages, and the drydown is where that claim of timelessness is tested.
Testing it
Apply the decant on a mild spring or summer day, and wear it to work. Because it is an Eau de Cologne, it is light, so you may reapply during the day to judge it fairly. Smell the bergamot at the start, the coffee and suede as it settles, and the cedarwood later on.
For people who like classic, aromatic colognes with a twist, and who find coffee and suede more interesting than a plain citrus. The brand lists it for men. It suits daily wear and office days in warm weather, and anyone curious about Penhaligon's older style.
Coffee and suede in a cologne can feel refined or odd depending on the person, and a 100 ml bottle is a lot to find that out with. The decant is filled by FragranceGems from the original bottle and labelled by us. It is not a brand sample, and Penhaligon's is not involved.
What you receive
We start with a full bottle of the perfume. Nothing is diluted, mixed or added.
Filled by hand into a clean glass spray vial of 2, 5 or 10 ml and closed straight after filling.
Our own label names the brand, the perfume, the concentration and the size.
A decant is not an official brand sample: no box, no original bottle, and we are not affiliated with the brands.
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A 10 ml decant in a glass spray vial, filled by FragranceGems from the original Penhaligon's bottle and labelled by us. It is not a brand sample, and Penhaligon's is not involved.
The brand lists a coffee accord among its key notes, with lavandin and cedarwood, and bergamot, suede and geranium complete the list of six.
A lighter concentration than an Eau de Parfum, which suits the fresh, classical style of this scent and warm-weather wear.
The brand credits Fragrance Resources as the perfumer of Endymion. Penhaligon's itself was founded in London in 1870 and lists this scent for men.
The brand
Penhaligon's has 'British Perfumers, Established 1870' in its header and a royal warrant crest in its logo, and it sorts its perfumes like a library: Portraits with their figurine-topped bottles, Trade Routes, British Tales. The house itself shows only three key notes per fragrance, so descriptions stay brief and characters do the talking. Whether Lord George or Halfeti suits you is a question for your skin, and a 10 ml decant answers it.
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Timely info when item was back in stock. Some confusion with info about shipment updates on gls app but what is important: perfume came in perfect condition!
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