Thread: Penhaligon's English Fern

Originally Posted by Seraphim

Penhaligon's nails this fresh, green scent in a way that Irisch Moos, in my opinion does not. IM's scent, to me, is overly sharp and pungent, somehow fake smelling, it assaults your nose "SMELL ME, I"M GREEN AND LEAFY, DAMMIT!".
Whereas the English Fern draws you in like fresh morning air: "hey...*sniff*, that smells pretty good...*sniff*, yeah, I like that!". You breath it in deeply and feel ready to take on the world.

What? The makers of Tabac made a fake smelling green and leafy scent? I don't believe it! See Tabac works because it doesn't just smell cheap and fake, it smells cheap, fake and slutty. But that doesn't translate to leafy.

Originally Posted by loueedacat

What? The makers of Tabac made a fake smelling green and leafy scent? I don't believe it! See Tabac works because it doesn't just smell cheap and fake, it smells cheap, fake and slutty. But that doesn't translate to leafy.

I don't want to sully the same thread that bears the respectable name of Penhaligon's with talk of cheap and slutty Tabac.


To do that, please follow up here:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/419260-post31.html

By pure coinkydink, I also shaved with Penhaligon's this morning. Damn fine stuff. Freaking ELEGANT is what this stuff is...oozes class like a running sore!

Wait...

Anyway, yeah man. This is really, really good soap and a really, really good scent.

I liked your review, Jim!

Sounds like we're about on the same page. I was not blown away by anything particular about Pen's performance, but the scent is the defining element that makes it all worthwhile.

For a better idea of what Penhaligon's is all about see here:
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