Lothair
Lothair by Penhaligon's is an unisex eau de toilette from 2014 in the niche price tier. It opens with juniper berry, red berries and grapefruit, moves into fig, black tea and magnolia and dries down to vanilla, cedarwood and ambergris. Expect around 6 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Juniper Berry Gin, basically. Piney, dry and bracing.
- Red Berries Generic jammy berry blend. Bright, sweet and crowd-pleasing.
- Grapefruit Bitter, slightly sweaty citrus. More grown-up than lemon.
Heart
- Fig Green, milky and jammy at once. One of the most interesting fruits in perfume.
- Black Tea Dry, tannic and smoky. More astringent than green tea.
- Magnolia Lemony white floral. Bright and clean rather than heavy.
Dry-down
- Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
- Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
- Ambergris Salty, animal, sun-warmed skin. Marine and musky at once.
Smells like this
- Tiziana Terenzi Ilba
- Montale Amber Musk
- Ormonde Jayne Vanilla Aube
- Lalique Encre Indigo
- Essential Parfums Fig Infusion
- Creed Love in White
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