PENHALIGON'S Juniper Sling Eau de Toilette

Absolutely MARVELOUS summer scent! You'll want to bathe in a tub full of Juniper Sling - like Opus 1870 - a true masterpiece from Penhaligon's. The only problem is the weak sillage and the very poor longevity. Perhaps Penhaligon's can be persuaded to bring out a true JS Perfume that overcomes these problems. Otherwise, just carry around an entire bottle and cover yourself in the scent every half hour.

This scent is just so incredible to me for the first 15-30 minutes. A fantastic, creamy introduction of the fresh juniper, leather, pepper, nutmeg and some cardamom.
Unfortunately, it lasts shortly, turning quickly into a skin scent and utterly vanishing within 3 hours on my skin. The heart is almost non-existant and the drydown only shortlived.

I would seriously suggest for Penhaligons to make an Extreme or EdP version of this, because at almost € 100 per bottle, this is overcharging for a lovely Eau Fraiche. Dammit!

This review definitely doesn`t belong to informative ones, as it is an excited one.

I guess I`ve never smelled anything better before. Sometimes in the evenings when I work at home, especially when I do something boring, I apply this scent and it makes me happy, it makes me fly, it makes the space around me sparkling with joy! Of course it smells like gin and tonic, but in this case it`s a perfect solution. I definitely don`t smell any leather but pepper is very (not too!) loud which makes the perfume so cheerfully spicy.

Very-very disappointing is that the longevity on me is short like a dream but to my nose it is still the best balanced, the most exquisite perfume ever.

Wow! One of the best smelling fragrances I have come across out of the 500-600+ tested.

Sad part is the projection and longevity are non existent. Such a pity!

9/10 on scent
1/10 on Projection/Longevity

Ps. This really needs to be in edp concentration...

EDIT: I need to retract my comment on projection/ longevity, a few people have now told me that this fragrance is quite strong, could it be a case of olfactory fatigue affecting my judgement? One person smelled me over 6ft away...8hrs after application!

HELP! This stuff is great! I CANNOT move on since I touched Juniper Sling today and my initial plan was to sample 3,4 frags from the two order I received just now!

In a world filled with too much white musk, bergamot, neroli, vanilla, gardenia, amber and oud... I consider myself incredibly lucky to find a fragrance like this. Juniper Sling is anything but the ordinary definition of a trending fragrance. It is fresh but not from citrus, mint or galbanum. It is woody, but contains no birch, pale wood or sandal. It is warm, but the impression is different from what you get from musk or incense. The spicy notes come from juniper and cinnamon (rather than cloves or carnation commonly seen in florientals) to give it a sparkly, fresh facet. A fragrance newbie like me can still instantly appreciate this witty composition.

Started out really peppery and fresh with lots of juniper, vetiver, and some hybrid between white and black pepper. Later, the angelica along with orange/orris root bridge the herbal feeling nicely with the spicy cinnamon and cardamom. Here if you apply little (~2 sprays) then JP slowly disappears with just a liiiiiitle bit of cherry/sugar/juniper, but if you dose yourself another 3,4 sprays you get the leather that lasts through the drydown. Incredibly beautiful and intriguing!

Now I don't really drink gin and tonic, but I'd say this is a perfect scent for people that connect deeply with nature. Someone mentioned Juniper Sling reminded him/her of walking through the forest. As an avid hiker I agree fully.

Despite poor longevity I might really need to get a full bottle one day.

[Update Mar.2015] I got a bottle and am so happy! All other pending purchases seem unnecessary now.