PENHALIGON'S The Revenge of Lady Blanche Eau de Parfum
PENHALIGON'S The Revenge of Lady Blanche Eau de Parfum
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With each of the fragrances in its Portraits collection, Penhaligon’s tells the tale of an aristocratic figure and their eccentric ways. Lady Blanche – the dangerously charming subject of the Revenge of Lady Blanche eau de parfum – boasts a beguiling beauty that’s encapsulated by this fragrance; expect notes of hyacinth and daffodil that lure in those around you before the bite of ginger flower and the warmth of sandalwood capture them completely.
- Base notes: Sandalwood
- Eau de parfum
- Middle notes: Orris, Angelica, Ginger flower
- Top notes: Hyacinth, Daffodil
Decant:
- PENHALIGON'S The Revenge of Lady Blanche Eau de Parfum 2ml
- PENHALIGON'S The Revenge of Lady Blanche Eau de Parfum 3ml
- PENHALIGON'S The Revenge of Lady Blanche Eau de Parfum 5ml
- PENHALIGON'S The Revenge of Lady Blanche Eau de Parfum 10ml
- PENHALIGON'S The Revenge of Lady Blanche Eau de Parfum 20ml
Penhaligon's, an English niche brand, created The Revenge of Lady Blanche as an Eau de Parfum. It is part of the Portraits collection, which chronicles the stories of unique families via scandals and fiction.
Lady Blanche is an alluring charmer, and her husband was fully aware of this when they married. And yet, he now appears to underestimate her, staining himself with dishonesty. That's why Blanche, like a lioness on the hunt, knows how to set a trap for a deer, whereas George can't detect the danger. Now that she has discovered the truth about her adultery, her new favorite word is REVENGE.
The Revenge of Lady Blanche is a subtle, beautiful fragrance with a powerful character, similar to the woman it portrays. Lady Blanche is charming and sensual, but it's best to avoid making her furious, since she will react accordingly.
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Not your typical hyacynth (lacks the rotten undertone) - very green, very refreshing. Feminine, but not in the sense of being gentle, more like a perfume for strong-willed ladies before an important meeting. In this, I find it quite resounding with its backstory...
This is nice, a green, floral narcotic, as Penhaligons say.
It’s so nice to have an iris perfume that isn’t a powder bomb.
Fresh and a kind of crisp iris, ever so slightly heady, but not cloying as it’s ‘green’.
don't find this similar to Chanel 19, other than the fact there's a distinct iris. It's cleaner and less complex than that, less earthy (no moss, leather or galbanum)it also has a slight sweetness, like Iris Prima but far more crisp, less sweet, powdery and soft.
The hyacinth stands out for me - it's a very spring-like perfume, the narcissus isn't animalic or rich (as it is in Lumiere Noire for example). It's elegant, cool and I think more contemporary than vintage in style.
The green-ness is quite naturalistic, very much like the scent of bluebells, not too 'bathroom soap' though since the iris adds its perfumy dry powderiness.
I like it, I'd say the mood is slightly formal and definitely daytime in spring, similar to comments below I don't find it very vengeful!
~WHEN THEY GO LOW, WE GO [TO] HIGH [TEA].~
To me, Lady Blanche is a mischievous aristocrat; poised and ladylike, can be cutting with but a smile on her face.
This opens quite powdery, the orris really shining here, in a powdery way akin to baby oil (but of high quality), then dries down in a beautiful way. I find orris generally to feel warmer than iris, but this skews more cold like I'm more used to with iris. I'm not particularly into powdery scents, but this is one I do love. Pleasant throughout, and then the green really comes through in the dry down. Like a powdery bouquet of flowers.
Very elegant. Very refined. Very high tea vibes.
update: I found myself reaching for this today, and 2nd around, I found it much more approachable. It's such a lovely green floral. It felt less powdery and more green second time around. Fresh and green.
Very interesting fragrance. It opens with a sharp, bitter and biting green note reminiscent of the name and an obscure intention. As the fragrance dries down, the sweet, beautiful powdery and vulnerable floral notes emerge and conceal the bitter greenness, though it still remains throughout the duration. A very fresh, innocent and feminine scent character with a youthful and dewy texture that almost overshadows the thorny opening. Such a cool concept!