Penhaligon's
The Favourite
for women · Launched 2020
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Scent profile
Share of people who describe it this way
How it wears
Share of votes by people who wear it: 170 votes, Parfica open fragrance database.
- Longevity
- moderate50% of votes
- Scent trail
- moderate52% of votes
- Season
- spring53% of votes
- Time of day
- day70% of votes
All votes
Longevity · 80 votes
- very weak9%
- weak20%
- moderate50%
- long lasting18%
- eternal4%
Sillage · 79 votes
- intimate34%
- moderate52%
- strong13%
- enormous1%
Season · 170 votes
- winter15%
- spring53%
- summer32%
Time of day · 110 votes
- day70%
- night30%
Sillage: how far the scent is noticed by people around you. Season and time of day allow several answers, so shares there are of all answers given.
Notes
Top notes are the first minutes, heart is the next hours, base is what stays.
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Heart notes
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About Penhaligon's The Favourite
Perfumer: Alienor Massenet
The Favourite from Penhaligon's, released in 2020 and composed by Alienor Massenet, is a soft, powdery floral. Floral is the accord everyone names, with smaller groups noting woody, musky, amber and citrus facets.
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The Favourite from Penhaligon's, released in 2020 and composed by Alienor Massenet, is a soft, powdery floral. Floral is the accord everyone names, with smaller groups noting woody, musky, amber and citrus facets.
It opens with freesia, violet and mandarin orange, giving a fresh, peppery-sweet floral note, a soft powdery touch and a light citrus brightness. The heart is elegant and powdery: iris brings a cool, cosmetic smoothness, mimosa a fluffy, honeyed sweetness and jasmine sambac a creamy white-floral glow. The base is clean and smooth, with ambroxan adding a mineral, ambery radiance, sandalwood creaminess and musk a soft, skin-like finish.
Most wearers report moderate longevity and a moderate to intimate trail, so it stays close. It is voted mostly for spring and mainly for daytime, which suits the office, garden parties and daytime events. It fits someone who likes refined, powdery florals that feel gentle and polished rather than bold.
The Favourite — unisex fragrance by Penhaligon's (released 2020). Top notes: Violet, Freesia, Mandarin Orange. Heart notes: Mimosa, Iris, Jasmine Sambac. Base notes: Musk, Ambroxan, Sandalwood. — Parfica open fragrance database
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How much does Penhaligon's The Favourite cost in the United States?
No partner shop in the United States has it in stock right now; the page stays with the facts.
What does it smell like?
Mainly floral, woody, musky and amber. It opens with freesia, mandarin orange, violet; the heart is iris, jasmine sambac, mimosa; the base is ambroxan, musk, sandalwood.
Who makes it?
Penhaligon's (UK). Launched in 2020. The perfumer is Alienor Massenet. Marketed for women.
How long does it last?
People rate its longevity as moderate and its sillage as moderate. Based on 80 wearers’ votes.
When to wear it?
Most people wear it in spring and summer, mostly daytime.
Where does this data come from?
The rating and the votes on longevity, sillage, season and time of day come from Parfica open fragrance database. Notes, accords, perfumers and release data come from the ScentGlade catalogue (shared with the Olfactory app) and its editors.