Dunhill for Men
Dunhill (1934)

I have an older bottle of Dunhill for Men, dated from around the mid-late 90s, early 2000s at the latest, and it is a marvelous soapy clean, spicy lavender-dominant fougere that wouldn't have been out of place in my recent video on YT for "wonderfully dated fragrances." It's far from youthful by today's standards, it could not be a "daily driver" (whatever that means exactly). It never leaves the house without its trilby hat and a pocket square, and remembers a time when someone from the working class still knew how to include some culture into their life.

Don't touch it if you can't appreciate a bright lemon with your lavender, if you can't handle powdery, or if you can't deal with a leather that doesn't smell like a modern car interior juice. Do touch if you appreciate Habit Rouge, Floris No. 89, roses and carnations, watching Antiques Roadshow, spend much time grooming your ears and nose (raises hand here), and can sit through black and white movies and actually, you know, pay attention to them. It would be a real joy for anyone who, like me, embraces anything charmingly fusty.

Dunhill for Men is a forgotten classic, full stop.

A beautifully crafted vintage fragrance that is not too sweet or dandy. It's not modern but the lemony, woodsy notes are classic. My wife loves this one and generally hates vintage frags. One of the best vintage men's fragrances in my opinion.

Judging this from a vintage sample, it's quite pleasant. A dandyish, dapper Eau Sauvage predecessor with a spicy-sweet element. I wish I had more to say about it, but I think that about sums it up.

Dunhill for Men is one of my favourites. It opens big with lemony, flowery and powdery notes, and I can easily understand if someone considers that initial blast a bit old-fashioned and intimidating. I, however, don't mind it at all because there's something wonderfully invigorating in it.

The top notes settle down quite quickly and make way for a beautiful barbershoppy scent of luxurious shaving soap. The leathery, woody-mossy drydown is also nice. The only drawback is that the fragrance stops projecting well quite soon, although the base notes stay on the skin for a long time. All in all a great classic that can be had for very little!

I also like the package design: The twirled bottle, strangely chunky black cap and brown box make an endearing combination which at the same time tries very hard to be both completely classic and awkwardly modern.

Im really glad I blind bought this.it an excellent price , very decent on longitvity, 4-6. Hours on me and spray even on the shirt u will smell it for days on. Lemon scent with a powdery dry down mild leather and sandalwood creamy smells very nice and smoothing summer or winter. Old school Barbar shop scent

Smells better than Patou Pour Homme (original) and its 'way cheaper.