Launched in 2010 by British niche line Penhaligon's Sartorial is Bertrand Duchaufour’s contemporary interpretation of the classical fougère.

It opens clean, fresh, and slightly soapy from aldehydes. It’s the scent of a traditional barbershop that’s a nod to Penhaligon's origins. It’s followed by a citrus blast of neroli and a metallic zing from the violet leaf, so realistic I could hear shears cutting through cloth.  As it settles, an ozonic effect comes forward that’s joined by cardamom, black pepper, and ginger, which add a complex yet gentle, spicy warmth that calls to mind a steam iron on hot cloth. As it moves to the heart, the classic fougère gets a contemporary interpretation when a note of beeswax runs through the heart and links lavender to cyclamen, linden blossom, and leather. At the base, it connects oakmoss and tonka bean to Gurgum wood cedarwood and woody-edged patchouli. A note of myrrh is slightly spicy and smoky. Vanilla and amber add sweetness, and white musk gives Sartorial warmth and sensuality.

It dries down to a smooth, sophisticated, distinguished masculine fragrance that can be worn by men of any age. It’s the smell of a gentleman who has been sitting in the changerooms of a posh tailor; the leather chairs, old wooden shelves, and his cologne mingled with the faint smells from the workshop that drift in.

Sartorial is a fougère for the 21st century, rooted in tradition yet modern and refined.

Notes: Aldehydes, ozonic effect, metallic effect, violet leaf, neroli, cardamom, black pepper, fresh ginger, beeswax, cyclamen, linden blossom, lavender, leather, Gurgum wood, patchouli, myrrh, cedarwood, tonka bean, oakmoss, white musk, honey effect, old wood effect, vanilla and amber.