Premium Blend by Original Penguin bottle
Original Penguin

Premium Blend

4.3/5 · 507 votes Masculine 2016
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Fragrance notes

Top notes
Lime peel
Heart notes
Base notes

Character

Longevity2.9/5
Sillage2.5/5
Day92
Night17
Summer100
Spring81
Fall20
Winter7
Our take

Premium Blend opens with a sharp, almost abrasive slash of lime peel and peppermint, a citrusy menthol blast that feels like cracking open a cold can of soda on a scorching boardwalk. That peppermint is no mint leaf, it is the real, sinus clearing stuff. As it settles, the sea notes and salt roll in with a green, herbal undercurrent of violet leaf and rosemary, creating a shoreline that is less sandy beach and more rocky cove covered in damp moss. The driftwood and vetiver base dries down to a clean, woody musk, but it is a whisper, not a presence. The numbers do not lie, longevity barely pushes past two hours and sillage stays close to the skin, which means you are buying a fleeting experience for the price of a full one.

This is a fragrance that captures a single specific image, a man in a crisp linen shirt walking along a pebbled coastline at low tide, the air carrying hints of salt, wet stone, and crushed herbs. It feels fresh and aquatic without tipping into the synthetic ocean water that plagues so many marine scents, instead it leans natural in its aromatic greenness, yet undeniably mainstream in its easy, crowd pleasing appeal. If you want a fragrance that announces your arrival from across the room, skip this. It suits the guy who values a clean, invigorating spritz for a morning commute or a weekend brunch, as long as he is willing to reapply by noon. Wear it on a bright spring day or a humid summer afternoon, but do not expect it to last through dinner.

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