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The World According to Arthur (EDP)

2021

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Versions Timeline

2021

The World According to Arthur (Original Release)

Price Range
$250 – $287

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"The World According to Arthur is a warm, sweet incense fragrance from Penhaligon's Portraits collection. Its character is built around a balsamic interplay of vanilla, smoky incense, and tonka bean. Grapefruit provides a brief citrus lift, while clary sage and ambrette add aromatic and musky texture through the heart. The overall composition feels polished, resinous, and gently woody rather than bright or airy. It is particularly suited to cool weather and evening wear, where its sweet smoky character can develop fully. The fragrance presents Arthur as a composed, dramatic, and slightly mysterious figure within the Portraits narrative."

Ideal Environment

Best Seasons

Fall
Winter

Ideal Weather

Cold
Dry
Cloudy

Moods

Mysterious
Warm
Sophisticated
Powerful
Sensual

Occasions

Date
Dinner
Formal
Night Out

Fun Facts

It belongs to Penhaligon's Portraits collection, a fictional aristocratic family presented through character-based fragrances.

The standard bottle size is 75 ml rather than 100 ml.

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Aromatic Profile

0m/8h
Top Notes
1x
SweetResinousCitrusPowderyGreenSmokyWoody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

0–1h 12m

vanilla
incense
grapefruit
Middle Notes

1h 12m–3h 36m

ambrette
clary sage
Base Notes

3h 36m–8h

incense
tonka bean

Performance

Longevity
80%

Long-lasting (6-8h)

Sillage
40%

Moderate

Reviews Summary

“A warm, sweet, smoky incense fragrance with a balsamic, resinous character. The vanilla, incense, grapefruit, clary sage, and tonka bean balance is generally viewed as polished and atmospheric, though some wearers notice a medicinal edge. It performs best as a cool-weather and evening scent.”

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