Penhaligon's Night Scented Stock
The smell in short
Main smell: warm spicy and powdery. It opens with clove and cinnamon, moves to ylang-ylang and lily and dries down to tonka bean and benzoin.
- Came out
- 1976
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- winter
Night Scented Stock notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
Penhaligon's Night Scented Stock in detail
Penhaligon's is the house behind Night Scented Stock.
Day or night?
This is more of an evening scent: it shines at dinners, dates and nights out. Its warm spicy side feels cosy and rich after dark. For daytime, Jil Sander #4 is a lighter match.
How long Night Scented Stock stays on skin
Expect about 3 to 6 hours on skin, which is about average for a perfume. Jil Sander Sun and Jil Sander #4 last longer, if that matters to you. Base notes like tonka bean and benzoin are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Penhaligon's perfumes worth knowing
This house has 37 perfumes on iPerfume. The most popular ones are Penhaligons Portraits Collection Lord George Hirsch Flakon, Penhaligons Trade Routes Halfeti and Roaring Radcliff.
Its style
The strongest accord is warm spicy (100%), followed by powdery and white floral. You will probably like it if you enjoy warm spicy and powdery smells and notes like ylang-ylang and tonka bean. Less obvious notes include heliotrope and musk. Perfume fans rate it 3.90 out of 5.
Will people notice Night Scented Stock?
Its sillage is medium. People near you can smell it. Three or four sprays give a good balance. Jil Sander #4 and Parfums Gres Cabotine Variety spread further.
Perfumes that smell like Night Scented Stock
These perfumes have a close smell: Jil Sander Sun (8 shared notes), Jil Sander #4 (9 shared notes), Parfums Gres Cabotine Variety (8 shared notes) and Guerlain L'Heure Bleue (9 shared notes).
Questions people ask
When did Night Scented Stock come out?
It came out in 1976.
Is Night Scented Stock good for summer?
It is better in winter. In hot weather it can feel heavy.
Can men wear it?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.