1881 Signature
Perfumer: Nadège Le Garlantezec
188 ratings
From your scent profile
Cerruti 1881 Signature is a sweet, spicy woody fragrance with leathery and smoky shades, masculine in character and best suited to autumn and winter evenings.
Skunky's take: When coat weather arrives, this bottle comes off the shelf.
How does it perform?
From 170 community ratings, all out of 10.
Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.
People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
Easily worth what it costs.
Blind buy risk
84% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Top notesfirst 15 minutes
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Sweet
- Spicy
- Woody
- Resinous
- Earthy
- Smoky
- Leathery
What does 1881 Signature smell like?
Most voters read it as masculine, and both its longevity and sillage are rated good. Voters lean towards fall and winter, then spring, with very few picking summer. It stands out for nights out, evenings and leisure time, and it can also work for business. It has been discontinued.
Pepper, cypress, grapefruit and nutmeg open it fresh and spicy. Towards the heart, cardamom, leather and labdanum add a leathery, resinous depth. Vetiver, patchouli and amber close it in the base with an earthy, sweet and warm woodiness.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Pepper
- Cypress
- Grapefruit
First hours
- Cardamom
- Leather
- Labdanum
Towards evening
- Vetiver
- Patchouli
- Amber
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 37%Autumn
- 32%Winter
- 24%Spring
- 7%Summer
- Nighttime23%
- Evening22%
- Casual21%
- Office18%
- Daytime17%
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