21 community ratings

Blond

Name: Blond
Brand: Hendley Perfumes

Perfumer: Hans Hendley

2018UnisexClassic

Votes lean feminine

7.5/ 10

Community score
21 ratings

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Hendley Perfumes Blond is a fresh, floral unisex scent built around cantaloupe, jasmine and sandalwood, and it has been discontinued.

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How does it perform?

From 21 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.0 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

6.4 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.1 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

81% 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

Cantaloupe

Jasmine Sandalwood Suede Osmanthus absolute Musk Orris root Ambergris

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fresh
Floral
Aquatic
Green
Fruity
Sweet
Gourmand
Spicy

What does Blond smell like?

The notes read as one whole rather than a top, heart and base sequence. Cantaloupe brings a fruity, aquatic freshness, while jasmine and osmanthus absolute carry the floral side. Suede, orris root and musk set that freshness on a powdery, creamy and slightly leathery ground, with sandalwood and ambergris adding woody warmth. The sweet, gourmand tones stay in the background.

Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate, though the number of votes is small, so these ratings are tentative. It reads neither clearly masculine nor feminine, and suits either.