Bentley

For Men Absolute

Woody Oriental · 2014 · Michel Almairac

gingerpink pepperolibanumpapyrussandalwoodatlas cedaramberoudoakmoss

Longevity

Long

Sillage

Strong

Occasion

Romantic/Evening

Seasonality

Winter

3.50community rating

Ginger and pink pepper give way to olibanum, sandalwood and cedar, with oud and amber deepening the base. Intense and resinous, it projects strongly and carries a distinctive woody-oriental weight.

Taste Profile

The Natural archetype

The Natural

The Easy Choice

Always works, always easy.

The one to reach for in a hurry. It fits the moment because it always does. Don't think, just go for it.

See your own Taste Map →

How For Men Absolute smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, For Men Absolute carries across a room and announces itself, and keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere.

Warmthtemperate0.49

For Men Absolute sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber.

Projectionroom-filling0.76

For Men Absolute carries across a room and announces itself. That is among the highest in the catalogue for projection across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Riskmid-range0.50

For Men Absolute sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available. That is 89th percentile for risk across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Texturemid-range0.63

For Men Absolute sits mid-range on texture, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle. That is 86th percentile for texture across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Sweetnessdry0.28

For Men Absolute keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 29th percentile for sweetness across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.

How Zenyra measures these five axes →

Rate this

More from Bentley

See the whole Bentley range mapped by taste →

Similar Profiles

Not sure if For Men Absolute is right for you?

Find fragrances like this →