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The Omniscient Mr Thompson is a 2023 Eau de Parfum for men from Penhaligon's Portraits collection — the butler character, capped with the elephant head. It opens with lavender, elemi and pink pepper, moves through orris, geranium and black pepper, and dries down to vanilla, sesame and oak.
A butler who secretly runs everything: polished lavender and pepper on the surface, powdery orris underneath, and a warm, nutty vanilla-sesame base that lingers like a kept secret. Mr Thompson is smooth, creamy, and quietly confident — less showy than the other Portraits men, but the one everyone ends up trusting. It wears well in Indian winter office days and evenings out. Beginner-friendly: it's one of the softest, most wearable entries in the Portraits line.
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