Changing Constance
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- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Changing Constance by Penhaligon's is a salted caramel gourmand with a spiced, smoky edge. Cardamom and pimento open it warm and a little sharp, before salt and caramel bring in a buttery sweetness. Vanilla, cashmeran and tobacco settle underneath, soft and faintly smoky rather than heavy. Released in 2018, it draws women who like their gourmand scents with some bite instead of plain sugar. Voters keep it for winter evenings, and it works well enough for the office during the colder months. The longevity vote leans toward moderate, and the sillage vote leans that way too, so it stays fairly close. A 3ml decant carries you through a week of winter evenings before you decide whether to buy more.
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The community verdict
Cardamom and pimento lead Changing Constance into salted caramel, vanilla and tobacco. The largest group reports moderate wear, though some find it fades fairly soon; projection divides between moderate and close to the skin. It feels warm and grown-up for winter evenings, with autumn and night working too.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Brand
- Penhaligon's
- Scent profile
- For women
- Launched
- 2018
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Penhaligon's Changing Constance, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Salted caramel and cardamom by a tobacco tin at night.
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity1,032 votes
Most voted: 50%Moderate
21%Weak
Sillage1,182 votes
Most voted: 46%Moderate
40%Intimate
Season1,032 votes
Most voted: 55%Winter
30%Autumn
Time of day1,032 votes
Most voted: 48%Evening
28%Night out
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Longevity1,032 votes
- Very weak11%109 votes
- Weak21%217 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)50%512 votes
- Long lasting15%156 votes
- Eternal4%38 votes
Sillage1,182 votes
- Intimate40%469 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)46%545 votes
- Strong9%106 votes
- Enormous5%62 votes
Season1,032 votes
- Spring12%124 votes
- Summer3%30 votes
- Autumn30%310 votes
- Winter (Most voted)55%568 votes
Time of day1,032 votes
- Daytime19%196 votes
- Office5%52 votes
- Evening (Most voted)48%495 votes
- Night out28%289 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
At 3 sprays a day.
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Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
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Smell it on your skin before you buy
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Try several scents for one bottle’s price
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Travel-ready atomiser
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No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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The house
More from Penhaligon's
Penhaligon's goes back to 1870 in Britain, when William Henry Penhaligon, a barber from Cornwall, founded the house and later served as perfumer to the court of Queen Victoria. Today it pairs that history with playful, character-led scents, many named like people in a story. Warm spice runs through much of it: cardamom, saffron and black pepper over vanilla, amber, tobacco and sandalwood. Start with Halfeti, woody and spiced with an aromatic lift. Changing Constance is caramel and vanilla with a peppery glow, and The Blazing Mr Sam is tobacco and spice over woods. Empressa is the bright one, citrus and fruit.
Frequently asked questions
What does Penhaligon's Changing Constance smell like?
Penhaligon's Changing Constance opens with Cardamom and Pimento. The heart brings Caramel and Salt. It dries down to Cashmeran, Tobacco and Vanilla.
Is Penhaligon's Changing Constance long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as moderate (50% of votes), and 19% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as moderate (46% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Penhaligon's Changing Constance good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for winter; summer takes only 3% of season votes.
Is Penhaligon's Changing Constance good for winter?
Yes. Shoppers on fragrance communities vote winter its best season, with 55% of season votes.
Is Penhaligon's Changing Constance for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 76% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 24% for daytime or the office.
Can I wear Penhaligon's Changing Constance to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 5% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes Penhaligon's Changing Constance?
Changing Constance is made by Penhaligon's. It was launched in 2018.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Penhaligon's Changing Constance?
A 10ml decant of Penhaligon's Changing Constance holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Penhaligon's perfumes can I try?
Besides Penhaligon's Changing Constance, 10ML has Halfeti, The Blazing Mr Sam and Empressa from Penhaligon's, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Penhaligon's Changing Constance decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Penhaligon's Changing Constance decant is filled by hand from an original Penhaligon's bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.