Atkinsons Shine Despite Everything
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- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Shine Despite Everything by Atkinsons is a warm, resinous take on spice and vanilla. Pimento, turmeric and frankincense open it with a dry, peppery warmth. Iris softens the middle, and caramel and amber pull it toward something rounder and sweeter. The base rests on akigalawood, coumarin and Madagascar vanilla, so the drydown feels like a warm dessert without turning cloying. Launched in 2024, it suits men and women equally and reads as confident rather than delicate. Voters pick it for winter and autumn evenings, carrying through into night. Most wearers vote its longevity long-lasting, and the sillage vote also settles on strong. Start with a 3ml decant; a little of this one travels a long way.
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The community verdict
Pimento and turmeric give Shine Despite Everything a spicy start, while caramel and iris soften into vanilla and coumarin. Most find it long-lasting with strong projection, though some report moderate for both. Its sweet, spiced warmth fits winter nights; autumn and evenings work too.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Brand
- Atkinsons
- Scent profile
- Unisex
- Launched
- 2024
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Atkinsons Shine Despite Everything, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Caramel and turmeric simmering while amber lamps flicker at night.
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity
Most voted: 52%Long lasting
Sillage
Most voted: 56%Strong
Season
Most voted: 39%Winter
Time of day
Most voted: 36%Night out
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Longevity, 288 votes
- Very weak3%8 votes
- Weak9%25 votes
- Moderate23%65 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)52%150 votes
- Eternal14%40 votes
Sillage, 250 votes
- Intimate6%15 votes
- Moderate26%65 votes
- Strong (Most voted)56%140 votes
- Enormous12%30 votes
Season, 249 votes
- Spring20%49 votes
- Summer7%18 votes
- Autumn35%86 votes
- Winter (Most voted)39%96 votes
Time of day, 250 votes
- Daytime20%51 votes
- Office10%26 votes
- Evening33%82 votes
- Night out (Most voted)36%91 votes
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Frequently asked questions
What does Atkinsons Shine Despite Everything smell like?
Atkinsons Shine Despite Everything opens with Frankincense, Pimento and Turmeric. The heart brings Amber, Caramel and Iris. It dries down to Akigalawood, Coumarin and Madagascar Vanilla.
Is Atkinsons Shine Despite Everything long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (52% of votes), and 66% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as strong (56% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Atkinsons Shine Despite Everything good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for autumn and winter; summer takes only 7% of season votes.
Is Atkinsons Shine Despite Everything good for winter?
Yes. Shoppers on fragrance communities vote winter its best season, with 39% of season votes.
Is Atkinsons Shine Despite Everything for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 69% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 31% for daytime or the office.
Can I wear Atkinsons Shine Despite Everything to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 10% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes Atkinsons Shine Despite Everything?
Shine Despite Everything is made by Atkinsons. It was launched in 2024.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Atkinsons Shine Despite Everything?
A 10ml decant of Atkinsons Shine Despite Everything holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Atkinsons perfumes can I try?
Besides Atkinsons Shine Despite Everything, 10ML has Oud Save The King, Oud Save The Queen and Gold Fair In Mayfair from Atkinsons, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Atkinsons Shine Despite Everything decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Atkinsons Shine Despite Everything decant is filled by hand from an original Atkinsons 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.





