More about Atkinsons Shine Despite Everything
Shine Despite Everything by Atkinsons is an Oriental Vanilla fragrance for women and men. This fragrance captures the flamboyant, avant-gardist, and charismatic traits of Sarah Bernhardt, featuring a spicy blend of turmeric seeds, incense, sumptuous iris with caramel and amber notes, and a combination of Coumarin, premium-quality vanilla, and Akigalawood.
Featured Notes
Shine Despite Everything opens with Pimento, Turmeric, Frankincense, a heart of Iris, Caramel, Amber, a base of Akigalawood, Coumarin, Madagascar Vanilla.
- Top Notes
- Pimento, Turmeric, Frankincense
- Heart Notes
- Iris, Caramel, Amber
- Base Notes
- Akigalawood, Coumarin, Madagascar Vanilla
Longevity & Projection
Shine Despite Everything by Atkinsons offers long-lasting longevity with strong projection, best suited to winter & fall and night & evening.
What does Shine Despite Everything smell like?
Shine Despite Everything opens with Pimento, Turmeric, Frankincense, develops into a heart of Iris, Caramel, Amber, and settles into a base of Akigalawood, Coumarin, Madagascar Vanilla. The top notes lead the first impression, the heart defines its character after a few minutes, and the base is what lingers longest on skin and clothing.
How long does Shine Despite Everything last?
Based on aggregated user reviews, Shine Despite Everything has long-lasting longevity with strong projection. Performance varies with skin chemistry, season and how much you apply, so try a 2 ml or 5 ml decant first to see how it lasts on your skin before committing to a full bottle.
What's similar to Shine Despite Everything?
Fragrances with a similar character include Purpose 50, Guidance 46, Purpose. They share comparable notes and a similar wear experience, so they are a good place to start if you enjoy Shine Despite Everything — and you can sample each as a 2 ml or 5 ml decant side by side before choosing a favourite.
Where can I buy Shine Despite Everything samples?
You can buy authentic Shine Despite Everything by Atkinsons samples and decants at Scento, hand-decanted from original full-sized bottles sourced through authorised European retailers. Choose from the sizes currently available on this product page, order online, and get tracked delivery to 26 supported European countries — so you can wear the real fragrance before committing to a full bottle. Availability and rates depend on the delivery country and order value.
Shine Despite Everything by Atkinsons is a fragrance that opens with top notes of Pimento, Turmeric, Frankincense, offers long-lasting longevity, projects with strong sillage.



