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 and fall and the night and the 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.



