Glorious

I received this in a trade a few days ago and I'm very happy with it. I have avoided fruity fragrances in the past because they tend to lean screechy or harsh, but this is probably the smoothest fragrance I've smelt. The fruits are all blended into one big bowl and the musk and woods dance around it. I get something resinous grounding the fragrance, making it almost dark with the guiac wood and resins. But, its still very much light enough for summer. The projection is almost ephemeral. It starts off intimate but it gets stronger the more you wear this. I haven't been able to get a good mark on longevity, but I could smell it faintly on my hand after 7 hours. I do go noseblind to these kinds of scents quickly. This is a 9.5/10 in my books, its an easy reach that feels darker on cooler days and brightens up on warmer days. It doesn't choke people out and it's one of those ones that puts a big smile on my face when I smell it.

An explosion of fruit this one. A plummy, jammy mixture of fruits in the top notes instantly make me like this, I'm such a sucker for that. I love Boadicea the victorious they can do no wrong in my eyes, I've tried about 12 in their vast range of fragrances and every single one has been great. I know there must be at least some not to my taste at least but I've not come across them yet. Similar to Amouage the fragrances seem complex yet crowd pleasing especially these fruity affairs. The base is woody to my nose a smooth mixture of notes oakmoss, sandalwood, patchouli, amber and musk. I love Glorius, sure it's maybe seen as just another fruity musk fragrance and maybe a little on the feminine side to some but I think it's lovely and very wearable totally unisex to me. It's got class and complexity in my opinion and lasting strength.

I can understand why people are disappointed with this parfum, but... For me it was a blind buy, I would say - I hadn’t tried it on my skin before I’ve bought it. So the 1st time I used it, I didn’t feel nothing after 10 minutes and I thought the overviews were right. But I gave it a chance. The 2nd time it was a little bit better - I felt it slightly but for a half of the day, and my colleague gave me a compliment saying that I smelled nice. I gave a parfum around 1 month for just “becoming stronger”. And now when I use it I feel it good, and it stays with me for more than 6 hours. It’s fresh, bitter citruses, green aromatic herbs. Very clean, elegant, unisex. I use it now being in a Nordic country and it suits the snow and low temperatures. But I'm looking forward for trying it in spring and summer :)

I love reading reviews and how different people find the same scents. This one for me really is glorious. It's fruity but not too jammy and not screechy or harsh at all. For me it has great projection, It lasts a good while on me as well.. I don't like an obnoxious perfume that everyone can smell where you've been, I like scent to surround me and give me joy all day, and perhaps garner a compliment from people who walk by me, not overwhelm every space I occupy and beyond, which unfortunately is one of the downsides of scents with too much longevity and projection. I can still smell Glorious hours later on my wrist though, it's just a bit quieter after a couple of hours.

I can't believe so many dislike this one! How could you comare this to D&G's The One? This is so much more coy, so much more complex. She's only been on my skin for a few minutes, but this is truly a goddess scent. She balances wood, cardamum, fruit, sweetness and delicate florals so seamlessly, and there's some deeply resinous aspects creeping in--this is for a queen. TAKE MY MONEY. Okay, maybe I should way for dry down, lol. Update: It's still lovely, moody, the fruity-floral woman who is mature and chic. Literally going to buy a full bottle I think this is so unique and amazing.