Invigorating

(This review is for Eau de Perfume) INVIGORATING is not a typical sweet fruity gourmand. I would call it more of an Aromatic Gourmand. Boadicea the Victorious perfumes remind me so much of northern woods with Nordic rugged landscape and this one fits the family quite well. It has strong wintergreen or perhaps balsamic fir feel with just a slight dark chocolate accord. The opening is very aromatic with almost medicinal and balsamic feel with bergamot, yuzu, pepper and very faint licorice. I do not get chocolate at all in the top notes. The opening reminds me of an evergreen forest with balsamic firs, pine trees and fresh wintergreen aroma. The scent warms up and softens a bit when getting to the heart notes. However the geranium presence is quite strong and a bit harsh on me. I get faint wave of dark chocolate but it is very subtle. The fragrance continues with the same aromatic wintergreen or balsam fir presence into the base notes with the dark chocolate becoming more noticeable. This fragrance almost reminds me of dark and salty chocolate served with the balsamic fir garnish at this point. This is true unisex fragrance. The sillage and longevity are fine. This is not my type of fragrance but it has good quality ingredients, and feels natural, relaxing and pleasant.

That blend of citrus fruits with resins and labdanum is SO sharp its quite ridiculous. I can't tell you how much this scent reminds me of absinthe or wormwood it's almost like menthol vapours, reminiscent of some sort of smelling salts for reviving the unconscious. So 'Invigorating' is a totally appropriate name for this juice. I wouldn't call this fruity as such the resinous, balsamic quality is more apparent than anything. The drydown is thankfully mellower than the opening. This is NOT at all for beginners, I think you have to be pretty seasoned to appreciate it...it's not my thing but It's not outside my realm of understanding. So yet another great scent from this house. Boadicea keeps on performing, I've not encountered a fragrance yet that I've been underwhelmed by but they have plenty so there's still time. Would I wear Invigorating? No, not my cup of tea.

Floral fruity gourmand? Erm, no. This is more of an amber vanilla as far as I'm concerned. It's resin/ Labdanum heavy with citrus, dark chocolate and liquorice. I can't detect any of the floral notes apart from geranium, but that is probably down to how well blended it is. I really enjoy the contrast between resin and citrus. They make it a very interesting wear and I do find it invigorating. Longevity and silage are STRONG, so go easy on the trigger or you'll find it too overpowering. Unisex (albeit more masculine leaning) and best suited to Autumn/Winter or frosty Spring days when Snowdrops and Narcissi are starting to bloom.

INVOGORATING. As ADVERTISED. Beautiful scent and different, very strong, maybe 2 sprays on each hand and or neck. I sprayed it on about 3 hours ago still waiting for it to die down. We will see but so far its pretty nice.....deep, and INVIGORATING. Bodicea the Victorious can step up the packing though...very cheap.lol....for the amount of money you pay whether in L or $ packaging has to be a lot better.....presentation is a low 2...scent a 8 out of 10.

Definitely not in gourmand territory with this one. Invigorating is more of a citrus aromatic to my nose. The amber note is beautiful against the top notes. More suited to Spring and Summer months imho. I do like it, but not enough to fork out so much money for a full bottle. I will probably keep a tester from the official website in my collection for when the mood hits. Performance is good.