Opal

This is a very unique scent, nothing that I have smelled before. This is a combination of floral, creamy/powdery and woody fragrance. The predominant notes from my nose are rose, iris/orris, spicy notes (such as saffron, black pepper and cinnamon), lavender, suede accord and cedarwood/sandalwood. There is a bit of green from bay leaf and some metallic feel to the opening of this scent, makes it match the Zodiac animal. There are also slight traces of coffee and tonka that make the scent somewhat sweet and warm in the drydown. Overall this is very interesting and different fragrance that Boadicea has introduced. It's not mass appealing at all, but rather, it's a very niche scent. In terms of performance, it exhibits strong projection and longevity. Whether or not it is worth $1000 is personal and subjective.

An extremely elegant, unique and sophisticated fragrance where all the notes blend seamlessly, slightly floral at the beginning although perfectly unisex. The rose stands out for me around ten minutes in and tends to last although its very much tempered by the orris and suede accords which give it a really luxurious creamy almost powdery feel. Expensive although certainly worth a try, if like me your really smitten with it you might even want to consider getting a bottle!

Opal is my Christmas Eve scent for 2025. It is very luxurious. I mainly smell coffee so dark it verges towards oud, and saffron, and iris. If you mixed Bewitching Yasmin (coffee/oud) minus the vanilla sweetness with BTV Rebellious (saffron/violet/iris) minus the fruit. I don't smell the fruit Eddie mentions in the English midwinter but I intend to look for it. My experience so far is warm spicy and fresh spicy.

Beautiful creamy, spicy fragrance. So love the orris with the cocoa combo.

BUDAPEST 03/03/2025 Professor Henry Jones, Indiana Jones' father, is kidnapped by the Nazis, and the archaeologist embarks on a dangerous mission to save him and also protect the Holy Grail. Yes, I would call this perfume Holy Grail. Wild, mysterious, creamy and powdery. The opening is filled with coffee, metallic notes and bay leaf, the bay leaf is that of Zoologist T-Rex, which lends the perfume a "Jungle" character. All of this is amalgamated in Orris with chocolate that makes the perfume creamy. Seductive, it smells expensive, it smells like an indie niche and it sounds very original. It charges a lot but delivers what it charges, just like the entire Animals line. One of the best launches of the year. If you need samples, contact me in the private message on Fragrantica. It's really worth it! A greeting! 15/10