Royal White

INCREDIBLE PIECE OF ANNICK MÉNARDO'S ART This fragrance has some notes that I usually dislike. Probably the magic of Annick Ménardo is just too strong and this perfume is a true work of art. If you are a fresh/woody/oriental scents lover you may have found one of your masculine top fragrances. If you are a woman I think you may have found one of the most enjoyable unisex fragrances. After spraying, you get a very enjoyable fresh and semi-sweet opening (a strong dessert rhubarb note dominating, but a citrusy joyful grapefruit present as well), smooth development (fantastic not cloying sweet rose note dominating) and glamorous dry down (rose, oud and vetiver notes fantastic combo). Exceptional quality in the components is the only explanation for the joy you get from the existing notes. What a fantastic blending. The performance is also fantastic with 10+ hours longevity, 6+ feet sillage and an above-average projection that lasts more than 3 hours. Let us see what the maths tell us about this intense EDT: ____________________ - Scent opening: 9.0 (my judgement; with less rhubarb, it would be a 10) - Scent dry down: 9.5 (my judgement) - Longevity: 8.0 (above average for the existing notes) - Sillage: 8.0 (same as longevity) - Uniqueness: 9.5 (very well designed and blended, a real masterpiece with no similar frags on the market as far as I know) - Wearability: 8.5 (Winter warm days; Autumn, Spring and Summer- night and day) - Versatility: 9.5 (a big yes to socializing, events, restaurants, and office type of situations; champion fragrance in what regards outdoor activities, clubbing, night out, bar with friends, dates and "close encounters"; in summary - everywhere) - Quality: 9.5 (my judgement) - Presentation: 10.0 (outstanding bottle look, constriction and card box protection; very good sprayer; very handy metal and plastic cap ans locking mechanism) - Price: 9.5 (100 ml for $26.00 on sale at FragranceX + taxes+shipping; It hardly could be better) ____________________ My overall rating for this fragrance: 9.05/10.00 (I had to resist my will to rate a 10 in every feature) My opinion: This was my first Charriol cologne and after this gem, I was eager to buy a couple more (I own four different Charriol bottles now). This fragrance took ten minutes to go from a curious blind buy to my top twenty or even to my top ten Summer fragrances. All the stages are really pleasant. The opening is as triumphal as Aida's Triumphal March and Chorus. The rhubarb (a note that I usually hate) does dominate with a surprising freshness and its sweetness is tamed by the more bitter grapefruit. Both notes are still present in 2nd phase opening a door to the most splendorous rose I have ever experienced (and I am not a fan of the rose note). The transition is very smooth and you can also detect the earthy presence of violet and patchouli. This is not a strong oud cologne although you do feel an oud light scent in the bottom notes and during the dry down. But this smooth sweet light oud is there to give you a structure together with the rose and not to dominate the "global scent". If there is a ruler here, make no mistakes. It's a queen rose, magnanim and majestic. The vetiver and the moss do have their place in this scenario, helping with their bitterness and smokiness to control the reigning sweetness and keep the composition balanced. This magnificent blending lets you also distinguish its various facets coming from the notes. You can inhale its woodiness (rose, oud, patchouli, moss and vetiver), its earthiness (violet, patchouli, moss and vetiver) and its powderiness (rose and violet). Congratulations to Annick Ménardo for this masterpiece. I do recommend it. Music: AIDA's Triumphal March - composed by Giuseppe Verdi

INCREDIBLE PIECE OF ART If you are a woody/aromatic/oriental scents lover you found one of your masculin top fragrances. After spraying, you get a very enjoyable fresh and semi sweet opening (a strong dessert rhubarb note dominating but a citrusy joyfull grapefruit present as well), smoth development (fantastic not cloying sweet rose note dominating) and glamorous dry down (rose, oud and vetiver notes fantastic combo). Exceptional quality in the componments are the only explanation for the joy you get from the existing notes. What a fantastic blending. The performance is also fantastic with 10+ hours longevity, 6+ feet sillage and an above average projection that lasts more than 3 hours. Let us see what the maths tell us about this intense EDT: Scent opening: 9.5 (my judgement) Scent dry down: 9.5 (my judgement) Longevity: 9.0 (above average for the existing notes) Sillage: 9.0 (same as longevity) Uniqueness: 9.5 (very well designed and blended, a real masterpiece with no similar frags on the market as far as I know) Wearability: 8.5 (Winter, Autumn, early Spring - Night and Day) Versatility: 10.0 (a big yes to socializing, events, restaurants, and office type of situations; champion fragrance in what regards clubbing, night out, bar with friends, dates and "close encounters"; in summary - everywhere) Quality: 10.0 (my judgement) Presentation: 10.0 (outstanding bottle and box; very good sprayer) Price: 9.5 (100 ml for €26.00 + taxes; hardly could be better) Overall rating for this fragrance: 9.45/10.00 (I really had to resist my will of rating a 10 in every feature) I really do recommend it. This is my first Charriol EDT. This fragrance took 10 minutes to go from a curious blind buy to my top 10 or even top 5. All the stages are hiper pleasant. The opening is as triumphal as Aida's Triumphal March and Chorus. The rhubarb does dominate with a surprising freshness and its sweetness is tamed by the more bitter grapefruit. Both notes are still present in 2nd phase opening a door tho the most magnific rose I have ever experienced (and I am not a fan of the rose note). The transition is very smoth and you can also detect the earthy presences of violet and patchouli. This is not a strong oud cologne although you do feel its scent in the bottom notes and during the dry down. But this smoth sweet oud is there to give you a structure together with the rose and not to dominate the "global scent". If there is ruler here, make no mistakes. It's a queen rose, magnanim and majestic. The vetiver and the moss do have thair place in this magific scenario, helping with their bitterness and smokiness to control the reigning sweetness and keep the composition balanced. This magnific blending let's you also distinguish its various facets coming from the notes. You can inhale its woodiness (rose, oud, patchouli, moss and vetiver), its earthyness (violet, patchouli, moss and vetiver) and its powderyness (rose and violet). Just turn on your computer and order one bottle ASAP!

Quality, Uniqueness, boldness and class. Charriol has made a real masterpiece in Royal White and to overlook this scent is a huge mistake. I bought this a long time ago in the UAE, in a small shop that was always bringing in a variety of fragrances. This particular night the vendor insisted I try this. He sprayed it on my arm directly and I was blown away! This fragrance took me on a trip! I couldn't place it and more amazing than that, was the challenge of how could one wear this fragrance? Or as they say, "Pull it off." There was one word that came to my mind, Baroque. This fragrance seems like something that would be worn or adorned by some one during this period. And I immediately knew when to wear this... The museum! Yes this fragrance is intelligent, bold and a real work of art itself! The opening is very unique, I mean it is intense! Rhubarb, rose and vetiver mix together to create a real powdery, metallic rose and it is stunning! The grapefruit kicks in and then the violet taking this powdery, metallic rose to another dimension with a lighter more airy freshness. Royal White twirls this rose opulence for a long while and then finally we get treated to one of the most amazing uses of oud in a dry down! This deep earthy baseline of a bit of oud, patchouli and oak moss give this fantastic fragrance its' final touch of class. This is a beauty of a scent, very unique and very unisex. This needs to be shared during excursions or occasions and should be kept out of the office. I highly recommend this fragrance. It is long lasting and would work well from fall through spring. Give Royal White a few sprays when you feel like challenging the austere and boring culture around you with a bit of extravagance and sophistication!

This is rose done to perfection, this is a fragrance that needs to garner more favour. I seem to be saying that a lot lately about this house. It doesn’t get talked about and it doesn’t get hyped, which I’m kinda glad, so I can horde their fragrances to myself lol For me it opens up with a blast of rhubarb and a touch of citrus, but the rhubarb is the star. And what a star it is, just the right amount of sweetness to make it juicy and open the senses to the journey ahead. As the heart develops the rose comes to the stage. But not some skanky or medicinal rose that’s headache inducing. This rose is mellow, slightly sweet. Together with the undertones of the violet, it adds an air of sophistication. It’s classy and masculine. It lends itself to cooler weather, but totally wearable in the spring and summer on cooler days. All this sits on a bed of light oud, oak moss and vetiver, never overpowering the other notes. They all play so well together. In fact, it’s something Charriol does well in the fragrances I have, they are blended so well and complimentary. The only note I can’t distinctively single out is the patchouli, but I’m sure it’s there. I love this fragrance and I love this house.

No, it's not similar with M7 Royal White is soothing and comfy, with moderate projection it's not trying to be a presence-maker in any way, it's soft and fairly close to the skin from the very beginning, which also led to a eventual downside, it's rather timid in terms of longevity - you might need to continuously respray to make others able to smell you! Royal White offers a comfortable experience while wearing fragrance, the oud here is clean without being medicinal and with strong presence of vetiver and violet. A fragrance for someone who's secure with no need for something screaming loudly "I WORE FRAGRANCE". Be forewarned though, a friend wearing this and she smells like a Rose and violet with little presence of vetiver, seems that skin chemistry will play major issue in Royal White. There's a radiant warm notes here, I couldn't pick it - was it the oud? it's menthol-like and further enhance the persona of Royal White. I would rate this 4 stars - It's so soothing and relaxing, if Charriol make it just a bit stronger in projection I will give it a solid 5 star