Royal Service

Creed Royal Service, the vaunted, pricey 2011 release to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Creed the year before, supposedly a product of influences from various past Creed fragrances. As another reviewer mentioned, there's certainly some continuity with Original Cologne / Pure White Cologne, the middle-of-the-road fresh/floral pairing, elegantly crafted. Royal Service offers the citrus of bergamot and grapefruit, fresh floral of neroli and daffodil, and soft base of musk and amber (perhaps ambergris). It's refined, relaxing, and overall just well put-together, very much a unisex offering, and while leaning toward warm weather usage, can probably do decently well in colder weather as well. Its performance is a bit understated like the scent itself, not projecting a ton but seeming to have some lasting power close to the skin. I don't think Creed was going for anything too boastful in this creation, anyway. Offered only in a 200ml flacon at $1,760 (appropriate insofar as the price mimics the founding year of 1760), it's untenable for most to acquire a full bottle, but I'm happy to have sampled it. At a lower price, I'd contemplate buying a bottle. 8 out of 10

My apologies for my comment below. I just looked at my sample with some glasses on and realized what I am sampling is actually creed Delphinus! Not Royal Service. No wonder it smells like Delphinus , it is! I’ve been testing this over the past three months I go back to it every month or so and I have to tell you it’s delicious. The only reason I haven’t pulled the trigger is because I have boundless, along with a massive collection. lol 😝

I haven’t found a creed that I’m in love with yet but I just tried 1760 and it’s good. I really like it. I don’t know if I’ll buy the full bottle because I have boundless by Amouage and it also reminds me of Delphinus . A definite must try for people who enjoy woody, resonance, and incense profile fragrances 😍

I received a sizable sample of this when I purchased Dries Van Noten "Soie Malaquais" x 100ml. I am always excited and appreciative to receive perfume samples of new fragrance launches when I make an online purchase, EVEN if I know the samples are not my style. Creed is a house I'm quite familar with. SO, I (sorta) knew what to expect when I applied and tried Creed "1760." As others on many fragrance sites, blogs and such have stated, the fragrance opens in typical Creed fashion, with slightly fizzy, aldehydic, citrus and floral notes. Iris is evident. The base is predictably lovely based on the notes listed. So, 1760 is what I would (sorta) classify as a typical, feminine-leaning "fougere" fragrance. The dry down is not dirty, or grassy, or super-green. However, the fragrance has the typical citrus-floral-woody notes and development that one experiences with many fougere fragrances. Creed 1760 Is what I'd consider to be a refined, restrictive, formal, restrained, well-mannered fragrance. Pleasant, appealing to the masses, safe blind buy I would imagine for anyone who loves this type of mixed floral fragrance and the "Creed" style.

I was tooooooo curious for it and when I finally sampled it, i was like what? This is just like... And yes despite the high price tag and the huge hype about it, there's no novelty and wow factor. To my nose, it's a hybrid of Creed jardin d'amalfi and creed pure white cologne. By keeping the prices high and the supplies low, companies know how to control the minds of the masses. 5/10 for profile 9/10 for presentation 6/10 for uniqueness and novelty 8/10 for performance Humble Regards