Royal Water

2019 bottle. Creed's Royal Water. Let me start off by divulging that, I am in no way a Creed fanboy. Aventus is...fine (I don't own it, nor do I think I will), and I've far from explored the entire line. I'm also only 26, so this is a young man's take. I remember the day I discovered Royal Water. A 10ml decant. One spritz, and I despised it. Like a luxury bar of soap. Dated. I stored the decant away, and continued along my amateur fragrance journey. Then, one day, later, with a morw developed nose, I threw the decant in my bag for a solo summer road trip to outer Cape Cod. I decided to apply it before hitting the beach, and everything just clicked... Royal Water is simply stunning. Stunning, but simple. Opens so unbelievably fresh, bright, zingy, and straight up fizzy. Sparkly, like shoving your nose in a glass of iced seltzer, over muddled meyer lemon, basil, neroli, juniper, and a mint leaf garnish. The ambergris accord truly lends a bright, sea salty sparkle, and the musk is fuzzy, warm, and glues this to the skin. Longevity outperforms any freshie I've ever worn (i get about 12 hours before it disappears) and protection is absolutely nuclear for the first 3 hours. Fills a room. Halfway through, the citrusy sparkle and effervescence hushes down, leaving a clean, soft, almost sexy musk and ambergris base that plants itself on you. Yes, so some younger noses, this will smell a bit dated, or even "old lady". I don't get that. My 25 year old girlfriend loves this, and she finds it "very comforting and soft, but sexy in a way", while simultaneously reminding her of something her mother may have worn. It won't be for everyone. The beauty is in its simplicity, remarkable balance, and uniquely refreshing and oh-so natural vibe. The potency doesn't hurt. Wear this one to a secluded scenic beach on a blistering summer day, and I think you'll understand it. It's the epitome of a classy, natural, luxury summer fragrance, and, in my personal opinion, one of, if not the best offering from the House of Creed. Don't shoot. My personal summer daytime signature, and will forever be in my collection, for as long as I can obtain it. Back up bottle worthy. Scent: 9/10 Longevity: 8/10 Projection/Sillage: 10/10 Value: 7/10 Uniqueness: 7/10 Versatility: 8/10 Quality: 9/10 Overall: 8.5/10

This fragrance is beautiful. A hidden gem in my opinion and very underrated. My favourite creed is Virgin Island water, because its got that soft, sweet, and ever slightly clean element to the fragrance (as well as smelling like coconut and smelling VERY unique). This also has got that soft, sweet, clean element to it that smells unique. However its not as sweet and delicious smelling as VIW of course as it dosnt have the exoticness of it, but instead its got a citrusy, elegent vibe to it. It also reminds me of Creed Silver mountain water, but sweeter, and the citrus being more present. It also reminds me of Terre d’hermes, but instead of the dirty orange, its got that sweet, yet slight tangy citrus smell to it. I wouldn’t say this scent is for special occasions or to make a statement. Id say this is for days if you wanna feel clean and elegant, or an everyday scent. Id say if you love Creed Virgin Island water and silver mountain water, and you like Terre D’hermes, youd like this. Its got a slight sweetness of VIW, slight clean smelling as Silver Mountain water, and the elegence of Terre D’hermes (and more of expensive and natural smelling) than Terre D’hermes, yet same time it smells nothing like the perfumes ive mentioned. Definitely smells unique, and also smells very expensive! Probably one of the most expensive smelling creed fragrance, and definitely smells royal! Oh, and in terms of performance, its one of the best performers in the creed lineup, definitely strong and long lasting, but like with all creed, the price dosnt justify the performance. Alot of people say this is a summer scent, which I agree and disagree. I agree that this would perform better during the summer due to its citrusy scent, but disagree because its not too fresh, and you can smell some spices, so can get away with using it during the colder seasons. Also people say that this is a mature scent. Its definitely not the most mature smelling perfume ive smelled, but it is more on the mature, classy side rather than a youthful scent. However im 25 years old, im not the biggest fan of classy scents such as polo green, but I love this! Recommend NOT to blind buy, but overall if you wanna smell clean, fresh, elegant and expensive, this is the one for you :)

Royal water is a great fresh scent, simple and complex at the same time. The first hour is amazing, a nice combo of citrus, mint, basil and some spicies; a bit powdery, clean, elegant and classy. The vibe is mature but not in a bad way, the freshness of royal water is very uplifting and invigorating. After the first hour the fragrance became softer and simple, the musk and the cedar are more prominent and the citrus disappear. However, it is still nice until the end of its run. If you appreciate the Classic cologne type of scent, like acqua di parma colonia, eau sauvage, boucheron pour homme you will like royal water for sure. The performance is quite decent for a Creed, good longevity and moderate sillage. It Shines during the warm seasons, for formal and casual situation but with the right outfit. Good for people over 28. Royal water è un profumo fresco, elegante, classico, casual senza essere caciarone. La prima ora di questa fragranza per me è fenomenale, la combinazione agrumi, menta, basilico e spezie dà una freschezza tutta sua, un' eleganza e un benessere che pochi riescono. Dopo diventa più muschiato, pulito e ordinario ma sempre piacevole. Performance buona più in longevità più che per la scia. Per le stagioni calde, outfit casual ma non pacchiano. Non per teenager, lo vedo meglio dai 28 in su. Scent- 9 Longevity - 7,5 Sillage-7 Versatility-8 Uniqueness-8 Presentation-8 Compliment factor-8 Backup bottle? Maybe My vote-8,5 In one word- invigorating Alternative - dior eau sauvage, boucheron pour homme, acqua di parma colonia...

Overall this comes across as a fairly simple smelling scent (by design) with good note clarity. Zesty citrus, sharp herbal aromatics, an ambergris base for a fresh, yet slightly dry effect. Kinda like a fragrance version of a gin and tonic. There are obvious aldehydes with the giveaway slight soap vibe to add some shimmer to the top notes. Once the opening started to fade a bit, the frag used to have a really interesting mid that was dominated by peppery cumin, with some basil. It would then eventually dry down to a sweetish ambergris/wood base that was just really nice. I dont know if that mid section is really there anymore. I have an old version, and a newer version (relatively speaking - still the old 120 ml size) and the newer one I never really get the cumin mid, that is so obvious in the earlier batch. I'd like to compare both to a brand new batch, but I am far from needing more. I see it compared to 1872. Maybe there is some overlap but to me they are pretty different in the end. 1872 is far more complex overall and has a much different place on the "green" spectrum. There is a heart of really bitter, pungent musky greens in 1872 (galbanum, tagette, petigrain, labdanum) for more of an old world chypre effect (old world - not old fashioned) but layered with a warm citrus/amber vein for an unusual result. Royal Water is a brighter, more straightforward freshie, but with a dry herbal element that gives it a bit of a stuffy, day at the polo grounds vibe.

I won't lie and pretend money is no object. I bought a 2.5oz of Royal Water for, relative to Creed's retail prices, dirt cheap. I bought it for that reason, as well, looking for a sophisticated summer scent. It looks and acts like a Creed. Fantastic presentation, sprayer, etc.. This opens with a blast of spicy citrusy drier sheets?! What exactly did I buy? This is a Creed, right? Well, yes, it is. Citrus up top, somewhat spicy, clean. This is the fragrance. Musk, hint of the usual Creed ambergris on drydown. Like others have noted, nothing out of this world... But yet, it is. Everything smells absolutely divine. It does what it does extremely well even if that is not something complex. The beauty is definitely in the simplicity here and I don't say that to be pretentious. For price per mL, the performance is definitely average (which is par for the course with a lot of Creed's work). 4-6 hours of longevity, one hour of great sillage. However, it is a volatile summery type of scent so that is also par for the course. Unisex, though in my humble opinion, masculine. All ages. This can be dressed up, dressed down, whatever. Utility scent for sure and absolutely sophisticated. You will be the best smelling person in the vicinity. Though simple, it has taken me quite a few wearings to figure it out which has made me love it all the more.