Exit The King

Exit The King is completely unisex. Don’t let the name suggest otherwise. Very clean and inviting scent. An almost overwhelming sensation of cleanliness, but not too harsh. The epitome of clean. If it had a color, this fragrance would be pure white like a blank canvas. A person steps out of the shower, skin still damp but pure, the scent of bar soap still clinging to them, every inch of skin has been washed. Calm, trustworthy, and attractive. Not flashy or overly complex. It is the scent of someone who is safe, approachable and genuine. Neither too young nor too old. Androgyny. That's what this fragrance is. Unlike some soap-inspired fragrances (looking at you, Maison Margiela), this one avoids smelling way too artificial or synthetic. It’s fresh, airy, and smells like real, high-quality soap. There's also an essence of something "fatty" or ever so slightly lactonic in here that smells identical to a soap bar. It doesn’t immediately register as “someone wearing perfume,” but rather as someone who just naturally smells incredible. There's no sharpness, no overwhelming spice or sweetness as long as you do not overapply it. For a niche fragrance, this is an exceptionally safe blind buy. I'm in no rush to buy this one, but I'll keep it in mind. It could work as a pick-me-up kind of daily wear fragrance, I'm just not a diehard soap scent lover so I'm hesitant to buy something like this over ELDO's Fat Electrician instead as a clean scent.

I got a 15ml tester of Exit the King because the name intrigued me. I finished EtK way faster than I thought I would, then I purchased the 50ml bottle, and I've just emptied it today. Most people won't like the way it smells upon first spray, due to the sharpness of the aldehyde combined with the spiciness of the pepper and timur. Personally, I love the way it smells; it's heavy on the soap but dries down to a nice floral scent that stays with you for a pretty long time. The floral scent might remind people of their grandmas? Listen, I was born and raised in Hong Kong, old people here smell like menthol and camphor (which I also like), so I don’t really associate the scent with the elderly. But I like it; it's super comforting to me, like a fabric softener lol. I like the ambroxan because it adds an airy touch to the scent, but my friend said it smelled a little like a plasticky magazine, so maybe that and the industrial soap smell might be off-putting for some. I usually like spraying this onto my pyjamas after I change into them, or onto my clothes before I leave for work. On skin, it lasts about ~5-6 hrs, and on fabric, i.e., a winter coat or scarf, it lasts longer than a workday.

The ultimate "fresh-out-of-the-shower" scent. Exit the King was an instant love for me. On the first spray, it presents as a remarkably lean, elegant, and effortlessly fresh soapy scent. It manages to take the DNA that we know from classic "blue" shower gel fragrances and elevates it into something much more refined—think of a luxurious, hard white bar of soap, crisp and sharp. After wearing it through a full day, my rating hasn't wavered—it’s a perfect 10/10. On skin, it develops into a spicy, aromatic soap with delicate floral and aldehydic nuances that make the whole experience incredibly uplifting. It’s clean, it’s professional, and it has that "put-together" vibe that is perfect for my daily life.. For the price, this is a steal for a niche fragrance of this quality. If you’re looking for a signature scent that smells like you’ve just stepped out of a high-end shower and are ready for a productive day, this is it. Note: I don't actually own this fragrance; I am writing this review based on my experience with the official Etat Libre d'Orange discovery set.

I admit, I ordered a decant of this because of the name. I needed to know what the fall of patriarchy smells like. Unsurprisingly, in my opinion, it leans quite feminine. I’m wearing it for the first time, and am surrounded by a cloud of roses and airy soap bubbles. It reminds me of much older floral fragrances, but doesn’t seem old fashioned at all. I like it. Too soon to say whether it is a love or how long it lasts on me. It smells like taking a shower with an old fashioned soap like ivory out among the rose garden. I’m also 100% certain that Glinda the Good Witch, floating around in her bubble in The Wizard of Oz, smells exactly like THIS and you won’t convince me otherwise.

Was very surprised to have liked this more than almost anything else in the ELDO sample box. Ended up using the entire sample bottle quickly! It was the dead heat of summer and Exit the King was such a lovely pick me up during the hot, sticky, busy nights of summer bartending. When my environment (and often my own clothes) ended up smelling like beer, sweat and cigarettes I could count on this perfume for its impressive staying power and fresh cleanliness. All that being said it’s now the pits of winter and this has become my signature sent. I miss the roundness I felt from it in the warmer months but this is nonetheless my favorite everyday scent😊🛁☁️🪷

Wow! I sampled this on my husband and it was sooooo good and fresh on a sweaty and hot summer day. Very sharp and clean scent that I could smell all through the day - I couldnt stop thinking about it and praising it in my head. It has definately pepper and very green fresh flowers too, lovely rose after rain. Very suitable for hot weather and good sillage, lasted about 5 hours too. I dont think I have ever smelled anything like it and I wouldnt say it to be a general manly smell either, but definately leaning masculine. Definately in love with it at this point and heat of the summer!

i couldve sworn ive written a review for this fragrance but turns out i havent? anyway. what a scent!!! clean, soapy, so old-timey, but nowhere near grandma territory; its undoubtedly chic ("oh, dont you start using that filthy little word, chic! whoever invented that ought to be spanked in public..."), while also bringing forth an almost... medieval vibe? the moss, maybe, or the rose... the rose is not screechy at all, not rubbery - thank god - but its also very prominent, taking center stage. amazing scent. expensive-smelling and masterfully blended. ELDO youve done it again!

This gives me nostalgia of a memory I’ve never had but one that I wish I had. It’s super unique. I think of this scent as someone who’s taken an open shower outside their little cabin in the damp rainforest during a light rain with an ivory white soap bar, and got into their fresh & clean white linen clothing after. After, they go outside and take a walk down to the hammock that’s tied between two mossy trees between a bunch of foliage that’s damp and dewy from the recent rainstorm. A clean, soapy scent that has a subtly creeping mossy aspect. It’s amazing!

got a sample, telling you what i told a friend “Exit the king kinda smells like when i would visit family in cuba and they had these rose scented bars of soap. Like it’s soapy, but also like latin, or like 3rd world country soap. Not that that’s bad at all. It just makes me feel like its a soap used by an emperor. It’s also kinda rainy weather.” I like it a lot personally. I think i find an issue trying to strike a balance between the floweryness, earthiness, and soapyness i like and this is a pretty good combo, if it seems to lean a little masculine for me

I love a soapy fragrance that isn't your standart laundry or bath foam scent. This smells like a mossy peppery rose on my skin. Lilly of the valley gives it a honey-like accord. It definitely reminds me of Soir de Lune by Sisley (one of my favorite fragrances of all time, the chypre of all chypres in my humble opinion) but it's more modern and clean. ELDO has some major hits and some disappointments, but this is a very well executed unique chypre. It suits every occasion, gender or season. It's a timeless clean and fresh scent with some edge. I adore it.

Amazing clean scent! Just got a sample of it and was surprised with the longevity despite being a fresh clean scent. Still smelling other ELDOs but for now this is my favorite. You get a fresh soapy smell in the opening which drys down into a clean garden scent. It’s like taking a bath in expensive flowery soap! On my skin I get around 7-8 hours of longevity. Although in the last 1-2 hours it is just a skin scent. I wish the dry done was a bit more unique but overall a 9.5/10

Tried my sample during the summer, and must say I was on the fence even after second use as during opening, for a minute or so there was something putrid smelling. It passed soon enough just could not put my finger on it... Out of boredom, was reaching back to my sample box and took this one out again. Oh boy, it's so much better now in this cold(ish) weather. The notes seem to have come together! Does it smell like a luxe soap? Yes. I dig it a lot now.

Bought this as a blind buy based on the fragrance description and the notes. And for the first time in a long time, the marketing team for the brand indeed earned their living. Wearing this creation brings a smile to my face as it continues to serve up the notes like a precious book... chapter by chapter without hesitating on a single one. Unusual? yes. Beautiful? definitely. A second bottle? Already ordered. Exit the King! This one is for the people!

Immediately yes, take all my money. Everything about this fragrance screams after a shower with fresh breeze coming through open windows. Very unisex and though it's a bright and airy fragrance I do think there is still a sexy depth to it with the pepper and patchouli. Another love from the sample set... and another I am unsure if I want for myself or my boyfriend. Definitely worth getting your nose on this one!

First it smells like shaving foam, then it changes to a soapy scent. It's amazing how it lasts longer than most other soapy scented perfumes. The other day I wore it to work and a colleague complimented me, saying, "Wow! It smells nice!!" In Japan, where it's hot and humid and people are often close to each other, the first preference is odorless, followed by a soapy scent, so I think this is a natural reaction.

I am completely addicted to this one and i keep returning to it! This one smells like you have just entered a garden of roses, but there are a lot of people smoking nearby wearing very stylish but minimalistic outfits. It is a party, an exclusive fancy party but only for people of a particular taste. On my nose i can smell the roses and smoke and pepper but somehow on my skin it doesnt get soapy.

This smells like "deep woods OFF", if you've ever worn the bug repelling spray, in thr best way imaginable. If you, like me, have always had a weird thing for the smell of OFF(I know I'm not the only one out there)then you have to smell this. With that said, I really like this. It's wearable, clean, unisex leaning lightly masculine, and it is actually soapy. Addicting. 8.5/10

A really fancy and likable piece of soap. Fresh, clean, soapy floral perfume that many of my friends actually like. My girlfriend actually complimented this (which is very rare) and urged me to get the full bottle. OK to somewhat good longevity (around 6hrs @4-5 sprays around neck, 27C warmer days). I might actually get the full bottle, if I can get a good deal online.

This is a beautiful unisex leaning masc, as a girl I'd totally wear this. It is a luxurious after shower fragrance for me, good for nights in the Fall and Winter. It reminds me of a room with wooden walls, a California King sized bed, dim warm wall lights, and a soft robe. Great longevity and stability, linear fragrance that barely changes throughout the wear.

i really enjoy this. its soooooo calming. reminds me of my aunt's apartment when I was little. I specifically remember how clean it smelled. its nostalgic and clean and fuzzy. My boyfriend said this smelt just like a catalog you would get in the mail, an old school cosmopolitain magazine or something. Like scented paper. This is delicate and engulfing.

off memory and without comparing them side by side, exit the king reminds me of bubble bath by margiela. exit the king is what i wish bubble bath was. bubble bath was great but sillage and longevity were shit. exit the king hits the spot. clean, simple, soapy, smells great, and not trying to do anything over the top. it’s perfect.

My 4life fragrance from one of my favorite brands. Clean, sophisticated, fresh chypre, the way I love this is unconditional. The mossy gets in after a couple of minutes and the opening is intense with those floral aldehydes and a little spice. More for an everyday, with an elegant low key outfit... 10/10

I am not one to generally gravitate to soapy, ultra-clean fragrances, but this is so beautiful and inoffensive and infinitely wearable and over-sprayable, all while staying interesting to my nose in a way that I can't particularly describe. One of the highlights in the sample set that I've tried so far

I have over 300 fragrances this is very beautiful fresh powerful fragrance. Might go to top of my list on the. Fresh unique powerful. I’m so happy it’s not a neroli fragrance because I don’t like that not in soapy fragrances. It’s the way a king would exit the bath. Like no one else

Soapy, clean, bright. If you like MM Bubble Bath, you’ll probably like this too. MM bubble bath is one of my all time favorites, so this was an instant love for me. Exit the King is a bit more airy and dry, while bubble bath is more steamy. Clean, light, and easy reach.

Sometimes this smells like the best clean/soapy/laundry scent I've ever tried. Sometimes it smells a bit sharp. can literally switch between amazing/sharp every 10 minutes, a very confusing scent for my nose. when it's good it's fantastic tho !!

I might get hate for this but my nowse gets a lovely rose with a tiny hint of interlude woman in the far background. I love this. This is not a soapy savon de marseille scent. It’s airy, with the myrrh giving it a bit of warmth. Wow! Addictive.

Creamy luxury soap, clean musky skin. Smoothly blended, surprisingly far reaching projection, amazing longevity. Love, love, love this fragrance. I’m completely addicted to how clean and comforted this makes me feel. 10/10

One of the best clean soapy scents with a beautiful jasmine & rose touch. Fresh out of the shower fragrance profile and very pleasing. Unisex but a bit masculine to me due to the slightly animalic jasmine. Shukran Habibi!

This smells like sitting next to a king, but his robes are so big that your face is in the fabric, and you can smell his cologne (or whatever they wore back then). This scent leans more masculine in my opinion, 8/10.

I dig this, there's honey, roses, soap, but it's not too feminine. I would say it's very lovely, a fresh out the bath smell. This is complex yet inoffensive and wearable, I quite like it :)

This is my fave floral from ELDO with a fresh, green, white floral, but unisex, luxury soap smell. It reminds me of hairspray in the best way. Not for everyone, but definitely for me!

Skin tested this the other day and the patchouli and rose are bordering on eternal. It definitely loses the soap and aldehydes within the first 7-8 hours though.

Idrg wat ppl mean when they say this reminds them of laundry. Idk wat it is about this but it remindse of propolis plus some rose or soemthing. Iodine maybe.

Mmmm! Clean, crisp, expensive fabric softener with a rose heart <3 great pick me up and always makes me feel more put together :)

The moss makes this perfume special among the other soapy perfumes. Old-fashioned and otherworldly. Love it!

A pleasant soapy green rose. Clean, light and ethereal. Pretty and feminine. Full bottle worthy.

Reminds me a bit of fleur de peau, no idea why that hasn't been mentioned

Beautiful clean, soapy, floral. Long lasting and wonderful dry down.

Its very unique imo. Its utra-clean, but still has depth.

Beautiful chypre-soapy fragrance. Masculine. 10/10

Forever my favorite perfume. 10/10

Got my hands on the sample kit with 20 small vials of ELDO's fragrances to try with my girlfriend. This is the eleventh scent we tried from the sample set together! This is a deceptively simple, straight-to-the-point fragrance. Opens very soapy and aldehydic, with some zingyness from the pepper/timur. There's a foggy musk surrounding it all. As it dries down, you begin to get some faint florals. I didn't really get much rose - which disappointed me a bit as I'm a rose lover! I DID get the lily though, or what I think is the lily. Then after fully immersing itself into my skin, the scent took on a more complex "garden" scent as some of the other reviewers eloquently described it. The patchouli is really nice, not overly strong or too faint, it's genuinely perfect. The accompanying moss and woodiness really bring it together nicely. Quite classy for a funky brand like ELDO - this one is nowhere near that weird standard that they're known for. I enjoy this one, it's extremely wearable and clean. Longevity is excellent for me and it radiates off the skin plenty for me to feel clean as my day progresses. It could be worn by practically anyone as well - but I personally find it underwhelming from the house. I found it lacking in the rose accord on my skin, but the patchouli note later on did make up for it a bit. Otherwise, this one is an easy recommendation for someone looking for a long lasting, easy to wear clean scent! But if you're looking for something stranger or more experimental, look elsewhere in this house's catalog of fragrances.

I feel like this is a "clean" scent that was made for me! It's a well blended fragrance of all my favorite notes. It has good projection and last about 3-4 hours on my skin, and will last on my clothes until I wash them. Which is pretty good for me because my skin EATS fragrance! Overall, I feel like the scent is slightly sweet and rose forward. To my nose, the opening is entirely green with patchouli, moss, pink pepper, and sandalwood floating around. At the heart, you get a suddsy and bubbly rose, with a musky background. The scent is pretty linear up until its base notes/ dry down. In my opinion, the projection power doesn't necessarily come off the skin. Instead, I believe it projects best in movement. I also feel this is how the soap note is best represented. It's like lathering a bar of soap in between your hands. You can really pick up on those aquatic notes. To me, this scent is very unisex and could be someone's signature scent. However, I am a woman (24) who has a history of enjoying down the middle unisex/ masculine leaning scents.

I was considering getting "Lazy Sunday Morning" and saw that many people voted this as a similar fragrance. Because I like this brand, I thought I'd try it first for comparison before making a purchase. At first, I was expecting a fresh, musky rose scent, but I was surprised by a green, aquatic smell that felt like being in a public pool or a gym shower. However, after about 20 minutes, it started to dry down into a beautiful, fresh, and fancy scent. It made me feel like a rich man in a fancy hotel room having a cozy morning. It has good longevity, and the scent eventually shifts into something incredibly clean and sophisticated; yet also a bit soapy and green in a way that's hard to describe. It's an old fashioned masculine leaning smell, in a good way! It's a complex blend and definitely not a blind buy. As you'll see in other reviews, many people associate the smell with a bathroom cleaning detergent. If you can move past that association, you might actually really love it.

It is vintage but fresh. Clean but a little earthy. Not groundbreaking but quite special. Rose+aldehydes+moss. Very pretty, soapy and a little sharp, which gives it an interesting twist. I love MM's Bubble Bath and, while BB is cozy and creamy with the coconut note, this one is fresh and sparkling with the rose. They are not the same, not even siblings, more like cousins that don't look alike but you can tell they are related. BB is soft, cozy and young and Exit the King is more mature and daring. If you like BB you may like that, but need to be also a lover of rose. To me ETK is elegant and fresh, like a very very expensive soap used to clean white linen shirts. The rose note is vintage in the way Chloe's perfume is vintage: a little dusty, but also fresh. Nothing too exceptional, but special enough to stand out. Reccomended if: you love soapy fragrances such as BB, get along with rose note and are looking for a more mature soapy perfume but not too old fashioned.

Welcome to ELDO boarding school. Classes start at 8:45 a.m., and no lateness will be tolerated. Exit The King, as you might have guessed, evokes the image of a prestigious boarding school for me. That's just a vision, because I've never been a boarder, and I've never attended a renowned school. This absolutely key soap note is wonderful, vintage chic, serious, miles away from what we would call "soapy" in 2026. And it's thanks to this chypre accord, which imbues the soap with a unique, rigorous, and mature personality. My partner loved it, even though he's not particularly sensitive to perfumes. We both appreciate that this scent is clean but not truly fresh (even if it is a little), that it's agreeable but not generic, nostalgic yet elegant. At the end of the day, the chypre predominates, without the soap itself having disappeared. Thanks to ELDO for this unique creation.

I like this fragrance - for me I mostly get an ozonic spicy smell. Eventually on the drydown you get a bit of the floral and soapiness, but it doesn't scream soap to me. It's a nice fresh clean skin scent. I see that there's a comparison here to Lazy Sunday Morning by Maison Margiela, which happens to be in my collection and one of my favorite smells, but I don't think they smell similar. Yes they are both versions of a "washed skin" smell that I mentioned, but Lazy Sunday Morning is more of a detergent linen smell, with stronger florals, which reads much more feminine, whereas Exit The King, with its black pepper, sandalwood and moss comes off as much more masculine. While I do like this, this doesn't really feel unisex. Scent Description: Spicy Wet Skin Sillage: Medium Longevity: 6-8 hours; you can still smell it for up to 10 hours but it's incredibly faint

White floral and powdery initially. Then musky rose. Feels a bit more feminine to me at this stage. These floral notes remain throughout but the mid and drydown adds a bit of dirty earthiness which amplifies the musk. The drydown here is really great. A earthy funky muskiness with waves of floral. Loses some projection at 4-5 hours but is easily found at 12+ hours. A very lovely fragrance. I don’t find it soapy or old fashioned. Very very wearable for a confident man. It’s kind of like a woman I run into occasionally who only wears Bleu de Chanel — it takes a minute for my brain to catch up, but gosh, on her it works perfectly! I wear fragrance for me, but affirmation is never a bad thing. Aventus is the all time comment “king” by a wide margin, but in the two days in a row I’ve worn this to the office, women love it, and say so.

I have mixed feelings about this perfume. One the one hand I really like the opening. It’s almost the perfect soapy, your skin but better scent to me. It’s fresh and clean with just a little floral and some warmth from the pink pepper, and if it just smelled like that the whole time I’d already have a bottle. But about an hour or so later, it starts getting a little funky. Normally I really like a moss base note so I don’t think that’s it, not sure what it is, but it gets a really musty undertone that combined with the soap and floral make me a little nauseous. I really want to like it but despite the fun and fresh start it begins to smell like rotting fruit to me and it’s also really long lasting so it even holds up after showering and you literally have to scrub it off. Wish this was for me but unfortunately not