Queening

Reading through these reviews is baffling. One person said they wondered if they got a wrong sample and I think it's possible a few people did, because Queening is NOT fruity and it's not overpowering at all. There's just no way you're testing Queening if that's what you're getting. So I think you're testing QueenSIDE??! I was confused myself with the names but QueenSIDE is a very strong, fruity fragrance, while QueenING is soft, cozy, slightly powdery vanilla. It dries down to something like a cotton ball spritzed in lightly sweet coconut rum and vanilla cream. It's beautiful and ethereal and yes light. I wish it was just a notch more powerful but I'd still grab it however ONLY during a sale. I'm sure there are plenty out there who want total assurance (and have a lot more money than me) and enjoy buying directly from the house and pay full retail. I'm not part of that group. I have many niche and designer very expensive fragrances, all authentic, and I almost never pay full retail. I rarely go over $250, usually it's under $200 and I have Roja, Xerjoff, Initio, Bond No 9, Parfum de Marly and Mind Games. IMO I think it's crazy to pay $350-$500+ on a bottle of basically scented water. Don't get me wrong, I love that scented water and still shudder to think how much I've paid over the years. But I think rich people can be very gullible paying those prices because with just a little effort, you don't have to. Oops, off my soap box.......Back to Queening! This IS BEAUTIFUL but I agree quite light. It sits right on the skin but even so it has surprisingly good longevity. So when I first spray it is moderately strong and it stays that way for a long time versus a beast like Bond No 9 Greenwich Village, which is strong right away but dramatically decreases as time goes on. I can still smell Queening on my clothes the next day. Because of that, if you enjoy cottony vanilla ethereal type scents, I think this is a treasure (on sale;) The only hitch Mind Games doesn't go on sale very often, so keep your eyes open and when it does I suggest snatching it up!

This fragrance is one that quietly wins you over. What began as a casual like has evolved into a genuine staple in my rotation. It opens with a smooth, creamy blend of vanilla and coconut that immediately evokes the feel of a luxurious body lotion — soft, comforting, and subtly indulgent. The composition leans slightly feminine, particularly in the opening, yet remains convincingly unisex for anyone who enjoys warm, gourmand-leaning scents. The sweetness is well-judged, never becoming cloying, while the coconut note is rounded and refined rather than synthetic or overpowering. Performance is respectable. Projection is moderate, creating a pleasant scent bubble without overwhelming those nearby, and longevity sits at around seven hours on skin. As it develops, the fragrance settles into a mellow, skin-like vanilla–coconut accord that feels intimate and inviting. Where this scent truly shines is in its crowd-pleasing appeal. It is a reliable compliment-getter, drawing positive remarks from those who favor gentle, cozy fragrances over bold, aggressive statements. Versatile and easy to wear, it transitions seamlessly from daytime casual to relaxed evening occasions. Overall, this is a warmly appealing fragrance that is particularly well-suited to women, though it can absolutely be enjoyed by anyone drawn to smooth, creamy gourmand notes. With its approachable profile, solid performance, and high likability, it earns a confident 9/10.

I don't know how to phrase this in way that comes across. It's like you spilled a milkshake all over your shirt in the best possible way. One of the most delicious smelling vanillas I have ever, ever smelled. The cotton and coconut don't really have their own identity in this fragrance, they blend right in to the vanilla and just make it so much richer, deeper and luxurious. On clean skin I get a lot more of the apple from the top. I'm not joking when I say I've never smelled a gourmand so beautiful. It's sugary, but icy, crisp, and refreshing. Its rare to me to find a sweet scent that dodges being cloying completely, but this manages to do it with no headache. It's sugary without being sticky, fresh without being soapy. It's blended so excellently, and the lifespan is long and linear. I am so gagged that the bottle is so expensive, because it's not a unique enough combination to feel like that's worth the investment for me.. but I'm in love. If this kind of realistic and fresh gourmand is your thing, I do think that it could be worth the price for something formulated so well. I'm addicted. Finally, not really important but.... why is it called queening? Not really a powerful or flamboyant scent, certainly not a face-sitting vibe either. It's cute more than anything else, nothing queeny about it. It's a terrible name for this fragrance, I don't get it.

This scent is quite subtle and totally intimate, beautiful and pampering Coconut Vanilla with soft clean musk. There is a hint of Apple in the opening but it’s not juicy nor clearly fruity, it’s silky and dreamy. Iris makes this powdery but it’s not like in those many Iris perfumes which I love. As a scent, it’s almost totally hidden. The texture of the scent is creamy and fluffy and it feels as soft as clouds look like when watching those through the window on the plane. A little hint of Rum plays hide and seek. I like this scent exactly how it is since if it was stronger it would be cloying. Sometimes less is more. I have worn this a lot as a bedtime scent. It’s so cocooning and relaxing. I may write more detailed review in the future. If I have to think some other scent which has similar vibes, I would answer amazingly beautiful "Sol Salgado | Thomas De Monaco" . Thank you for reading, I hope my review was helpful. I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG and/or YouTube (English subtitles): @ninamariahperfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more.

The best way to describe it is this: It's like cuddling up in a luxurious, soft, cosy cashmere sweater: I love you, Queening! Like all the softest things are packed inside. It opens with a light citrusy vanilla. I think the citrus here comes from the green apple. But I would never call it an apple-dominant scent, it just says hello in the beginning and then retreats. In the middle; a soft but strong vanilla, a lactonic note that really resembles whipped cream and a very noticeable powdery note. The rum here smells like 'Malibu' and gives the fragrance a slight boozy warmth, but it is not overpowering. I couldn't pick out the saffron in this soft sweetness. It says goodbye to the scenes with its soft, embracing trinity of vanilla-powder-musk. I thank the creator of this fragrance for giving me this feeling! Top: Clean Cotton Accord, Cypress, Apple Middle: Orris, Rum, Saffron Drydown: Whipped Vanilla Bean, Fluffy Musk, Coconut Malibu: Coconut flavored liqueur made with white rum.

I’m reading other reviews and I literally feel like some of these folks have a faulty bottle or something. As someone who generally hates any scent featuring vanilla... this is absolutely divine. Incredibly unique and special fragrance. It’s light and fluffy, but complex and unisex. It feels like waking up next to a lover at the end of the honeymoon stage of a relationship - there’s warmth and it’s floaty, and it feels comfortable, but there’s no baggage. The green apple dances with the cotton. It cuts through at the opening and carries some major fresh/crisp vibes and is complimented by the powdery creaminess of the Orris and the coconut. But it isn’t soapy or too “clean”. There is a gentle warm complexity brought in by the saffron, the rum, and the vanilla, that is intoxicating, but not cloying. The white musk anchors the experience. It also gets better with time. I would literally engulf my house and my entire being with this perfume if I had the money.

im back here to mourn the fact that i can’t afford a full bottle and that samples are easily $20+. i went to the mall again to test queening but the bottle was completely dry, so i sadly smelled the nozzle just to get a whiff of this delicious fragrance. a lot of reviews are describing the scent as generic but i have never encountered a vanilla iris combo that feels quite the same or isn’t tangled in other distracting notes. vanilla, iris, and coconut are the stars here and are given the room they need to SHINE together and my god do they. the notes here are blended to perfection, seamlessly so. queening is a pure, sweet, clean, decadent, airy, whipped-creamy and cool coconut vanilla— a treat fit for a queen as the title implies. she is everything i want to be and will soon leave me penniless. easily my favorite perfume i have encountered on my fragrance journey thus far, i am wildly in love

So i was at a shop today for another perfume, I was just about to head to checkout when I saw the Mind Games stand. Asked the assistant if he'd recommend any from the house and he piled up like 8-9 fragrances talking bout how good every single one of them are. Sprayed this one and WHEN I TELL YOU THAT THIS HITS A SPOT LIKE NO OTHER DOES I MEAN IT. It's just so dreamy, cloudy, marshmallow-ish with a whiff of green apples. It's so well composed and beautiful. Performance wise, I get that when you overpay for a fragrance you expect it to be radiant and polarizing but like with this type of olfactory profile it would be too much. Still haven't worn it long enough to test it's performance but sillage-wise it sits closer to skin. Words that come to my mind would be, cotton, powdery, milky, candy-ish, dreamy and angelic.

Discovered it by accident when trying scents at the store, and gosh was I happy! This surprises me so muchhh, had to look up the notes, and was shocked I liked it bc I wouldn't gravitate to saffron and cypress based on prejudice. Reminds me of a holiday. A prominent creamy vanilla coconut, with the freshness of the cotton and the apple. It didn't had the best performance but I would rather have a few quality scents at my shelf that I really love scent wise, than some cloying beast modes 'in order to' be noticed by others. I could see this being one of my faves definitely. Also, am I the only one but dry down smells like Bianco latte. I had them both on and they were actually so close after some wearing time. Would have bought it within a sec, but please M G..... lower price....way too overpriced.

Queening is a quiet kind of power. As someone with an extensive vanilla collection, I’ve experienced it in every form, but this one feels different. It’s a photo-realistic soft vanilla that is both lovely and sophisticated, never overly sweet or heavy. It melts into the skin rather than sitting on top of it, creating a smooth, intimate presence that lasts beautifully. What I appreciate most is what it doesn’t do. There’s no heavy lactonic note here, which allows the vanilla, apple, musk, and saffron to truly shine. The apple adds a soft brightness, the saffron brings a subtle warmth, and the musk gives it that clean, skin-like finish that feels effortless. It’s refined, balanced, and quietly captivating... truly fit for a queen.

I apologize to everyone for saying I didn't like Queening from Mind Games. When you get an opportunity to try her, do not paper test. This one only shows her beauty once she touches your skin. Make sure you dont have another fragrance on. Although the stunning bottle is $375, its not loud. Dont smell her with expectations. Have an open mind. Its soft but still exquisite. Soft but memorable. Soft but powerfully commands you to add to your wish list. She's soft but not weak. Make sure the air is free from candles, air freshner, or a cloud of other fragrances if youre in Neiman's. Be patient and take your time. Im sorry I rushed to judgment so prematurely and unjustly. I finally experienced her Queendom and I want to stay a while.

Queening honestly really nice for the price point and what u pay it’s not really worth what u get in return. It barley last at all this thing will have u playing mind games if u try and blind buy it to justify what crappy blind buy u just made the smell is honestly really good like a fluffy coconut vanilla it’s powdery almost reminds me of whipped cream. The coconut is also very nice doesn’t really have the usual sunscreen type of coconut smell but god do I hate how little it last and how little it projects it’s basically a skin scent for the price point it’s honestly is quite outrageous. If u have the money to burn I’d suggest it if not I’d just try and find another signature scent.

It opens with the scent of a perfectly ripe apple accompanied by a touch of rum. While the boozy note is noticeable, it never feels overly dark or decadent. Soon, a powdery vanilla emerges, soft and refined without becoming heavy or dusty. The fragrance brings to mind a young woman from a privileged background who effortlessly moves between gallery openings, elegant brunches, and glamorous nights out. She's cultured and sophisticated, but not in a restrained way—there's a playful, hedonistic side to her as well. If you enjoy Floro by Jeroboam, I would highly recommend giving this one a try. The overall vibe reminds me a little of Serena from Gossip Girl Absolutely gorgeous❤️

Queening is the first fragrance I purchased from mind games & it definitely made a lasting impression. This is goooooood- a different take on a vanilla, but it’s a beauty. I get mainly from this a fresh/clean cotton, slight sweetness from apple, a warm/richness from the rum, saffron, orris combo, then the most dreamy tropical/creamy aspect from the coconut, fluffy musk, & whipped vanilla bean musk base. The name of the fragrance is why i decided to buy it, but the comfort it brings me & the compliments seals the deal- this will forever be in my perfume collection. i appreciate this house’s uniqueness & quality. it makes the fragrances worth their price to me.

This is the most beautiful unique fresh creamy coconut powdery vanilla with apple and rum I have ever smelt this is my signature scent I’m always wearing this perfume and I’m layering this a lot as well it’s so easy to mix with other scents especially vanillas the lasting power on this is bad but when mixing it, it does last forever definitely with any body oils. This is probably the weakest performance out of all the mind games fragrances but one of the BEST smelling I LOVE queening definitely worth getting your nose on!! 😍

I raid through my sister’s collection whenever I visit her. Between the chanels, the replicas and the tom fords, this one stood out.. especially when I realized she’d never sprayed it. Vanilla was my first impression, and complex (in the safest way possible), then I realized that it reminded me a lot of Dries Van Noten’s Vanilla Camouflage. I love it, and the best part, my sister walked in and said “Oh, that was a gift last year, you can have it” Also, it’s been 9 hours since I sprayed, and I can still smell it on my wrist!

I understand the retail price is high. I bought it for my mother’s bday and she’s a big designer fan who doesn’t know much about niche. I bought her a 10 ml first and she fell in love. It’s not a unique scent profile, I get it.. but sometimes smelling good and being mass appealing is enough. It’s wonderfully blended and I think it was worth the $232 I paid for it. Easy reach, non offensive, lactonic creaminess with vanilla, coconut with a hint of apple. Slightly wood with a touch of rum. Saffron gives it some lift. 4.38/5.

Fluffy and etheral. A soft, musky, heady vanilla coconut opening. The apple, very green, comes out shortly into the drydown. The rum is the bass in this band. Sweeter than I normally like, but it's done well. Fairly linear after the drydown begins, sputtering into a simple vanilla-coconut blend on the skin. Notes feel fairly natural; coconut not as synthetic as I anticipated. Very feminine, poor sillage, moderate longevity. Disappointing for the price, although objectively this is quite a beautiful perfume.

Smells just like Vanilla coconut milkshake. It’s very rich and smells very unisex slightly feminine, I do get that little bit of fresh smelling apple in the opening and that boozy background. Will I spend the price tag for this scent? Hell no. Does it smell absolutely fricking delicious Yes. If you want something like this not a dupe or anything like this dna but smells in the same family is vintage radio it’s unisex too but more creamy woods than a creamy laconic fragrance which is what this is. 8/10

This wasn’t what I was expecting from the fragrance at all The opening is very sweet and apple almost a shampoo vibe to my nose and the dry down gets you more into the vanilla musky phase. To my nose I don’t get any coconut and i also don’t get any rum notes either. However, I will add that I am full of cold at the moment so I will resniff this when I am feeling better to make sure I haven’t missed anything. This is really pleasant but sadly the price tag is not