Imperial Crown

Dark, mysterious, royal. Smoky, almost reaching barbecue level, yet that same smokiness teleports you to the evenings in Courchavel, where cold evening air would be filled with the smell of fireplace, or could teleport you to London’s Shepard Market♥️ Quiet luxury. Love it very much, however I understand those who find it too heavy and intimidating. Definitely a late autumn/winter scent, not to be over sprayed. Not a safe blind buy, but definitely a must try.

Such an elegant sharp pepper rose fragrance. Don't know if anybody else is smelling rose or mixed ingredients giving me the rose scent. Performance - excellent from the first spray.

#33 on my Fragrance Review Journey It took me two full wears to appreciate this. Its opening is similar to Tiziana Terenzi Laudano Nero but much toned down. It stays in the aura for 1-1.5 hours, then it transitions. It becomes ambery and floral, though I see nothing floral in the notes. From there, a touch of sweetness. On my second wearing to work, everyone that stopped in my office complimented me. A couple of my coworkers ask me if it was a type of rose sent. Nonetheless, everyone was looking it up on their own afterwards. This fragrance is intimate. You have a small scent bubble around you that is not offensive in any way. I don't believe you need to over spray this. But even if you do, you don't have to worry about choking out anyone including yourself. It will last you at least 8 hours on skin and much longer on clothes. You will find that you can't stop sniffing yourself while wearing this. It is a fragrance with layers. This was another blind buy purchase that I am quite happy with. 9/10 I wish it projected a little bit more.

This immediately reminded me of Epic Woman, and I see now it's leading the pack in the "reminds me of" section, so I decided to do a side by side test on each wrist to see how similar they really are. As they get into the heart of the drydown, this one is notably sweeter (in a resinous sweet way, not sugary), and has a spikier incense note- bolstered by the sharp pepper. There's no caraway here, which is prominent in Epic & I can't discern as much rose, which is pretty central to Epic. Epic also has a vanillic underpinning that is creamy and dense. I feel like Imperial Crown is thinner and brighter- Epic is smoother and more deeply layered. So there's actually quite a bit of difference despite definitely counting as a "reminds me of" level of similarity. If you gravitate toward the Epic profile, but it's not quite the one for you you should check this out. This is on the more stereotypically masculine end of the perfume spectrum than Epic. - sharing that to be informative even though I DGAF about those rules ;)

Pretty and sophisticated woody aromatic from this reliable line of fine luxurious fragrances. The central lovely Omani frankincense note is first surrounded by elemi resin and peppery notes. As it settles, one detects guaiac wood and slight leather. The perfume settles on a powdery base of synthetic musk and patchouli. The unisex scent has moderate sillage and very good longevity. Pleasant and unobtrusive, a scent that can be worn almost anytime and in any setting. Enjoy!