Queen of The Night

I wondered why this was more expensive than say Vinegia 21 because both bottles are stunning but after smelling this I get it.. the note breakdown of each fragrance would usually have me leaning more towards V21 but as beautiful as that scent is.. I get the hype around this one and I also understand the higher price point. The packaging is a beautiful little aesthetic for display but the scent.. omg talk about a masterful blend that showcases that myrrh can be a main note and be the most intoxicating thing ever. I’ve always noticed myrrh in fragrances as the little extra something that gives this warm cozy vibe to a fragrance and it’s made me loooovvveee things like Psychedelic Love from Initio and Sultan. There’s something about Myrrh and notes like vanilla and amber that can go just soooo right that it’s actually addictive. This queen of the night.. first of all the name is perfect for the scent profile because the overdose of myrrh while gives this addictive coziness it also feels dark and sensual in a way especially paired with the amber and what feels like a vanilla note even though vanilla isn’t listed here it’s something you smell like you can’t tell me this isn’t a myrrh and vanilla dark dream. It truly is a queen of the night that knows what she wants and lures her victims at her whim. This isn’t your sugary warm vanilla noooooo not even close this is deep and dark and just resinous enough to give that perfect depth. This is the vanilla you wear when you are having a date night or a Netflix and chill. This is a scent to wear for yourself for one because you’ll be obsessed with your own scent bubble but you’ll pull people in too. It’s rare I fall in love at first sniff I’ve only done it with Black Datura from Miller Harris. Sultan from Royal Crown. And Mirabile from V Canto. So 3 times in my entire niche journey and this scent makes number 4. I’m utterly intoxicated by this dark sensuous journey from opening to drydown. I’m so hooked.

So you’re standing infront of Cleopatra, queen of Ancient Egypt. You tremble in awe to face her. She’s breathtakingly beautiful, but what really impresses you is her air of mastery and fierce determination. She beckons you forward, and places a saffron coloured cloak around your neck. As the cloak envelopes you, you inhale an extraordinary perfume: dark and heavy at first, then warm and playful, caressing your skin. Saffron combines seamlessly with blue lotus flower, then amber and myrrh - there are even hints of a rosy caramel and unctuous vanilla. This is bliss! You feel yourself standing taller, more confident, it’s like you’re wearing a glowing armour of sweet spices. Cleopatra looks into your eyes and says “the cloak of intuition is yours now. Wear it whenever you need to know your strength. You carry me with you. You carry the wisdom of two thousand years of womanhood with you.” This is how I feel when I wear Queen of the Night. Strong and bold, yet supported and soothed. Unafraid to be myself, inspired to trust myself. Apparently in Ancient Egypt the blue lotus was known as “the flower of intuition”. Coincidence or placebo? I don’t care when it makes me feel this good. Read Edie Smith’s article on this website to discover how scientists nowadays also say that it can enhance “mild relaxation”. This divine scent - held in an equally divine bottle that’s reminiscent of a painted sarcophagus - has become my signature, thanks to a lucky eBay sale where I got the whole bottle for half the retail price. Try a 10ml bottle on eBay for little over £20. You may thank me. It might even change your life.

I'll start by saying that the samples are absolutely aweful and very impracticle. It's really a shame because the scent is pure magic. To me there's a massive amount of vanilla in there, but my nose could be tricked. It opens up with a nice blast of spiciness and it's creamy from the start. It then evolves into the perfect blend of creamy incense. The incense eventually fades away after many hours, and the scent becomes a great mix of creamy sandalwood, myrrh and cumarin. I've got to say I can't really understand why they gave it that name as there's absolutely nothing feminine about this fragrance. There's also absolutely nothing masculine about it. I know the reasons behind it are marketing based, but I think it could trick some ladies into blind buying what they'd think is a very feminine "queen" fragrance. It really is not. The fragrance is pretty simple, in the sense that the notes are really reflecting what you get, it's not the most complicated blend in the world I'd guess. But it's perfect. There's absolutely nothing I would change about this fragrance. I think it perfectly captures the "opulence of timeless royalty". The price being higher than their other offerings is understandable and smellable. This smells EXTREMELY high quality. You can smell that they didn't cheap out on the ingredients. It's the first perfume I smell from this brand and this will go on my to buy list. What a masterpiece. Performance is incredible. This lasts an eternity and the projection is great.

Queen of The Night by The Merchant of Venice is not just a perfume, but a true olfactory tribute to Ancient Egypt. Launched in 2023 as part of the prestigious Exclusive Collection, this fragrance captures the essence of royal luxury and sacred rituals. A Journey Through Time The name itself evokes the figure of Queen Nefertari. The fragrance revolves around the Kyphi accord, the ancient Egyptian incense that was burned in temples to honor the gods. The result is an opulent, warm and deeply spiritual scent. The spicy and mystical opening. The first impact is vibrant. Saffron and Cinnamon create an immediate, almost "golden" heat. The special feature here is Blue Lotus, a rare note that adds a very subtle aquatic-floral touch, preventing the spices from being too heavy or powdery. The Heart is the soul of the fragrance. Here the true essence of Queen of The Night emerges. Incense and Amber envelop the Kyphi accord. It is a resinous heart, sweet and smoky at the same time, which communicates a sense of mystery and power. Dry down is masterful. Myrrh continues the line of sacred scents, while Tonka Bean and Sandalwood soften everything, giving a creamy, almost velvety trail that persists for hours on the skin. Stunning packaging: The bottle, decorated with Egyptian motifs and gold, is a collector's item. Queen of The Night is a perfume for those who want to feel surrounded by an aura of sacredness and nobility. It is a "night" fragrance in the deepest sense: dark, warm and magnetic.

A sexy amber incense, comparing to other incense Egyptian themed perfumes like Mira Takla's Vallee Des Rois from 1988, this one is not as potent as that one, which was similarly only for a short time available at Harrods in London and (and Galeries Lafayette in Paris, Vallee Des Rois). I have to say I find this a good update of the Kyphi theme which may or may not have included cinnamon as a note, a note that is said to be arousing sexually. Dawn Spencer Hurwitz has "Kyphi & Cardamom" perfume which is also in this direction of Queen of the Night, but The Merchant of Venice version is richer in a deep, projecting amber. I think there is a slight citrus lift too, but this might be a lemony aspect of the incense. Ancient Egypt seems to inspire the most precious perfumes, including the rare "Nefertiti" by Chabrawichi, a rose chypre (fluorescently rosy) fit for a queen (and actually produced and bottled in Egypt, when it was being made). All of these perfumes are in Fragranticás database. One more note, this is not my favorite bottle. It's pretty, and I love The Merchant of Venice for making special unique bottles which are romantically inspired works in themselves, but this bottle could have used some texture -- it's actually a printed pattern on a smooth gold surface, it makes me fantasize about Ancient Egypt rather than make me feel as though I'm holding an historical object.