Monarch

My bottle of Vertus Monarch arrived yesterday. I learned of it by checking the similar to section of Clive Christian X.( My Current favorite scent out of over 300 bottles). Overall this does bear some strong similarities with CCX opening and mid but not the divine dry down of CCX, and it is very nice as an everyday alternative to CCX. The past 8 or 10 years I went on a scent quest looking for my grail scent, I did not know exactly what I wanted, but I knew I would know it when I wore it. This has been a fun albeit expensive journey, I searched literally all across the globe in my travels. The spoiler alert is that Clive Christian X, is the winner. I love it, nothing I would change about it. For any one on your own quest, is to wear a fragrance out in the world, fragrances show their true nature in many temperatures, and environmental conditions. CCX, walking around a City, in a client meeting, one a train, or out to dinner is a stunning wonderful confidence boosting elixir for sure. However it is pricey and perhaps, due to its complex nature, for some might not be as versatile as some other scents. So I blind bought Monarch, to have an alternative, and still groove in the same olfactory vibe. Monarch does that with ease, but stands as its own creation for sure. To add to this, I find Jacomo de Jacomo (vintage) a pretty similar vibe to CCX as well I really love that one too, in fact I layer the vintage with the new. And when I wear Clive Christian X, I layer with ac couple of sprays of Escentric Molecule 01, another Geza Schoen creation, that blends perfectly with CCX. Edit...Ok wearing Monarch for a few days now, it is also very reminiscent of TSAR by Van Keel and Arpels...I would say a very modern, high quality take of TSAR, so it TSAR and Clive Christine X for men had a baby=something like Monarch. I am liking this more and more with each wear.

Bought this blind on discount and it ended up smelling quite different from what I expected because all the reviews are comparisons to things I haven’t smelled and the note list is a bit incomplete. Clove and wood are the main players here overall. Yes there is some bright notes at the top that could potentially be attributed to a lemon but citric fresh this is not. This is a more traditional blended style of fragrance, a bit old school but modernized enough not to come across like you borrowed it from your grandfather. There is a very well gauged resinous sweet quality that runs throughout the wear that combines with the coves other spices to create a dark cola like smell. The cypress gives a bit of dark green freshness and lift. As it dries the spices subside and the wood comes through much more, slightly powdery and oud like to my nose. I also get a very nice long lasting leather scent that I really enjoy, which is slightly smoky and sweet and a touch animalic. If this smell had a colour it would be dark brown. Monarch is a serious fragrance, but not aggressive. It gives mature boss energy but is versatile in terms of season and occasion skewing autumnal and formal in my opinion. For me this lasts all day on skin, performance is very good. While not what I was expecting or even what I typically like, I really enjoy wearing this and would recommend it as a well constructed and versatile fragrance.

Yup... this is the bomb. This has made my top three ultimate favorite colognes out of my collection. It does smell 90% similar to Clive Christian X however, if you smell both and compare them side by side, Monarch has a spicier opening. The dry down of monarch is superior in my opinion to CCX and is more masculine. In fact, it delivers something quite different from CCX. The dry down after 8 hours, you're still left with this heavenly medicinal cardamom/juniper/cinnamon, light resin that is under an umbrella of this BR 540ish sweetness that makes it absolutely perfect. In fact, it's almost as if this cologne looks down on BR 540 as a father and tells it's BR 540 child "You'll get there some day son" lol. And yes, this stuff is nuclear. One spray is all you need. If you want your neighborhood block to smell you then do 3 sprays. Beware women will follow you and some will even stop to ask you with a shocked look on their face, "Exscuse me, what cologne are you wearing?, It's smells amazing!" which is what happened to me. Also, I can't really picture a younger person wearing this even though they totally can rock it. But this is to CEO, I own five Bugatti's territory lol..imo. Can a female wear this? Of course, and I would follow her and ask her what she was wearing, (which I never do). Lol. I'm definitely buying five bottles of this and snorting it in my bunker when WW3 breaks out...

This is a new one to my collection and I rather enjoy it. The lemon, clove, cypress, resins and woody notes are all prominent to various degrees. There is very little sweetness in here, so it tends to lean more mature to my nose. I agree with the reviewer below that this has a sort of "mall sensibility" about it - it's definitely in the mainstream side of niche, much to my relief. It's completely wearable in all situations for the right person. I haven't sampled Clive Christian X or Roja Reckless, so I can't compare to those two. I can only review the fragrance for what it is: a sophisticated and versatile scent for the modern man that wants to smell different than the ordinary guy. My only gripe would be performance. I don't get the strong projection others have reported, nor the longevity. I wouldn't call it a poor performer, but so far I'm not impressed. This is a new bottle, so it's possible some maturation will open up the performance over time. Regardless, I'm satisfied with the purchase. EDIT: It's early April 2023 and this bottle has spent several months cooking. The performance is significantly better now, with persistently moderate performance. This means it's not a room filler, but it fills up a personal bubble for the first 2 to 3 hours, and doesn't fade into a skin scent until several hours later. Excellent purchase around the $100 mark.

Parfümlere isim bulmak zor iş. Hem pazarlamaya yararlı olacak hem parfümü anlatacak, akılda kalacak, kolay okunacak vb. Parfümle kurduğunuz ilişkide isim gerçekten önemli. Vurgusu, dile söylerken verdiği doygunluk ve güç, hepsi önemli. Bu parfümün ismi bence tam kendisini anlatıyor. Zenginlik kokuyor bu parfüm. Biraz eski havası ile tam olarak Monarch oluyor. Parfum harika. Biraz CC andırsa da olsun. Genel yapısını pek değiştirmeden ilerliyor. Güçlü bir parfüm, etrafa sürekli kendini hissettiriyor. Daha çok erkeklere yakisacaktir. Bu parfüme yabiki şık bir kıyafet lazim. Markanın birçok parfümünü kokladım ama benim en çok dikkatimi bu çekti. Buraya Fransız markasi olarak yazılmış ama bu bir Türk Markası. Keşke öyle olduğunu söyleselermiş. "Made in France" yazınca ne oluyor anlamış değilim. Üzerinde 'Made in Türkiye" yazıyor olsa daha iyi olurdu. Belki pazarlamaya destek oluyordur ama bu kompleks li düşünceleri bir tarafa bırakmak lazım. Nişhane bundan daha zayıf bir markamı oluyor? Benim gözümde tabiki Vertus tan daha kıymetli bir marka...:-)