Boadicea the victorious blue sapphire Review + Score; the houses oud composition
by Therapeutic FragranceSCORE: 72
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Who? I See Wearing the Fragrance
Alexis Bledel
Where? I Use the Fragrance
When? The Season I Use the Fragrance
Skip the Hottest of days
What? Occasions or Events I Use Fragrance
Special Occasions
Perfumer:
Christian Provenzano
#bluesapphire
Price Per Millileter
885 100ML
Perfume Classification
Eau De Parfum
Projection
2 Feet Or More
/Longevity
Around Six Hours
Sillage
Short to Medium Tailed
How? I Apply the Fragrance
One to Seven Sprays
Boadicea the Victorious Blue Sapphire
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SOTD
- What would citrus silk smell like?
- Is there a smell for Paris in spring?
- You can smell that rawness in the flowers
- A cocktail hour air that sweeps you away from your day
As Bottle presentation
Oriental Woody 885 100ML 2014 50/50 Christian Provenzano Top notes are lemon, chamomile, sage, saffron, and tagetes; middle notes are rose, indian jasmine, and magnolia; base notes are agarwood (oud), patchouli, and amber. Olfactive family: Woody Oriental Inspired by the 65th wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, as well as the enduring legacy of Britain's ancient Queen Boadicea, Blue Sapphire is a stunningly beautiful symbol of elegance and royalty. Beneath a gorgeous royal blue glass flacon embedded with a certified blue sapphire gemstone, Blue Sapphire presents an exuberant, joyous, and larger than life celebration of monarchy—meant for the kind of noble, beautiful queens that storybook princesses grow up to become. Top notes of lemon, orange and a green accord imbue the opening with an exhilarating, yet sophisticated allure that gives way to a luxurious heart of rose, cardamom, and Indian jasmine. A deep, sensuous base of oudh, patchouli and soft amber exudes majesty and elegance—like any true queen, Blue Sapphire wields her power with dignity. The mysterious beauty of the blue sapphire is said to capture the qualities of leadership, wisdom, harmony and trust that a good leader must possess. While we can't guarantee that Blue Sapphire will give you that kind of pedigree, it's impossible to wear this gem without feeling a bit more regal yourself.Fragrance Quick Story
- A Blast of mystery. At first I thought I was getting a heavy floral womens perfume. The animalics come and take part of the wearing right away have no fear. You are sitting in some sort of pretty but animalics add flare here that really settle this in to be interesting. The Oud is strong and linear again a good example of where this flat note of oud works in composition. So glad the company did not call it sapphire oud or something.
- I have always loved the DNA of BTV I first tried in Vancouver BC with the Vancouver perfume peeps and after smelling fifty different things this stood out the most from everything. It wasn’t Blue Sapphire it was Nemur I believe, but the DNA stood out the air that you know you are going to be with for the next 6 - 10 hours of your life. Good, bad, or excellent. They have spent a lot of time getting the “Boedaciaide” perfect.
- It’s synthetic but it carries the naturals involved very well and gives them a platform to shine on.
- This is it’s own thing and I will pursue a bottle of something from the house don’t know if its going to be the $9 an ml one though.
Fragrance in my opinion compared to Perfume’s Notes
- Gorgeous upper-class vibe. Like a debutante's ball fragrance. I don’t even know what that is, except for watching Rory Gilmore go through it. The rich syrupy peach shows itself with bright, not-too-strong spritzes of lemon and orange. The oud note shows through the whole wearing. Patchouli also comes in on the top of the fragrance.
- The saffron is part of the majestic air I smell saffron into the middle of the heart of the fragrance prominently.
- A green shows itself as elegant and not overpowered. Transitions into the base, and I can start to see what is holding the fragrance together as a whole. Clean, slightly soapy, familiar synthetic air. Pleasing. The amber also gets more and more revealed.
- In-between the heart and the base, the Chinese incense starts to show up.
- I got really good transitions through the fragrance. With the base drying down into an incense and amber.
Perfumer's Notes:
- Top
- Lemon Orange Green accord
- Heart
- Rose Cardamom Indian Jasmine
- Base
- Oud Patchouli Amber
Bottle Presentation
| Company: | Boadicea The Victorious |
|---|---|
| Perfumer: | Christian Provenzano |
| Fragrance Family: | Oriental Woody |
| Classification: | Eau De Parfum |
| Pricing: | $8.85/fluid ml |
| Country: | UK |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Sex: | Unisex |
| Hashtag: | #bluesapphire |
| What: | Special Occasions |
| Projection: | 2 Feet Or More |
| Longevity: | Around Six Hours |
| Sillage: | Short to Medium Tailed |
| Short Description: | The Debutants Ball Fragrance |
| Fragrantica Score: | 4.25 |
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SCORE: 72
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I have a sample of this and it’s special.
It's fantastic. Just so expensive. Not sure I can enjoy ingredients in it that much that drive the price up that high.
@Therapeutic Fragrance i found a dupe house in the UK called scentlibrary.co.uk that has this for £35 its not exact copy but very very close
Thanks for the input. I am still trying to find a clone of an original that I like. The base DNA of a house I have found has never been replicated. To me buying a perfume is more about that than the notes in the perfume. I am always open to smelling and will report the first one to come closest to that feat.
I think it's a joke, blue sapphire and the brand. I'm sorry, I have to be honest
The price needs talked about it seems no one ever does. There is valid air to your comment. For materials and what you get I expect to be doused in a rich beautiful oud. The Oud in here if real does not have many facets at all. Other than that I don't know what the price is about.
I’m originally from Vancouver. I go back about twice a year. Do we have a group like this on pdx?
The only thing close to it is Fumerie does a sample swap once or twice a year. I would attend any that someone started and help promote just putting it out there????. But to busy with this to start one. Check out @vancouverperfumepeeps on IG she posts in her story about upcoming ones if it works out with your schedule. Are we friends on IG?
I’m one of the rare people that is not on FB (have never even had an account!) or IG.
Well nice to meet you. I also have never had a Facebook account. We had to create one under a business name which they don’t let you do anymore so I could create business pages for my work that’s what I use for this stuff. I was on IG long before Facebook bought and soured the day they did. Anyways this stuff might push me into doing it but I am fighting.
Therapeutic Fragrance
Exactly!! I got an IG account a long time ago just for the photo filters ….. then it became a thing but I’m not on there as social media.
Appreciate your thoughts Brandon!
Thank you kindly.
7 sprays? Only 3 my friends
I used to be a 3 sprayer 🙂 In all seriousness depending on the person, mood, or event it really changes up. I know some people who don't ever dare to wear over one. And then some who pull off well over ten sprays and do there thing. Definitely one of my most subjective areas of review. I just notate what I am doing at time of filming. When I started I would almost always wear only one of my extraits I have done up to twenty and find I really love my day. Note that these are days I am confined to my office and for my enjoy only.