My Queen Alexander McQueen for women

nice perfume. to my nose its a milder and a more gentle variation of rykiel woman which is also a child of ann flipo.

This is for the my queen scented candle
Wow powdery violets .... That's about it like baby products yes it smells exactly like the perfume when I smell this I picture those movies of the olden days when a lady is getting ready for her wedding night soft and girly yet I also see an old lady in a dusty church pew with a big brimmed flower hat gossiping about the woman two rows In front u know the one.
Although the reason why I tryed this perfume is my partners ex wears it and she is no shrinking violet and I was curious to see why should would wear this she is a loud in ur face woman and I can't imagine her wearing this delicate fragrance having said that to many sprays of this perfume could overpower u with it's powdery power I won't bother with a sample the candle version is enough of a headache

Upon spritzing, my immediate reaction to MY QUEEN was: "How many of these light woody florientals have been produced on behalf of clothing designers over the past couple of decades?" I'd venture to guess that the number lies in the dozens, but it may even be hundreds...

Yes, the story of MY QUEEN seemed initially to be the same old hum-drum refrain: slightly sweet wood blended in with "abstract florals". However, as it developed a bit, I suddenly remembered what this one reminded me of, in particular: Trussardi JEANS. What marks both MY QUEEN and JEANS off from the rest of the crowd, is the inclusion of liatrix, or so it seems. They both also contain violet, but probably the most significant link is...drum roll...(I can report after having returned from a fact-finding mission): Anne Flipo designed both! Dominique Ropion is said to have had a hand in this creation as well, but the similarity to JEANS makes me think that Anne Flipo was really calling the shots.

The liatrix (tobacco-esque) note is far more pronounced in JEANS than in MY QUEEN, but combined with the violet, I cannot really deny the appeal of this composition. I'll buy a bottle not because I find it unique (it's not), but because I love JEANS! Give me violet and liatrix any day. Thank you again, Anne Flipo!

I've got my little 'My Queen sample set' today (for a foolishly low price - 2 Euros for 5 ml EDP roll-on, 10 ml shower gel and 10 ml body lotion:)) and I'm quite impressed. I can't say I love it but like it very much. This is a multifaceted little thing, changing a lot with time. I agree, at first a bit sharp and almost masculine, spicy, later softer, creamier. On my skin and according to my nose it has a lot in common with Jil Sander Jil (first half hour), Jil Sander Style and Guerlain L'Instant Magic (second phase), and - I was very pleasantly surprised to feel it - Diptyque Eau Duelle and Prada Infusion d'Iris (after 4-5 hour). According to the card it's with mandragore root (I don't know how it smells but I'm falling for it). Has great longevity and medium sillage. I'll use my samples with a smile:)...

Sharp a bit masculine at the opening. I feel cedar, something like mint or basil. Not what I've expected at all. It turns into soft scent after 3 hours on my skin. Vanilla and musk can be considered to be nice,
but still not enough exceptional (e.g. like "Kingdom") to be bought. And test before buying if you don't like almonds in fragrances.

Very luscious, powerful and lasts forever and ever! It starts out with a blast of powdery sweet almond, stays that way for a while, and becomes 'darker' thanks to what I think smells like black pepper. When my skin heats up, that's when it My Queen really shines! It settles into a gorgeous musky, patchouli patch with a hint of vanilla! Very glamorous, sexy and unusual. I don't get a hint of violet in this one. Maybe it's my nose?!

Thanks to My Queen for the realization, that I hate violets. If you do, too, don't bother even to sample. It's unbareable violety.

I owned this for about 10 minutes - thats how long it took me to toss it in my donate-before-my-husband-finds-out-I-bought-another-stinker bag. This is OMG horrible. I just don't get it...

I LOVE IT.

A very lovely powdery violet based fragrance, the bottle and box is simply enchanting, As the violet and bitter almond exudes their prominence delicately, the lovely creamy vetiver blends dives into the VERY powdery orris and white musk. Oh i would have loved you MY QUEEN, unfortunately, my blasted acidic chemistry turns a note into a cumin one... Thus it has a distinct 'curried' smell to it..I was so hoping that it was just me, but nope i walked into the room and my parents started laughing and asked why do i smell like i ve been to an 'indian wedding'. For now, i ll leave this wonderful bottled curry powder scent alone.

Although My Queen has its own unique personality, for me it became a wonderful substitute for Jasmin Noir ( which i finally sold on Ebay after numerous futile attemts of straining my nose to catch whiffs of non-exsisting sillage). I think the almond note gives it somewhat similar edge, but the combination of sweet violets and almonds is actually more intriguing and beautiful to my nose. And plus My Queen has it all: originality, sillage and exceptional lasting power on my skin (after 3 hours still smells like freshly spraye0d

espectacular ,es una fragancia lujosa ,dulce particular que envuelve tus sentidos y te evade a un mundo de agradables fantasias, DIVINO

I love it! Very unusual not pretty or lovely or dark or mysterious just intriguing. You want to keep smelling it. Its a sharp scent, not for every day use in my opinion, more of a late night scent..any season would do. I love it.

ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. I don't know why I waited to order this??? I love it.

Feminin , violets whit a twist
this is actualy quite good . the opening whit violetts and almonds , is alittle weard on me .like the almonds is a bit bitter and the violett very sweet. hm.. but not bad at all, The Orang blosoms and whit blossoms is gental and nice , leading the way to the Heliotrop , this fase is so delisioc to me , the heliotrop and the orangsblossoms is very good togehter imo , Creamy cherry marchipan and the musk stopp it just in time so its not to sweet.
the orris , patcholie and vanilla makes it warm and cosy , the starting notes still linger a long time into the heart and bottom fase one me , makes it a beautiful base, and the vetiver and cedar closes it off so nice .
this to me is a queen , i feel like wearing purpel Velvet , My mood goes soft and gental . almost like a priestes. If you are familiar whit the tarot cards , this would be the High Priestes ,or Empress. Loving, gental and wise. like it

In my opinion, this perfume is a feminine version of Dior homme. I like it, it has a good price and a great lasting power!

Alexander McQueen's "My Queen" is quite a mysteriously beautiful fragrance. I tried the lotion on my skin before purchasing the perfume but I wasn't blown away by it. So, I forgot all about it. Hours later while looking for a pair a shoes, this really gorgeous aroma tickled my nose and I realized it was the My Queen lotion I was smelling. I thought to myself, if the lotion smells this good, I can just imagine how great the perfume must smell. I recieved the perfume days later and I fell in love. This perfume intrigues me. When you first smell it, it's a pleasant scent. I can't say it's interesting or drop dead gorgeous. However, as it mellows into your skin it transforms. It gets really soft, feminine, warm and cozy. That's just the drydown. As times passes on it just becomes more beautiful, feminine and cozy. It's simply stunning. This is a great fragrance to wear when you snuggle with somebody. My little nephew loves when I wear this because he's always hugging me when I wear My Queen. Oh....my man loves it too. I love this snuggle worty bottle of juice. Ideal for intimate moments or whenever you're in a loving mood.

ermmm....not much to say about this one, except it seems very sweet and it just reminds me of (i would swear to it being, if i was blindfolded) lou lou by cacherel. it sits on my cabinet looking at me and so far, everything else seems more wearable. i think it's because lou lou was everywhere when i was a teen and i couldn't make my mind up about that either. beautiful bottle. ONE day i will give it a serious try.

Gorgeous scent! It deserves the name "My Queen". It's noble, luxury, sexy, attractive, strong, independent, classic and meanwhile fashionable. I've run out my sample, and now I'm longing for a bottle, very good for winter use.

The bottle catches the eye, I don't really understand the real meaning behind the design, anyhow it makes me fancy a queen's crown, and the color rocks!

WOW! I realy didn't expect to get such a wonderful perfume!
I bought it blind without smelling it first, and somehow i thought that i made a mistake, but ones i sprayed it, it was love of first sight!
Amaizing white flowers frag, lasting power is great!

Oh My!!!
Yet another fragrance in my collection thanks to my Sister :-)
I totally got crazy from sniffing the bottle and now that it sat on my skin like a little kitten on fluffy rug opposite fireplace - I can feel it melting :-)
I love my Queen, it is standing out from the crowd perfume, quite powerful and with a nice sillage :-)
I cannot detect any notes on their own, it is elegant and daring juice :-)
The dry down smells to me a bit like JPG Le Male which, despite being a masculine fume, does not bother me at all :-)
I consider it better than Kingdom. The colour of the bottle pretty much expresses the taste of the ting to come once you spray it :-)
My Queen is charming, it is a sex-appeal, it is love and lust manifest hidden in that beautiful bottle :-)
Worth trying!!!

I love this perfume ! Very feminine and seductive, it's a kind of magic. And now it's too difficult to find it : beautiful and mysterious things are always hard to find...

This is my second experience with this line and I can say I absolutely love it. First Kingdom and now My Queen and what similarity I find in them both is the bitter note that echoes from the floral accord of notes and this makes it smell great on the skin.

I find My queen milky and creamy after an hour when the heart settles down. Here the accord of floral notes smells wonderful and I detect a bit bitter note here which makes the heart so bright, maybe this echo of this bitter note comes from almonds. The dry down is very classy and opulent and becomes a little powdery from creamy. After a fragrance is sprayed on, I always wait for the base notes to settle down as this is where the tip and the heart joins in and you can give your verdict about a fragrance.

Fragrance on the whole: Classy and opulent
Silage: Very good
Longevity: Excellent , but it's winter time around here so would like to see its longevity in the summer as well.

System_d: thank you so much for the decant of this beauty:)

I like very much this luxury,brilliant and gourgeous fragrance!

MY QUEEN is like a beautiful young lady at the high society ball. First she enters it as pretty and innocent, then she turns sweet and seductive, all of a sudden she pulls away and becomes distant and dreamy and finally she just decides to be herself and quietly dances for the rest of the night with the man she loves. I enjoy so much how this beautiful fragrance reflects different moods and emotions with multistage notes development approach.

MY QUEEN starts with gentle violets. They are beautiful and fresh. There is an innocent feeling I get in the opening that I just love.
The sweet notes start surfacing pretty quickly. The heliotrope and white musk are prominent in the heart notes and very gourmand to me. The combo is rather strong and sweet but beautiful at the same time. The heliotrope cools off after a while and at that time I get more white flowers and so gorgeous white musk.
The patchouli appears next and it is quite noticeable with its earthy woody scent. The vetiver and woods add almost foggy and mysterious feeling at that stage. At this point the sweetness only lingers in the background and the perfume turns very ethereal and dreamy.
The iris and vanilla are the final stages. The finale gets a bit powdery but it is not a baby powder to me. It is more sophisticated iris scent with a bit of layered vanilla. It is very close to the skin and light but very nice and comforting.

This is absolutely my type of a scent. It works beautiful with my skin. I love all four stages. Its slight floral gourmand quality is delicious in the middle. The dreamy part with patchouli and vetiver is an awesome twist. The transformation into vanilla woody scent on the dry down is gorgeous.
I do agree with other reviewers that sillage is not strong but the longevity is quite great (8 hours). I would definitely recommend this scent if you enjoy sweet almost gourmand florals that do not become sugar coated but retain their nice floral quality.

Got a big old bottle of this from tk maxx for dirt cheap. had no idea what is smelled like but it was a bargain so i though why not. In short i found it terribly boring. not bad.. but not good either.. oh, and it lasts about 2 minutes on your skin.. even when u douse yourself in the stuff. Dont want to speak ill of the dead.. (RIP Alexander) but not sure what he was thinking with this one. anyway, i flogged it on ebay and made a profit! woo hoo

My Queen is a prime example of a powdery purple floral but it has a misfortune
to fade from my skin it opens with an powdery note of violet it's sort of a reminiscence to kenzo flower but more
milder and diluted and doesn't cloy
dries with an nutty fringe of almonds
heliotrope makes it milky and a bit soft
but i'm not noticing any orange blossom
then dark musk dries the middle with an
animalistic qualities,

the drydown turns powdery again with iris with it's earthy accord in a lot of
perfumes i don't detect patchouli but
in My Queen i can smell a good deal
and doesn't overwhelm me and it ends
with dry vanilla.

My Queen it's hard to say that it's a
above average or an average scent it
advertises as a supreme darkly regal
scent but to me it's a weak scent
tries to be unique but it fails so
i give it a 3.

I like the smell, at first it seemed to be like Chanel Allure with a violet accent. It did seem so at first, but on second wearing there was something so baby powderish, so delicate under a spell of violets, that I had to re-classify my experience. Sooooo cute, so deep sniff worthy, and the base, so creamy with vanilla, powdery tonka and heliotrope. I have never lived a perfume with my guts before. I keep sniffing and the smells fills me down to my stomach and that's when I am left wanting for more. Really no perfume did that to me before. Actually, I feel like I'm in front of a big white chocolate bar exuding its quintessence. I love it, I want it, now! It is addictive, beware!

(Thank you asilverfire614 for this tester :) )

My Queen in amazing. There is something here that reminds me about my childhood. Yes My Queen is defnatly purple, is fresh but deep, inocent but mysterious, sweet but cold.
I like it a lot, this perfume reminds me about a garden when I used to play that was full of heliotropes and orris flowers.
I'm delightes with it and I belive I'm going to buy a full size bottle.
I think I can pull this out on every time, its perfect for summer and winter, night and way.
I wouldnt say that is the smell of a queen (at least a queen as we imagine) but this could be perfectly the smell of a fairy queen or perhaps the perfume of morgana le fay.
There is something magical about My Queen, something that make you think about Avalon, castles surronded by fog..
I think it can be sexy in a very mysterious, medieval way.
I love it and I think everybody who likes fairy tales should try this one, its great.

Sillage: Gorgeaus
Lasting Power: Very good, last all day

8/10

If this was a bit more purple and a bit less peppery, it could be a sister of Galliano EDP. I am still searching for a smell alike of that one actually!!

I now understand the luminiscent quality of this beauty that is accentuated in the ads an also in the bottle.

MQ is dark, but also bright. It could be heavy but appears light. There is notes in this perfume that really could be too much on the cloying side: Violet, patchouli, wood etc, but in all it's heaviness it's brightened ut by white flowers and carried by the sweetest and softest cushion of iris, vanilla and musk. Vetiver and cedar balances it from going all sweet though.

It's a great scent. Strangley it reminds me a lot of Tom Fords BO (strangely, because there is only a few similar notes) but the patchouli in MQ is much more wearable. Actually it's delicate. My Queen is jumping straight up on my want list.

To me My Queen is very disappointing. At first it smells interesting but evolves soon into a very sharp, masculine scent.
Not, at all royal!

Since this to my nose is a relative to Jolie Madam, Im now testing My Queen with one on each wrist.
At first, the Queens violet is paler compared to the Madames lusher deeper flower. The next notes come out comfusingly similar on my skin. Then the leather comes on stronger in the Queen, only there isnt supposed to be any here. Madame remains more flowery on its leatherbase and has a stronger sillage while the Queen transformation is supported by a pinch of vanilla and the patchouly. My Queen is less sweet, or is it just my perception of another nuance? It has a more powdery quality because of the noticable iris, and the vanilla in the last stage makes a final difference.
Although violet usually is not my best note, My Queen really fascinates me throughout the day with its complex composition. There is a reason why this scent is not called Princess, and its not only due to the designers name.
Medium/low sillage, very good lastingpower.

This is olfactory loveliness, another elegant, superbly blended creation in which one of my favorite all-time "noses", Dominique Ropion, had a lot to say.
Take a look at what Dominique Ropion concocted, and you will see that My Queen has quite the pedigree, which in this case, truly made for amazing, ultra feminine violets and heliotrope magic.
Note on other reviews I have enjoyed reading here re My Queen:
There's no aldehydic overload, if its in there, its exceptionally well-blended so as to be an intrinsic part pf the olfactory symphony (rare in aldehydes!)
Additionally, I don't know why one would apply the word "powdery" to My Queen, but then Iris can turn to powder on some chemistries. I am definitely un-fond of the "powdery" note in perfumes, and cannot detect it at all on my skin.

This was truly love at first sniff, definitely full bottle worthy and emphatically an 8.5 out of 10.

A perfume I was intrigued by but slightly disappointed.

The scent came out with more alcohol than any other note on my skin with very faint hints of floral or sweet notes.

Perhaps my perfume was old which resulted in this disappointing result.

This perfume is amazing. Truly beautiful fragrance and bottle. At the beginning reminded me a quite a lot of Bvlgari Black. Now a bit less. Warm and sensual.
After a few hours I could still smell it quite strong on my clothes, however on my skin there was mostly vanilla.

i love this! light, mystical and quite cold. a little sweetness but not gourmand.
it´s both romantic and unique, beautiful perfume.

Thought I'd love this but it's not in the gothic mould at all, reminds me of cacharel's LouLou which reminds me of being a teenager. Bit too sweet and cloying for me now.

Baby-powder soft & fluffy scent made of sweet vanilla-almond air & a breath of iris & violet with a lightly spicy undertone that adds interest & strength.

Gentle, calming, light.....the colour for me is linked to the lightest facets of the bottle, the scent of the palest violet. It somehow avoids being girly or twee - it is more a ghost fragrance without actually being dark or disturbing.

One to try if you love heliotropes & baby powder, or enjoy Trussardi Inside (minus the coffee/nut aspects) & Kenzo Amour (without the strength & clarity).

Soothing, calming, creamy... Beautiful. I think it can be both going-out and a daytime perfume. A well-balanced composition of flowers, some spicy notes and vanilla, not tiring at all, simply gorgeous. McQueen keeps amazing me!

Interestingly, the top notes-orange melded with sweet voilet- of this complex fragrance last but a few minutes. Shortly thereafter marches in a scentiment of almost palapable warmth and sweetness, quickly followed by yet another morph.... while none of the mentioned white flowers make a notable appearance, I do get the pencil-shaving combination of orange blossom, vanilla, musk, and iris. A flat iris is the main player in this scent. The iris seems almost absorptive of all the other notes...despite such strong components, MyQueen whispers rather than shouts.

The third realm of scent-patchouli, cedar, and vetiver- comes in at 20-30 minutes. The drydown is primarily Iris, with only a dry, somber vanilla as its companion. Frankly, I think this perfume could have used the roundness of the vanilla and patchouli much better than it has. Sillage is poor, but longevity very good at 5-7 hours.

I found this scent much more compelling in the wet part of the winter than I do now in the dry heat of summer.

Really wonderfull and alluring scent! Perfect for cold weather with a leather jacket. Violets and pepper make solo at the begining, then I feel some delicate suede (maybe iris-vanolla-patchouli combination?) Smell expensive and even royal.

It is surprisingly light - surprisingly coming from McQueen!
On me My Queen is lightly peppered violets with hint of vanilla. No white flowers, heliotrope or cedar. Quite ordinary and, dare I say, boring.

i just bought it!!! it smells wonderful!!love it, love it .....and love it!

Wiht My Queen - You a The Queen. majestic,warm, sexy

I purchased this fragrance untested because I love many of the notes. It is a sweet, feminine, powdery scent - which was what I was expecting. The unfortunate surprise for me is that it is so light. I was hoping for something that had a little more drama coming from an edgy designer like Alexander McQueen. When I think of royalty I assume a little more presence.

Overall the Violet, Iris and Vanilla notes dominate. The cedar is undetectable and the almond stays quietly in the background. The dry down is a vanilla/baby powder scent.

For me the best word I can think of to describe this fragrance is "Pretty" Something pretty is very suitable for many occasions - I am sure I will use this fragrance up fairly quickly.

Lovely, sweet violet-iris-vanilla scent.Starts a little flowery and bold, develops into warm, sweet-vanilla without being heavy.Wonderful for evening. Autumn and winter scent (i'll have to keep few drops to try during spring/summer).

I tried it and I like it - not as much s Kingdom though. It reminded me of several different scents - particularly of Kenzo Flower - the same violets and smokey, sultry dry down.It goes well with it`s name - there is certain seriousness and royalty about it.At first, it`s coming on strong and flowery, irises and violets mostly - I don`t detect any fleur d`orange though it would`ve been nice, to spice up the violet domination. Later it dries down in a very womanly kind of way - vanilla and powder...The queen removes her crown and becomes a woman.

It is one of the most complicated scents that entered my life, I would say, illegally...In 2005 I happened to witness the promotion campaign in the big mall and was given generously perfumed blotter. My first reaction was ‘not my type’ to the extent that I put it on ‘never ever try again’ list, so disturbing, hostile, scaring the scent seemed to me.

Then 2 years later I was walking after my colleague at the office and got really intrigued by her perfume, the sillage was very interesting. When she revealed MQ, I was more than surprised. Soon I bought it, but our relations were first at the distance.

Gothic flowers with thorns, obscure beauty, a reflection of a restless contradictory soul, disturbing dark grandeur, the medieval world...

In general I don’t fall for the scents like this and Addict CD seems gloomy to me. However, this scent is an exception of the kind, I was slowly and surely coming under its spell, as there is an extraordinary development in it.

At the beginning in the web of light and shadow, the shadow definitely prevails and scares away with the “thorns” – severe violet and almond which are dominating for quite a long time. Then, their dark passion starts calming down and it unexpectedly turns out that the Queen does have a warm heart. The orange blossom note with the Co. start running the show leaving the “thorns” behind as a subtle reminder of the previous long dark overture. The symphony dramaturgy is gradually changing. Finally, it develops into the triumph of warmth and light through a really slow but surprising transformation. This stage is worth waiting, it takes at least one hour on my skin. Then, I can’t stop smelling my wrist, so fascinating, warm and glamorous the scent becomes….

p.s. Sometimes I wear it in the office just to put on some distant glamour.

p.p.s. Now I've been wearing it for years, I can say that it's 4 spritz that bring me compliments not 1 or 2. :)

I tried it and to me smells a lot like Dune from CD.

as i first smelled it i found it beautiful because it combines many different ingredients in a harmonic way so i bought it at once..when using it though i found out that the sense of almonds and violets is overpowering and makes it too strong for my tastes, while i don't find the warm sense of vanilla which i thought it would have.. so i gave it to my mother who finds it very good and i realised that it suits better to older women.

Was Mariah Carey a fan of this perfume? I ask because the color scheme on this and the M bottle are so similar oh and the pattern too I wonder?!

It´s true, this scent does have 4 notes instead of 3. It´s fun, you keep sniffing your arm, and it constantly changes. This is the kind of perfume, that you should not judge based on the first sniff (topnotes).

The violets are very dominant at the first, and it made me feel like I´m walking on a mysterious garden, with a tender state of mind.
Although I don´t normally care much of violets in fragrances, they were nice in this one.

About 1/2h later the scent became as it was described: pure scent of orange, white musk, heliotrope, and white flowers. I would say that there is also a pretty dominant vanilla accourd all the way trough.

It slowly changes in to a very sensual and feminine warm scent, that smelled like it was described: iris and vanilla.

If you don´t like violets and vanilla, this might not be the scent for you..but if you do I highly recommend this one!

Its a very unique fragrance, that will feed your imagination!

nice to hear that you are happy with the fragrance aeternitas. i like the sound of 'aura of royalty and mystery'. i am intrigued now. :)

Yes! My bottle finally came today :) It's so beautiful, both the bottle and the fragrance. Just like I remembered it from the sample and still much like in my previous review for it... I'm very satisfied. This perfume is absolutely gorgeous. Warm, full of vanilla, flowery, but dark. It wraps you up in an aura of royalty and mystery. The vanilla lingers for quite an amount of time. I am ordering Alexander McQueen's Kingdom today as well :)

This one's gonna be my next buy, along with Diesel :) I've been dying for this fragrance because it's not sold in any stores around me that I know of. It's so warm, mysterious, and sensual; almost decadent. I find that the dark purple color of the bottle represents it well as a royal, gorgeous, feminine fragrance. For those looking for an enigmatic, mystical scent, this is it!