Divine Boadicea the Victorious for women and men

Extremely soapy at first, then dries down to a pretty linen smell. I get just a little bit of spice.

(This review is for Eau de Perfume)

DIVINE is a great example of light and airy soapy aldehydes. Aldehydes are quite chic, clean and sparkly in the beginning. I thought that the heart notes will be more floral but it actually continued on my skin with the sophisticated soapy scent mingled with the fragrant and beautiful jasmine and tender violets. The base is nice aromatic sandalwood with also a soapy accent.

DIVINE smells gorgeous and very expensive. If you love soapy scents I would suggest sampling this. You probably will be in heaven. It reminds me of a fresh crisp gust of wind in the early spring. I was impressed by this scent a lot. This is what WHITE LINEN aspired to do but never achieved in my opinion.

This is a very light, feminine, subtle fragrance. It does smell soapy, but it's a pleasant kinda soapy, something you would like all your clothes to smell like. I'm not doing it justice by saying that though, because it does smell like a beautiful perfume. Very lovely and innocent. I totally missed the illusion of sparkling wine though, but that could have been just me. I'm sure no one could ever dislike this fragrance, in that way it is indeed divine. I would not call it unisex, if a man smelled like this I would start looking around for the source of this delicious scent and never guess it was him. It smells clean and airy, something I would wear in early spring. I've also recently tested Intense by Boadicea the Victorious which is totally different, but they both have a great quality and uniqueness to them. Makes me want to try more of their fragrances!

Boadicea the Victorious DIVINE opens with powdery violets and jasmine and ends with more of the same plus a touch of wood. Small wonder, then, that to me, a certified violet-"'ho'", DIVINE is truly DIVINE!

In the interest of truth in sniffin', however, I should explain that you really have to work hard, I mean really make a mess of things (I'm talkin' to you, O "Insolent" Creator) in order for me to reject a violet perfume.

Happily, no such problem here. DIVINE is oh-so-fine. My only regret is that the staying power is oh-so-unimpressive. I blew through my 2.5ml decant in no time!

So this is marketed as unisex and power scent... Good to know!
I tested Divine at beautiful Caleri's shop in Genoa and I was hooked at first sniff! The opening went on as a violet soliflore for a while. I'm not talking about the usual candy violet of these days. I loathe that. I like Violetta di Parma. In Divine the violet is so strong, luscious and raw. It is very beautiful. Jasmine is probably there, but on my skin I smelled violet. Just as I was thinking about a dear friend who loves wild violets, Divine changed and it became an lovely refined posh soapy scent! Truly a perfect mix of notes that immediately put me in an old times toilet table of a noble lady.
It is strong, longlasting yet subtle, as I had just washed myself in extra-fine violet soap with musky undertones wrapped in precious decorated paper.
I find it extremely feminine and elegant. All in this perfume makes me think of a beautiful young lady dressed in white lace large skirts holding a parasol.

Here is a question for you: What would you think if they took the Batman and robyn franchise and did a spin-off so Robyn got his own show? Robyn as leading man, that is.

Mmmm... no. In general i've always thought that violet and jasmine shouldn't play lead because they just don't cut it, and Divine does not change my mind. This opens wiht jasmine, in all its white floral offensive glory, and softens out to violet (and if you don't know what straight up violet smells like just go to the supermarket and snap a greenbean in half)

What I'm missing here (and I"m a little diappointed) is the base. I"ll try this again on a different day with a different shirt; because fisrt try this evaporated before i got of the basenotes, which all happen to be my favorites.

I had big hopes for this one, but in the end all I can say is 'Holy evaporation of scent, Batman!'

The jasmine here is pleasant which is great since so often I find jasmine too overpowering for me. I think the violet softens it a bit. The fragrance does have a sweetness to it giving it an innocent feel. I know Boadicea considers it a "bold" & statement making fragrance but I just don't feel that way about it. It's not a scent I equate with power - at least not in the traditional sense of how how you consider something bold as in your face and asking to be noticed. But this fragrance has it's power but more on a one on one, more subtle type way. I quite like it through the dry down. I don't get too much sandalwood or anything spicy, just the sweetness of the flowers continuing. I am unsure if I'd call this truly a "unisex" fragrance. I think it's more feminine oriented due to the strong floral element, but of course, with the right body chemistry and personal taste, it might just be what a guy is looking for.