Invigorating Boadicea the Victorious for women and men

This is a glorious winter green scent if ever i smelled one. I'm wearing this on a Friday night, and an hour into it I burst into light hearted, giddy thoughts. Yes, this fragrance makes you HAPPY!!!

It's now at the four hour mark, and I can still detect the winter green, but I noticed it was sliding into stinkland. My first thought was 'vetiver', which isn't listed, so I'm not sure.

This still lingers in the morning as a faint, green scent. So fresh and crisp! This is quite a quirky gem, a true mood lifter, and a fun way to spend a sniffing session. Try it!

Edit #2: this is Guerlain's Boise Torride all over again. On first wearing, both are pure wood (evergreen for Invigorating and cedar for Torride). But on second wearing, which is when the nose can't be fooled, the gourmand note creeps in. Now I can smell that chocolate, and just like Torride, my feelings of loved have waned.

(This review is for Eau de Perfume)

INVIGORATING is not a typical sweet fruity gourmand. I would call it more of an Aromatic Gourmand. Boadicea the Victorious perfumes remind me so much of northern woods with Nordic rugged landscape and this one fits the family quite well. It has strong wintergreen or perhaps balsamic fir feel with just a slight dark chocolate accord.

The opening is very aromatic with almost medicinal and balsamic feel with bergamot, yuzu, pepper and very faint licorice. I do not get chocolate at all in the top notes. The opening reminds me of an evergreen forest with balsamic firs, pine trees and fresh wintergreen aroma. The scent warms up and softens a bit when getting to the heart notes. However the geranium presence is quite strong and a bit harsh on me. I get faint wave of dark chocolate but it is very subtle. The fragrance continues with the same aromatic wintergreen or balsam fir presence into the base notes with the dark chocolate becoming more noticeable. This fragrance almost reminds me of dark and salty chocolate served with the balsamic fir garnish at this point.

This is true unisex fragrance. The sillage and longevity are fine. This is not my type of fragrance but it has good quality ingredients, and feels natural, relaxing and pleasant.