Boadicea The Victorious Aqua Sapphire, hour by hour

How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.

Pineapple and rum on a moored boat, sea spray across bare arms.

Main accordsaquatic, aromatic, musky, fruity, amber

Aqua Sapphire by Boadicea The Victorious, bottle pictured with its key notes: Davana, Rum and Musk
  1. First spray0–15 min

  2. Heart15 min – 2 h

Lasts
7–12 h
Long lasting
Sillage
Moderate, 2 of 4
When to wear

SeasonSummer

Time of dayDaytime

What wearers say

Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.

  • Longevity250 votes

    Most voted: 44%Long lasting

    31%Moderate

  • Sillage251 votes

    Most voted: 43%Moderate

    36%Strong

  • Season250 votes

    Most voted: 42%Summer

    28%Spring

  • Time of day251 votes

    Most voted: 51%Daytime

    24%Office

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Longevity250 votes

  • Very weak2%6 votes
  • Weak8%20 votes
  • Moderate31%77 votes
  • Long lasting (Most voted)44%110 votes
  • Eternal15%37 votes

Sillage251 votes

  • Intimate12%30 votes
  • Moderate (Most voted)43%108 votes
  • Strong36%91 votes
  • Enormous9%22 votes

Season250 votes

  • Spring28%69 votes
  • Summer (Most voted)42%105 votes
  • Autumn17%43 votes
  • Winter13%33 votes

Time of day251 votes

  • Daytime (Most voted)51%127 votes
  • Office24%60 votes
  • Evening16%39 votes
  • Night out10%25 votes

Which size is right for you?

Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.

  • 3ml

    To discover it

    Price: Now €35.01Was €55.90SAVE 37%
    • Per ml: €11.67/ml
    • ≈60 sprays
    • 20 days of wear
  • Best value

    30ml

    To keep it

    Price: Now €234.90Was €521.90SAVE 55%
    • Per ml: €7.83/ml33% less per ml than 3ml
    • ≈600 sprays
    • 200 days of wear

At 3 sprays a day.

Loved by 50,000+

Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.

  • Hand-decanted from the original bottle

    Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.

  • Wear it for days before you commit

    Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.

  • Just like the full bottle

    A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.

10ML decants in glass vials and a travel atomiser

10ML vs a blind buy

What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.

Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
Yes
Yes
Smell it on your skin before you buy
Yes
No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
Yes
No
Travel-ready atomiser
Yes
No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
Yes
No

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The house

More from Boadicea The Victorious

Boadicea The Victorious is an independent British niche house, launched in 2008 and named after the warrior queen Boadicea. Its perfumes are warm, spiced and resinous: amber, labdanum, patchouli and oud form the core, with saffron, leather and guaiac wood adding weight. Blue Sapphire is the place to start, aromatic herbs over oud. Valiant is brighter, citrus and white flowers on wood, and Bodacious turns sweet with cherry and warm spice. Christian Provenzano is the perfumer credited on the range here. Most of the line is unisex, and a few lean masculine.

  • Boadicea The Victorious Blue Sapphire decant

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    Blue Sapphire

    3ml: was €62.90, now €39.51

  • Boadicea The Victorious Valiant decant

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    Valiant

    3ml: was €67.90, now €43.11

  • Boadicea The Victorious Bodacious decant

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    3ml: was €23.90, now €15.21

  • Boadicea The Victorious Tobacco Sapphire decant

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    Tobacco Sapphire

    3ml: was €55.90, now €35.01

  • Boadicea The Victorious Imperial decant

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    Imperial

    3ml: was €23.90, now €15.21

  • Boadicea The Victorious Defender decant

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    Defender

    3ml: was €39.90, now €25.11

  • Boadicea The Victorious Monarch decant

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  • Boadicea The Victorious Empire decant

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    Empire

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Frequently asked questions

What does Boadicea The Victorious Aqua Sapphire smell like?

Boadicea The Victorious Aqua Sapphire opens with Davana, Pineapple, Rum and Saffron. The heart brings Musk. Shoppers on fragrance communities describe its main accords as aquatic, aromatic, musky, fruity and amber.

Is Boadicea The Victorious Aqua Sapphire long lasting?

Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (44% of votes), and 59% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as moderate (43% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.

Is Boadicea The Victorious Aqua Sapphire good for summer?

Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it a summer scent: summer is its most-voted season, and summer takes 42% of season votes.

Is Boadicea The Victorious Aqua Sapphire good for winter?

Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for winter: only 13% of season votes go to winter.

Is Boadicea The Victorious Aqua Sapphire for day or night?

Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it by day: 75% of time-of-day votes are for daytime or the office, 25% for evenings and nights out.

Can I wear Boadicea The Victorious Aqua Sapphire to the office?

Shoppers on fragrance communities favour other times of day, but the office still takes 24% of time-of-day votes.

Who makes Boadicea The Victorious Aqua Sapphire?

Aqua Sapphire is made by Boadicea The Victorious. Its perfumer is Christian Provenzano. It was launched in 2021.

How many wears is a 10ml decant of Boadicea The Victorious Aqua Sapphire?

A 10ml decant of Boadicea The Victorious Aqua Sapphire holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.

Which other Boadicea The Victorious perfumes can I try?

Besides Boadicea The Victorious Aqua Sapphire, 10ML has Blue Sapphire, Valiant and Bodacious from Boadicea The Victorious, each decanted from the original bottle.

Is this Boadicea The Victorious Aqua Sapphire decant the original perfume?

Yes. Every Boadicea The Victorious Aqua Sapphire decant is filled by hand from an original Boadicea The Victorious bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.

What is a decant?

A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.

How does the money-back guarantee work?

If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.