Boadicea The Victorious Blue Sapphire, hour by hour

How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.

Sage and lemon smoulder beside roses as oud fills the evening air.

Blue Sapphire by Boadicea The Victorious, bottle pictured with its key notes: Lemon, Chamomile and Rose
  1. First spray0–15 min

  2. Heart15 min – 2 h

  3. Dry-down2 h – 12 h+

Lasts
12 h+
Eternal
Sillage
Strong, 3 of 4
When to wear

SeasonWinter

Time of dayEvening

Best forGoing out

What wearers say

Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.

  • Longevity465 votes

    Most voted: 49%Eternal

    34%Long lasting

  • Sillage515 votes

    Most voted: 41%Strong

    36%Enormous

  • Season465 votes

    Most voted: 48%Winter

    38%Autumn

  • Time of day465 votes

    Most voted: 52%Evening

    33%Night out

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Longevity465 votes

  • Very weak2%9 votes
  • Weak4%19 votes
  • Moderate11%53 votes
  • Long lasting34%158 votes
  • Eternal (Most voted)49%226 votes

Sillage515 votes

  • Intimate6%31 votes
  • Moderate17%89 votes
  • Strong (Most voted)41%210 votes
  • Enormous36%185 votes

Season465 votes

  • Spring11%50 votes
  • Summer3%15 votes
  • Autumn38%177 votes
  • Winter (Most voted)48%223 votes

Time of day465 votes

  • Daytime13%60 votes
  • Office2%10 votes
  • Evening (Most voted)52%242 votes
  • Night out33%153 votes

Which size is right for you?

Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.

  • 3ml

    To discover it

    Price: Now €39.51Was €62.90SAVE 37%
    • Per ml: €13.17/ml
    • ≈60 sprays
    • 20 days of wear
  • Best value

    30ml

    To keep it

    Price: Now €252.00Was €559.90SAVE 55%
    • Per ml: €8.40/ml36% 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 Valiant decant

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    Valiant

    3ml: was €67.90, now €43.11

  • Boadicea The Victorious Bodacious decant

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    Bodacious

    3ml: was €23.90, now €15.21

  • Boadicea The Victorious Tobacco Sapphire decant

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    3ml: was €55.90, now €35.01

  • Boadicea The Victorious Imperial decant

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    Imperial

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  • Boadicea The Victorious Aqua Sapphire decant

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    Aqua Sapphire

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  • Boadicea The Victorious Defender decant

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  • Boadicea The Victorious Monarch decant

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  • Boadicea The Victorious Empire decant

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Frequently asked questions

What does Boadicea The Victorious Blue Sapphire smell like?

Boadicea The Victorious Blue Sapphire opens with Chamomile, Lemon, Marigold and Saffron. The heart brings Indian Jasmine, Magnolia and Rose. It dries down to Agarwood (Oud), Amber and Patchouli.

Is Boadicea The Victorious Blue Sapphire long lasting?

Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as eternal (49% of votes), and 83% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as strong (41% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.

Is Boadicea The Victorious Blue Sapphire good for summer?

Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for winter; summer takes only 3% of season votes.

Is Boadicea The Victorious Blue Sapphire good for winter?

Yes. Shoppers on fragrance communities vote winter its best season, with 48% of season votes.

Is Boadicea The Victorious Blue Sapphire for day or night?

Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 85% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 15% for daytime or the office.

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

Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 2% of time-of-day votes go to the office.

Who makes Boadicea The Victorious Blue Sapphire?

Blue Sapphire is made by Boadicea The Victorious. It was launched in 2013.

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

A 10ml decant of Boadicea The Victorious Blue 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 Blue Sapphire, 10ML has Valiant, Bodacious and Tobacco Sapphire from Boadicea The Victorious, each decanted from the original bottle.

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

Yes. Every Boadicea The Victorious Blue 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.