Imperial
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Imperial by Boadicea The Victorious is a dense, oriental woody scent built for cold nights. It opens with Brazilian rosewood, lavender, birch and angelica, sharp and aromatic rather than soft. Geranium, rose, freesia and jasmine sit in the heart, keeping some brightness before the base takes hold. That base carries real weight: oud, leather, amber, patchouli, sandalwood and musk, layered into a warm, spicy depth. Composed by Christian Provenzano and launched in 2012, it suits men and women who want a scent with real gravity, never something quiet. Voters keep it for winter and autumn, worn at night and in the evening. The longevity vote leans long-lasting, and sillage leans strong, so a little goes a long way. A 3ml decant is enough to know if you can carry this much weight.
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The community verdict
A woody oud with leather and warm spice, Imperial pairs lavender and birch with rose before settling into oud and labdanum. Long-lasting wear and strong projection lead, though neither view is universal. It suits a dressy mood on winter nights; autumn and evenings work too, but the opening can feel sharp.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Topfirst impression
- Angelica
- Birch
- Brazilian Rosewood
- Lavender
- Basewhat lingers
- Agarwood (Oud)
- Amber
- Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha
- Guaiac Wood
- Labdanum
- Leather
- Musk
- Olibanum
- Patchouli
- Sandalwood
- Perfumer
- Christian Provenzano
- Scent profile
- Unisex
- Launched
- 2012
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Boadicea The Victorious Imperial, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Birch logs smoking in a panelled hall, oud and roses scenting the night.
Main accordsoud, woody, leather, aromatic, warm spicy
What you smell
First spray0–15 min
- Angelica
- Birch
- Brazilian Rosewood
- Lavender
Heart15 min – 2 h
Dry-down2 h – 7–12 h
- Agarwood (Oud)
- Amber
- Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha
- Guaiac Wood
- Labdanum
- Leather
- Musk
- Olibanum
- Patchouli
- Sandalwood
- Lasts
- 7–12 h
- Long lasting
- Sillage
- Strong, 3 of 4
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity250 votes
Most voted: 41%Long lasting
30%Eternal
Sillage250 votes
Most voted: 46%Strong
24%Moderate
Season249 votes
Most voted: 41%Winter
34%Autumn
Time of day250 votes
Most voted: 40%Night out
34%Evening
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Longevity250 votes
- Very weak2%6 votes
- Weak6%15 votes
- Moderate20%50 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)41%103 votes
- Eternal30%76 votes
Sillage250 votes
- Intimate7%18 votes
- Moderate24%60 votes
- Strong (Most voted)46%116 votes
- Enormous22%56 votes
Season249 votes
- Spring16%41 votes
- Summer9%23 votes
- Autumn34%84 votes
- Winter (Most voted)41%101 votes
Time of day250 votes
- Daytime16%40 votes
- Office10%24 votes
- Evening34%86 votes
- Night out (Most voted)40%100 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
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 vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
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Smell it on your skin before you buy
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Try several scents for one bottle’s price
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No
Travel-ready atomiser
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No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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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.
Frequently asked questions
What does Boadicea The Victorious Imperial smell like?
Boadicea The Victorious Imperial opens with Angelica, Birch, Brazilian Rosewood and Lavender. The heart brings Freesia, Geranium, Jasmine and Rose. It dries down to Agarwood (Oud), Amber, Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha and Guaiac Wood. Shoppers on fragrance communities describe its main accords as oud, woody, leather, aromatic and warm spicy.
Is Boadicea The Victorious Imperial long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (41% of votes), and 72% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as strong (46% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Boadicea The Victorious Imperial good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for autumn and winter; summer takes only 9% of season votes.
Is Boadicea The Victorious Imperial good for winter?
Yes. Shoppers on fragrance communities vote winter its best season, with 41% of season votes.
Is Boadicea The Victorious Imperial for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 74% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 26% for daytime or the office.
Can I wear Boadicea The Victorious Imperial to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 10% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes Boadicea The Victorious Imperial?
Imperial is made by Boadicea The Victorious. Its perfumer is Christian Provenzano. It was launched in 2012.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Boadicea The Victorious Imperial?
A 10ml decant of Boadicea The Victorious Imperial 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 Imperial, 10ML has Blue Sapphire, Valiant and Bodacious from Boadicea The Victorious, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Boadicea The Victorious Imperial decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Boadicea The Victorious Imperial 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.