Boadicea the Victorious · Eau de Parfum
Boadicea the Victorious Monarch
- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Monarch belongs to Boadicea The Victorious, opening on red berries and black tea sharpened by grapefruit, bergamot and a herbal edge of artemisia. The heart turns spiced and floral: cardamom and pink pepper against rose, jasmine and freesia. It settles into a dark, resinous base of leather, oud, cedar and patchouli, with tonka bean and vanilla for warmth and incense for smoke. Released in 2015, it wears well on men and women who want a fragrance with real weight to it. Voters keep it for winter and fall, reaching for it mainly at night and in the evening. Wearers lean toward long-lasting on longevity, and the sillage vote also leans strong, giving it real presence in a room. A 3ml decant is a fair way to meet something this dense before committing to more.
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The community verdict
Red berries and black tea lead Monarch into cardamom, rose, leather and oud. The largest groups report long-lasting wear and strong projection; others find it exceptionally long-lasting or room-filling. Its smoky, woody style fits winter nights best, though autumn and evenings work too.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Topfirst impression
- Artemisia
- Bergamot
- Black Tea
- Grapefruit
- Red Berries
- Heartafter a few minutes
- Concentration
- Eau de Parfum
- Scent profile
- Unisex
- Launched
- Decant sizes
- 30ml
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Boadicea the Victorious Monarch, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Cardamom tea steaming beside a worn leather saddle and oud smoke.
Main accordsleather, oud, warm spicy, woody, smoky
What you smell
First spray0–15 min
- Artemisia
- Bergamot
- Black Tea
- Grapefruit
- Red Berries
Heart15 min – 2 h
Dry-down2 h – 7–12 h
- Lasts
- 7–12 h
- Long lasting
- Sillage
- Strong, 3 of 4
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity
Most voted: 48%Long lasting
Sillage
Most voted: 45%Strong
Season
Most voted: 38%Winter
Time of day
Most voted: 38%Night out
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Longevity, 251 votes
- Very weak3%8 votes
- Weak6%15 votes
- Moderate18%44 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)48%121 votes
- Eternal25%63 votes
Sillage, 249 votes
- Intimate8%19 votes
- Moderate21%53 votes
- Strong (Most voted)45%111 votes
- Enormous27%66 votes
Season, 250 votes
- Spring18%45 votes
- Summer10%25 votes
- Autumn34%85 votes
- Winter (Most voted)38%95 votes
Time of day, 250 votes
- Daytime19%47 votes
- Office10%26 votes
- Evening33%82 votes
- Night out (Most voted)38%95 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
30ml
To keep it
- ≈600 sprays
- 200 days of wear
Your 10 ml decant, next to the original bottle
Every perfume we sell is the authentic original, decanted from the perfume house’s own bottle.
- Key notes
- Artemisia
- Bergamot
- Black Tea
- Grapefruit
- Red Berries
- Cardamom
- Decant sizes
- 30ml
We buy our bottles from authorized EU distributors and directly from the brands, and 10ML decants every perfume itself.
Loved by 50,000+
Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
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
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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
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No
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Boadicea the Victorious Monarch in plain words
What it smells like, how it wears and who it suits.
What it smells like
Tart red berries and the dry, smoky note of black tea open it. A spiced rose heart follows, and it settles into a dark, smoky leather base with a soft sweet edge.
How it wears
The perfume community reports long-lasting wear, with some finding it exceptionally long-lasting, and strong projection, with others finding it room-filling.
When to wear it
Wearers favour it on winter nights, with autumn and evenings also working well.
Who it suits
Suits someone who likes smoky, leathery oud scents with a touch of rose. Women and men both wear it, and its big reach means a sparing hand in a small room.
Similar perfumes at 10ML
- Fragrance du Bois Oud Noir Intense: shares the oud and cardamom of its dark, spiced warmth
- Stéphane Humbert Lucas 777 Crying of Evil: shares the red berries and incense, smoky and tart
Sizes and price per ml
At 10ML, Boadicea the Victorious Monarch comes as 30ml for €72.09 (€2.40/ml).
Frequently asked questions
What does Boadicea the Victorious Monarch smell like?
Boadicea the Victorious Monarch opens with Artemisia, Bergamot, Black Tea and Grapefruit. The heart brings Cardamom, Cinnamon, Freesia and Jasmine. It dries down to Agarwood (Oud), Cedar, Incense and Labdanum. Shoppers on fragrance communities describe its main accords as leather, oud, warm spicy, woody and smoky.
Is Boadicea the Victorious Monarch long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (48% of votes), and 73% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as strong (45% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Boadicea the Victorious Monarch good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for autumn and winter; summer takes only 10% of season votes.
Is Boadicea the Victorious Monarch good for winter?
Yes. Shoppers on fragrance communities vote winter its best season, with 38% of season votes.
Is Boadicea the Victorious Monarch for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 71% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 29% for daytime or the office.
Can I wear Boadicea the Victorious Monarch 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 Monarch?
Monarch is made by Boadicea the Victorious. It was launched in 2015. The concentration is Eau de Parfum.
How many wears is a 30ml decant of Boadicea the Victorious Monarch?
A 30ml decant of Boadicea the Victorious Monarch holds about 600 sprays, roughly 200 days of wear.
Which other Boadicea the Victorious perfumes can I try?
Besides Boadicea the Victorious Monarch, 10ML has Blue Sapphire, Valiant and Bodacious from Boadicea the Victorious, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Boadicea the Victorious Monarch decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Boadicea the Victorious Monarch 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.
Is Boadicea the Victorious Monarch fresh or warm?
Warm and smoky: red berries and tea give a short, tart start, but cardamom, leather, oud and tonka bean carry it. Wearers choose it for winter nights.
Is Boadicea the Victorious Monarch good for a date night?
Yes: night and evening lead the votes, and the smoky leather and oud make a bold, memorable impression. It projects strongly, so a couple of sprays are plenty.
Where can I buy Boadicea the Victorious Monarch as a decant?
At 10ML: Boadicea the Victorious Monarch comes as a 30ml decant, filled by hand from an original bottle. The 30ml decant costs €72.09 (€2.40/ml), and 10ML ships across the EU.
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.