Vendor: Boadicea the Victorious
Violet Sapphire
Violet, rose, and fruit soda with woody musk

Boadicea the Victorious Heroine comes across as powdery floral violet dust with soft vanilla musk. It opens with violet, orange and bergamot, moves into jasmine and rose and settles on vanilla, musk and orris. It reads unisex.
This fragrance works across all four seasons and is a daytime scent. Reach for it for casual days. Released in 2019.
In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
Around $279.
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Boadicea the Victorious is a British ultra-niche house named for the ancient Iceni queen, positioned firmly at the luxury tier. The range is overwhelmingly unisex (36 of 40) and spans woody (11 pieces), fresh (9), gourmand (8), warm amber (3) and floral (3). Top accords are woody, floral, spicy, sweet and oriental. Prices sit in a serious range, about $193 up to $1,750, with average pricing pegged to the collector tier. Standout live picks: Blue Sapphire Supercharged (smoky leather, oud, and citrus sparkle in the air), 1907 (spiced cinnamon sugar warmed by tobacco smoke), Opulence (smoky plum leather warmed with saffron), plus other pieces holding at the 4.4+/5 mark. If you're building a collection at the British-niche luxury end alongside houses like Amouage and Roja, Boadicea is the peer-tier candidate.
Every Boadicea the Victorious perfume here is catalogued from real notes, accords, and independent community sentiment. No paid placements.
It smells like powdery floral violet dust with soft vanilla musk. It opens with violet, orange and bergamot, moves into jasmine and rose and settles on vanilla, musk and orris.
In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
It works across all four seasons. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days.
It reads unisex.
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