Royal Crown · 2011

Tenebra

Royal Crown Tenebra
Longevity Very long8-12 hours
Projection StrongFills most of the room
Polarising Mixed
amber-forward cozy sensual
Snapshot

The full profile.

About This Perfume

Royal Crown Tenebra comes across as powdery floral incense, honeyed warmth and tobacco. It opens with cardamom, heliotrope and nutmeg, moves into florentine iris, hemp flower and honey and settles on ambergris, calamus and ebony. It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.

It works across all four seasons and is an evening scent. Reach for it for date nights and nights out. Released in 2011.

Wearers report that it lasts well into the evening, and projects strongly and fills a room. Wearers suggest letting a new bottle rest for a couple of weeks; it tends to smooth out.

Is it right for you?

  • Best for: anyone after something amber forward and cozy for date nights.
  • Sample first if: you prefer quiet scents; it projects.
  • Skip if: you dislike floral fragrances.

Around $405.

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Occasion
Date · night out
Projection
Strong
Gender lean
Leans feminine
The verdict

Best for

Best for
  • Date
  • Night out
The Brand

Royal Crown

Royal Crown is an Italian ultra-luxury heritage perfumery, founded in Rome in 1870, with an oud, amber and Mysore-sandalwood orientation and a serious price ceiling. The catalogue leans woody (8 of 27) and floral (6) with fresh, warm-amber and gourmand flankers. The range is unisex-forward (17 of 27) with feminine (6) and masculine (3) tiers. Prices sit at the luxury end, about $139 to $575, most core pieces near $350. Top accords are spicy, woody, sweet, floral and oriental. Standout live picks: Absolute (salty amber and oud incense over warm rose, $575), Aura (sunny peach and bergamot with minty florals, $158.89), Oud Santal (smoky sandalwood resin with dusty iris and musky warmth, $307.29), My Oud (incense smoke with rose petals and saffron resin, $405), Khan (smoky oud and saffron with warm sandalwood resin, $414.39).

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FAQ

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It smells like powdery floral incense, honeyed warmth and tobacco. It opens with cardamom, heliotrope and nutmeg, moves into florentine iris, hemp flower and honey and settles on ambergris, calamus and ebony.

Wearers report that it lasts well into the evening, and projects strongly and fills a room.

It works across all four seasons. It is an evening scent. It suits date nights and nights out.

It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.

Wearers suggest letting a new bottle rest for a couple of weeks; it tends to smooth out.

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