Monarch Boadicea the victorious 100ml eau de parfum

Monarch by Boadicea the Victorious is a Leather fragrance for women and men. Monarch was launched in 2015. Top notes are Red Berries, Artemisia, Black Tea, Grapefruit and Bergamot; middle notes are Cardamom, Rose, Pink Pepper, Cinnamon, Jasmine, Lily-of-the-Valley and Freesia; base notes are Leather, Agarwood (Oud), Tonka Bean, Incense, Cedar, Patchouli, Labdanum, Vanilla and Oakmoss.

As an haute collection, Boadicea the Victorious is studded with references to royalty, lineage and power. Sovereign, Jubilee, Enthrone, Defender, Majestic, Empire, Consort, Imperial and Resplendent are some examples and it all loops back to Boadicea, the Iceni warrior queen who rebelled against the Roman army 

Every perfume collection has fragrances that perhaps slip under the radar, making them somehow more rewarding and pleasurable to re-discover. Monarch is one such example. A stealthy warm and comforting scent with layers of resins, woods, oud, spices, leather, floral notes and a gorgeous opening of red ripe berries, artemisia, black tea and cypress. 

The heart flowers are a beautiful arrangement of heady roses and jasmine complimented by the fresher peppery notes of freesia and creamy lily of the valley. Lushness meets purity, exalted skilfully by pink pepper, cardamon and a whisper of cinnamon. 

Monarch was inspired by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, sadly no longer with us. Her unwavering sense of duty, fortitude and commitment to her kingdom and subjects. It is always impressive that someone as documented as the Queen was also a huge enigma. It is a near impossible feat to placate those who demand access, transparency and modernisation with die hard royalists who see her and her family as an extension of their own, projecting lives, loves and loss on a royal family that by its very nature remains inscrutable and bound to centuries of tradition.