BDK Parfums
Gris Charnel
Woody · Warm spicy · Aromatic.
Boadicea the Victorious ↗
Monarch
Concentration not recorded
Leather · Warm spicy · Amber.
Where to try ↗ Share scent card ↗Year2015
Marketed forUnisex
PerfumerNot recorded
The short answer
A scent, in focus.
Monarch brings red berries and black tea into an aromatic citrus opening. Spices and rose fill the heart, while leather, oud, incense and tonka give the tea-and-fruit theme a contrasting base.
Original editorial interpretation of listed catalog notes; individual wear experience may differ.
Explore the niche fragrance edit ↗01 / The scent profile
Understand what you smell.
These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.
Main accords
leather
100
warm spicy
92
amber
74
aromatic
69
sweet
64
fruity
60
oud
57
woody
57
Relative prominence on a 0–100 scale. Not ingredient percentages.
Performance / Community impressions
How it wears.
Longevity
3.49 / 5
172 votes
See vote breakdown
category average, not hours
Projection
2.49 / 4
195 votes
See vote breakdown
1 = intimate; higher = stronger
Value perception
2.20 / 5
117 votes
See vote breakdown
1 = overpriced; 5 = great value
These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.
Season preferences
winter
103
spring
72
summer
27
autumn
112
Vote counts. Categories are not mutually exclusive.
Day or evening?
day
89
night
84
Preferences, not restrictions on when to wear it.
382Own it
121Previously owned
415Want it
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Different measures can have different numbers of votes.
03 / Keep exploring
Often compared with…
Explore these suggested comparisons. Similarity is subjective.
A little more clarity.
Before you tryWhat does Monarch smell like?
Leather · Warm spicy · Amber. Its listed notes include Red Berries, Artemisia, Black Tea, Grapefruit, Bergamot. See the overview for the full profile.
Who created it?
A perfumer is not recorded in this catalog.
How long does it last?
The longevity rating is 3.49 out of 5, from 172 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.
Which notes define Monarch?
Its listed notes include red berries, artemisia, black tea, grapefruit, bergamot, cardamom, rose, pink pepper, cinnamon, jasmine, lily-of-the-valley, freesia, leather, agarwood (oud), tonka bean, incense, cedar, patchouli, labdanum, vanilla, oakmoss. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.
04 / Try before you decide
Let your skin have the final say.
Save this fragrance to your sampling shortlist. Retailer stock and prices are not connected in this prototype.
A scent worth sharing
Pass it on.
PARFUM BIBLE / SCENT CARD
Monarch
Boadicea the Victorious
Leading accords
leather
warm spicy
amber
aromatic
sweet
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.Listed notes · a selection
Red Berries · Artemisia · Black Tea · Grapefruit · Bergamot · Cardamom