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Invigorating Boadicea the Victorious 2010

7.6 / 10 116 Ratings

A popular perfume by Boadicea the Victorious for women and men, released in 2010. The scent is floral-woody. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral

Woody

Spicy

Sweet

Fruity

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Yuzu

Bergamot

Sicilian orange

Heart Notes

Rose

Jasmine

Base Notes

Amber

Liquorice

Dark chocolate

Ratings

Scent

7.6116 Ratings

Longevity

7.996 Ratings

Sillage

7.386 Ratings

Bottle

8.9100 Ratings

Submitted by Maddin, last update on 06/29/2024.

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Reviews

10 in-depth fragrance descriptions

02/24/2015

ColinM
516 Reviews

ColinM

Crisp charm

The opening of Invigorating is much more delicate and dark than I expected by reading the composition and other reviews. Basically I get ambery (and ambroxan-ish) dusty resins which smell - besides incredibly good - warm, sweet, “round”, slightly boozy and tobacco-ish with a gentle frame of floral notes breezing from soapy (rose) to lightly indolic-dusty (jasmine) and an echo of resinous-incensey-earthy labdanum. The head accord of orange-yuzu notes is lively, although barely perceivable and ultra-quick to vanish. I won’t define Invigorating a “gourmand” for sure, rather a discreet floral-tobacco-boozy-resinous Oriental scent with a shady and dry personality: there’s hints and echoes of gourmand notes, but they too are rather dark and smoky (licorice, cocoa). On the base I also get something like leather, which may be some wood. Initially it does not smell much balsamic, but soon the fir balsam note emerges: it’s good, dense, pleasant and with earthy-mossy nuances (besides obviously an “invigorating” balsamic feature). I am not a fan at all of Boadicea, but I must say this fragrance is surprisingly well made, to any extent: the notes smell crisp and solid, the composition is somehow “daring” as regards of the concept (dark-bright-fresh-resinous notes all together), yet it smells effortlessly well calibrated and balanced, perfectly harmonic and compelling. The contrasts are there, but are rather just nuances going perfectly together: shades of smoke, balsamic forest notes, warmth of amber and resins, gentle silky floral notes, with a fruity touch. I won’t surely define this “summery” or “fresh”, rather an “autumnal” scent in my opinion. Much Lutensian as regards of its inspiration, although less rich and less “French”: it smells solid and dense but not syrupy and not “materially” rich, the substance here is rather dusty, thin, light, much discreet and velvety. Also I get some similarity with Fougère Bengale by Parfum d’Empire and perhaps another couple of scents by that house, although Invigorating smells more interesting and creative for me. Longevity is a bit weak, though. Worthy a try!

7,5/10

01/24/2015

Sofijasan
4 Reviews

Sofijasan

Sophisticated but dark, not for blindbuy

My first impression is as follows:
Feel citrus, but certainly not sour, somewhat resinous, with the fullness of a demanding gourmet omnivores.
I must admit that I can not take another note, it is simply so beautiful perfume United that goes from the top to the base difficult to clearly define. Just notice it once you no longer smell like citrus with a hint of resin, ran a rose, it awful thick petals, full of oil, heavy but not suffocating and bounded, fixed - wonderfully scented resins.
This is what I manage to define.
Certainly not a perfume for each. Care must first istestirati on their own skin. How it works is that perky and fresh on the basis of notes it contains, so it is not at all!
In my opinion is one of the dark and sophisticated perfumes.
I'm really very well laid and this for me is by no means a failed shopping!

10/06/2010

7Scent 7.5Longevity

Apicius
1328 Reviews

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Apicius

Top Review 17

Beautiful Winter Scent

As a stroke of luck for the year, the new brand Boadicea the Victorious emerges. Invigorating is also a very good fragrance.

With this fragrance pyramid featuring a citrus top, floral heart, and labdanum in the base, I suspected Chypre nuances, but the (oak)moss is missing. Invigorating starts with just a hint of lemon and then reveals a remarkably beautiful floral accord of geranium and jasmine. It has the potential to be placed at the center of a feminine-floral composition. However, a dark green accord quickly breaks in, which truly smells of fir and turns the scent into something more rugged. Soon, the base announces itself: labdanum is now discernible, and the bitterness is softened by the sweetness of amber. Flowers and bergamot take a back seat.

Fixatives that extend the volatile top and heart notes may not have been used. There is development, but it happens at lightning speed. Within a few minutes, the base is reached. Boadicea the Victorious seems to prefer the serene accord over the fragrance journey, based on everything I have experienced so far. The very short development of Invigorating leads to the same conclusion. For me, this is acceptable, as the base accord is once again very beautiful: a good balance between bitterness and sweetness, crafted with somewhat unusual notes (fir!), which remain within bounds and do not push the fragrance into the experimental.

Invigorating is a very decent perfume for the cooler days; you can warm up to it.

07/28/2016

7.5Scent 7Longevity 8Sillage

DonJuanDeCat
2046 Reviews

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DonJuanDeCat

Top Review 15

As the year comes to an end…

There are days when you just feel unmotivated, completely lacking drive, even quite depressed and therefore in a bad mood… today is one of those days, and sometimes this state unfortunately drags on for many more days. Days, weeks, months, … actually even years… you just struggle through the days, time flows by without you noticing, and before you know it, summer is over, Christmas is approaching, and the year is almost over.
And then,… well then everything starts all over again (New Year)… and then you’re just sluggish…

And when you have nothing to do, then,… then you fish out a fragrance like Invigorating from the sample box, which is fortunately always nicely filled (but not always with good scents), a fragrance whose name translates coincidentally to “invigorating” or “strengthening”… which then feels like a joke. As if fate is laughing at you… as if a “small” fragrance could quickly make you feel “invigorated,” hmm…

Well,… we’ll see how the fragrance will perform… I’m curious…

The fragrance:
The scent starts warm and fresh at the same time with citrus fruits, where you can best smell oranges or Yuzu. At the same time, there’s also a warm and somewhat strong, sweet note that I attribute to jasmine.
Additionally, there’s something herbal, almost spicy or herb-like, which will later turn out to be the licorice.
Even though it’s not mentioned here, I also smell something light and smoky, similar to incense or myrrh.
In the heart note, there’s basically hardly any change, as all the fragrance notes from the beginning remain, only the citrus scents become a bit weaker and a rose joins in, although this also seems a bit weak to me here and is hardly present in the base.
A little later, you can smell the licorice better. A bit of chocolate adds another sweet note (ah I understand, they say chocolate should at least make you happy…), but I think you can smell the amber better in the end, along with a remnant of fruity notes and still the incense-like scent.

The sillage and longevity:
The projection is quite good and doesn’t fade too quickly. The fragrance will be noticeable on you for some time, and you also leave a small scent trail behind, of course, when dosed appropriately.
The longevity is about twelve hours, maybe a bit more. So the longevity is quite good.

The bottle:
The bottle is round and transparent on the sides, showing the yellowish fragrance liquid. On the front, there’s a round metal “label” that looks like a shield with Celtic ornaments or symbols. The name of the fragrance is printed lower down at the base of the bottle. The cap is chrome-plated and looks like a chalice from the side. All in all, a very beautiful and interesting bottle.

Invigorating has become a successful fragrance. Starting with warm-citrusy and sweet notes, it gradually takes on a slightly incense-like note, remains sweet, and smells of the winter season.

The question is whether the fragrance is really suitable for invigorating and energizing you; in any case, the scent is warming and soothing. As mentioned, the fragrance is for autumn and winter and is suitable as a daytime scent. Or for leisure, perhaps also a little for going out. Furthermore, the fragrance is unisex, even though the beginning smells quite feminine.

Hmm… is the fragrance invigorating now? I’m not sure. It rather stimulates my thoughts, accompanied by a strange feeling of loneliness, which is paradoxical since it also reminds me, for example, of crowded Christmas markets. Perhaps my perception is due to my current emotional state; it’s hard to say. In any case, no fragrance has triggered such feelings or even intensified certain emotions and prompted me to think in a long time.

Anyway, this was my first Boadicea fragrance, and I’m already looking forward to how other scents from this brand will affect me. I think it’s good that a fragrance can sometimes evoke a certain feeling, even if it shouldn’t always be positive…
… but honestly, at least that’s a kind of change.

Well,… this fragrance is definitely worth a test if you ever get the chance. Maybe it works quite differently for you and simply reminds you of beautiful winter days. You have to try it for yourself…

11/06/2010

10Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Igraine
45 Reviews

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Igraine

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A Spray of Sunshine Against Winter Depression

"Invigorating" is indeed an uplifting, mood-enhancing perfume for me, as the name suggests. It smells like warm sun on bare skin, without sticky sunscreen, of course. A reminder and much longing for summer, light, and warmth in this gray, depressing season. Perfect for sun worshippers like me who tend to suffer from winter depression.

The fragrance opens with a wonderfully rich, tangy fresh bergamot, signaling to the pineal gland that the sun is spreading light and warmth and should promptly release the happiness hormone serotonin. I have rarely smelled a perfume where the mood-lifting, invigorating effect of a component is so immediately perceptible as here. The only one that spontaneously comes to mind is Lorenzo Villoresi's neroli fragrance "Dilmun."

The bergamot, with its bitter tang, proves to be very enduring on my skin and accompanies the truly beautiful, subtle floral accord.
The cistus, with its warm, musky scent, is also a true soul warmer and fits perfectly into this friendly, stimulating elixir. The rounded combination of the musk-like warmth of amber and labdanum, the hint of jasmine, and the light, resinous touch of fir awaken in me the illusion of lying relaxed by a forest lake in the sun on a warm summer day, until it sets and leaves only the wonderful scent of stored sunlight on bare skin. For me, one of the most pleasant and also subtly erotic scents. Who would have thought it comes in bottles too...

I can only agree with Apicius and seem to be developing into a fan of Boadicea fragrances. To my nose, they smell of high-quality ingredients, are wonderfully harmoniously composed, and are exceptional without having to be ostentatiously extravagant.

Addendum:
I just read something about bitter chocolate and licorice in the description at EN and in the review at NST, which left me quite confused. I can't smell either of those in Invigorating, even with a lot of imagination. Gourmand haters should not be deterred by this. On my skin, the fragrance is not sweet at all, even though pleasant scents usually turn into syrupy goo on me at every opportunity.

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Statements

12 short views on the fragrance

ClarasTante

8 years ago

8Scent 8Longevity

The little licorice snail is invited to the fireplace evening.
She’s bringing flowers, the chocolate fountain is already bubbling!
It’s not that sweet!

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Frlsmilla

10 years ago

9Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

A very special scent, and that's why I love it. It fits in no category - it's wild and not refined at all. More for the anti-doll types...

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Hibernation

6 years ago

10Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

One to take a deep breath, amazing! I rarely wear the same scent twice in a row, but this one...:O No yuzu, no amber - YESSS

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Parfumista16

9 years ago

9Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Cold, distant, unattainable, incredibly erotic & different with deep, paradoxical notes: powdery, resinous, floral, dry, spicy, animating, amber-like.

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