Valiant Boadicea the Victorious 2013

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8.5 / 10 130 Ratings

A popular perfume by Boadicea the Victorious for women and men, released in 2013. The scent is floral-sweet. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral

Sweet

Creamy

Powdery

Fruity

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Ylang-ylang

Mandarin orange Orange

Orange

Petitgrain

Bergamot

Grapefruit

Heart Notes

Cherry blossom

Orange blossom Violet

Violet

Iris

Rose

Jasminum auriculatum Neroli

Neroli

Base Notes

Vanilla

Sandalwood

Tonka bean

Patchouli

Amber

Perfumer

Christian Provenzano

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Ratings

Scent

8.5130 Ratings

Longevity

8.4105 Ratings

Sillage

7.7104 Ratings

Bottle

9.1124 Ratings

Value for money

4.862 Ratings

Submitted by Apicius, last update on 06/10/2025.

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Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/28/2023

1
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 4
Scent

Mercer
78 Reviews

Mercer

2

Smells identical to how a milkshake with spoiled / sour milk tastes

Once as a kid I made a milkshake with some very recently spoiled milk...it wasn't curdled or anything it had just recently gone bad so it had this slight sour taste to it. As I drank the entire thing (vanilla ice cream, little bit of chocolate) and it had this weird sweet and sour flavor. At the time, I didn't know what spoiled milk was so didn't think much about it, some time later I had spoiled milk by itself and then realized why that milkshake tasted so weird.

the smell of Valiant is identical to how that milkshake with sour milk tasted.

The other thing I can think of that comes to mind with this is a banana peel (specifically the peel) when that banana is rotting and completely black. There is a dirty, sour smell paired with still a sweetness from the banana itself.

I think I'm getting this from these notes:
Ylang-Ylang - sweetness with sourness
Oris - Dirty almost soil smell
Petitgrain - woody bitterness
Jasmine - slight moth ball smell.
Rose - Typical rose scent.

Thats's what dominates this scent, and I just don't think it's good. I think people associate the $1200+ it costs and think because it that it has to be amazing, and there are reviews with people saying it's incredible...sorry it's just not.

Blue Sapphire Supercharged on the other hand, worth the $1200+

11/29/2024

4
Pricing 10
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

Cimi
318 Reviews

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Cimi

2

Depth and bravery in every spray...

Well, the Valiant is definitely not a fragrance that you just buy blindly; at the price, it's almost an investment. After the reviews here, however, I was all the more excited about the fragrance, because despite the good rating in the comments, the fragrance is actually really torn apart. What is the fragrance actually like and what are you getting yourself into here?
Let's get into it, Valiant:

- Backstory: Valiant means Queen of Warriors and is meant to reflect bravery and courage.

- At the beginning, you get a citrusy opening of bergamot and mandarin, fresh and fruity; although the petitgrain is probably the most challenging part here. Because the rather fresh-fruity opening is given an almost fine, greenish-minimally floral and bitter note by the petitgrain. Yes, definitely not for everyone, but I find it absolutely exciting.

- A floral-dominated phase then enters promptly; an unconventional but really great harmony of lavender and iris form a solid base for the rest of the fragrance. The fragrance is so well blended here that it is really difficult to differentiate what stands out, but ylang ylang and a light cherry blossom are still perceptible, but really very well embedded. As the fragrance progresses, the sandalwood gives it a lovely creaminess, and yes, there is something "dark" about the earthy vetiver and patchouli. Subtly lingering is the vanilla. Yes, the copaiva balsam could also be the little challenge here, as it gives the fragrance a certain depth, adding a slightly resinous, earthy and balsamic quality to the sweetness.

- The performance is definitely above average and the fragrance lasts a really long time, you really can't complain here

Overall, a beautiful floral-creamy and powdery, slightly sweet fragrance with a lovely sweetness and extremely good blending. Synthetic? Yes, of course there are 1-2 twists and/or accents that some might not get along with and then classify as synthetic (e.g. petitgrain at the beginning, copaiva balsam at the end), but I don't find these accents or the fragrance as a whole to be synthetic. I cannot underline the reference to the overpriced Nivea cream; yes, the scent is creamy and powdery, but it has absolutely nothing to do with the DNA of Nivea.

03/03/2024

2
Pricing 6
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 4.5
Scent

Kikolja
20 Reviews

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Kikolja

10

High-flying dreams, hard landings

A blind purchase that cost me a lot of money, comparable to the price of a brand new iPhone. For over a decade, I could only dream of this fragrance, spurred on by promising reviews and my meticulous research during my student days. At some point, I stumbled across this mysterious fragrance and made a promise to myself: if I ever became as wealthy as Pierre Gasly, this fragrance would be mine. Rumor had it that it was his personal favorite. On TikTok, women rave that you can recognize him from miles away by his perfume. A fragrance so unique that it captures the aura of a Formula 1 star. And even the decorated bottle is a little reminiscent of the world of motor racing, its trophies and logo.

Well, after years, I finally reached a point in my career where I could treat myself to this luxury - not without a guilty conscience, but as a collector's item it seemed justified. However, the disappointment came with the delivery. The bottle, heavy and decorated with gold, promised a lot - but the details and the spray cap left a lot to be desired. For the price, I was expecting pure craftsmanship, not an economy program in terms of attention. The gold ornamentation was not polished enough and succinctly cast. The plastic cap was taken the cheapest of the cheapest. I think the €15 perfumes you can buy on Amazon have one of those.

And then the fragrance itself - shouldn't it be the crowning glory of my little luxury? What greeted me, however, was a bizarre mixture of orange juice and overripe pineapple, strangely mixed with the smell of Nivea cream. Far from sophisticated luxury, the scent leaned more towards mustiness, something I could imagine on a lady of advanced age or my former neighbor - a passionate admirer of Versace in possession of a marble-floored apartment who financed her extravagant preferences through shady deals.

Everything seemed cluttered, too densely packed in too narrow a frame, which made it look artificial. The room was crammed full, as if too many elements had been crammed into too small an area. Oversized vases, heavy curtains, mirrored floors, leather furniture, carpets and various bar cabinets - all spread out in an area that you would normally expect to find in the spacious lobby of an Italian hotel on Lake Garda. That's the most apt description I can think of. A perfume like this seems to have been created precisely for this type of person or situation - an overabundance crammed into a tiny space.

Now the question arises: Should I keep the perfume as a memento of my maximalist younger years and as a curiosity in my collection, or should I give it away now that I've jumped on the minimalism bandwagon - which is kind of ironic when I think of my admitted obsession with consumption, which I'm definitely affected by, right? Maybe maximalism and minimalism aren't as different as you think - it's all a bit too much in too little space. Time will tell. And who knows, maybe in a few decades, when I crack 60, I'll look back on this perfume with a fond smile and start reaching for it with passion.