Top Notes 
Tarragon
Basil
Eucalyptus
Lavender
Rosemary
Heart Notes 
Indonesian patchouli
Thyme
Ginger
Base Notes 
Moss
Vetiver
Texas cedar
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Superb Quality, Lowest Price
Exceptionally good perfume is available in all price levels – however, one can hardly find it among the really cheap ones. It is hard to believe that King Solomon costs only 20 € (~25 USD). Those fragrances that it can be compared with are all middle or high-priced niche scents.
King Solomon presents us a single note that determines the fragrance's complete character: woody-aromatic. We know this slightly “boozy” note: it is the one that makes Lubin's Itasca such a highly appreciated fragrance on Parfumo. And it is rare. We have experienced this note in a rather crisp and lean form in Jasper Conran's Mister; and for Micallef's 200-€-perfume Jewel for Him, this note is the reason why the well-known cedarwood and vetiver base is just a little more attractive than in the famous Terre d'Hermès!
Regularly, this note seems to be described as cedarwood and vetiver in the scent pyramids – but I believe this does not tell the complete truth. I think it is rather a single, seldom used molecule from the big player's portfolio. Be that as it may, I love it quite a lot: the sharpness and booziness of this fume has a somewhat physical appeal, and insofar, it is sexy. Why have the perfumers been so closefisted with it?
Compared to the perfumes mentioned, King Solomon is somewhat less refined. Whereas one loves to trace the aromatic woodiness in Itasca, King Solomon presents this note right at the front at any stage of the fragrance's development. Instead of enriching the fragrance with other high quality notes, King Salomon gives us only a faint impression of those synthetic shower gel accords one typically finds in perfumes of the budget price level. This provides a slight sweetness and maybe some additional volume but it never affects the overall high quality impression. On the contrary, this relation makes King Solomon look a lot younger than the respectable niche scents mentioned here.
If you look at the marketing of the brand Kings & Queens it shows quite a hip and cool attitude. It is nice you can have their products for small money, however, it may just be caused by the fact that a Greek cosmetic brand may have difficulties nowadays to achieve good revenues in its own country. It seems Kings & Queens has distributive channels to Scandinavia, the Ukraine and lately, to Germany.
I do not hold it against them that their products may not originally have been designed for the country I live in. Because if so, their marketing department should get fired right on the spot: King Solomon comes in an ugly brown and unimposing packaging which may – with some goodwill – remind you of 1970's barber shop classic SIR Canada Ceder. After all, it can very well keep up with that. There is a nice Gimmick: a story about King Solomon and Queen Sheeba is printed on the bottle, apparently from the bible. I have to admit I did not get the sense.
Overexcited retro kitsch borrowed from religious contexts – this will surely attract one or the other student of comparative religious studies. However, for the majority of young perfume customers, King Solomon cannot come into view.
Wouldn't have been more possible? Isn't it high time for a follow-up to One Million? To me, it seems the people in power have just not understood what kind of fragrance they actually have! The fragrance itself is right away sexy, and it has enough bang to attract the very young male customers. Wouldn't it be great if this woody booziness was made accessible to a wider young audience, with sufficient market power behind it? Doesn't this have the guts to continue the line Joop! Homme – Le Mâle – One Million?
I presume King Solomon might leave us again quite soon. Niche quality for 20 € - this surely justifies a blind buy. Hurry up!
King Solomon presents us a single note that determines the fragrance's complete character: woody-aromatic. We know this slightly “boozy” note: it is the one that makes Lubin's Itasca such a highly appreciated fragrance on Parfumo. And it is rare. We have experienced this note in a rather crisp and lean form in Jasper Conran's Mister; and for Micallef's 200-€-perfume Jewel for Him, this note is the reason why the well-known cedarwood and vetiver base is just a little more attractive than in the famous Terre d'Hermès!
Regularly, this note seems to be described as cedarwood and vetiver in the scent pyramids – but I believe this does not tell the complete truth. I think it is rather a single, seldom used molecule from the big player's portfolio. Be that as it may, I love it quite a lot: the sharpness and booziness of this fume has a somewhat physical appeal, and insofar, it is sexy. Why have the perfumers been so closefisted with it?
Compared to the perfumes mentioned, King Solomon is somewhat less refined. Whereas one loves to trace the aromatic woodiness in Itasca, King Solomon presents this note right at the front at any stage of the fragrance's development. Instead of enriching the fragrance with other high quality notes, King Salomon gives us only a faint impression of those synthetic shower gel accords one typically finds in perfumes of the budget price level. This provides a slight sweetness and maybe some additional volume but it never affects the overall high quality impression. On the contrary, this relation makes King Solomon look a lot younger than the respectable niche scents mentioned here.
If you look at the marketing of the brand Kings & Queens it shows quite a hip and cool attitude. It is nice you can have their products for small money, however, it may just be caused by the fact that a Greek cosmetic brand may have difficulties nowadays to achieve good revenues in its own country. It seems Kings & Queens has distributive channels to Scandinavia, the Ukraine and lately, to Germany.
I do not hold it against them that their products may not originally have been designed for the country I live in. Because if so, their marketing department should get fired right on the spot: King Solomon comes in an ugly brown and unimposing packaging which may – with some goodwill – remind you of 1970's barber shop classic SIR Canada Ceder. After all, it can very well keep up with that. There is a nice Gimmick: a story about King Solomon and Queen Sheeba is printed on the bottle, apparently from the bible. I have to admit I did not get the sense.
Overexcited retro kitsch borrowed from religious contexts – this will surely attract one or the other student of comparative religious studies. However, for the majority of young perfume customers, King Solomon cannot come into view.
Wouldn't have been more possible? Isn't it high time for a follow-up to One Million? To me, it seems the people in power have just not understood what kind of fragrance they actually have! The fragrance itself is right away sexy, and it has enough bang to attract the very young male customers. Wouldn't it be great if this woody booziness was made accessible to a wider young audience, with sufficient market power behind it? Doesn't this have the guts to continue the line Joop! Homme – Le Mâle – One Million?
I presume King Solomon might leave us again quite soon. Niche quality for 20 € - this surely justifies a blind buy. Hurry up!
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