Top Notes 
Bergamot
Coriander
Mandarin orange
Blackcurrant
Heart Notes 
Hedione
Iris
Freesia
Jasmine
Suede
Zigzagged Plywood
Base Notes 
Musk
Sandalwood
Cedar
Labdanum
Vanilla
12/03/2014
Myhorses
33 Reviews
Myhorses
2
Tsarina - Unexpected destination
After reading the Tsarina description from OJ site I clearly had in my mind that this is a big oriental perfume:
Giving it a try I was expecting to land somewhere in St. Petersburg during wintertime, to perceive the “grandeur” of the Tsarina materialized in a heavy oriental fragrance that could melt the Siberian ice but, instead, I landed in Paris very close to Rue du Cambon no.31 during springtime
Tsarina is not opulent, nor powerhouse perfume but a soft and very elegant classy fragrance centered on iris-leather, actually suede duo having rather an intellectual appearance than a passionate nature. It is a cold fragrance, typical for many iris perfumes but this coldness starts to develop right from the first sparkling citric and green top notes giving an aldehyde like vibe to Tsarina and enhancing the iris coldness. During the first 30 minutes Tsarina can be easily tagged as a green springtime fragrance with a freesia accord.
I can easily imagine Kate Middleton or Grace Kelly wearing Tsarina rather than Catherine the Great or Alexandra Romanov. When wearing it you have to put on your pearl necklace , suede gloves and powder your nose .
After the first 30 minutes of springtime the soft velvety iris suede fully appears and maintains its softness during entire perfume life of 10-12 hours on my skin. There is also a light musk shadow in the background that gives the impression of a clean suede perfume.
It is a scent that can be easily worn during business meetings or official meetings, everywhere when cold elegance but also some distance is needed.
Tsarina left me the feeling that is a relative of Chanel’s Cuir de Russie having some similarities like the slight aldehydic burst in the top notes and the powdery iris suede accord reminding me of Cuir de Russie drydown but Tsarina is much more feminine, I can easily say that this fragrance is one of the most feminine leather/suede fragrances I tried. The evolution on skin does not surprise much, after the first hour it has a linear evolution having a long life but slowly evolving into a skin scent.
Giving it a try I was expecting to land somewhere in St. Petersburg during wintertime, to perceive the “grandeur” of the Tsarina materialized in a heavy oriental fragrance that could melt the Siberian ice but, instead, I landed in Paris very close to Rue du Cambon no.31 during springtime
Tsarina is not opulent, nor powerhouse perfume but a soft and very elegant classy fragrance centered on iris-leather, actually suede duo having rather an intellectual appearance than a passionate nature. It is a cold fragrance, typical for many iris perfumes but this coldness starts to develop right from the first sparkling citric and green top notes giving an aldehyde like vibe to Tsarina and enhancing the iris coldness. During the first 30 minutes Tsarina can be easily tagged as a green springtime fragrance with a freesia accord.
I can easily imagine Kate Middleton or Grace Kelly wearing Tsarina rather than Catherine the Great or Alexandra Romanov. When wearing it you have to put on your pearl necklace , suede gloves and powder your nose .
After the first 30 minutes of springtime the soft velvety iris suede fully appears and maintains its softness during entire perfume life of 10-12 hours on my skin. There is also a light musk shadow in the background that gives the impression of a clean suede perfume.
It is a scent that can be easily worn during business meetings or official meetings, everywhere when cold elegance but also some distance is needed.
Tsarina left me the feeling that is a relative of Chanel’s Cuir de Russie having some similarities like the slight aldehydic burst in the top notes and the powdery iris suede accord reminding me of Cuir de Russie drydown but Tsarina is much more feminine, I can easily say that this fragrance is one of the most feminine leather/suede fragrances I tried. The evolution on skin does not surprise much, after the first hour it has a linear evolution having a long life but slowly evolving into a skin scent.
Rachelg
