Top Notes 
Grapefruit
Rhubarb
Paralyzed Stapler
Heart Notes 
Rose
Violet
Patchouli
Base Notes 
Oakmoss
Vetiver
Oud
Terra
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Opposites Attract: Modern, Classic, Pleasing, and Unique
I am surprised that Royal White has not received more attention here, as it could actually win many friends with its skillful balance of modern-minimalistic and classic accents.
For now, it joins a kind of rare rose fragrances, where the dark, juicy, red flower is complemented, uplifted, and brightened by suitably juicy, red fruity notes.
The only other example that comes to mind is "Dom Rosa - Eau Sanguine," which, in contrast to Royal White, impresses with a wonderful, sparkling champagne opening. However, since a fresh sample of that turned sour for me very quickly and other fragrances from Les Liquides Imaginaires left a questionable impression, I associate the label somewhat with top note blenders and quality in need of improvement, which is why their rose interpretation disappeared from my wish list.
Royal White, on the other hand, starts differently and less spectacularly. At first, I thought I was dealing with a rather noble, consciously purely synthetic fragrance and believed I was primarily smelling a kind of musk. I find it difficult to describe this note. If I try, I think of clean, sharp but at the same time musky, cottony as comparisons.
Quickly, a dark rose emerges from this opening. It is quite prominent and scent-defining, juicy and dark, but the overall impression always feels bright. The wonderfully red-fruity note that accompanies the rose certainly helps to lighten the impression. This impression fits well with rhubarb, but not with the sour-green variant. It rather reminds me of the fruity note from "Eau de Rhubarbe Écarlate." Here, as in Hermès, a red-jam-like fruit nuance appears, but in Royal White, it is a significantly less sweet and not so dominant accent that fits excellently with this dark, juicy rose. However, the bright, sharp-cottony musk impression from the opening and the dominant, but previously contrasting, soapy-woody notes in the base contribute permanently to a very bright, but never directly fresh impression.
As it develops, the formerly prominent rose becomes a small accent, and everything takes on an increasingly noble-soapy note. Vetiver and oak moss were already stylistically defining and have given this rather modern theme an almost serious tailored suit, making it appear more masculine. In the base, this characteristic becomes clearer; the fragrance primarily has a soapy-woody quality, but also always carries something noble-synthetic and modern-minimalistic.
Royal White is an extremely harmoniously balanced perfume with a wonderfully linear progression. Even though some noses may think, upon reading the pyramid with rose or fruit, that it must be a women's fragrance, I perceive the very unplayful nature of Royal White with its skillfully staged clean-woody touch as quite masculine. There is much to recommend it, but to be interesting as a candidate for purchase, it seems a bit too much like a modern Hollywood gentleman. It shows no vice, is just the right amount of polite, and gets up in the morning already well-groomed. I think I don’t see that in myself, yet perfumes with such an aura are often the highly coveted "Pantydroppers." However, Royal White has characteristic, but hardly olfactory overlaps with those and is therefore not, as is often the case with such fragrances, associated with well-groomed boredom, but remains a unique and very aesthetic scent despite all its elegance.
By the way, this is available here at a rather attractive price; a test is worth it.
For now, it joins a kind of rare rose fragrances, where the dark, juicy, red flower is complemented, uplifted, and brightened by suitably juicy, red fruity notes.
The only other example that comes to mind is "Dom Rosa - Eau Sanguine," which, in contrast to Royal White, impresses with a wonderful, sparkling champagne opening. However, since a fresh sample of that turned sour for me very quickly and other fragrances from Les Liquides Imaginaires left a questionable impression, I associate the label somewhat with top note blenders and quality in need of improvement, which is why their rose interpretation disappeared from my wish list.
Royal White, on the other hand, starts differently and less spectacularly. At first, I thought I was dealing with a rather noble, consciously purely synthetic fragrance and believed I was primarily smelling a kind of musk. I find it difficult to describe this note. If I try, I think of clean, sharp but at the same time musky, cottony as comparisons.
Quickly, a dark rose emerges from this opening. It is quite prominent and scent-defining, juicy and dark, but the overall impression always feels bright. The wonderfully red-fruity note that accompanies the rose certainly helps to lighten the impression. This impression fits well with rhubarb, but not with the sour-green variant. It rather reminds me of the fruity note from "Eau de Rhubarbe Écarlate." Here, as in Hermès, a red-jam-like fruit nuance appears, but in Royal White, it is a significantly less sweet and not so dominant accent that fits excellently with this dark, juicy rose. However, the bright, sharp-cottony musk impression from the opening and the dominant, but previously contrasting, soapy-woody notes in the base contribute permanently to a very bright, but never directly fresh impression.
As it develops, the formerly prominent rose becomes a small accent, and everything takes on an increasingly noble-soapy note. Vetiver and oak moss were already stylistically defining and have given this rather modern theme an almost serious tailored suit, making it appear more masculine. In the base, this characteristic becomes clearer; the fragrance primarily has a soapy-woody quality, but also always carries something noble-synthetic and modern-minimalistic.
Royal White is an extremely harmoniously balanced perfume with a wonderfully linear progression. Even though some noses may think, upon reading the pyramid with rose or fruit, that it must be a women's fragrance, I perceive the very unplayful nature of Royal White with its skillfully staged clean-woody touch as quite masculine. There is much to recommend it, but to be interesting as a candidate for purchase, it seems a bit too much like a modern Hollywood gentleman. It shows no vice, is just the right amount of polite, and gets up in the morning already well-groomed. I think I don’t see that in myself, yet perfumes with such an aura are often the highly coveted "Pantydroppers." However, Royal White has characteristic, but hardly olfactory overlaps with those and is therefore not, as is often the case with such fragrances, associated with well-groomed boredom, but remains a unique and very aesthetic scent despite all its elegance.
By the way, this is available here at a rather attractive price; a test is worth it.
Updated on 01/03/2018
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