Empress 2022

Empress by Soki London
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Controversially Rated Bottle
 
6.4 / 10 17 Ratings
A perfume by Soki London for women, released in 2022. The scent is fruity-floral. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Fruity
Floral
Gourmand
Sweet
Synthetic

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
PearPear Woodland strawberryWoodland strawberry
Heart Notes Heart Notes
PeonyPeony RoseRose VineVine
Base Notes Base Notes
PatchouliPatchouli ToffeeToffee PopcornPopcorn MuskMusk WoodsWoods

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
6.417 Ratings
Longevity
8.314 Ratings
Sillage
7.911 Ratings
Bottle
5.721 Ratings
Value for money
6.613 Ratings
Submitted by Sniffer, last update on 01/05/2025.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to
Miss Dior Chérie (2005) (Eau de Parfum) by Dior
Miss Dior Chérie (2005) Eau de Parfum
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Pure XS for Her

Reviews

2 in-depth fragrance descriptions
5
Pricing
2
Bottle
8
Sillage
8
Longevity
3.5
Scent
Coffeecat283

43 Reviews
Coffeecat283
Coffeecat283
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Just…no
Look, I’ve really enjoyed Soki’s channel and I really admire her for taking this huge entrepreneurial step, but I’m also entitled to my (kindly and respectfully stated) honest opinion as a consumer. And my honest opinion is, sadly, this perfume was Just Not Good. I understand what she was going for, but I personally think the execution was a little lacking.

I had to spray my 15 ml travel spray a few times to get the true sense of the fragrance. I’m not sure what happened, maybe it was just stored for a while and didn’t keep well, but the first few sprays of this just smelled, frankly, like an unblended mess. I was getting heavy sickly strawberry, toffee, and STRONG popcorn all at the same time, but they were competing for attention rather than presenting as a smooth blend.

After spraying a few times, though, the perfume seemed to “settle.” It’s still very strong, but more of a cohesive fragrance. It is coming across to me as a mix of Jimmy Choo EDP and YSL Mon Paris with the strawberry top note. I don’t get any of the floral notes, this is primarily a sweet fruitchouli to me. You really do have to like patchouli to like this fragrance, it packs a punch.

So to be fair, if those sweet fruity gourmand-ish fragrances are your thing, you’ll probably like this! That’s not my taste though, so I’m really just not vibing with this. It’s way too heavy and sweet to wear to the office, I have other “daily driver” seasonal perfumes I’d reach for over this one, and it’s not quite my taste for a “going out” or “date night” perfume.

All that being said…I will say I have also tried the other two Soki London perfumes, Aphrodite and Artemis, and both of those are MUCH better than Empress, in my opinion. Both are full-bottle worthy. So please go try those if you’re able! It’s just a shame this one was a “miss” for me.
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9
Pricing
9
Bottle
10
Sillage
9
Longevity
7
Scent
MiddyBlack

4 Reviews
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MiddyBlack
MiddyBlack
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What happened?
*Pufffffffff* it went and I was standing in a pear-soapy strawberry cloud that almost took my breath away.

I don't know how that could have happened. I just pressed on a harmless-looking pump spray head and I drowned in this thick cloud of sweetness! Uff....okay, first try not to pass out. I panted for air and waited for the fresh and airy-sounding heart note to rescue me from the pear soap...

...I survived and got extremely sugared rose. Wow. That wasn't a fresh rose, that was heavy, sugared oriental rose water stirred into syrup.... a fresh rose scent also emerged in the background and I was still gasping for air.

...when I regained consciousness, I must have left the syrupy rose garden unnoticed by me. This intense fever dream of sugar, fruit and candied roses was now a caramelly, popcorny note that accompanied me on my way through a light-flooded, slightly spicy, sun-drenched summer forest into reality.

Madness.

Very intense, almost headache-inducingly powerful, but beautiful!

Let's see how my 2nd Empress trip turns out...

I don't recognize the similarity to Miss Dior Cherie. Not the lightness, not that elfin delicacy. Empress is formidable, more like Galadriel than Tinkerbell. Empress is strong and self-confident and powerful.
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Statements

1 short view on the fragrance
JamieG253JamieG253 2 years ago
Popcorn, sweet and green strawberries, toffee with a strong hit of patchouly. Lasts very well, with great projection. I’m so glad I love!
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