Boadicea The Victorious Ardent
How it smells
Main smell: rose and amber. It opens with Turkish rose and saffron, moves to rose and beeswax and dries down to vanilla and patchouli.
- Came out
- 2012
- Lasts
- 6 to 9 hours
- Best in
- winter
Ardent notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
About Boadicea The Victorious Ardent
Boadicea The Victorious is the house behind Ardent.
For work or for evenings
It works better at night than in the day, so it is a good pick for evenings, dinners and going out. Its amber side feels cosy and rich after dark. For daytime, Swiss Arabian Shaghaf Oud Aswad is a lighter match.
What Ardent costs
The usual price in Europe is about €165. That puts it on the expensive side. It costs more than Swiss Arabian Shaghaf Oud Aswad but less than Amouage Outlands.
Boadicea the Victorious perfumes worth knowing
The house has 65 perfumes here, led by Ardent, Bodacious and Hanuman.
Is Ardent your kind of scent?
The strongest accord is rose (100%), followed by amber and warm spicy. You will probably like it if you enjoy rose and amber smells and notes like rose and vanilla. Less obvious notes include coriander, jasmine and agarwood (oud). Perfume fans rate it 4.24 out of 5.
Best seasons to wear it
The best time of year to wear it is winter. It is less suited to summer. Ranked by season: winter, fall, spring and summer. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.
Longevity on skin
It stays on skin for about 6 to 9 hours, so one spray in the morning can carry you through the day. It lasts about as long as Mugler A*Men and Amouage Outlands. Base notes like vanilla and patchouli are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Perfumes that smell like Ardent
Similar picks to try: Mugler A*Men (8 shared notes), Amouage Outlands (9 shared notes), Swiss Arabian Shaghaf Oud Aswad (11 shared notes) and Tom Ford Oud Fleur unisex (7 shared notes).
More questions
Can women wear Ardent?
It is made for men, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
When did Ardent come out?
It came out in 2012.
Does it project well?
Strong. People around you will notice it.