Mind Games | Queening | Extrait de Parfum
Queening is a brilliantly sophisticated, comforting masterpiece from the luxury house Mind Games. Taking its inspiration from the ultimate achievement in chess, where a pawn traverses the entire board to be transformed into a powerful queen, the fragrance captures the essence of perseverance, triumph, and regal elegance. It completely steers clear of heavy, suffocatingly sweet, or basic powdery paths. Instead, it weaves a striking, airy narrative that balances a crisp, clean opening of zesty citrus with a remarkably smooth, fluffy heart of premium orris root and cotton candy. It tells an olfactory story of pure, uplifted luxury, settling into a velvety, skin-hugging base of rich vanilla and clean woods.
Olfactory Pyramid:
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Top Notes: Royal Apple, Clean Cotton, Cypress
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Heart Notes: Orris Root, Passion Flower, Cotton Candy
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Base Notes: Madagascar Vanilla, Skin Musk, White Saffron, Amber
Vibe: "The Sovereign Cloud", fluffy-powdery, subtly sweet, clean-musky, and effortlessly serene.
Performance: Operating at a premium Extrait de Parfum concentration, Queening delivers an exceptionally long-lasting presence on the skin that easily sails past 8 to 10 hours of wear. Rather than projecting with an aggressive, loud, or sharp chemical trail, it creates a remarkably dense, pillowy scent bubble that radiates softly within arm's reach. The bright, clean opening elements remain stable for hours before natural body heat brings forward the buttery richness of the orris root and the comforting warmth of the Madagascar vanilla, creating an intimate, highly addictive trail that clings beautifully to clothing.