Queens & Monsters
Henry Rose (2020)

Queens & Monsters - what a great name - very memorable. My guess is that Queens refers to jasmine and Monsters refers to the very synthetic chemicals that make the musk and woods notes. To my nose this scent is a fine sandalwood perfume. Unique. It has a delicate soft quality that at opening is feminine (jasmine) but as it dries down it is a nice light ephemeral sandalwood type of scent. Reminds me a bit of Milky Musk by Parle Moi de Parfum, but is more mysterious.

The brand says about Queens & Monsters "The freshness and zest of petitgrain balances the fluid sensuality of sandalwood to create a woody aroma". The brand does an admirable thing by listing the exact ingredients that go into their scents and mostly these are all synthetic or naturals that have very long chemical names that I have never heard of - but you can look them up to give some direction as to what is in there. I don't get petitgrain in here or violet. This perfume contains a jasmine synthetic, very sanded woody musk, a dry iso e super type of wood scent and a dry juniper oil. These harmonize together to create a synthetic sandalwood scent that is very attractive and has an elusive floating almost haunting nature. I like it very much but is it better than all the other sandalwood perfumes out there? I do like it and would give it 3.75 out of 5 stars for a review. I probably won't buy this one - it's not me - but I do like it for a feminine and elegant sandalwood.