Kingdom

I don't remember what I traded this for but in hindsight there's no way it was worth it. I had found a boxed, unused bottle of this at a thrift store of all places for $50, used it a few times, loved it, then wound up swapping it for something or other that I wanted and seemed like a good deal at the time. Need to get this back so bad. An objective masterpiece like makinmagic1 said a few reviews back.

''Alexander McQueen Kingdom'' İlginç bir şekilde farklı bir yeşil portresi. Parfüm sitelerinden ve markalardan çok sıkıldım. Artık kendimi farklı tarzda notalara yönelmeliyim dedim. Karşılaştırmaya alfabetik sıralamaya göre aldım ve ilk alexander denk geldi. Notalarını ve dizilimlerini araştırırken ''Kereviz Tohumlar'' notasını görmek aşırı ilgimi çekmeye başardı. Esans olarak yüzde 30 gibi bir çalışma sağlandı. Ravent gelen ekşilik, zencefilden gelen taze baharat tatları ve biraz acılık hissiyatı var. Taban deniz yosunu olsaydı ki eğer erkek yönelimi olacakken temiz bir misk ve çiçekler ile desteklendiği için kadın parfümüne dönüşüyor. İlk 15 dakika kesinlikle erkek parfümü dedim fakat bu misk gereksiz kadınsı hissiyat ile tamamlamıştır. Bu da bende biraz burun yorgunluğu yaşatıyor. Oldukça etkileyici bir çalışma.. sanat : 10/10 koku : 10/7.1

You can tell that the same nose which created Midnight Poison also created this masterpiece. However, Kingdom is more of a nuanced story which unfolds over time. To me, it is the celery seeds that bring out the sexiness of the scent. That with the musk should create something which leans more masculine- almost into aftershave territory, but it avoids this and remains uniquely feminine. Perhaps it is the florals and the citrus which keep us in that land. There is something Old Hollywood in it's formulation with the feminine muskiness while at the same time being of it's time and ahead of it's time. Perhaps there are no boxes which this scent fits into, and that is why it is one of favorites.

I’ve only discovered this fragrance after it’s been long discontinued and finally I’ve been lucky to find a 10 ml splash bottle. I had no expectations at all as the older discontinued fragrances tend to change drastically over time and I have zero idea of how this particular perfume used to smell upon release. But my god it is beautiful. It starts strong and pungent like the old-school perfumes with civeta in their base but in couple of minutes it develops into a slightly salty ambery sandalwood. I don’t detect much of the fruity or floral notes in there but it’s so captivating. It smells of an incredibly sexy sweaty warmed up human skin. It’s both sexy and reassuring. I wish one day I’ll be able to find a better preserved version of this perfume so I can experience it in all its complexity. And both the bottle and the packaging deserve their own standing ovation. ‘Pierce my heart again…’

This smells so good. I want a full bottle. To bad is discontinued. I got my full bottle it is glorious.

Incredibly non-linear and complex. An objective masterpiece of perfumery. Whether it's wearable or not is a whole other question. Who would even wear it? A femme fatale, thin Vogue cigarette in hand, fishnet stockings, messy hair, biker jacket, large sunglasses (at night). Can my ragged self pull this off? Not in a million years. I feel like a 5 year old playing dress up when I wear this. Am I still gonna keep it? Absolutely. Opening very briefly reminds me of Bapteme de Feu with it's metallic-like ginger and citrus, but after initial blast it turns into completely different direction. Mainly a direction of an absurd combo of bitter carnation and weird as hell aroma of crushed celery seeds soaked in rhubarb juice. Why the hell do I want to smell like celery seeds? Well, I do. I love this freaky thing!

This is not green, the top notes drew me in, but................This is carnal. Sweaty. Some might even call in raunchy. I say whatever floats your boat, but please don't overspray - unless your intimate partner asks you to.

Kingdom surprised me, as I would never have expected such an intriguing scent from a house such as Alexander McQueen. The notes swirl around in fantastic harmony and smells incredibly unique, in a brilliantly filthy way. I have heard others describing this as smelling like sex, and I would have a hard time disagreeing with them. A bright, zesty and tart opening of a multitude of citrus fruits is combined with the subtle sharpness of just a hint of mint. This tart juiciness is intensified by the note of rhubarb which smells simply fantastic, whilst a spicier heart of ginger and warm carnation develops. When I first smelled this, I was honestly expecting cumin to be listed in the breakdown, the spiciness and ‘sweaty’ nature really comes through - in a good way. A selection of gentle soapy florals and musks brightens things up, but only enough to create an image of clean linen strewn across the floor; a backdrop for the main display of two warm bodies enjoying each others company. I think this is a brilliant creation, would I wear it? Probably not, but I would definitely enjoy it in the hidden serenity of my home.

If ever a fragrance could make me blush and shy away from just how indecent it is… Raw, sweaty, balmy. It’s not a romanticization of what sex smells like. This is sex. Not unpleasant in any way but very honest. It’s vegetal, white and red florals, woody, musky all at once. I could sit here and parse out notes but Kingdom makes too much of a statement for these technicalities. It is a fragrance that goes well beyond its combination of notes. A must try… If only to experience the artistic spirit designer houses use to posses. I have yet to meet the version of myself that can pull this off but I keep it around for when the day comes.

Jacque Cavalier makes many of the best fragrances on the market. I don't know what happened here, this is a fecal scent thats borderline cumin scented stinky butt and I feel due to the shape of the bottle there is an inside joke here. People who may have natural body scent fetishes may enjoy this. It couldn't be me and I adore cumin and spices in fragrances. This is a turnoff and will have people running for the hills. No, no, no.

The reviews here neglect to mention the nice note of neroli that comes through subtly- the comparisons of the gently woody, highly skin scent of Dior Dune is absolutely accurate, a nice little combo of vintage sensibilities and modern ideas. I have a 2.5ml decant (with photo proof!) that I haven’t put onto my sheet yet. Make me an offer! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1V8ug7ftz6JqOLwKKRnFlOd1cU2kKK2gPolnM0jNhnuA/htmlview#gid=0

Hello 🤗 I love this perfume so much you cannot imagine and if anyone out there in our beautiful fragrantica community would like to sell his or her kingdom perfume at a reasonable price that I could afford please send me a message here. I am looking for a well preserved one...Much appreciated 👍❤️

Oh no.... barf. All i get is cooking carrots and cumin.... smelly chefs working their butts off in a chaotic kitchen that haven't had a bath for weeks. I'm surprised there is no cumin listed on the notes. It just reeks of B.O.

Voluptuous, over the top, rolling in the sheets sexy. I love this perfume and felt like a god-damn bomb shell when I dared to wear it. I guess I could talk about the notes; cumin, patchouli, sweet oranges…. but this perfume was a whole hedonistic mood, set loose at the moment of application. Like Pandora’s box. Marvelous.

This is the perfume that I fell in love with instantly. A very strong love at first sniff. I bought a 30 ml. which I gave as a gift to my beloved sister. I never thought it would be discontinued. When my sister died I found it with her other personal belongings, the empty bottle of this perfume with no perfume inside. I was surprised that she kept it all those years and cherished it until its last drop. She loved the bottle like a heart full of love... I remember she wore it at a party many years ago. I wish I could smell it again. It would be a dream coming true! ❤️❤️

A marvel! love love love it! Can't believe that it was discontinued..I am a willing buyer to anyone who wants to sell this baby:-)

The drydown of this is mythical. 5 days after application I can still smell it /distinctly/ on my pullover. Worth every bit of what it goes for nowadays. My only concern is that this stuff is so erotic smelling that finding an appropriate situation to wear it in is difficult, especially when the late drydown is where it really really shines.

Weird , addictive and exotic. That’s how this fragrance is . Very unisex. Just love it! The mint with the rhubarb along with ginger ensues a lovely composition. Heavy at first spray but it settles down as it develops its fresh-dark facet.

i wish i could smell the cumin and sweaty tights everyone else is getting -- smells mostly of some weirdly sweet, plasticky, heliotropey thing to me, alas. come to think of it, i *do* smell the same thing in dune. never liked that one, either.

Imagine Joaquín Cortés dancing Flamenco shirtless for two hours straight, all sweaty, hair soaking wet, dressed in a brand new leather pants, on a summer night by a fire…Than he takes you home! 😄 THE sexiest, dirtiest, masterpiece ever created! This is Kingdom!

I can't find it to give the original reviewer credit by name, but I remember someone on here describing Kingdom as the smell of a dancer's tights that have been worn for several hours and my my my they were not wrong. Ever wonder if you'll like cumin notes in a perfume? Start here, my friend. This is an overwhelming amount of cumin and all the other listed notes are just hanging on the sidelines being an audience to the cumin. It does smell like crotch. Not BAD necessarily but very animalic and pungent. I see this is listed as being for women which is interesting because I gave away my sample to a male identifying friend thinking it was a lot more YANG than my feminine self could tolerate. Not a safe blind buy by any standards, but if you are a fan of Alexander McQueen's designs then you'll probably get a kick out of this one because it's definitely unique.

Opening smells like raisins on me. The rest is sexy. Love it. I wish I had a bottle.

Opens with a blast of celery seeds, then a mix of some other dry spices and rhubarb. Everything smells very vegetal. Then some white musks with that carrot-y/celery gives a vague impression of sweat, but not exactly dirty. Maybe cumin, but nothing bombastic. All of this supporting a rose from top to bottom. And for those mentioning poop... really? Maybe you should watch your diet.

I have this as a token to the gods in my shrine of Perfume collections. As ruby delicate and beautiful as the bottle is, I have it sealed in its original box as to not disturb it with the slightest of particles. Be it gentil dust or mere light. This is sinfully delicious. Its a magical potion. Upon wearing it, it releases some mystical power. Once this scent travels up and touches the olfactory glands, the fibroblasts calls all senses to sensually aline. It commands a higher production of pheromones and instantly makes one feel sensual. Not sexy like a young girl at a club. This is a head turning sensual woman directing the room's attention on her not giving a damn what others think of her. She already knows her worth. She isn't playing chess, she is the queen ruling a kingdom. When I wear this magic potion, I know I'm in for a memorable experience (deep sigh, mmm). It doesn't care your pesant sexual preference, this does something that ignites a mortal's sexual animalistic instinct of desire, and makes one forget their society imposed boundaries. Maybe its a placebo, but maybe it is some kind of magic potion. A little goes a long way. Too much is not a good thing. Use with caution. I feel as if I won the Willy Wonka Golden Ticket with my bottle of Love Potion. Challenge: if you've never tried it. Try it. Even if YOU don't particularly "like it", as its not your average department store scent, see how others react round you. I'm curious to hear back on your results. Then again, fragrances behave different with every body. Best of luck, and long live Kingdom ♤ ツ

The drydown is mostly old-fashioned shaving cream with cumin. But I like it! Very unique.

04. February 2022 Finally got my hands on a bottle of this fragrance and upon the first spray i instantly got a vintage Dior´s Dune in esprit de parfum!! I was shocked how similar they are, i actually had to get my Dune and make a side by side comparison. They are truly very very close. I really enjoy it ut then the later stage, the drydown is becoming reminiscent of Armani Mania with the black cap (the original), cause i strangely smell that note of saffron in here on the drydown. I do not like that note in Mania, so here it bothers me as well. It stays quite linear and basically has 2 stages on my skin: a Dune and Mania. Lasting power is quite good (10+hrs one spray) and sillage is on the stronger side, but because it has that weird note that i do not like on the drydown, then i do not care for it that much. Luckily there is someone who likes it more than me, so the bottle will have a loving owner.

Spicy and tart, woody and warm a bit dare I say manly leaning. Def unisex. Before it’s time. I had a 100ml bottle that had about 70ml left, but the spray broke and I threw it away during a clear out… wish I’d known it was rare and desired as I’d have given it to someone with the inclination to fix it or find a way to get the liquid out, but as it was I didn’t love it enough to bother trying myself and dint know it was so rare. Oh well, you live and learn (although this experience has not helped my tendency to hoard…!)

I’m still looking for it. Pm if want to sell. Thanks

I am always amused by the comments from Kingdom, and this is due to the fact that the notoriety of the late designer but also the new doll line that the brand took (it also has some exceptions in the old spirit but with a flower you can not make spring) attracted people who do not understand what was wanted with Kingdom. This perfume was not created for showcases women and live dolls, it was not created for praline and candy smell lover, not eater, because nobody isn't a bigger candy eater lover than me, let's be clear. This fragrance still reflects the trend of Alexander MCQUEEN in the early 2000s, it was for the woman who came out of the feminist era, at that time no one suspected how it would collapse after 2006, who theoretically had acquired all those rights and freedoms and now do not learn it anymore they simply lived them, it was this young, rebellious, powerful self-controlled woman in a bolder suit with more intriguing colors, more intrusive, more modern than the feminist predecessors, unfortunately the young women preferred mini skirts instead of blazers and men with money instead of success and power....sad memory, speaking about hard work through out of the windows. Yes it is a harsh, astringent, strong perfume, yes it has some weird reactions on different skin types, not everyone can wear herbal stuff, and if you put a predominantly herbal scent over your body lotion with glitter and the smell of pink cotton candy you shouldn't be surprised that a disaster is coming, but on clean skin, on the stature of a strong woman Kingdom breaks mountains. It is an extremely strong and cold mentholated neroli, followed by a mature carnation, in combination with spicy ginger and an earthy herbal strong note, it practically smells like a graveyard after the rain who succeeded an European funeral, where you see carnation and green plants almost everywhere, the last note is an earthy musk and crushed and wet tree moss. Combined, it awakens the idea of black, of bloody red, bring in a somehow fresh blood smell, not oxidised blood, but all perfumes with powerful neroli carnations and celery do that. No it's not a fragrance for a lolita dress and Candy Pink, or for a t-shirt with Mickey mouse, jeans and that doll make-up, it is a perfume for "electric" black, for royal purple, for khaki, dark unapologetic red, suits, pants and blazer, no "cute" shoes, and especially not "doll" make-up. It's called Kingdom, and it's not talking about Alice, talks about the evil queen who cuts off the heads for pleasure, talks about the monarch queen who obtained her empire through work and leads it with her iron hand and steel sword. I personally see a young woman with short hair dyed purple, dark purple, dressed in this sour cherry suit, velvet, and wearing a lipstick in the same colour as the hair, she stands in the middle of the street with her hands folded smiling wickedly and looking at you, and you can't move because that street, that neighborhood is all hers, her Kingdom. The perfume is this combination of the "old" feminine power with a modern way of dominating attitude. I think any young woman who aspires to power has to smell it at least once, maybe she won't go crazy, but she will definitely understand it. As for the "eroticism" described by some people, that eroticism is exactly the vibe of power and confidence that this perfume have, there is nothing about boudoir in, is just about the power, the power was and will be the most seductive thing for humans. Unfortunately it is difficult to find, there are many people who do not use it, even finds it hard to bear, didn't like it but refuse to sell it because "cute bottle". As for Dune, for me Dune is the definition of dessert, it is a dry powdery scent, which speaks of warmth, sandy, sun, this one is wet, cold, and overwhelming, yes have common notes but go in totally opposite directions, I have not yet come across a perfume like this or which to really reminds me of it, but I would love to find such a thing.

Most favourite of any fragrance.❤️❤️❤️❤️. anyone selling some contact me .. I’ve run out sadly