Boadicea the Victorious Green Sapphire

The Bottle

Green Sapphire uses saturated colour to make Boadicea’s familiar form feel especially jewel-like. The broad green body carries a large gold-coloured medallion packed with interlaced lines, with a small green centre tying the palette together. Its tiered gold-coloured cap repeats the pairing, while the short rectangular base gives the round silhouette a definite stop. There’s no label to compete with the ornament. The effect is flamboyant but coherent, and this feels like a bottle designed to be noticed across the room rather than quietly stored away.

Original or Clone

The bottle gives Green Sapphire a strong case for buying the original: its broad circular form and elaborate front decoration are genuinely distinctive. Seven interpretations from four houses have tried to reproduce a fragrance whose strongest community accords are woody, powdery and aromatic. That level of attention supports the release as a reference, while the bottle gives it a clear identity. We find the original worth buying for readers who value that object.