Boadicea the Victorious · Unisex

Nefarious by Boadicea the Victorious bottle

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Boadicea the Victorious Nefarious

4.22 / 5 from 40 reviews

Boadicea the Victorious Nefarious is a unisex woody-oriental that fuses bright juicy fruit and warm spice into a powdery, resinous, sweetly woody signature that feels both opulent and modern.

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About Boadicea the Victorious Nefarious

The fragrance these clones are inspired by.

Nefarious is an oud-forward unisex woody-oriental from Boadicea the Victorious. At its core it is a fruity-woody fragrance where ripe peach and saffron open into a floral-citrus heart of rose, orange and neroli before settling on amber, musk, sandalwood and agarwood (oud). The composition pairs bright fruit and warm spice with a powdery, ambered base, giving a sweet, rose-tinged oud accord. Rated 4.22/5 from 40 votes, it has a clear group of fans while also drawing comparisons to other Santal-style releases.

Our take

I like the peach and saffron opening and the way rose and orange soften the dry down; it smells warm and sweet on me. Longevity and sillage are often impressive, but the rose can read synthetic and the oud never gets very resinous. For the price I expect deeper oud presence, yet I still reach for it on cool evenings.

Oud
100.00%
Fruity
89.50%
Rose
82.50%
Warm Spicy
80.50%
Powdery
73.12%
Sweet
63.00%
Amber
62.50%
Citrus
56.37%
Metallic
55.00%
Musky
52.50%

A Closer Look

The Bottle

Nefarious darkens the familiar Boadicea shape without losing its decorative character. A pale champagne-gold circular body surrounds a large dark medallion, where pale interlacing and a star-like centre create a strong focal point. The short neck leads into an unusually sculptural tiered cap, making the bottle feel more suited to display than routine storage. It’s recognisably part of the house style, yet the contrast stops it feeling repetitive. The small star is the best detail: centred, clear and memorable without competing with the knotwork.

Original or Clone

The bottle makes Nefarious the more compelling purchase here: its ornate plaque and tiered cap give the original a specificity that matters when buying the object. The standing of this oud, fruity, rose-led fragrance is also clear in one house having tried to reproduce it. That is a small market footprint, so it cannot settle the fragrance question; a reader who chooses the interpretation is making a reasonable choice, but the original earns the stronger case.

Fragrance Character
4.22 / 5
Quality Rating
Long Lasting Longevity
Strong Sillage
Autumn & Spring Best Season
Nighttime Best Time

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