Mind Games Queening
Ambered, woody, vanilla-rich, musky, and gourmand.
Top Notes: Clean Cotton Accord, Cypress, Apple
Heart Notes: Orris, Rum, Saffron
Base Notes: Whipped Vanilla Bean, Fluffy Musk, Coconut
Queening opens with clean cotton, cypress, and apple for a fresh softly textured effect before orris creates a creamy powdery center. Rum and saffron bring warmth and boozy spice through the heart. Whipped vanilla bean, fluffy musk, and coconut then create a smooth cocooning drydown with sweet gourmand character but enough musk and woodiness to remain polished. The result moves deliberately from cleanliness into richness, balancing cotton, fruit, powder, spirits, vanilla, coconut, and musk.
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Route map
Scent Pyramid
- Top
- Clean Cotton Accord, Cypress, Apple
- Heart
- Orris, Rum, Saffron
- Base
- Whipped Vanilla Bean, Fluffy Musk, Coconut
Fragrance Details
Fragrance Details
About the Fragrance
About the Fragrance
Quick Facts
Quick Facts
- Brand
- Mind Games
- Perfumer
- Christelle Laprade
- Release year
- 2023
- Concentration
- Extrait de Parfum
- Fragrance family
- Amber Woody
- Expected wear
- Extended
- Projection
- Moderate
- Strength
- Strong
- Collection
- Soulmate Collection
- Scent profile
- Amber, Woody, Vanilla, Musky, Gourmand
- Full bottle size
- 100 mL / 3.4 fl oz
- Availability
- Available
Production Status
Production Status
- Production status
- In Production
Notes & Composition
Notes & Composition
- Top
- Clean Cotton Accord, Cypress, Apple
- Middle
- Orris, Rum, Saffron
- Base
- Whipped Vanilla Bean, Fluffy Musk, Coconut
Scent Profile
Scent Profile
Primary profile: Amber, Woody, Vanilla, Musky, Gourmand
Musk and woods create a skin-close, textural profile with a grounded finish.
Your Route Match
Your Route Match
When to Wear It
When to Wear It
- Best seasons
- Fall, Winter, Spring
- Best for
- Date Night, Evening, Everyday
- Day / night
- Night
- Mood
- Cocooning, Sensual, Polished
Sweeter, richer facets give Mind Games Queening a natural place in cooler-weather wear, especially after dark. Moderate projection and a 8+ hour wear estimate keep the guidance grounded while its cocooning, sensual, polished character suits date night, evening, everyday.
Route guidance is based on the fragrance profile, stored wear context, and listed notes; performance and preference vary by wearer.
Summary
Summary
Queening is an amber-woody Extrait de Parfum that moves from clean cotton, cypress, and apple into creamy orris, rum, saffron, vanilla, musk, and coconut. The opening feels fresh and softly textured before orris adds powder and rum with saffron bring warmth. Whipped vanilla bean, fluffy musk, and coconut create the cocooning drydown. The result is sweet but polished, suited to shoppers who want a creamy gourmand that retains clean, woody, and musky structure beneath the vanilla.
About the Brand
About the Brand
Mind Games is a luxury fragrance house built around the strategy, tension, and symbolism of chess. Its fragrances are presented as Extrait de Parfum compositions with explicit Top, Middle, and Drydown structures, pairing high-impact materials across woods, florals, fruit, leather, tobacco, incense, gourmand, musk, spice, and amber profiles. The collection works with established perfumers including Annick Menardo, Christelle Laprade, David Apel, and others, with each fragrance named after a move, piece, player, or concept from the game.
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Full Bottle Details
Full Bottle Details
Mind Games Queening is available as a full-bottle fragrance in 100 mL / 3.4 fl oz.