Mind Games Ruy Lopez
Woody, aromatic, fruity, leathery, boozy, and dark.
Top Notes: Black Tea, Black Pepper, Cherry
Heart Notes: Rose, Dark Rum, Davana
Base Notes: Patchouli, Leather, Oakwood
Ruy Lopez opens with black tea, black pepper, and cherry before rose, dark rum, and davana create a deep boozy-floral heart. Patchouli, leather, and oakwood form a dark structured base, giving the fruit and tea a drier, more tailored finish.
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Route map
Scent Pyramid
- Top
- Black Tea, Black Pepper, Cherry
- Heart
- Rose, Dark Rum, Davana
- Base
- Patchouli, Leather, Oakwood
Fragrance Details
Fragrance Details
About the Fragrance
About the Fragrance
Quick Facts
Quick Facts
- Brand
- Mind Games
- Perfumer
- Christelle Laprade
- Concentration
- Extrait de Parfum
- Fragrance family
- Woody Aromatic Green
- Expected wear
- Extended
- Scent profile
- Woody, Aromatic, Green, Leather, Fruity
- Full bottle size
- 100 mL / 3.4 fl oz
- Availability
- Available
Notes & Composition
Notes & Composition
- Top
- Black Tea, Black Pepper, Cherry
- Middle
- Rose, Dark Rum, Davana
- Base
- Patchouli, Leather, Oakwood
Scent Profile
Scent Profile
Primary profile: Woody, Aromatic, Green, Leather, Fruity
Your Route Match
Your Route Match
When to Wear It
When to Wear It
This grounded profile suits professional settings, casual evenings, social events and seasons where a little more structure feels appropriate.
Route guidance is based on the fragrance profile, stored wear context, and listed notes; performance and preference vary by wearer.
Summary
Summary
Mind Games Ruy Lopez is a woody-aromatic Extrait de Parfum built around black tea, black pepper, cherry, rose, dark rum, davana, patchouli, leather, and oakwood. The opening is tart, spicy, and tea-like before rose and rum deepen the heart with a boozy floral effect. Patchouli, leather, and oakwood give the drydown a darker tailored structure. Its 8+ wear profile makes Ruy Lopez especially suited to fall and winter, evenings, date nights, and shoppers who enjoy tea and fruit framed by leather and woods.
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 Ruy Lopez is available as a full-bottle fragrance in 100 mL / 3.4 fl oz.