Exit The King

Exit The King

Etat Libre D'Orange
Year: 2019
Country: France

This is the story of a fall. The fall of certainties, but above all the fall of power. A modern and eternally chypre. The curtain rises on a state at the corner of 69 rue des Archives, in the Marais, Paris. A place that is like a frontier, where the old world ends and the new world begins. The pale moon can be seen lowering over the towers of Notre Dame in the distance. A man and a woman are in a perfumery, surrounded by bottles. He has yielded in submission to a fallen sovereign and is condemned to the ultimate fate. She is the new soul, the new role, she is desirable and she has conquered. She is the denunciation, a touch condescending. The fluttering of her eyelashes declares she is the one whose hour of glory has arrived, a scent testing blotter in hand. The date is November 16, 2019. "- EXIT THE KING, a perfume to dream of entropy? Etienne, you're rambling, you have finally lost your mind. Entropy has nothing to do with perfume. - Yes Lola, you heard correctly. EXIT THE KING, a perfume to dream about entropy. Don’t you think entropy is nice? - Perched on the scaffold before the guillotine, you speak these three words like a farewell to the troubled world. - There's nothing for you to understand, innocent child. This is about making a perfume like a Loire castle, a perfume that could rise higher than the castle of Blois, higher than the terrace where the last Valois watched the sun set in its glory. And then disappear, die, as if by magic before the fall. With the whisper of a kiss at the moment of its glory, and then a humble return to something else. A perfume of magnificence, love and goodness for the new world, and of forgetting the old and overwhelming powers. Resolutely chypre. - Welcome to the new world, you mean? - Yes Lola, provided it's modern and eternally chypre like this perfume." EXIT THE KING.

58.5 /100
(2 reviews)

Vibes

SoapyCleanFloralFreshSynthetic

Notes

Top Notes

Timur JE™Soap Foam Accord (Aldehydes & Musk)Pink Pepper JE™

Middle Notes

Jasmine e-pure JE™Rose SuperessenceLily-of-the-valley Accord

Base Notes

PatchouliMoss AbsoluteSandalwood Accord & Orcanox™

Community Votes

Gender:
Unisex
Value:
Overpriced
Seasons:
🌸 Spring (50%)☀️ Summer (50%)
Occasions:
☁️ Spa🧶 Cozy👕 Daily

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Reviews & Hot Takes (2)

OS
50 /100
4 SPRAYS (8h)
FloralSoapyCleanSynthetic
👕 Daily
🌸 spring☀️ summer
unisex
Overpriced

Exit the King always leaves me with mixed feelings. I both like it and dislike it. It's a clean, soapy floral fragrance dominated by rose, with a touch of lily of the valley. To me, it smells like the rose-scented liquid hand soap you often find in the spotless restrooms at airports. And I actually love that association because I love flying. I enjoy wandering through airport terminals, browsing the shop windows, emptying the shelves in duty-free stores, and feeling that sense of anticipation before boarding a plane. This fragrance instantly brings back those pleasant memories and makes me smile. On the other hand, as a perfume, I find it quite soapy, a little synthetic, and a bit overbearing. It's not heavy, and its projection is moderate, but if I keep smelling it for too long, it starts to annoy me. So I'd recommend wearing it with some caution if you're sensitive to pronounced soapy accords or noticeable synthetic nuances. The longevity is very good. I sprayed it on before bed, and I could still smell it on my skin the next morning.

MJ
67 /100
(8h)
SoapyFreshCleanFloral
💼 Office☁️ Spa🧶 Cozy
🌸 spring☀️ summer🍂 fall❄️ winter
unisex
Overpriced

A light, clean scent of subtle soap. Perfect for summer or nighttime. A close-to-skin fragrance, non-offensive, and very gentle. A composition reminiscent of freshly showered skin on a summer day or laundry dried in the open air.