Mind Games Queenside

Mind Games Queenside arrives in 2025 as a unisex extrait de parfum from a house that treats fragrance like a strategic game. The name Queenside refers to the chess flank, and the composition by Christelle Laprade plays a similarly positional style: it opens with bright fruit, moves through a white-floral heart, and settles into a mossy, patchouli-driven base. It is not a loud statement; it is a considered move. Queenside is built around cassis, lychee, and pear at the top, lily of the valley, geranium, and violet in the middle, and patchouli, oakmoss, and musk at the base. The accords listed by Fragrantica include fruity, fresh, aromatic, woody, green, earthy, patchouli, soft spicy, white floral, and mossy. That combination places it in the modern fruity-floral chypre territory, reminiscent of Coco Mademoiselle and Louis Vuitton Attrape-Rêves, though with its own extrait concentration and Mind Games' chess-themed identity. At $375 for 100ml, Queenside is positioned in the luxury niche segment. Its performance is reported as moderate, with longevity of 4-6 hours for many wearers, though some report only 1-3 hours. This review examines its composition, evolution, performance, and value, and asks who should consider adding it to their collection.