Tameen Scepter
4.1
Overall
Accords
amber
warm spicy
sweet
balsamic
fruity
Notes Pyramid
Top
CorianderMadagascan ClovesBrazilian Pink PeppercornPink PepperMadagascar Cloves
Heart
PeachWisteriaAfrican Ylang YlangPatchouliYlang-Ylang
Base
AmberMyrrhAmbergrisBenzoinSiam Benzoin
Community Verdict
Pros & Cons
- ✅ A sparkling Oriental with a slight animalic undercurrent. The perfume opens with aromatic notes of pepper, cloves and coriander. The heart is floral gourmand with hints of apricot, ylang, wisteria and patchouli. The perfume settles into a powdery incense base comprised of pronounced ambergris, myrrh and benzoin. The regal perfume leans slight feminine with moderate to strong projection and very good longevity. Another winning offering from this house. Enjoy!
- ✅ Sceptre is a superb and elegant Oriental. Myrrh shines in this perfume and is beautifully blended with amber. I can't discern the rest of the notes, it apparently has Peach (which I hate) but this is so well blended that I cannot detect it. It's a bit powdery. This is a love for me. I'm trying a sample. Definitely FB worthy if it wasn't so expensive.
- ✅ One of my faves in the discovery kit! on blotter it's a distinctly fresh grated pepper smell on skin there's an osthmanthus smell that comes out (prob the peach) -- it's like peppery yes, but also a little sweet, beeswaxy, gorse/coconutty even.
- ✅ This one as well as Patiala were my favorites from the discovery set. While I do agree that a lot of Thameen scents remind me of other perfumes, I still find them to be very pleasant and enjoyable. I also found that Sceptre is one of the best projectors of this brand, while most other perfumes tend to stay closer to skin despite being Extrait de Parfum concentration. To me the wearer of Thameen fragrances is a self-sufficient individual, who does not want to impress, seduce, or seek the attention of others.
- ✅ Love what someone else said about this amber not being a screamer - it’s soft, velvety, comforting. The peach and ylang ylang add a wonderful sweetness, not so much that it’s a solely feminine scent, but I do think it leans more feminine than Diadem. When the perfume sticks to my clothes I get whiffs of wisteria. Very multifaceted and well blended. Scepter is regal, authoritative but not abrasive. Day and night scent but better suited for cool weather.
- ✅ A sparkling Oriental with a slight animalic undercurrent. The perfume opens with aromatic notes of pepper, cloves and coriander. The heart is floral gourmand with hints of apricot, ylang, wisteria and patchouli. The perfume settles into a powdery incense base comprised of pronounced ambergris, myrrh and benzoin. The regal perfume leans slight feminine with moderate to strong projection and very good longevity.
- ✅ Sceptre is a superb and elegant Oriental. Myrrh shines in this perfume and is beautifully blended with amber. I can't discern the rest of the notes, it apparently has Peach (which I hate) but this is so well blended that I cannot detect it. It's a bit powdery. This is a love for me.
- ✅ Love what someone else said about this amber not being a screamer - it’s soft, velvety, comforting. The peach and ylang ylang add a wonderful sweetness, not so much that it’s a solely feminine scent, but I do think it leans more feminine than Diadem. When the perfume sticks to my clothes I get whiffs of wisteria. Very multifaceted and well blended.
- ❌ A very dusty, bittersweet patchouli scent, in which I don't recognize any amber. Not my type, and in my opinion, the value it represents is not worth the high price tag. Also, very similar to Tyger Tyger by Francesca Bianchi, but TT is more enjoyable to me.
- ❌ Very round, pleasant scent initially. Anise, dark chocolate, frankincense, patchouli, hints of toffee and sandalwood. After a while, the amber component is really starting to shine. I don't particularly enjoy this kind of synthetic amber, quite edgy and cloying. Luckily it's not overly prominent but it ruins the experience a bit for me.
