King Blue, Glorious Fruit and Funk · Brotherhood Of Scent

King Blue, Glorious Fruit and Funk

Because (a) the weather has turned colder and (b) I need something to push for 10 to 15 hours, I decided on this, almost certainly the last seasonal wear.

I suspect most in this community either own this or have tested it or at least know about it. It is, of course, not a “blue” fragrance at all – just the opposite. It is a spectacular wedding of funk and fruit – in that order of appearance, just the opposite of its much older brother Gold Man, in which the sequence is flowers and funk. With King Blue, the oud and animalics come out swinging and then politely retreat to the corner of the ring while the Grade A fruit moves to the middle.

The projection and longevity are “beast mode,” as the TikToking influencers like to say. Silage: ditto.

This is not understated Old Money but an in-your-face banger that announces: “I’m here, we can start.”

This is a gorgeous fragrance, but it is not technically posh or elegant and not appropriate for the most serious occasions like a wedding or a funeral or even Sunday worship.

For just about every other cool-weather occasion, it should be fine, except among squeamish gourmand addicts.

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