Royal Mystery Swiss Arabian for women

Someone below said its like Sí had a baby with JM Pear and Freesia. Yup. Exactly like that. From the box I could smell the fresh pear. The sourness of the rhubarb adds a little ting. Not like in Delina. But its just done well here. Very well blended. No alcohol smell. Just 🤌🏾

This is very sweet. It immediately reminds me of Afnan Modest Deux, but this is even sweeter imo. It also reminds me of Wanted Girl By Night Azzaro in that it is sweet and has that artificial grape candy/soda smell but less obnoxiously artificial grape if that made sense. Lol!

I really enjoy this smell, but this fruity sugar bomb isn't for everyone!

Overly sweet, headache-inducing, and boring.

This one is a fresh, fruity purple floral scent. I detect mostly sweet fruits, like lychee and a mix of florals like rose and freesia. It's not as good as Joe Malone's English Pear and Freesia. But it's pretty good for the price. English Pear and Freesia is more of a delicate creamy pear, slightly-green floral scent. Royal Mystery is a stronger, more muddled fruity floral scent.

Smell: 7 out of 10
Longevity: 8 out of 10
Feminine

For reference, I'm female.

WHIPPED PEAR & FREESIA CHYPRE. Opening with a burst of pear & melon that deepens into a velvety rose & pear heart, all resting on a chypre base that's so fluffy you could swear there is marshmallow in it. The base is composed of musk, amber, patchouli & rhubarb that combine to give a fluffy chypre vibe., while the rhubarb here, to my nose, is fainter than the notes would suggest. A nice cross between English Pear & Freesia Jo Malone and Armani Si, but closer to Armani Si.

Contrast to Jo Malone English Pear & Freesia:
These are different, but there are some striking similarities in the profile with pear & freesia and in the notes overall. Royal Mystery has a much bolder approach and outperforms.

Contrast to Armani Si:
These are different but have a similar vibe with a rosy heart on a fluffy chypre. Si is a little more vanilla forward and a little sharper in the top notes while the whipped quality is more forward in Royal Mystery. RM doesn't have the perfume-y vibe present in Armani Si.

Contrast to Delina Parfums de Marly:
These are different, but there is a similar vibe. Delina has a rhubarb that's more forward and doesn't read as chypre to my nose.

Contrast to Dazzle Al Haramain:
These are different, but there are some striking similarities wih a rosy heart on a fluffy chypre base. Dazzle has some more forward herbal qualities in the opening and a more forward patchouli, but as it dries down, it becomes more and more similar to Royal Mystery. Both have excellent performance.

Contrast to Irresistible EDP Givenchy:
Very different but there are some similarities in the openings with pear. The drydowns go in different direction with RM becoming a rosy fluffy chypre, and Irresistible becoming a pear-amber scent.

Overall: powerhouse performance and a beautiful scent profile, this beauty is FB worthy. It's a love for me. Enjoy!

Absolutely getting a blast of pear and freesia in the opening but very very quickly and despite having far fewer notes, this somehow turns into the Muglers Angel I knew and loved in the late 90s. Sillage and longevity stronger than average. Fruity for sure!

I can kinda, sorta, maybe see how this would bring JM English Pear & Freesia to mind at first spray, but it really isn't a dupe. At all. It's an easy-to-wear, fruity-ish frag that leans into an ambery/vanilla-y vibe relatively quickly.

The idea of a dupe for Jo Malone English Pear and Fressia only with longevity is a dream and it’s so affordable!
Unfortunately I don’t think they are that similar let alone dupes. I can not smell pear in Royal Mystery. The rhubarb, rose, and amber are all amped up.
The heavy amber dry down has an almost smoke quality to it. It’s pleasant and lasts a really long time but not what I personally was hoping for.

Royal Mystery smells like a mix or Armani Si and Jo Malone English Pear & Freesia, but softer in character and less sharp than both of them, all while still having great performance.
It feels like a dark fruity scent, even though there are no dark fruits or berries in it, just refreshing sweet pear and tart rhubarb. They're floating above a very creamy, balmy and warm base of amber, vanilla and patchouli with a soft addition of rose and white flowers for a classic floriental feel. I think this is very well-blended. I sometimes have difficulties with the combination of patchouli and sour fruity notes, they can easily turn too harsh on me, but that never happens here, even though the rhubarb is quite sour. The scent is sparkling and lively, fizzy even, but the base is so warm and comforting that it never crosses the line to scratchy. Everything feels very smooth, especially in the drydown.

This might be a dupe or 'inspired by' type of fragrance and therefore not very original, and it isn't even remarkably cheap where I live (45€ at the least expensive online store right now), but I think it has such a great quality that it still should be considered as an alternative for its more expensive cousins. I honestly like this more. If you enjoy fruits, patch and amber, don't miss out.

!!! I actually gasped when I put this on. I have a sample of English Pear and Freesia from Jo Malone and if you want that smell but actually long lasting, this is the one. On me it smells almost exactly the same, but I totally understand the other comparisons and descriptions of it. It's gorgeous. I showered and it's still on my skin in the most non-offensive way.
So beautiful. And so so so worth the money, which isn't that big of a dent anyway.

I bought the sample set from swiss arabian purely for this fragrance, as I am in love with English Pear and Freesia by Jo Malone and wanted a cheaper alternative. Because the notes are the same-given in different amounts-it's explanatory that the fragrances are VERY similar. However, there are small differences such as rose and rhubarb being more of the forefront on this fragrance than fressia and musk/patchouli in english pear (the freesia is still very noticeable though). Overall comparison is that the openings are near identical and the dry downs are more different as Royal Mystery leans more sweet and candy-like almost than english pear and freesia, whereas eng pear and freesia leans more "natural" I guess, and more floral patchouli centered. IMO if subtle difference in fragrance but huge in price tag, so unless you reallt want an exact dupe, I would suggest this. Lasts longer, dry down is a bit more floral fruity sweetness, but there's an 100 dollar difference!

This is a champagne fragrance WITHOUT the cream. Sweet and sparkling. Effervescent and a little sour. To my nose the two notes that stand out the most are the roses and rhubarb. The rhubarb is bright and similar to an unripened strawberry, while the rose is fresh and very bright as well.

I'm not getting very much pear and melon but there is a touch of sweetness. This is not a fragrance for people who're strictly into creamy gourmands. It's not a sugary sweet scent. The musk and patchouli at the base keeps it from soaring too high, but still the Roses and Rhubarb take center stage even in the dry down. I believe this is the closest thing to smelling like Champagne, so don't wear this at work. Your boss may think you've been hitting the bottle.

At the moment it's 33° outside and this could be why I'm getting some sour notes? Therefore I'm going to hold on to this one and see what happens in the Spring and Summer time. ☀️

FYI This is very similar to English Pear & Freesia From Jo Malone. Royal Mystery is less expensive and longer lasting as most Swiss Arabian fragrances are. 💋

Update: It's two months later and I can now smell the pear in the opening. Today's weather is 59° and I have a feeling that this might be a Summer time hit!

It’s as if Delina, Jo Malone Pear & Freesia & D&G L’impératrice had a baby. I love it!!!!! One of my favorite spring/summer fragrances atm. I had to buy a back up bottle yesterday

Fruity floral deliciousness that has plenty of anchors to keep it going; patchouli, amber and musk, although they don’t dominate. Pear and freesia do. A fantastic value for such a long lasting scent. Don’t overspray because it’s a beast. Swiss Arabian is such a great brand. If you haven’t tried it, I highly recommend it. It’s not all strong Oud and incense either, although that is available as well. I have mostly blind bought, but there is a sampler pack.
My favorites include this one, Casablanca, Crystal Rose, Sher al Sheila(candied rose Oud),
Wajd, and Hamsa. Reasonable prices but some of them, like Casablanca ( Carmel Apple), are going up due to popularity, so I would jump in now.

I got this in a sampler set and I loved it at first sniff. Royal Mystery is a beautiful and juicy fruity floral scent. This is one of my new favorites, can't wait for the summer to try it out. The pear and freesia combination is amazing.

This fragrance is so beautiful and reminds me of some 90s shampoos! Pure nostalgia in this bottle!