Alexander McQueen: My Queen, Eau de Parfum

My wife is a bit of a perfume junkie, she doesn't drink or smoke but has an addiction to anything that smells nice which comes in pretty glass bottles. Over the years she has tried many of the celebrity fragrances that have launched, used them up and quickly moved on to the next new thing without looking back. However, there are a couple of perfumes that she has stuck with over time and one of them is My Queen by Alexander McQueen. Created and launched in 2005, this scent is described as: "Suave notes of sweet almond and violet open the scent, which settle into an accord of orange flower absolute, white musk, heliotrope and white flowers. ...  Read the complete review

By far, my favourite perfume, My Queen is quite a strong smelling, long lasting fragrance. This perfume has now been discontinued in Boots, Debenhams, etc and you know where I buy it from? T J Hughes in Middlesbrough. It is £5 per bottle for the 30ml size and they have had it in for about 6 months now, so I keep buying bulk so I wont run out when they eventually do not have it anymore (the time will come I am sure!). As it is Eau de Parfum rather than Eau de Toilette, the scent lingers for longer even after a full day at work I can still smell it when I get in. To use, I simply spray one spray on each wrist (careful not to rub as this mixes the scent with ...  Read the complete review

My Queen is a very feminine smelling fragrance with its light, airy and very wearable qualities. Alexander McQueen gains inspiration from royalty and theatre hence the name of this perfume and his others including Kingdom. It was created in 2005. The bottle has a great design, McQueen is a fan of glass art and so, the bottle design reflects this with its elegance as well as McQueen's desire to make the bottle comfortable to hold in a woman's hand (I have to admit, it's easy to hold and spray). The perfume was designed to make any woman feel like a Queen. At first you can smell the blend of almond and violet until it settles and smells more floral ...  Read the complete review