Crystal: Salt Air, Mandarin and a Trace of Vanilla
Early light on white rock, clear water below and a breeze that tastes of salt. The story of Crystal - a fresh oriental that moves from light to warmth.
Seven in the morning. The sea is so clear you can see the stones on the bottom, and the white rock is still cool underfoot. The breeze coming off the water smells of salt and something bright - like a mandarin peeled in the open air.
Later, when the sun is high and the rock has warmed, the scent changes. There is wood in it now, and a flicker of pepper. And by evening, when the light turns gold and the skin is warm, what remains is soft and clean and faintly sweet: white musk and a trace of vanilla.
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Continue with Google or sign in with emailThat whole day, from first light to last, is Crystal.
What is inside
Crystal is composed in three acts, and it is the clearest example in the Regal court of a fragrance that moves.
- Top: sea notes and mandarin - salty, bright, sparkling
- Heart: cedar and pepper - clean wood with a spark of spice
- Base: white musk and vanilla - soft, warm and gently sweet
Crystal is listed for her, but it deliberately blends feminine and masculine notes. The house describes it as a fresh oriental: fresh on the way in, warm on the way out.
The bottle
Pure white faceted glass under a gold crown, with a gold label - the lightest bottle in the court, for its brightest scent.
How to wear it
Crystal is the easiest scent in the collection to wear every day. Two sprays in the morning carry it from the office into the evening. It shines in spring and summer, on holiday and anywhere near the water, and its musk-and-vanilla base keeps it wearable in winter too.
Because it is an extrait de parfum - highly concentrated and oil-based - even a fresh scent like Crystal has real staying power. Add one light spray in the late afternoon if you want the sea notes back.