Queen of Silk

Scent Profile

Top notes: Bergamot, Aldehydes, Pink Pepper, Lemon

Heart notes: Rose, Jasmine, Iris, Peony

Base notes: Sandalwood, White Musk, Cedarwood, Ambergris

Why We Carry This

Queen of Silk demonstrates that Creed can work in a lighter register without losing the material quality that justifies the price. The lily of the valley note is well-integrated rather than added for effect, and the ambergris drydown has the warmth and longevity that the silk metaphor requires.

Character

Accords: Floral, Powdery, Rose, Musk, Clean, Woody

Perfumer: Erwin Creed

Launched: 2023

Queen of Silk opens with bergamot and mandarin, a citrus pairing that immediately suggests warmth rather than sharpness, the mandarin rounding the bergamot's edge before jasmine and rose arrive. The floral heart is built for smoothness: lily of the valley adds a watery freshness that prevents the rose-jasmine combination from thickening, and the overall effect is what silk itself suggests, flowing, light, effortlessly present. Sandalwood and ambergris close with a warmth that you notice only when the fragrance has been on skin for some hours. Creed at their most graceful.