Description
Collection TO BE by the house of Police will be expanded by two new fragrances this year: To Be The King and To Be The Queen, available in skull-shaped flacons, colored in black and white and with gold color crowns. The crowned bottles present craving for power in ironic way, which is characteristic of today’s society, with overwhelming unique design and details.
TO BE The King is a masculine fragrance of power aiming at younger, decisive and self-confident men, who like unusual details. The composition is dynamic and explosive, and its opening is sparkling and refreshing, made of citruses and spices. Top notes are characterized by a blend of lemon, cedar, bay leaf, cardamom and nutmeg succeeded by a union of artemisia, cashmere, amber and aromatic lavender, on a base of woody notes, resins, orange blossom and tonka. The fragrance is available as 40, 75 and 125ml EDT.
TO BE The King was launched in 2013. The nose behind this fragrance is Pierre-Constantin Guéros.
egoruk11 – :
It’s a very versatile and pleasant scent for fall/spring and summer but it feels quite synthetic although I could wear it. Moreover reminds me many other scents but nothing specifically. Dominant notes are fresh lavender and tonka beans, mild amber, faint orange blossom and faint cashmere wood. Super market quality but pleasant.
Moderate performance overall.
Brovei – :
I bought this fragrance as a blind buy, with 75ml.
Because it was cheap, and like the brands design, and normally I will also like the fregence line, but in this case. So this is not gonna be my new fragrance for the supermarket and so.
The bottle looks nice, but I really don’t like the smell which is kinda of strong as first impression.
I tested on my wrist, and less then 1 hour after, I could not sense it anymore.
PrincessaPandochka – :
To Be Far Far Away from it.
Definitely not a blind buy. It gets worse the longer it’s on you.
Never used police and never will look at it again!
smartluxusx – :
I have try the sample. Nice bottle design. But sorry, i don’t like the scent.
alexey199331 – :
I was looking for an everyday scent for my 16 year old son…. I stumbled upon this affordable one but…. I loved the smell soOO much I ended up keeping it for myself. This is such a beautifully done elegant dark scent. This is what I thought diesel loverdose was but had an unpleasant shock when i purchased loverdose and bought it home. …. this was the smell I was searching for, this man’s perfume in a black skull lol. I love it!!! I had the ladies version in the white skull but that is so tame and blah compared to this mysterious rich smelling spicy woody sweet scent. The bay leaf and cardamon give it such a different tinge. Awesome stuff and I don’t care if it’s marketed for men. It’s a keeper.
Edit: I have been wearing this non stop for the past few days. I can’t get enough of it…. my hubby thinks it’s one of my more expensive perfumes…. I darednt tell him it’s a man’s scent in a big black skull haha. It will destroy the feminine illusion that he loves so much. “It’s attractive to be feminine”.
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KostaR – :
I managed to get a test of this from my friend who seems to collect the To Be the King series (has about 6 bottles of this plus many of the special editions!)
It’s definitely an interesting fragrance, I can see why he likes it. It’s an odd mix of light and dark at the same time. I got heavy notes of citrus, but also wood and licorice from it, which really surprised me. Going by the brand, bottle and price, I expected a generic, fresh, synthetic mess, but what I got was something very different, like no fragrance I’ve smelled before.
That said, the aforementioned synthetic-ness was still there to some degree. It had that headache inducing sweetness, and seemed to stay very linear on my skin, so I could see it becoming cloying and tedious after a while. So I don’t think it’s a fragrance I’d ever buy, but I’m glad to have smelled it. It’s one of those fragrances that I hate to like, but I kinda do. It just has a pleasing quality that I can’t really put my finger on.
5/10
svet-luna – :
Really delicious, lemon and nutmeg and orange flower and other notes, both warm and fresh, just beautifully blended into a sparkling whole.
Definitely as good on women as on men; my wife bought it as a lucky accident, and it is just so wonderful on her. Not massive projection, I can smell the deliciousness close to her at the end of a long, hot day still–wonderful longevity. Smells far more expensive than it is. Weirdly reminds me of Elizabeth Arden 5th Avenue; when I wear that, it’s not like we match so much as we accord with each other.
I kind of adore the bottle. It’s surprisingly comfy to hold, and just so delightfully ridiculous to hold such an elegant scent. My son calls it the Assassin’s Creed Black Flag perfume. 🙂
Nothing but love for this one.
Player9999 – :
I got this as an Xmas present I didn’t expect to like it as much as I did…. I can’t compare to other police line as this is the first I’ve tested from that house but in my professional opinion this is a really nice smooth sweet aromatic fragrance. Ideal for a middle aged Man 25-39 I really enjoy this one
Downside is the longitivity… It last on my skin for about 3 to 4 hrs and it becomes a poor skin scent if this had an EDP it’ll be top class.
This will get you compliment in the first couple of hours without a doubt.
Blind buy worthy
npecnekt – :
Great fragrance, lots of lemon, spices and a touch of sweetness. The Lemon lingers for the length of wear and mixes well with the Cardamom and Nutmeg. A really unique delicious flavour.
I wish they could make lemon in women’s fragrances last as long.
So much depth, you could spend ages picking out all the different notes, they overlap and blend well, without becoming a muddy mess.
A very well made juice which smells good on my man but even better on me.
CausEnesClini – :
Has the DNA of the original To Be, but strangely refreshing. Smells much better due to the spicy accords. The tonka brings out some sweetness but it remains oriental. It also lasts longer, but too bad the bottle is tacky. Take off the cap, and it looks much cooler.
Fuemealse – :
It’s a big no from me for this one. The women’s version, “Police TO BE The Queen”, is delicious though and it’s a man magnet. What a shame that the male pair for it is not good. Instead I can recommend “Police TO BE The Illusionist” that is for men. The Illusionist is great!
andronanri – :
I really like this fragrance. Pretty unique. Not that long lasting but for the money it is great. I get a lot of compliments when I wear it. All in all a god fragrance.
bredboy – :
Actually love this fragrance, unique, masculine, spicy, good for everyday or impressing people at night.
The bottle however, is not something that will impress the ladies if they see it on your shelf… they may in fact run for cover as it’s scary AND tacky all at once.
antonnik – :
Without doubt To Be: The King is my favourite of the “To Be” Police line of fragrances. Spicey, sweet, balsamic/aromatic – very nice indeed.
Very uplifting and compliments abound. Lasts and projects well (it’s not a powerhouse like Paco – $1million but in the same category of scent).
Oh and did I mention the price………£17 for 125ml here in the UK. Absolute bargain.
Well done Police.
st5019 – :
good fragance
KinG_BaSik – :
Uglier than Ed Hardy’s bottles. A true achievement !
NurkaScuchka – :
Regardless of what the bottle looks like, I just got my hands on the first sample available in my country of this. HIGHLY recommended perfume. It’s a spicy scent with alot of power in it. Will be buying this as soon as it comes to stores
kod_47 – :
So kitschy and cheap bottle. The smell is not bad, like a designer fragrance, sweet/spicy, on the paper is better than skin. Sillage and longevity is moderate
Angessive – :
i want this so badly…ive been lusting over a bottle of TO BE (original or any of the flankers) since they first came out…i need this!
DERZAK – :
Urgh that bottle is like some creepy voodoo thing!
Bioshock – :
Oh, The King is naked!,,, 🙂 Oh!? The King is dead!… 🙁
The bottle is definitely reminds Flavor Flave.
DKWpop – :
Yeeeah booooyyyyeee!
zee447InsuffBooni – :
یک رایحه کاملا تنوع طلب و خود سر و برای دوستاران این خط عطر نظر خاصی ندارم بس ساده ولی پر تحرک از انواع مرکبات ودرختان وهل
an-140 – :
That bottle looks like Flava Flav…..