French Avenue Royal Blend Sequoia
Unisex · Extrait · £31.99
Inspired by Kilian Angels' Share Paradis.
Description
A boozy raspberry gourmand built as French Avenue's alternative to Angels' Share Paradis, Royal Blend Sequoia opens on cognac, raspberry and liquor before a tonka bean, Bulgarian rose and oakmoss heart settles into praline, oak and sandalwood. Product Overview Royal Blend Sequoia is a 2025 release, an Extrait de Parfum sold in a 100ml bottle, marketed unisex. It belongs to French Avenue's Royal Blend collection, a line built entirely around Kilian's Liquors series, with each numbered entry cloning a different release from that family. Several UK retailers mislabel the concentration as EDP in page titles despite the product itself being a genuine Extrait, worth noting so it is not miscategorised. UK pricing is confirmed across three independent retailers, Amazon UK at 31.99 pounds, Justmylook at 29.99 pounds and Scentorium at 34.99 pounds, converging around 31 to 32 pounds, used here as the representative figure. Scent Profile The opening pairs cognac with raspberry and a boozy liquor accord, an immediately rich, fruited gourmand start built to echo Angels' Share Paradis's signature raspberry twist on the original Angels' Share DNA. The heart brings in tonka bean, Bulgarian rose and oakmoss, adding floral and mossy depth beneath the fruited opening. The base closes on praline, oak and sandalwood, a warm, boozy, dessert like finish. This note structure is corroborated by four independent UK retailers, Amazon UK, Justmylook, Scentorium and FilledWithBarakah, all reproducing an identical fuller heart note listing of tonka bean, Bulgarian rose and oakmoss, which is trusted here over French Avenue's own abbreviated site copy that simply lists rose and moss as a shorthand summary. A separate fetch of Parfumo's page returned content describing an unrelated fig and jasmine sambac composition by a different perfumer, almost certainly a data error, and is disregarded here. Technical Structure and Development Royal Blend Sequoia is built around the same cognac, raspberry, tonka and praline architecture that defines Angels' Share Paradis, adding a distinctive raspberry note that differentiates it from the base Angels' Share DNA already covered by the standard Royal Blend in this same collection. The oakmoss in the heart gives the composition a slightly drier, more grounded character against the otherwise sweet, boozy gourmand structure. Performance An independent YouTube reviewer, a self described Angels' Share fanboy, reports the fragrance lasting easily a whole day with fantastic sillage, and specifically notes secondhand consensus among owners of competing Angels' Share Paradis clones that this is the most balanced of them all. A dedicated five way clone comparison video rates it the best overall pick for performance, quality and closeness to the original, with performance measured at 7.5 to 8.5 hours on clothing and around 3 hours directly on skin. Wear Scenarios - Evening and cooler weather wear, given the dense, boozy gourmand character - Wearers seeking an Angels' Share Paradis style profile at a fraction of the niche price - Special occasion wear where a rich, dessert like fragrance reads as intentional - Fans of the wider Angels' Share genre wanting the most balanced clone within that specific category, per independent reviewer consensus Scent Family Positioning Royal Blend Sequoia sits within the boozy raspberry gourmand style lane, positioned within French Avenue's Royal Blend collection as the fruitier, sweeter sibling to the original Royal Blend, itself built around the base Angels' Share DNA. Inspired By and Style Comparisons Royal Blend Sequoia is confirmed as an alternative to Kilian Angels' Share Paradis by five independent sources, including an explicit inspired by label on Scentorium's product page, FilledWithBarakah's product title, an Instagram reel calling it directly a dupe of Angel's Share Paradis, and two separate YouTube videos, one titled Dupe of Kilian's Latest Fragrance and another giving a detailed breakdown describing it as a clone that takes the Angels' Share DNA and adds raspberry. A Fragrantica reviewer of a sibling Royal Blend release separately laid out the whole collection's structure, confirming each numbered entry clones a different Kilian Liquors release. Flankers and Variations Royal Blend Sequoia sits within French Avenue's Royal Blend collection alongside the original Royal Blend, positioned against the base Angels' Share, Royal Blend Nero, positioned against Lattafa Qawah, and Royal Blend Vintage, positioned against Kilian Old Fashioned. Market and Community Reception Reception is strong and specific. French Avenue's own site shows 49 reviews at 76 percent five star, with reviewers praising the bold raspberry and cognac opening and the praline drydown. A dedicated five way Angels' Share Paradis clone comparison video singles out Royal Blend Sequoia as the standout performer among five competing alternatives, and an independent reviewer confirms this matches broader community consensus among people who own the other clones in this category, a genuinely specific and well corroborated positive signal rather than generic praise.
Notes
Top Notes
- Cognac
- Raspberry
- Liqueur
Heart Notes
- Tonka Bean
- Bulgarian Rose
- Oakmoss
Base Notes
- Praline
- Oak
- Sandalwood
Main Accords
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Best Notes Match
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Shared notes: Cognac, Tonka Bean
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Community Reviews
1 reviews with an average rating of 7.9 out of 10.