The opening runs fruitier than you'd expect from a warm-amber fragrance: apricot, banana, and cinnamon. The cinnamon keeps it from going candy. Playful, distinctive. It sets a tone the rest of the fragrance can keep.

The heart is where Reina earns its name. Jasmine, frangipani, and orange blossom give it a floral backbone. Then coconut and coffee arrive together and do something interesting. That combination reads tropical-meets-roasted, and it gives this fragrance a texture most in its price range skip entirely.

The base settles into vanilla, sandalwood, cooked sugar, dry amber, and white musk. Long-wearing and soft. The cooked sugar and dry amber run warmer than Olympéa Absolu's base. A feature, not a drawback, especially in fall and winter. For summer, wear it at night.