Royal Barn Areej Le Doré 2024

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8.2 / 10 108 Ratings

A new perfume by Areej Le Doré for women and men, released in 2024. The scent is animal-spicy. Projection and longevity are above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.

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Main accords

Animal

Spicy

Woody

Smoky

Oriental

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Indian civet

Mandarin orange leaf

Artemisia

Heart Notes

Champaca flower Jasmine

Jasmine

Palmarosa

Rose

Tagetes

Base Notes

Hay absolute

Bhutanese oud

Black truffle

Cedarwood

Ethiopian civet

Tonka bean Vanilla

Vanilla

Ratings

Scent

8.2108 Ratings

Longevity

8.997 Ratings

Sillage

8.497 Ratings

Bottle

9.395 Ratings

Value for money

7.169 Ratings

Submitted by Jakobkn, last update on 08/02/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance was part of the collection Musk Collection.

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Reviews

11 in-depth fragrance descriptions

05/03/2024

9
Pricing 9
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 9.5
Scent

OTt8
78 Reviews

OTt8

3

Civet King

And here one has to stand up and applaud Adam's creative streak.
After an initial opening of the best quality Civet juice (nothing pissy), green notes of grass, rose (slightly pungent), marigold (which briefly brought me back to my beloved Bogue -20) and much more arrive. There is also a touch of Indian Oud that makes me think a little of Azman's Risk.
In the base there is Civet again to act as a base for the perfume and all the warm side notes to make the fragrance a glue on the skin. Truffle dirties and makes the base more earthy together with oud. Shall we talk about the dark greenish colour of the juice? Mamma mia.
It won me over. Gorgeous!

08/26/2024

8
Pricing 8
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Evannell
32 Reviews

Evannell

2

Royal Barn

Herbal/flowery opening. At first i thought it was Sage, bit it turns out it's Artemisia. Again, some HdP connotations for me. A few seconds later a Cow bottom (mild) joins in. Gets more eastern (or just more villagey?) Like an old book found in a barn. Old book+barn vibe. Elegant. Strong. I love the amount of Cow in this old book. I guess the florals come from the Mandarin leaves. I don't get Civet. Maybe a lil bit, but the Cow bottom Oud masks it for me... And there's still something in the background... a crayons, pastels-like vibe. The one i know from XJ1888, but in a whole different instalment.

After 2 hours the scent reduces to an excellent woody/flowery - and it still has that wild touch in the background. Greatness.

For sure it's the best from the ALD's Musk Collection for me.

04/02/2024

9
Pricing 10
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

BobbyGee
230 Reviews

BobbyGee

1

Animal’s straw bed

A fragrance from the latest edition of 5 fragrances (Musk Collection) from Russian Adam, which comes closest to the DNA of the fragrances he created earlier with an agar-animal component. For fans of Areej Le Doré, this item will be immediately "blindly" recognizable.
From the last edition, this is in my opinion the most "animalic" fragrance, but also without special exaggeration - the name is more "hype" than the fragrance itself. Here we have notes of hay, essential vetiver/green roots?, from which is built the bed of an animal that has temporarily wandered off somewhere. The beginning may be associated with a stable scent with a very high amount of greenery, where citrus still gently pokes through.
Over time, the greenness fades and the agar notes familiar to ALD appear. This time surrounded by slightly moist and mulchy-earthy truffles and delicate very floral notes. The laird of our pet is still present and basically noticeable until the end of the fragrance. The scent is certainly uncommon, memorable and really quite pleasant. I think this will be one of ALD's flagship fragrances.

08/14/2024

8
Sillage 9
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Darog
3 Reviews

Darog

1

Rustic yet elegant

This is a fragrance of juxtapositions for me.
It starts green, aromatic spicy, dry and cold, and finishes warmer, more creamy, and sweet-ish.
It's animalic with civet, but it's not exactly dirty.
It's elegant with florals, but the oud is kinda funky, and I get a whisp of smoke in the middle.
The base is savoury with black truffle, but there is tonka and vanilla to oppose it.
etc.
It really is a barn, but it's a clean barn, newly built, still smelling like freshly cut wood. The animals are there, but manure hasn't accumulated yet. There is hay, but it's fresh, and the whole building has been decorated with flowers, perhaps for an opening ceremony? It's a royal barn after all.

05/01/2025

8
Pricing 10
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 10
Scent

Markblackink
20 Reviews

Markblackink

1

From Animalic Benchmark to a Graceful Cat Wandering Through Wildflowers

You might be tempted to describe it “Royal Barn” because of its upsetting animalic-green / hay opening and creamy, floral dry-down.

But I’d rather say it’s the best perfume in today’s perfumery for civet lovers.

In the 1980s, YSL created Kouros Eau de Toilette which, after a grand floral opening, evoked something dirty and sexual—more filthy than sexy.

Today, Royal Barn follows in those footsteps on the artistic side: a roller coaster of intense emotion—dirty, animalic, barnyard-like, green, floral, and humid—and then… beautifully and unmistakably pissy (I’m not joking; it’s beautiful, but…).

Not for the faint-hearted, with a remarkable evolution and lasting power. I don’t think there’s anything else today that is this animalic and, at the same time, this beautiful—not just shocking.

Not easy to wear, but if you have the right personality and enjoy shocking beautifully, this is for you. Today, with 27 degrees Celsius and a walk through the city park, I felt as if wolves might come down from the mountains, drawn by instinct.

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