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The Art Collection

A Midsummer Dream Roja Parfums 2016

Ranked 97 in Unisex Perfume

8.2 / 10 1499 Ratings

A popular perfume by Roja Parfums for women and men, released in 2016. The scent is fresh-floral. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Fresh

Floral

Spicy

Citrus

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Grapefruit

Aldehydes

Mandarin orange

Bergamot

Lemon

Heart Notes

Orange blossom

Geranium

Cyclamen

Magnolia

May rose

Base Notes

Oakmoss

Cardamom

Amber

Benzoin

Cedarwood

Elemi resin

Fir balsam Iris

Iris

Musk

Pink pepper Rhubarb

Rhubarb

Vetiver

Carrot seed Cocoa

Cocoa

Patchouli

Vanilla

Perfumer

Roja Dove

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Ratings

Scent

8.21499 Ratings

Longevity

7.71379 Ratings

Sillage

7.31367 Ratings

Bottle

8.91292 Ratings

Value for money

6.01020 Ratings

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Interesting Facts

The scent was created in honour of the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s legacy and is inspired by „ A Midsommer nights dream“

The fragrance is part of the The Art Collection collection.

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Reviews

65 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/10/2021

Xandra
7 Reviews

Xandra

Helpful Review 6

A Midsummer Night Dream

A walk through an enchanted garden,a story about fauns and bewitched forest beings.A complex masterpiece created to transport the wearer through a summer night dream,through a flora and fauna marriage,through trees covered in moss and orange blossoms.A fresh floral fragrance designed to look and smell just like a Shakespeare poem,a fairytale with no beginning and no end,A Midsummer Dream aims to uncover the unique mythical universe of Master Roja Dove.

Updated on 07/10/2021

01/23/2024

Mlleghoul
474 Reviews

Mlleghoul

5

the urge to disappear into a haunted glade and become local folklore

Roja Midsummer Dream is the olfactory equivalent of the urge to disappear into a haunted glade and become local folklore or of how your body isn’t a temple, it’s the moss-encrusted altar where primitive rituals once unfolded. But we are a soft, suburban people, and I think this sense of longing is tempered with the fog of nostalgia for something we’ve never possessed –and quite frankly, might not be equipped to handle. So sure, be the cryptids or feral forest witch you wish to see in the world or become one with your inner family of raccoons, but also remember that you don’t actually like the cold very much, and getting your hands dirty isn’t your idea of a good time, and a dark moonless night where the only sound is that of your own frantic breath, and the invisible scurrying of nocturnal creatures would be better spent dreaming indoors under a downy granny quilt. Roja Midsummer Dream is the best of all these worlds– a gentle elven chypre, an ancient amber that hums like skin warmed by forgotten fires, the faint rust of autumnal spice, and the phantom sting of bitter grapefruit in the golden memory of sun-dappled woods. It's like a gentle ghost story of arboreal elegance told under the soft glow of glittering fairy lights, except, unfortunately, the ambient lighting costs four hundred bucks, and the only ghosts you might encounter are the missing funds in your bank account. All this existential exploration, this whispered communion with the primal self, sounds delightful, but I’m afraid I prefer my delights slightly less expensive. These enchantments are best enjoyed in my dreams, where perhaps money grows on moss-covered trees.

02/16/2025

Irisfauve
38 Reviews

Irisfauve

2

A Magical Potion

When I moved to Japan some time ago, I learned through research that wearing strong perfumes could be considered disrespectful in certain settings. To adapt, I chose two fragrances for my 6 months journey Creed Aventus and this one.

There isn’t a more evocative, happy, and nostalgic fragrance that takes me back to some of my best memories: a summer in Tokyo.

It’s like a magic potion. The top notes open with zesty citrus and the bright resinous touch of elemi, giving it a sparkling, spicy uplifting feel. Then, the heart brings in soft florals, orris, with an earthy edge grounded and elegant, like the gardens of Japan. Finally, the base notes of warm, powdery woods and musk wrap you up in a velvety embrace that lingers beautifully.

It’s an earthy, powdery masterpiece, a true Midsummer dream. Shakespeare said it best The course of true love never did run smooth but this fragrance might just be the exception. And if you’re after compliments, this one’s a « panty dropper ».

04/06/2025

SpecterCody
10 Reviews

SpecterCody

2

Ethereal Forest Moss Soap

This one is certainly unique and special, although not quite right for me. It opens with an extremely bright and clear resinous floral citrus that's not sour or juicy at all. Imagine Elysium Eau Intense, except its a Spring edition. It behaves more like a breath of fresh Spring air than your typical citrus juice fragrance. I enjoyed wearing this phase as it felt very uplifting, magical, and calming.

As the mid approaches quickly, it takes on a vintage mossy floral soap quality. Perhaps its the oakmoss note, which I would associate with vintage women's perfume mixed with the bitter white florals that remind me of soap. Unfortunately, this phase of the fragrance smells completely wrong on me. I simply have no desire to smell like great-grandma's soap. As it continues to dry down, it becomes more of a clean and earthy vetiver with bitter soapy undertones. While I can appreciate the quality and creativity of this fragrance, I don't enjoy wearing soapy fragrances or vintage feeling fragrances.

Updated on 04/06/2025

09/27/2023

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Dmbfaninmass
34 Reviews

Dmbfaninmass

1

This One Is Special

I would venture to guess about a year ago, I’d stumbled upon this Roja on a YouTube video. At that time, with the price of Rojas, I paid it no mind, aside from wondering if it had anything to do with A Midsummer Nights Dream. I recall wondering that and immediately being transported back to my youth of high school. Given we read this amid several Shakespeare works, but that having been about 30 years ago, I didn’t recall the work itself, though recall how I felt around that time. Somewhat recently,
I found a “unicorn” fragrance in Royal Crown’s Sultan… so much so, I regretted buying a 50 ml, rather than 100 ml. I decided to buy another 50 ml and while that sat in my online cart for a couple days, I again stumbled upon this fragrance on YouTube. I immediately had that reminiscent feeling again and had to learn more.

The feeling that memory gave me was one of warmth, love, feeling the invigorating feeling of being in a forest. In those younger days I was in love with the idea of being in love and spent a lot of time hiking through local forests, so it very well could be that I’d had very loosely connected memories to that time frame rather than the work itself.

After pondering the price at roughly 180 usd for the 100 ml for a couple days I decided to make the purchase. I must admit as the last 4 or so days passed by, having not tested A Midsummer Dream prior, I was a tad worried and began thinking “what if I finally get a fragrance delivered and I just don’t like it… and it’s one I paid nearly 200 bucks for?” Well it arrived yesterday, and those apprehensive fears were absolutely not realized.

I have found my second unicorn fragrance. My immediate thoughts upon spraying this was “wow, this smells exactly how I feel while trying to recall the play, and only being able to recall how I felt, generally, around that time - the warmth, the peace, calm, and invigorating feeling of being in the forest, and smells like the most well blended love ever!” I additionally thought “what the heck am I going to do with all my fragrances now?” - if I am to be honest, wearing this for several hours yesterday, and again today, makes me feel as though I don’t even want to bother with most of the 325 or so fragrances in my collection.

I typically am not much of a fan of fragrances that are on the greener side of the spectrum. I would consider this to be quite green. However, this is absolutely magical and is an absolute masterpiece and within the top 10 or so fragrances I’ve ever smelled. There have been times where I’ve seen and experienced fragrances that have a massive list of notes and while I’ve come across very few fragrances I didn’t like, more times than not, when there are too many notes, the blends can tend to be messy, lackluster, too heavy or not heavy enough on one or several notes. Now I see… or smell… or both when taking into account the lovely bottle - why it is that some praise Roja Dove. This is a magic potion I wish I could swim in. I want to smell like this, I want every scent to smell like this. This is that magical in my opinion. I can’t stop smelling my arms, it is simply the most amazing fragrance and between this and a couple other new purchases, picking fragrances such that I put them all to use is going to be extraordinarily difficult because I’m going to want to wear this every darn day. Bravo, Roja, bravo!

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