The Art Collection

A Midsummer Dream 2016

A Midsummer Dream by Roja Parfums
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Ranked 93 in Unisex Perfume
8.3 / 10 1179 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 Top Notes
GrapefruitGrapefruit AldehydesAldehydes BergamotBergamot LemonLemon Mandarin orangeMandarin orange
Heart Notes Heart Notes
GeraniumGeranium Orange blossomOrange blossom CyclamenCyclamen MagnoliaMagnolia May roseMay rose
Base Notes Base Notes
CardamomCardamom OakmossOakmoss Elemi resinElemi resin VetiverVetiver AmberAmber BenzoinBenzoin CedarwoodCedarwood CocoaCocoa Fir balsamFir balsam IrisIris MuskMusk Pink pepperPink pepper RhubarbRhubarb Carrot seedCarrot seed PatchouliPatchouli VanillaVanilla

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Scent
8.31179 Ratings
Longevity
7.81082 Ratings
Sillage
7.31077 Ratings
Bottle
9.01013 Ratings
Value for money
5.9745 Ratings
Submitted by ExUser, last update on 02/12/2025.
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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28 in-depth fragrance descriptions
Xandra

7 Reviews
Xandra
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.
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Mlleghoul

417 Reviews
Mlleghoul
Mlleghoul
3  
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.
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Sumsar

3 Reviews
Sumsar
Sumsar
4  
Love at first sniff
A midsummer dream is a calm fresh citrus/vetiver fragrance with a spicy touch of cardamom. Absolutely stunning, i want to wear this everday, but please don’t tell the rest of my collection! Great performance without getting to much or cloying. And do we need to mention the bottle? I don’t think so. 10/10
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9
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6
Sillage
10
Longevity
10
Scent
Greenfaerie

86 Reviews
Greenfaerie
Greenfaerie
1  
Fantasy Lawn
The first few seconds are marvelous and set the stage for a wonderful act! I smell moss, greenery, sweet citrus, which gives the impression of softly glowing light. So magical, evocative and fitting of its name. No flowers though, so don't be expecting a blooming garden. It's just a lawn. It's also powdery. It has a velvety texture that makes me think there must be some real orris butter in it. In its early stage, it reminds me of Vol de Nuit. I expected it to go earthier, but it quickly moves into a short heart-phase, which smells oddly like sweet, fruity bubblegum, utterly bizarre TBH, before settling into a long drydown of citrus/vetiver/vanilla. This is the kind of lawn you will find in the English countryside, hidden behind stone walls. On summer evenings, you will find fairies playing in the grass.
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10
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10
Sillage
10
Longevity
10
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Dmbfaninmass

33 Reviews
Dmbfaninmass
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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BertolucciKBertolucciK 3 years ago
9
Bottle
7
Sillage
8
Longevity
9.5
Scent
A wonder for spring or fall. A fresh opening, citric and floral. The base is powdery, musky, resinous with patchouli and a soft vanilla.
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TOPTOP 4 years ago
A very beautiful scent - it's a concert for the nose. Unfortunately, it is very expensive. With this fragrance, you will get a compliment :)
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NicheOnlyNicheOnly 2 years ago
9
Bottle
6
Sillage
7
Longevity
8
Scent
Sophisticated, mature & masculine. Powdery-aromatic open with a mossy woody-citrusy flank. All-year/signature, mediocre performance.
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NachoargNachoarg 2 years ago
8
Bottle
7
Sillage
8
Longevity
9
Scent
One of my fauvorites parfums, makes me feel special and confortable. I didnt aprecciate it at the begining...but now i love it.
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HolscentbarHolscentbar 2 years ago
10
Bottle
8
Sillage
8
Longevity
9
Scent
all these works always have a leading thread: balance. versatile, masculine. if you love vetiver go blind
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MauwMauw 3 years ago
10
Bottle
9
Sillage
9
Longevity
10
Scent
Ginger vanilla shortbread soap. But the best version of all of those things. Masterpiece.
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AldestAldest 4 years ago
9
Bottle
6
Sillage
8
Longevity
7.5
Scent
On my skin, this is Terre d'Hermès .... not more
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Topfpflanze3Topfpflanze3 2 years ago
10
Bottle
8
Sillage
8
Longevity
9
Scent
An enchanting elixir of unrivaled complexity. To me it seems like a niche version of Davidoff Relax, which I also love.
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BeOrtegaBeOrtega 5 years ago
This is basically Roja Dove - Madison Lite
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