Aoud Roja Parfums 2011
2
Regal, Opulent & Plasticky
Roja Dove Aoud Review
Aoud initially opens with fantastically bright notes of Lemon, Geranium, Jasmine and Ylang-Ylang however quickly develops more depth and complexity as the Oud, May Rose (the signature rose that Roja Dove uses in his Aoud creations), Saffron and Ambergris become more prominent. These notes blend together so beautifully. The opening feels Plasticky and screeching a bit after few minutes it fades away. The dry down bears a noticeable similarity to Amber Aoud as the Rose, Saffron & Ambergris is the same. However as it lacks the fig and the resulting scent is much less sweet and instead more dry and woody compared to Amber Aoud. The warm spices of cinnamon and nutmeg are also slightly noticeable (the nutmeg is such a nice touch), however the rest of the notes are so well blended you would struggle to pick them out as we all know Roja Dove does his best work, creating a fragrance that is classical, timeless, complex yet modern & he always take pride in himself to use very high quality taw materials he even uses fractional distillation technique in making his pitch black dark, thick, staining fragrance liquid to make it as clear as tap water so that it won’t stain light colored clothes
Of the 2 Aouds i have (Amber Aoud & Aoud) Amber Aoud to me have the best performance. Aoud is the dryer Amber Aoud is the sweetest & of the 3 Aoud is the most masculine (although as a Middle Eastern we don’t buy this Masculine/ Feminine thing unless is too feminine like for example Viva La Juicy or Tresor)
I've read reviews of those that say his fragrances are just copycats of others before them ( Danger is a copy of Heritage, Fetish is a copy of Moschino PH blah, blah, blah) and I'm not buying that at all too, this how the fragrance industry works right now unfortunately after IFF banned so many raw materials and because of that many fragrances have been reformulated, now everyone is copying the other + look at those blue fragrances for example they all smell the same and i’m not a Roja fanboy not at all I’m not a fan of nobody, i just like some of his creations just like anybody else, who doesn’t like Diaghilev for example or Amber Aoud weather it’s Parfum or Absolue Precieux concentration.
To me this is much more regal and refined than many Rose-Oud perfumes, a one of a kind fragrance and a true modern masterpiece. But to me Amber Aoud will always top it.
Aoud initially opens with fantastically bright notes of Lemon, Geranium, Jasmine and Ylang-Ylang however quickly develops more depth and complexity as the Oud, May Rose (the signature rose that Roja Dove uses in his Aoud creations), Saffron and Ambergris become more prominent. These notes blend together so beautifully. The opening feels Plasticky and screeching a bit after few minutes it fades away. The dry down bears a noticeable similarity to Amber Aoud as the Rose, Saffron & Ambergris is the same. However as it lacks the fig and the resulting scent is much less sweet and instead more dry and woody compared to Amber Aoud. The warm spices of cinnamon and nutmeg are also slightly noticeable (the nutmeg is such a nice touch), however the rest of the notes are so well blended you would struggle to pick them out as we all know Roja Dove does his best work, creating a fragrance that is classical, timeless, complex yet modern & he always take pride in himself to use very high quality taw materials he even uses fractional distillation technique in making his pitch black dark, thick, staining fragrance liquid to make it as clear as tap water so that it won’t stain light colored clothes
Of the 2 Aouds i have (Amber Aoud & Aoud) Amber Aoud to me have the best performance. Aoud is the dryer Amber Aoud is the sweetest & of the 3 Aoud is the most masculine (although as a Middle Eastern we don’t buy this Masculine/ Feminine thing unless is too feminine like for example Viva La Juicy or Tresor)
I've read reviews of those that say his fragrances are just copycats of others before them ( Danger is a copy of Heritage, Fetish is a copy of Moschino PH blah, blah, blah) and I'm not buying that at all too, this how the fragrance industry works right now unfortunately after IFF banned so many raw materials and because of that many fragrances have been reformulated, now everyone is copying the other + look at those blue fragrances for example they all smell the same and i’m not a Roja fanboy not at all I’m not a fan of nobody, i just like some of his creations just like anybody else, who doesn’t like Diaghilev for example or Amber Aoud weather it’s Parfum or Absolue Precieux concentration.
To me this is much more regal and refined than many Rose-Oud perfumes, a one of a kind fragrance and a true modern masterpiece. But to me Amber Aoud will always top it.
SininenPoika
