I am perplexed, looking at the rating and the other reviews. Did I get a counterfeit discovery set?? I absolutely cannot smell what others here smell. No "floral", no "powdery" (ok, maybe some), and not even close anything "oriental".
The perfume opened with the usual Roja screechy fresh something (decidedly _not_ bergamot) alongside a fruity candy (quite fun, actually). The sparkly fruity candy was rather fleeting (unfortunately, as it really is a fun note), and after that the smell morphed into something fresh, very sharp, synthetic (like calone, or laundry musks, or something of the kind) and indescript. I cannot smell florals (at least naturalistic florals) or much else, quite frank. The base seems to be woody - again, something reminding me of Molecules (or, rather, their Escentric ones). There also seems to be a bit of something sweet like vanilla or vague fruity notes in the background. This stage lasts about 1-2 hours.
As the perfume continues to develop, it gets more and more sweet, with vanilla and fruity candy re-emerging. The fresh synthetic part subsides, but doesn't go away entirely. This is a nicer stage, it is far less sharp, but still largely fresh synthetic. I noticed it is very typical of Roja perfumes, to have very loud, sharp and screechy opening and the first 1-2 hours, and then turning into something nicer. In roughly 3 hours the scent gets considerably quieter. On skin it smells vanilla, fruity hard candy, something woody synthetic (very lightweight and fluffy) and laundry musk. There is something powdery as well, but rather faint - but only close to the skin; in general I would not classify this scent as "powdery" at all.
After 5-6 hours there is only a faint powdery slightly sweet scent left on the skin.
Overall, the smell would not suggest the price that is being charged for this. The esthetics is more like a designer fragrance - I would not be surprised to see something like this in a Versace line up, say. Maybe a Parfums de Marly would be more apt a comparison. The good thing about this perfume is that it does go through stages of development, so it's not linear - which makes it more interesting for me. Another good thing is that the base does not completely break down into something illegible, so this is not poorly constructed.
