Manhattan Roja Parfums 2021 Parfum

"Roja Dove created this perfume as a tribute to the past and a celebration of what's next. In essence, it is the perfect antidote to the current covid climate."

I'll start my review with this small excerpt from the performance.

The backstory to Manhattan is thought-provoking. It's about how our new decade began very differently than expected and that no matter what the world throws at us, we will recover. Manhattan has been a successful coping mechanism in that regard.
Model for the choice of name is unmistakably the city of Manhattan, which is to transport with your resilience the splendor of the Golden 20s again into today.

When I learned of this release, I was very hooked, because Roja manages like no other to put himself and his perfumes in perfect light. So also here. A strictly limited edition, a story that motivates and its black piano lacquer box, which complements the entire presentation excellent.

Since last Wednesday, the bottle is with me and I have him right Thursday and Friday properly worn in the office and also tested at home several times on the skin. The first statements were manifested and many of you are certainly waiting anxiously for what is behind the new creation.

The profile is presented as follows: "This is a smooth and smoky Tobacco-based Chypré [...]".

Not to worry, we are greeted fresh and within the first few seconds we immediately notice the spicy warm architecture sitting on a chypré foundation. Not particularly floral, but cozy soft, creamy sweet and pleasantly woody with a gentle spiciness. Smoke and tobacco create a deep character that all in all comes across as pleasing. In my first test on the back of my hand, I could not yet properly classify this impression - now I would name two scents in this context, which share certain parallels, but only serve as an orientation:

"Tobacco Vanilla (Eau de Parfum) | Tom Ford"
Arabesque

Manhattan does not focus as pronounced on tobacco and vanilla as the Tom Ford shows and reduces some tobacco perception and also the sweet perception is not directly attributable to the vanilla, but rather comes close to the Arabesque and seems almost marmalade here, because the real magic comes from the fact that Roja both a Chypré structure for additional feinherbe and dry nuances untersetzt and thus mixes an exclusive cocktail.

With all admiration and appreciation for Roja, I say explicitly that Manhattan does not set new standards. The fragrance combines known and reinterpreted in its charming way with a result that can be seen. Above all, I see Him in late autumn and winter.
For these stages he is perfectly suited and will sweeten sensual moments truly.