Rose Palezia opens with a very serious, spicey solemn rose with black pepper crackling all around, hiding oud underneath. Soon, it dries down to a balanced rose-saffron-oud-leather scent (in that order), entirely a la middle eastern perfumes for men.
To me, this is something along the lines of MFK's Oud Silk Mood but more balanced and slightly less regal. So you still get the big picture: plush, commanding, grown up, traditional, ritualistic, you name it. Particularly with the not too shy Cypriol in the base, I imagine Rose Palezia is set to immensely disappoint the western audiences expecting a modern take on the notes!
