Oceania is simply the best summer fragrance I’ve ever smelled. It opens with a beautiful cocktail of citruses including grapefruit, lemon and mandarin alongside gorgeous aromatics of lavender, rosemary and thyme. As the heart develops you’re greeted with a stunning powdery violet of the highest quality, alongside a sparkling jasmine and ylang. As this dries down on the skin it settles into a beautifully soft, airy, fluffy and powdery floral with the violet at the forefront. Also introduced is a soft musk and cedar, with oakmoss adding to the creamy powdery scent profile. There’s a slight hint of juniper in the background too, but as always with Roja’s fragrances there are endless notes, it’s impossible to pick them all out. This truly is a stunning perfume, an absolute masterpiece and amazingly one of Roja’s cheaper releases. This is my number one go to during the summer, it smells so incredibly natural and lasts all day on me. The materials used here are just such high quality and perfectly blended - this is probably also the best violet fragrance I’ve ever come across. Undoubtedly a modern masterpiece and a must have.
A lot of hate for this fragrance! I think it’s I wonderful. Opens with a sweet mandarin and dries down to a airy floral that floats around you. The mastery is in the subtle variations in this fragrance. Not a loud scent and does not compete with Sauvage! But that is designed for a different type of fragrance enthusiast 😉
A synthetic, potent yet soft musky citrus opening.
The aromatics and powdery florals almost make this smell sherbety.
Green woody undertones are trying to fight through the citrus bomb.
When this first hits I find it too synthetic, and I wouldn't say aldehydic but actually fizzy, however the longer it sits I do find myself wanting to smell it more.
Expensive for what it is, with a 100ml sitting currently at £330.