Elysium Pour Homme Parfum, from Roja Dove was released in 2017. The perfumer behind this creation is Roja Dove. It has the top notes of Galbanum, Grapefruit, Lemon, and Lime, middle notes of Apple, Jasmine, Lily-of-the-Valley, Pink Pepper, Rose, and Woody Notes, and base notes of Ambergris, Benzoin, Labdanum, Leather, Musk, and Vanilla.
Wondrous opening which is gone in seconds, leaving a not unpleasant scent. It's very musky, and I don't get much grapefruit, which I'm happy about as it tends to bore me being such a common note. The ambergris and apple are dominant on my skin, at least for the first few minutes, with the galbanum giving it a crisp edge. As with most of the "cheaper" Rojas I've tried, the amazing opening is addictive and I keep wanting to respray to get it again, while the main scent is very, very good, but doesn't blow my mind. In the dry down I'm getting A LOT of vetiver and coconut.
I just don't get it, this Roja Dove hyperexpensive crap. This has all the elements of a decent blue fragrance, but executed with absolutely no soul. There's not even any freshness. It's like a hybrid of Aventus and Bleu de Chanel, and it seems like perfumery by algorithm or committee. If this was 100 euros it would leave me cold, but at the asking price it's a total piss-take. There's something about this whole brand that just makes me uncomfortable. I've smelled and worn a lot of their perfumes and every single one is derivative and soulless, and worse still, I can almost always immediately think of something 10 times cheaper doing the same thing or better.
Wondrous opening which is gone in seconds, leaving a not unpleasant scent. It's very musky, and I don't get much grapefruit, which I'm happy about as it tends to bore me being such a common note. The ambergris and apple are dominant on my skin, at least for the first few minutes, with the galbanum giving it a crisp edge. As with most of the "cheaper" Rojas I've tried, the amazing opening is addictive and I keep wanting to respray to get it again, while the main scent is very, very good, but doesn't blow my mind. In the dry down I'm getting A LOT of vetiver and coconut.
I just don't get it, this Roja Dove hyperexpensive crap. This has all the elements of a decent blue fragrance, but executed with absolutely no soul. There's not even any freshness. It's like a hybrid of Aventus and Bleu de Chanel, and it seems like perfumery by algorithm or committee. If this was 100 euros it would leave me cold, but at the asking price it's a total piss-take. There's something about this whole brand that just makes me uncomfortable. I've smelled and worn a lot of their perfumes and every single one is derivative and soulless, and worse still, I can almost always immediately think of something 10 times cheaper doing the same thing or better.