Kingdom of Bahrain, from Roja Dove was released in 2017. The perfumer behind this creation is Roja Dove. It has the top notes of Bay Leaf, Bergamot, Clary Sage, Lemon, and Lime, middle notes of Jasmine, Rose, and Violet, and base notes of Agarwood (Oud), Ambergris, Birch, Cashmere wood, Cedarwood, Cotton Candy, Cypress, Leather, Patchouli, Pine Tree, Pink Pepper, Saffron, Tonka Bean, and Vanilla.
Kingdom of Bahrain is an interesting scent, for one because it seems to have no connotations with the middle east in the slightest. Instead, it heads into aromatic fougere territory, but despite this it’s still a beautiful scent and I can see why people love it - but it’s not my favourite from the Gulf Collection. The citrus notes of lime, lemon and bergamot are present throughout the life of the scent which is mixed beautifully with green, woody and aromatic notes of sage, bay leaf, birch, pine, cypress and patchouli to give the scent a powerful and sophisticated masculinity. Alongside this, it’s got the delectable sweetness of a gentle cotton Candy accord, contrasted by the sexy saltiness of marine ambergris. Bahrain is a beautifully smooth scent combining the rugged desire of aromatic fougere, with the youthful allure of candied sweetness. Like I said it seems to have no relation to middle-eastern perfumery which is strange, but the scent is beautiful and has good longevity.